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Sadly Lynnsanity looks to have become the batting version of Wild Thing
It's a shame
It's a shame
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Lee missed the World Cup through injury.Well Clarke was batting 4, Symonds 5, Hussey 6 and Lee was a regular, but that's just me being nitpicky.
I completely forgot about that.
I completely forgot about that.
2019: Warner, Finch, Smith, S.Marsh, Head, Maxwell, Stoinis, M.Marsh, Carey, Cummins, Coulter-Nile, Starc, Hazlewood, Zampa, Behrendorff
Ultimately at this stage we aren’t nearly as good as 2015 but this is about as good as we can do unfortunately. Lacking a bit of variety with the ball imo as a big weakness. If they pick the eleven in a similar way to 2015 (perhaps the spinner will get more games) we look strong enough imo. The temptation is to play M.Marsh and Stoinis but we shouldn’t as it weakens the batting far too much.
The bowling line up is too one dimensional. Not enough quality middle overs/death overs bowling.
I don't mind Stoinis and Marsh in the same XI because they are both big hitters.
We’ve got to have a top five at least who can rotate the strike with minimal risk. Mitch Marsh and to a lesser extent Stoinis are very much boundary or nothing players.
I agree with the fact the bowling being one dimensional. What I’ve written is a prediction as much as what I’d do. Unfortunately, I think it’s the best we have to offer. Anyone else we’ve tried in the last 12 months other than one five wicket haul from Tye has done worse.
Hard to know what our best ODI bowling lineup is because we always rest our bowlers for it, the selectors and CA only have themself to blame if we crash out of the world cup. They have given ODI cricket no respect and we may well see that in the results.Not sure why people like Cummins in ODIs? Ordinary record.
Most of the batsmen for the World Cup will pick themselves. Warner, Finch, Smith, S. Marsh in the top order, Maxwell, M. Marsh, Stoinis, Carey in the middle order. That leaves probably one spot for Lynn, Khawaja, Head or Handscomb in a 15 man squad - perhaps Lynn and Head have their numbers marked.
The bigger ??? is on the bowling. Starc and Coulter-Nile are givens. But who joins them? Four spots left. Hazlewood, Cummins and Zampa are in the incumbents, but all have different problems. Hazlewood's form is very ordinary. Cummins has, as mentioned, an ordinary record. Zampa has no real reason for being selected, took two wickets at 152 in 2018.
The challengers are Behrendorff, Richardson, Siddle, Stanlake, Agar and Lyon. The fact that they've picked Behrendorff because they haven't picked Starc suggests that they probably aren't going to go with him unless he absolutely rips through teams in the next little while. Richardson and Stanlake the same problems Cummins has, I think. Siddle hasn't played an ODI in eight years. Agar and Lyon probably have decent claims to the spinner spot, particularly if they pick two.
Cummins is our form bowler. He has an average record and Hazlewood has a great one, but who would you rather have right now?
Agar will be in the mix for an all rounder spot. At best he's a #7, more like a #8 but the selectors will have him in the same bracket as Stoinis, Marsh and Head because he's been an anointed all rounder for years. His List A record isn't particularly great with bat or ball anyway.
Short has been awful for Australia. Sometimes you have to realise when one is a State player. Short reminds me exactly of that.
He's played only 4 ODIs, three of which were against England in the UK and the other was a single home match against SA in Perth.
Not sure how you can rule him out of the Australian team entirely when he's only played four matches in his career and has been one of our best performers at domestic level
Your best side including Smith and Warner doesn't have Smith?My best ODI side including Smith & Warner.
Warner
Finch
Khawaja
S.Marsh
Maxwell
M.Marsh
Carey (WK)
Cummins
Starc
Zampa
Lyon/Behrendorff
My side from squad selected
Khawaja
Finch
Carey (WK)
S.Marsh
Maxwell
M.Marsh
Stoinis
Zampa
Lyon
Richardson
Behrendorff
Whoops. Slight overlook.Your best side including Smith and Warner doesn't have Smith?