Australia A side released

[DaveW]

Mike Hussey (c)
Chris Rogers
Martin Love
Brad Hodge
Michael Clarke (vc)
Cameron White
Wade Seccombe
Matthew Nicholson
Damien Wright
Paul Rofe
Shaun Tait

12th man will be a Taswegian


Some surprises in the bowling line-up. What more does Inness have to do?

 

[DaveW]

Oh Inness is sick.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Yep, Inness is out.

I'm happy with the side from a Victorian perspective, would have liked to have seen Jon Moss given a run, but i can't be greedy.

Only surprise is Nicholson, surely there are guys ahead of him.

 

[Russian]

This side's pretty clear cut IMO:

Only ones who weren't certainties:
Rogers (Dighton)
Seccombe (Clingeleffer)
Tait (Lewis or an all rounder - Carseldine, Moss)

I assume Noffke isn't considered fit enough yet?

 

[Russian]

Pretty fair mix from all states too, every state gets 2 players except Tassie (although they are top of the table )

 

[ViperV10]

Originally posted by DaveW
12th man will be a Taswegian

Nooooo. Damien Wright should be actually playing. He deserves it.

Is this AA side for a one-day match or 4-day match?

 

[bluechampion]

eh?

I know it's minor, but why is Clarke vc? White actually Captain's his side...

Otherwise it's not too bad. Poor bloody Inness, and what the **** is with Nicholson? He's ****house.

 

[TheMase]

Re: eh?

Originally posted by bluechampion
I know it's minor, but why is Clarke vc? White actually Captain's his side...

Otherwise it's not too bad. Poor bloody Inness, and what the **** is with Nicholson? He's ****house.

White probably isn't ready to captain Victoria and is being groomed for the future of Victorian cricket.

IMO Clarke is a future Australia cricket captain, and will probably replace Ponting when he goes out. Thats a big call, but he is heading in that direction.

Giving him the VC job is just a set forward towards the future (not to mention that Clarke is a better cricketer than White....)

 

[ViperV10]

I didn't even realise Nicholson is in the side. If he gets to play before Damien Wright then I will personally hunt down each of the selectors.....


EDIT: Just realised that that list is of 11 players...I'm up with it now.

 

[pazza]

Inness having glandular fever is the kick in the guts that he really didn't need.

 

[CatManDo]

Good on Hussey getting the captaincy. Rogers has earned his selection (as a west aussie Im stoked), but is he the next best opening option in the land?

Clarke VC - yet another step on the inevitable road to stardom for the ACB lovechild. Im sure the selectors have already planned the day when he takes over the test captaincy from Ponting.

Nicholson - obviously still very much in the frame for the Test side. When he gets it together he's pretty much what they are looking for I would think - tall, fast, aggressive. When he gets it together that is.

 

[ajackett110]

Viper10... Wright is named in the 11.

 

[Disgustipated]

Inness would have been in the eye of the selectors mind for this long





Then out again

 

[DaveW]

Re: Re: Australia A side released

Originally posted by ViperV10
Nooooo. Damien Wright should be actually playing. He deserves it.

The 12th man won't come the eleven that's listed.

Is this AA side for a one-day match or 4-day match?

The 4-day match against India next week.

 

[The Passenger]

Pretty good side given the players that are available.

Marcus North would've thought he may have been half a chance, but its hard to displace the Love, Clarke or Hodge.

Shane Watson must have been half a chance as well, although i can't say i've kept much of an eye on his form.

 

[pazza]

Originally posted by Disgustipated
Inness would have been in the eye of the selectors mind for this long





Then out again

Wrong!

He was in there lock, stock and barrel until being diagnosed with glandular fever, so the naming of ****knuckle Nicholson is the replacement.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by Black Thunder


Shane Watson must have been half a chance as well, although i can't say i've kept much of an eye on his form.

Don't forget that he's still unable to bowl,which means he'd only be in as a batsman.

 

[ViperV10]

Originally posted by ajackett110
Viper10... Wright is named in the 11.

Yeah thanks...I didn't count amount in the team DaveW posted, and assumed that there were actually 12 there, with Dave making a sly remark by saying that a taswegian would be 12th man...going by the fact that I could only see one tassie player out of the list that I thought was 12, I thought Damien Wright would be named 12th...but obviously he is actually in the team.

Didn't realise it was down in Tassie either, so that is obviously why the 12th man will be tassie.

Originally posted by DaveW
The 12th man won't come from the 11 that's listed.

Thanks Dave...I have now worked that out!

 

[The Passenger]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
Don't forget that he's still unable to bowl,which means he'd only be in as a batsman.

ahhh that's right.

He has scored a few runs though this year.

I'd say he's a near certainty to be 12th man for the match. perhaps DIghton....

 

[LFC]

I'd say he's a near certainty to be 12th man for the match. perhaps DIghton....

I'd say that they would rather have a hit in club cricket, and have someone from a club ( Probably Clarence, as it is held on their home ground ) to come and have a field while the club is batting - Mason, Tubb, Harris, Dykes all spring to mind.

Would be surprised - not shocked or dismayed, just surprised if a 12th man stays with the team all week.

 

[Unwritten_Law]

They better bloody not make Watson or Dighton 12th man, we are playing NSW in Sydney. I'm pretty sure, or at least hope, that they usually rope in a district cricketer.

 

[Catman]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
Only surprise is Nicholson, surely there are guys ahead of him.

Just look at where he is playing his cricket these days.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by Catman
Just look at where he is playing his cricket these days.

Fair point.

 

[Disgustipated]

Harry Haddin's 76 would have been great to watch.

 

[stmookeyj]

Re: Re: Re: Australia A side released

Originally posted by DaveW
The 4-day match against India next week.

I thought it was a 3 day match.