Australia A vs India A (2 "Unofficial Tests")

[RookiePick]

So...team Mcsweeney it is.

 

[Nathan Barley]

What's the record for most first class ducks and how far is Bancroft ahead of the second placed

 

[Lia]

The two that should be in contention are in the middle now. The time will come for Konstas

 

[hawkman]

Umpires doing the right thing by just making sure that Bancroft doesn't make the test team

 

[serial_thrilla]

Konstas aint it bruh. Neither is Harris or Bancroft for that matter.

Australia is serious trouble for batting, Smith Khawaja are nearly done. We've got head and the inconsistant labuschangne to build around.

That's a bit dramatic. We have plenty of middle order options. Phillipe, Hardie, Inglis, Webster, McSweeney. Just no good openers.

 

[Lia]

Bad shot

 

[Jim Prideaux]

That's a bit dramatic. We have plenty of middle order options. Phillipe, Hardie, Inglis, Webster, McSweeney. Just no good openers.

Konstas looks good, yeah he got a duck here, but he’s shown good things in his limited career. Our issue is we need a ready made opener, which we don’t have.

 

[akkaps]

A quick games a good game

 

[serial_thrilla]

Konstas looks good, yeah he got a duck here, but he’s shown good things in his limited career. Our issue is we need a ready made opener, which we don’t have.

Konstas has all the talent to be a great opener...in 2-3 years. There's still a few glaring weaknesses in his game (inswingers in particular) that he needs to work on that will otherwise get exposed at international level.

Ideally we'd have Pucovski there right now, but we all know what happened there. And the time to pick Bancroft was when he was in form last season. Now he seems mentally shot.

Whiteman is one who I'd like to see in conversations - but I think he's been tossed in the "too old" basket.

 

[1sttermfadeout]

What's the record for most first class ducks and how far is Bancroft ahead of the second placed

I'm too lazy to figure out first class, but for Shield ducks of currently active players Bancroft (16) is 6th behind Henriques (20), Bird(19) , Abbott(18), Lyon(17) and Silk (17).

Surprised Whiteman isnt featured in that list really.

 

[RookiePick]

Not.Like.This.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Konstas has all the talent to be a great opener...in 2-3 years. There's still a few glaring weaknesses in his game (inswingers in particular) that he needs to work on that will otherwise get exposed at international level.

Ideally we'd have Pucovski there right now, but we all know what happened there. And the time to pick Bancroft was when he was in form last season. Now he seems mentally shot.

Whiteman is one who I'd like to see in conversations - but I think he's been tossed in the "too old" basket.

Whiteman and Hunt seem to be out of the discussion.

I reckon 2-3 years is a long time, I reckon we may see Konstas sooner.

Puc, what a shame that is.

 

[Westend]

Whiteman and Hunt seem to be out of the discussion.

I reckon 2-3 years is a long time, I reckon we may see Konstas sooner.

Puc, what a shame that is.

Hunt was up there but has had a few lean shield seasons....scored a ton this year in the shield if he has a strong season ..chance for next summer

Whiteman is interesting. has scored a ton this year in the shield.....if he does well against Tassie this week could be interesting....and he knows how to leave the ball on a bouncy Perth pitch

Harris & Mcsweeney have the opportunity atm....let's see how they go

but if you are looking for a player in form Inglis......has scored I think 5 shield tons in his 7 shield games....so don't discount him coming in the middle order and marnus going up

 

[Outshined]

Whiteman and Hunt seem to be out of the discussion.

I reckon 2-3 years is a long time, I reckon we may see Konstas sooner.

Puc, what a shame that is.

Like always it'll ultimately come down to timing.

Hunt was the next big thing a couple of years ago but the incumbents + Harris as backup were pretty settled. Konstas could well follow that same path but may benefit from more opportunity given Khawaja's retirement is around the corner too. Harris has shown that the selectors are willing to carry a player to give them as much opportunity as possible, it's just about breaking into the side in the first place.

That's not to say Hunt will never open for Australia by any means, you really just have to get very lucky with a spot opening up right when you're in decent form/the selectors see something in you that your stats don't show.

Bancs is the epitome of this right now.

 

[Westend]

Harris dropped ...a sitter

 

[RookiePick]

Harris dropped ...a sitter

Indians want Harris in the test side!

 

[Bob Neil]

Konstas played a poor shot for an opener and Bancroft copped a stinker...but that said I think McSweeney has looked the most compact and composed of the four players in their short stints so far. Bancroft missed two or three chances to nudge one off his hips or pads to not be on strike but kept falling across his stumps. I just don't reckon he's the guy to back in at this stage.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Bancroft is having the season from Hell right now.

 

[Soups]

Horrible shot from Harris. Next.

 

[010203]

Harris gone for 17 caught at slip by Paddikal. Dreadful shot by Harris too.

 

[Westend]

sigh

thats very poor Harris ...especially after you just knicked off and was dropped

 

[Bob Neil]

And that's a shocking shot by Harris...can't be doing that.

 

[Bob Neil]

Hope now that McSweeney can have a good knock to make a statement here.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

sigh

thats very poor Harris ...especially after you just knicked off and was dropped

Yet it’s on point for Harris

Surprised they didn’t go with a tactical drop

 

[Kuuz]

Yet it’s on point for Harris

Surprised they didn’t go with a tactical drop

Pretty much - at this point, it is utterly predictable that Harris goes to water against any attack higher than State-level cricket.

He ain’t it. Time to look to the younger prospects, as we’ve mined this source for too long.