Australian Selectors - Hats Off

[Badesumofu]

Hard to make a call on Paine's batting - 192 runs @ 48 is fantastic but he hasn't been required to really play a longer innings. Can't fault what he's produced given the actual series we've played, though. And he always looks good, but then again he always has looked good at the crease. Pretty clear he's got the job for the foreseeable future so we might see what he produces in less favourable circumstances before long.

Keepingwise the main, probably only issue, is sorting out who is going to go for those ones that are heading in the general direction of first slip but are still arguably the keeper's catches. That is probably something that gets sorted over time, and of course it would help if we had the same person consistently at first slip. It also helps if everyone is clear on where first slip should actually stand because the catch no one went for in Melbourne was headed directly to where first slip would usually stand, but Smith had the nominal first slip standing at 1.5 slip.

On the whole I'd rate him a huge success and even though I've been a supporter of his over the years I was a little surprised by his initial selection but now thrilled to see him fulfilling all that promise from a decade ago. Brilliant call from the selectors.

Bancroft has ultimately not been a success but was clearly the right call to pick him. Can't fault selectors on that.

As to Cummins, the only reason it's even a topic of conversation is that some people are simply clueless. They are the same people who *still* don't rate Starc and Warner despite overwhelming evidence that they are top class players. Clearly Cummins deserves his spot and if he stays fit will be a gun for a long time to come and better than handy with the bat as well. He bats like someone in the top 6 as opposed to Starc who has talent with the bat but still bats like a talented tailender - which is what he is so I have no issue with that.

 

[pugsville]

Yep, see what happens when we play away.

Which is it ? You are gee its time to fess up and them say wait and see what happens when we play away>?

Thats having it both ways. Judgement of this series is in. It's time to evaluate selections.

What do you think now of the elections? If you plead more time is needed ...... selectors have to pick before the series.. if you r refusing after the series its well shows a lack of judgement,

 

[Bradesmaen]

Which is it ? You are gee its time to fess up and them say wait and see what happens when we play away>?

Thats having it both ways. Judgement of this series is in. It's time to evaluate selections.

What do you think now of the elections? If you plead more time is needed ...... selectors have to pick before the series.. if you r refusing after the series its well shows a lack of judgement,

Well if the pitches hadn't of been flatter than teenage girl, then it would have been a test for them.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Well if the pitches hadn't of been flatter than teenage girl, then it would have been a test for them.

Any chance of giving Cummins some credit then, if the pitches are as flat as you say?

 

[Bradesmaen]

Any chance of giving Cummins some credit then, if the pitches are as flat as you say?

Not really no. He didnt do much.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not really no. He didnt do much.

Lel.

 

[Kram]

Even after all these years Brades still catches so many fish

 

[Marcus DuQuesne]

Paine has been a bit leadfooted covering first slip, which is disappointing. Otherwise his glovework has been pretty good.

Jury's still out on his batting. I'm not convinced that Nevill or Wade would have done much worse on home decks.

Geez you must have watched Ian Healy's analysis of a catch that went through first slip. Paine has kept brilliantly in this series and Healy did NOT look at all the factors relating to this snick that went begging. First of all 1st slip needs to be in the correct position...2ndly 1st slip is a specialist position the player there was certainly no specialist. Over a five test series any keeper is going to make a couple of misjudgements and that's all they were at worst. His batting was good and I believe his situational batting will prove adequate. The selectors got it right let's hope the players can back up in SA. If they do we just might be on the cusp of another dominant era.

 

[TassieEagle]

Paine did better than most of us would have predicted. one 50 and on the way to a couple more if not for declarations and kept very tidily. The biggest thing he needs to work on is not running out the guys he is batting with

 

[jasake20]

Agree completely Tim Paine was a great inclusion and definitely the best wicket keeper batsmen in the country at the moment as well

 

[jasake20]

The Marshs were the biggest surprise

 

[smasha]

McDonald was selected for one test against South Africa,made 68 and got the arse after that score,lolz Australian selectors and the Vic chip on the shoulders.

Didn’t play another test again.

This tube is more about MJ’s magnificent 100 but yet another Victorian ditched by the selectors after making a big score like Brad Hodge ,Dean Jones,now Glen Maxwell.

There are plenty more I am certain.

Glen Maxwell may be the next casualty,Handscomb didn’t get his nine lives either,swiftly dumped from the team.

This IS NOT a dig for anyone who plays for the baggy green just the eye opening and Sepp Blatter like decisions by the selectors.

 

[Kram]

Handscomb didn’t get his nine lives either,swiftly dumped from the team.

Yeah Pete is a crab, not a cat.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

McDonald was selected for one test against South Africa,made 68 and got the arse after that score,lolz Australian selectors and the Vic chip on the shoulders.

Didn’t play another test again.

This tube is more about MJ’s magnificent 100 but yet another Victorian ditched by the selectors after making a big score like Brad Hodge ,Dean Jones,now Glen Maxwell.

There are plenty more I am certain.

Glen Maxwell may be the next casualty,Handscomb didn’t get his nine lives either,swiftly dumped from the team.

This IS NOT a dig for anyone who plays for the baggy green just the eye opening and Sepp Blatter like decisions by the selectors.

Handscomb may be back yet. You are writing him off pretty fast.

Agree with you about McDonald though (but I thought he played the whole series in SA). He was a damn crafty bowler and I would have liked to have seen him play in the Ashes.

 

[Gough]

McDonald was selected for one test against South Africa,made 68 and got the arse after that score,lolz Australian selectors and the Vic chip on the shoulders.

Didn’t play another test again.

This tube is more about MJ’s magnificent 100 but yet another Victorian ditched by the selectors after making a big score like Brad Hodge ,Dean Jones,now Glen Maxwell.

There are plenty more I am certain.

Glen Maxwell may be the next casualty,Handscomb didn’t get his nine lives either,swiftly dumped from the team.

This IS NOT a dig for anyone who plays for the baggy green just the eye opening and Sepp Blatter like decisions by the selectors.

McDonald played more than one Test because he made his debut in the Sydney Test famous for the Katich/Clarke incident, and when someone apologised to him for it he said something along the lines that this wasn't super unusual in the Victorian changerooms and it didn't worry him.

 

[The_Reaper]

McDonald was selected for one test against South Africa,made 68 and got the arse after that score,lolz Australian selectors and the Vic chip on the shoulders.

Didn’t play another test again.

This tube is more about MJ’s magnificent 100 but yet another Victorian ditched by the selectors after making a big score like Brad Hodge ,Dean Jones,now Glen Maxwell.

There are plenty more I am certain.

Glen Maxwell may be the next casualty,Handscomb didn’t get his nine lives either,swiftly dumped from the team.

This IS NOT a dig for anyone who plays for the baggy green just the eye opening and Sepp Blatter like decisions by the selectors.

Well yeah Watson came and performed strongly and then McDonald had a massive run of injury.

You're embarrassing yourself with the conspiracy theory talk.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

smasha is right. There should be a first class game between Australia and the Bushrangers.

 

[Hellgood]

I liked McDonald too (very smart cricketer, now head-coach of Leicestershire), but as far as Australian selection goes it's not a hard call to make when it comes to he or Watson. Was always a horses for courses pick.

 

[JerryWexler]

The Marshs were the biggest surprise

I was surprised that at no time they didn't turn up pissed, or hungover.

 

[Hellgood]

I was surprised that at no time they didn't turn up pissed, or hungover.

Have you been under a rock for the best part of a decade or something? There hasn't even been a hint of unprofessionalism from Mitch since that incident six or seven years ago! It's legitimately ancient history, I don't think I had even started uni then. For a footy analogy it would be like clinging onto the idea that Jack Darling is still a loose cannon off the field or Michael Walters hits the beers every weekend with his old crew in Midland mid-week during the season - people grow up from what they were as teens.

 

[Tulip]

Bancroft was a poor selection in my opinion. Doesn't look a long term opener to me. Openers these days need to be a big hitter or a stayer. He looks like neither.

 

[Hellgood]

Bancroft was a poor selection in my opinion. Doesn't look a long term opener to me. Openers these days need to be a big hitter or a stayer. He looks like neither.

Poor post in my opinion, even going off the logical assumption you haven't watched or followed shield cricket.

Good first test in his own right, but after that clearly struggled for form yet still able to contribute to a number of 100+ opening partnerships which were pretty significant in denting any of the tailwids Broad and Anderson can generate when they are on song with the new ball. That indicates stayer.

As far as "poor selection" goes he's been performing strongly in the opening role for a good three seasons now and has also done well when called upon for Australian rep/tour sides. Logically he was clearly next in line even before his excellent match against the full Australian test attack at the SCG carrying his bat for 76* and 86 in the second dig. Not to mention the double ton to follow it up at the WACA shortly afterwards.

Renshaw is a good player and will be round the mark alongside Bancroft for a long time to come, but was unselectable in the form he was in thus the call had to be made. The two are clearly the type of "stayers" we need around Warner.

 

[JerryWexler]

Have you been under a rock for the best part of a decade or something? There hasn't even been a hint of unprofessionalism from Mitch since that incident six or seven years ago! It's legitimately ancient history, I don't think I had even started uni then. For a footy analogy it would be like clinging onto the idea that Jack Darling is still a loose cannon off the field or Michael Walters hits the beers every weekend with his old crew in Midland mid-week during the season - people grow up from what they were as teens.

You do, or obviously didn't, realise that I was just having a joke?

 

[Patron]

Bump, killed the tests, completely flunked the odis.


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