Smith needs to bowl a bit more I reckon, he's going to get smashed a fair bit but he is a wicket taker (you may need to spend a bit to get one though).
Australian ODI Squad - 2014/15
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Smith needs to bowl a bit more I reckon, he's going to get smashed a fair bit but he is a wicket taker (you may need to spend a bit to get one though).
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I think the hardest part of picking the 11 is trying to fit Faulkner, Marsh & Maxwell in the side. I reckon only 2 of them can play in the same side.
Faulkner is the perfect number 8 who can adapt to any situation & hopefully his bowling can hold up which i think it will.
Picking between Marsh & Maxwell was extremely tough but we really need some variety in our attack & Maxwell bowls some decent off spin. Bit of a risk batting him at 6 but if he can get his form back (he can actually bat) would be an enormous asset to us in the world cup.
Who knows though plenty can change...
Faulkner is the perfect number 8 who can adapt to any situation & hopefully his bowling can hold up which i think it will.
Picking between Marsh & Maxwell was extremely tough but we really need some variety in our attack & Maxwell bowls some decent off spin. Bit of a risk batting him at 6 but if he can get his form back (he can actually bat) would be an enormous asset to us in the world cup.
Who knows though plenty can change...
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I quite like this squad. Gives a good, strong blend of established players and stars
there's only room for one of them because they are all batting all-rounders and hence should not be at 8
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Well i'd argue that Faulkner is pretty even in his batting & bowling ability so don't see why we can't have him at 8. Who would you have at 8 out of interest?
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a better bowler. mj, starc, harris, hazlewood, ncn, cummins, richardson, mckay etc. you do not need a batting all-rounder at 8. you do need 4 specialist bowlers
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I agree. I love Faulkner's batting at the end, but he's sort of stuck at the moment. If we want him at 8, he needs to become a front line bowler. If we want to bat him in the top 6, he needs to become a front line batsman.
On this, Faulkner has been listed to bat eight 24 times. 5 times he didnt bat (but presumably bowled a lot) so he's actually batted at 8 19 times, and has faced more than 15 deliveries on 10 occasions: so when he's listed at 8, the percentages says he's not doing much most of the time.
(and this is just basically a follow up point on the ones I made about wicket-keepers at 7 the other day. http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/australian-odi-squad-2014.1051846/page-31#post-36038032)
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Fair enough i guess i've taken a bit more risk in my team but i still think Faulkner & Maxwell can get through 20 overs. Watson & Smith as backups.
Did we even play 4 specialist bowlers this series against SA? I'm thinking they want an all-rounder at 8. Our batting will be our strength.
If we make the world cup final - Phillip as 12th man.
Spent the last five years in the team or out of the team supporting all the players there.
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Would have to pick him in the squad, sadly not going to happen.
Pretty sure the ICC would allow an exception given he wouldn't actually play
I don't understand people wanting Hughes named as 12th man for any team. How would his parents feel seeing that? I can't know of course but it appears insensitive to me.
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Is Cummins really ahead of Starc?
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I think of the three, Marsh is the least droppable, and choosing between the other two at 8 depends on whether we play a specialist spinner or a third seamer. Quite happy only playing the three specialist bowlers and getting the other 20 from marsh, faulkner/maxy, and watto/smith/finch/pup.
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You start to rely on 20 between part timers you will lose more than you win. You need 4 front liners. Faulkner and Marsh can be relied for quite a few overs but I wouldn't want 20 between them. Smith's pies don't count. Might as well call AB De Villers a bowler if we are going to count him! Pup after a hammy is not bowling and Finch...well there is one bloke who rates Finch's bowling...it is Finch himself!
I can see it happening though. Maxy may wind up as our frontline spin bowler.
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Heads to the TAB to put SA to win
http://m.sportsfan.com.au/news-display/world-cup-warm-up-matches-announced/cricket/149340
"Australia will take on world champions India in one of their final two warm-up games before February's one-day cricket World Cup.
Michael Clarke's men will follow the Indian showdown with a final warm-up against the United Arab Emirates, the ICC announced late on Monday night."
Suppose it's all about fine tuning but would have liked a stronger team than UAE. I understand that they need to be playing harder teams in the warm ups for their prep, but we need to be worked hard to prepare us.we should have a great chance the WC, just hope the crowds get behind the Aussies.
"Australia will take on world champions India in one of their final two warm-up games before February's one-day cricket World Cup.
Michael Clarke's men will follow the Indian showdown with a final warm-up against the United Arab Emirates, the ICC announced late on Monday night."
Suppose it's all about fine tuning but would have liked a stronger team than UAE. I understand that they need to be playing harder teams in the warm ups for their prep, but we need to be worked hard to prepare us.we should have a great chance the WC, just hope the crowds get behind the Aussies.
Are we going to go with two keepers?
We do have a whole tri-series against England and India to prepare.
We do have a whole tri-series against England and India to prepare.
Why would you put Australia v India as a warmup when they are playing a series just beforehand anyway?
India wants a match in Adelaide so they can beat Pakistan?
South Australian fans getting a high profile match as compensation for the test schedule change?
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