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Geez, he’s lost the plot.
Rolling World Cup squad thread
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Where Stoinis problem is, he got great numbers batting for himself in lost causes, but when the team started winning, he couldn’t perform
Warne’s justification for leaving Khawaja out was that the conditions wont be the same in England as they were in India and the UAE. If recent ODI’s in England are anything to go by the pitches will be even flatter and a bit quicker which should suit Khawaja even more than the pitches in India and the UAE. Handscomb has also been fantastic in the middle, scoring at close to 100, rotates the strike brilliantly and has the gears to up the r/r when needed. Warne has lost the plot.
Even if the ball was moving around how on earth does darcy freaking short become a better option to handle it than a proven international quality batsman like Khawaja?
If you somehow overlooked Khawaja you would still then pick s marsh to bat in the top 3 with warner and finch not short.
If you somehow overlooked Khawaja you would still then pick s marsh to bat in the top 3 with warner and finch not short.
Pre india/pakistan ODI's: Khawaja no good in the subcontinent. No good on slow turning tracks.
Post india/pakistan ODI's: Cant pick him for world cup cause he improved on his shortcomings.
Conclusion: Lets pick Darcy ******* Short
Post india/pakistan ODI's: Cant pick him for world cup cause he improved on his shortcomings.
Conclusion: Lets pick Darcy ******* Short
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I am sure a name or two will leak out by Friday at the latest.
Have finally settled on a squad that I'd love to see head to the World Cup
Playing XI for first game
1. Warner - picks himself
2. Finch (c)
3. Khawaja - picks himself on recent form
4. Smith - picks himself
5. Handscomb (wk)
6. Maxwell - picks himself
7. M.Marsh - Solid ODI record and can flick the switch between power hitting and rotating the strike).
8. Cummins - picks himself
9. Starc - Easily one of the best white ball bowlers when on song
10. Zampa - picks himself on recent form
11. Lyon (if conditions suit, otherwise backup seamer of Haze or Richo)
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12. S.Marsh (Incredibly unlucky to miss out on final XI but the others are probably better at rotating strike. First inline backup bat)
13. Turner (can be destructive on smaller english grounds - backup for an all-rounder)
14. J.Richardson
15. Hazlewood
Playing XI for first game
1. Warner - picks himself
2. Finch (c)
3. Khawaja - picks himself on recent form
4. Smith - picks himself
5. Handscomb (wk)
6. Maxwell - picks himself
7. M.Marsh - Solid ODI record and can flick the switch between power hitting and rotating the strike).
8. Cummins - picks himself
9. Starc - Easily one of the best white ball bowlers when on song
10. Zampa - picks himself on recent form
11. Lyon (if conditions suit, otherwise backup seamer of Haze or Richo)
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12. S.Marsh (Incredibly unlucky to miss out on final XI but the others are probably better at rotating strike. First inline backup bat)
13. Turner (can be destructive on smaller english grounds - backup for an all-rounder)
14. J.Richardson
15. Hazlewood
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and you're roughing it and yet shorting the odds for all lessons learnt...
graveyard shift for you...
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Kind of hope he never changes though
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whoo.ooh the owl relates.. who has lost the watch in the bathwater.. c'mon... who has lost the plot..
Pretty close to what I would like to see, but absolutely no room for Lyon in the squad let alone in the XI.
Hmmm I'd have Khawaja as opener or out. S.Marsh is a much better number 3 than him and probably deserves that spot over 2 years of good form.
Smith at 3, Smarsh at 4. Smith averages over 50 at 3 and only 30ish at 4 and Smarsh has pretty consistent ODI figures regardless of where he has bat.
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I would be very surprised if Turner gets picked. His shoulder is pretty stuffed meaning he can't bowl or throw. The latter is too much of a liability in a 50-over match.
Until his matchwinning knock in India was only really considered a relative placeholder in the squad. As big a fan as I am of his and am very confident he will play a significant role for Australia in the short formats for many years to come, I think it would be a reactionary mistake if he is in and Marsh or Khawaja miss out.
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Turner is a nice player to have in an emergency but he’s not yet first team.
1. Warner
2. Finch (C)
3. Khawaja
4. Smith
5. Maxwell
6. Stoinis
7. Carey (wk)
8. Cummins
9. Starc
10. Zampa
11. Hazlewood
12. S Marsh
13. Handscomb
14. Lyon
15. Richardson (Coulter-Nile)
2. Finch (C)
3. Khawaja
4. Smith
5. Maxwell
6. Stoinis
7. Carey (wk)
8. Cummins
9. Starc
10. Zampa
11. Hazlewood
12. S Marsh
13. Handscomb
14. Lyon
15. Richardson (Coulter-Nile)
If both Starc and Hazlewood both go we are stuffed only 1 should go and I would take Matt Kelly from W.A
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for sure a prospect for the future but Matt Kelly aint leapfrogging the guys that just toured india/UAE or the likes of starc and hazlewood if fit and available.
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I think you've nailed it.
the first XI is how I would go.
happy with S.Marsh and J.Richardson (if fit) as reserves.
possibly M.Marsh for handscomb - tough one this as if no handscomb , carey is a lock for every match and fair enough, but if no M.Marsh . Stoinis is basically playing every game (for team balance).
lyon/behrendorf/coulter-nile for the last spot for me. I'd like to think this player wouldn't be used - unless they play first one v Afghanistan and keep hazlewood or starc in cotton wool a little longer. I'd hate for us to disrespect the afghani's though.
You would hardly disrepect the Afghans if you played any of those three!
LukeParkerno1
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Hazelwood wouldn't have been fit till halfway through the tournament. Waste of time.
Handscomb is unlucky but someone was going to be
Really disappointed for Handscomb if true. His strike rate and ability to work the ball against spin in the middle overs has been very underrated imo. I know someone has to miss but sad to hear it is him.
