1st ODI | Australia vs India @ SCG (13:20 local)

[MJG14]

Did Simon Taufel ever get to do a Test in Australia?

Yep, he did three. One in 2000, another in 2001 and the Australia V World XI supertest (classified by the ICC as an official test match) in 2005.

 

[Reign Man]

Carey's been an opener for just this season I think for a career average of 29

How is one of the 2 best openers in Australia?

Carey is a true cricket god and our next captain. I will not have his name besmirched!

 

[crows dude]

Carey is the best keeper in the country. We always start our keepers in the one day format which Carey opens. Same as we did Gilly and Haddin

 

[Tugga27]

Carey's been an opener for just this season I think for a career average of 29

How is one of the 2 best openers in Australia?

He doesn't have to be one of the best openers in the country.
He has to be one of the best openers in the side.

Personally, I think Short should be in the side but he's not.
Maxwell will not bat at 7.

 

[Tugga27]

Learn to read.

You said Carey shouldn't be batting in front of Maxwell.
Carey is an opener FFS.

 

[Topkent]

He may not be one of the two best openers in Australia but he's scoring at a healthier rate than Ussie.

So far, he's doing ok, not spectacular but ok

Yes what an inspiring middle order. 3 out of form batsmen 2 of which were just dropped from the test side

 

[Woody15]

Carey's been an opener for just this season I think for a career average of 29

How is one of the 2 best openers in Australia?

In ODIs, when does a pure opener ever get selected these days?

I mean look at our sides recently with players like Gilly or Mark Waugh. Look at India with Tendulkar and Ganguly. Batting orders in ODI cricket differ in terms of the side's needs and balance.

Its not difficult to understand some particular players are better suited coming in during the middle to later overs such as Stoinis and Maxwell. Some players are better suited to opening as they can find the gaps when the field is up.

 

[Topkent]

You said Carey shouldn't be batting in front of Maxwell.
Carey is an opener FFS.

Carey batted 6 in his last one day for SA and has only been opening for the last year for SA. So piss off mate
He should be in at 7

 

[Topkent]

In ODIs, when does a pure opener ever get selected these days?

I mean look at our sides recently with players like Gilly or Mark Waugh. Look at India with Tendulkar and Ganguly.

Its not difficult to understand some particular players are better suited coming in during the middle to later overs such as Stoinis and Maxwell. Some players are better suited to opening as they can find the gaps when the field is up.

So you would pick Carey to open in your side then

 

[Tugga27]

Carey batted 6 in his last one day for SA and has only been opening for the last year for SA. So piss off mate
He should be in at 7

So he's an opener!

You're a first rate knob.

 

[Woody15]

So you would pick Carey to open in your side then

Yes I would for the moment.

Id prefer guys like Stoinis and Maxwell who are capable of hitting the boundaries needed in the later overs when the field is out coming in at 5-7

 

[Gough]

Ignore function fellas, it's your friend.

 

[NSWCROW]

FFS Alex , bit of awareness mate

 

[Scorpus]

Damn

 

[crows dude]

Well Carey was looking good till that shot

 

[Fabab]

Carey gone.

 

[rippersnipper]

Was just about to say excellent shot and then he gets out to the same thing. * sakes

 

[estibador]

Geez that was a sharp catch!

 

[eDPS]

Well Carey was looking good till that shot

The story of our batsman in general, nobody can go along with it

 

[Admiral Byng]

sharp catch that!

 

[Kram]

Warne says he shouldn't have been picked, wicket next ball.

 

[Topkent]

Yes I would for the moment.

Id prefer the guys like Stoinis and Maxwell who are capable of hitting the boundaries needed in the later overs when the field is out

I don't even have a problem with Carey a bunch of people just attacked my post which was never ment to be about him. My main issue was that Khawaja Handscomb and Marsh who are all horrifically out of form are batting before Maxwell

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

S.Marsh, oh boy.

 

[archibald]

That 80's game with Warne in commentary was amusing

'Simon Davis, old sniffer!'

'Here he is AB, don't play for spin!'

Steve Waugh on screen - Silence

 

[NSWCROW]

That's hitting