Shield Round 5: Queensland vs Victoria, The 'Gabba, Nov 22-25 (D/N)

[eth-dog]

Queensland squad: Mitchell Swepson (c), Xavier Bartlett, Hugo Burdon, Jack Clayton, Benji Floros, Sam Geyer, Lachlan Hearne, Angus Lovell, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Tom Straker, Hugh Weibgen

Victoria squad: Will Sutherland (c), Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Oliver Peake, Mitch Perry, Matt Short

Possible sides:

Qld:

Lovell
Renshaw
Clayton
Hearne
Weibgen
Peirson (+)
Geyer
Bartlett
Sandhu
Swepson
Straker

Vic:

Kellaway
Short
Harris
Handscomb
Peake
Harper (+)
Perry
O'Neill
Sutherland
Elliott
Murphy

 

[Cleavy]

I don't want Short opening.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Harper opening is it?

Bold Strategy Cotton

 

[eddiesmith]

So 4-1 the Vics will be after this game.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Harper opening is it?

Bold Strategy Cotton

Actually worked so far, would be his best score in ages....

 

[eddiesmith]

Actually worked so far, would be his best score in ages....

Passed his highest score of 29 for the season!!!

 

[eth-dog]

Passed his highest score of 29 for the season!!!

Made 50 literally the last game we played...

 

[Drunkcat]

This woman commentator is a pain she talks so much rubbish, just talk cricket, Good seeing Sam find some form.

 

[hotchilli]

Harper to open the 2nd test?

 

[Drunkcat]

Harper out for 85 and Handscombe 48 both out to short balls from spinner, 2 bad shots

 

[Drunkcat]

M Short thinks it's a one day game, 6 4 4 4

 

[eddiesmith]

M Short thinks it's a one day game, 6 4 4 4

It’s all he’s played since last season!

 

[Drunkcat]

We are falling apart Short gone for 25, 5for 200 now

 

[eth-dog]

Pitch looks green. Wouldn't mind a crack overnight

 

[Drunkcat]

7 for 233 lights on and pink ball moving around.

 

[Cleavy]

the ol' "9 down, eff it, we're declaring" pink ball match tactic

 

[eddiesmith]

Is that Ollie Khawaja at point?

 

[eddiesmith]

When Harper makes runs you know the pitch is flat, hope the test pitch is more lively than this.

Also go to wonder what the Victorian batsmen were doing yesterday who missed out.

 

[eddiesmith]

Finally a wicket on at least the 4th chance Lovell had provided today.

 

[10Dulkar]

Renshaw looks set for another ton. It's a good time to rediscover consistent Shield form. And he gets beaten by a jaffa as I type this.

Always nice to see the u19 generation doing well - this time it's Weibgen and importantly he's batting high in the order.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Good to from Renshaw but O'Neill grabbed him with a nice pill. Weibgen looks a treat. Solid technique and temperament. Hope he goes on with this start.

 

[10Dulkar]

Strange dismissal there - Peirson offered no shot but it looked to be missing leg by a fair bit.

 

[Cotchin 9]

Commentator is right. WTF are these umpires doing

 

[Cleavy]

not really making inroads today and now it's raining

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Poor round of shield shaping up.
This game and the game in Sydney both petering out and the other game affected by rain.