Australia World Cup Squad 2015

[Ronnie Baby]

Australia's Cricket World Cup squad:
Michael Clarke (c)
George Bailey (v)
Pat Cummins
Xavier Doherty
James Faulkner
Aaron Finch
Brad Haddin
Josh Hazlewood
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Marsh
Glenn Maxwell
Steve Smith
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
Shane Watson.

Mostly as expected but I don't have much faith in this squad to go all the way.

 

[Power Raid]

we look quite weak in the area of slow bowlers

 

[fiction]

My playing 11:
Warner
Finch
Smith
Clarke(c)
Bailey(vc)
Watson/M. Marsh
Faulkner
Haddin(wk)
Johnson
Cummins
Hazlewood

5 fast bowlers, 2 spinners in Clarke and Smith and the top 9 can bat.

 

[Torz]

My playing 11:
Warner
Finch
Smith
Clarke(c)
Bailey(vc)
Watson/M. Marsh
Faulkner
Haddin(wk)
Johnson
Cummins
Hazlewood

5 fast bowlers, 2 spinners in Clarke and Smith and the top 9 can bat.

Clarke won't bowl, Smith probably good for 2-3 at best.

 

[fiction]

Clarke won't bowl, Smith probably good for 2-3 at best.

I'd hate to play Doherty or Maxwell for any of them until someone is completely out of form.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Over half of the squad is from NSW...we've got this.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Really think Clarke shouldn't be risking himself for this, ODI cricket is dead.

 

[ep2018]

Really think Clarke shouldn't be risking himself for this, ODI cricket is dead.

I rather win the Ashes than the WC.

 

[Power Raid]

Really think Clarke shouldn't be risking himself for this, ODI cricket is dead.

I tend to agree

further ODI requires bigger hitting which clarke simply isn't built for these days. He risks his career for a slap happy format.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Clarke won't play. With all the talk of his hamstring, everyone seems to have forgotten the back injury that keeps flaring up.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Reasonably happy with that squad and pretty much what I expected.

(Just heard Rod Marsh in the presser refer to Bailey as an experienced campaigner, thanks to Big Footy I let out a guffaw )

 

[AM]

Over half of the squad is from NSW...we've got this.

Be grateful it's only half.

 

[Ronnie Baby]

Reasonably happy with that squad and pretty much what I expected.

(Just heard Rod Marsh in the presser refer to Bailey as an experienced campaigner, thanks to Big Footy I let out a guffaw )

I too suffer from the chuckle when I hear the word campaigner in life.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Worst ODI side we have sent in a long time. Openers are awful, death bowling is awful, wicket keeping is awful and bar Watson the Allrounders are bad as all rounders (Marsh and Faulkner are good at batting.. thats it)

 

[1990crow]

Worst ODI side we have sent in a long time. Openers are awful, death bowling is awful, wicket keeping is awful and bar Watson the Allrounders are bad as all rounders (Marsh and Faulkner are good at batting.. thats it)

That's quite a moronic post.

 

[Cleavy]

I rather win the Ashes than the WC.

 

[Bradesmaen]

That's quite a moronic post.

Because you disagree....

 

[Kram]

Worst ODI side we have sent in a long time. Openers are awful, death bowling is awful, wicket keeping is awful and bar Watson the Allrounders are bad as all rounders (Marsh and Faulkner are good at batting.. thats it)

Squad needs more South Australians.

 

[rippersnipper]

Worst ODI side we have sent in a long time. Openers are awful, death bowling is awful, wicket keeping is awful and bar Watson the Allrounders are bad as all rounders (Marsh and Faulkner are good at batting.. thats it)

I tend to agree with you mate. Apart from Clarke that is a very weak side on paper in terms of batting. Long gone are the days where we had Hayden, Gilchrist, Pointing, Martyn as our top 4 with Symmonds and Bevan coming in down the order. God I miss that 2003 team

 

[Ronnie Baby]

Needs more people named Harris.

 

[MisterMarcus]

bitch bitch bitch I went running and hiding when Aussies won and Warner did well bitch bitch bitch now I'm putting my head up again to hope Aust fails bitch bitch bitch bitch

 

[Natho]

No Harris. My lord.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Easy to say "Tests over ODI's", but let's be sensible. The Ashes we can win back in 18 months. A World Cup on home soil? That chance doesn't come along too often.

 

[CheekyMonkey]

we will pump EVERYONE

cant wait

 

[Plugger35]

Thought someone like Zampa might be a better option than Doherty who is a bit of a nothing spinner, he's reasonably economical but isn't a big wicket taker. Maxwell will probably play ahead of Doherty as the spinner anyway though as he offers more with the bat.

Can understand them leaving Harris out given his fitness issues but they could have rested him for the less important games with so many fast bowling options.