Big Cricket Thread

[Carbine Chaos]

I would've thought "doing best for the team" would be batting guys like Marsh and Head in the positions they were originally chosen for and are doing well in.

Like Hussey said yesterday, just pick best opening bat that's available.

Easier said than done, as it depends on your personal rankings of the options. We're not back in Hussey's days where he had to wait and we were spoiled for options (even then several players who opened weren't exclusively opening batsmen also).

I think Harris is the Christmas cracker joke of options. Just no.

Renshaw is super flaky.

Bancroft I don't consider international standard - just another Burns who will always knick off - but of all the options I hope he's chosen and I'm proven wrong.

Etc etc.

 

[Keys]

Lol.

Marsh given out and let off on review twice in two balls

 

[Carbine Chaos]

What a catch by the Rizz. Crazy that he was behind Sarfraz for the first Test.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Those 5 wides brought up a half century of extras… woof

 

[Keys]

Those 5 wides brought up a half century of extras… woof

Second highest ever ranking n Australia apparently

West Indies conceded 58 in 1989 - 40 no balls

So says the stats guy on MMM

 

[Mulldogg]

This flog right up there with McClure in the smug campaigner stakes.

 

[Ochre]

This flog right up there with McClure in the smug campaigner stakes.

Nah he just takes the piss and people think he's serious.

He's not wrong either.

 

[THE A5]

This would be epic. Would laugh if tgis brings a full house too

I’d be tempted to bring SOS in over bangers. Not sure on Stoinis tbh

 

[Truckosaurus]

David in the WA team over Stoinis

 

[Ochre]

For T20s, I reckon Phillippe over Bancroft too

 

[Ochre]

WA being removed and Vic's having only 2 players is quite funny too. Sporting capital and all that.

 

[THE A5]

I’d have Turner captain too. Love the Bison but Turner’s leadership in both the ODD’s and BBL have been funny.

This is a funny thing to say since Aus just won the ODI WC but WA one day team would be competitive against Aus too.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Cameron Bancroft
Cam Green
Mitch Marsh
Aaron Hardie
Josh Inglis (+)
Ashton Turner (c)
Tim David
Ashton Agar
Jhye Richardson
AJ Tye
Jason Behrendorff


I mean shoot, even the second XI is handy. Dare say the below side beats the Renegades last night also.

Josh Philippe
Sam Whiteman (+)
Shaun Marsh (c)
Hilton Cartwright
Marcus Stoinis
Cooper Connolly
Clint Hinchcliffe
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Joel Paris
Hamish McKenzie
Lance Morris


I think Short was born in NT, but could easily slot into that second XI also.

 

[THE A5]

Trent Copeland critiquing Carey’s batting technique is quite hilarious. Imagine getting batting advice from a shield level number 11. I’d probably retire

 

[KBLT]

Trent Copeland critiquing Carey’s batting technique is quite hilarious. Imagine getting batting advice from a shield level number 11. I’d probably retire

Copeland has a FC ton and 8 50s.

Definitely not a number 11.

 

[THE A5]

Copeland has a FC ton and 8 50s.

Definitely not a number 11.

Average of 16. Regardless is still funny a bowler talking about batting technique. There’s a few in the commentary that’s qualified to do it

 

[Keys]

Average of 16. Regardless is still funny a bowler talking about batting technique. There’s a few in the commentary that’s qualified to do it

He’s from New South Wales though

They know everything

Just ask them

 

[Truckosaurus]

Watched it a few times now and I'm still not sure how Cummins managed to catch that ball in his right hand.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Quality century from KL Rahul against the Saffas. Tough surface, quality attack.

 

[THE A5]

Huge Inglis fan and at times thought Inglis should have gotten a test call up but is Carey even close to being dropped? Also it feels like due to Aus commitments Inglis has hardly had any red ball games over the last couple years.
Tho with head/Marsh/Inglis it will be three attacking batsmen in a row.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Carey's improved his keeping (was much better in India than I was expecting) but his batting has fallen right off. He is lucky that Inglis has spent most of the last two red ball seasons running the drinks.

 

[Ochre]

Careys probably got 3 more innings this summer where he'll be coming in at 5/400 needing quick runs. Can't drop him after that no matter how he plays

 

[THE A5]

I don’t see Carey being dropped but I didn’t see him being dropped when he was dropped in the ODI’s. That said Australia are more conservative with keepers in red ball cricket

 

[Ochre]

I don’t see Carey being dropped but I didn’t see him being dropped when he was dropped in the ODI’s. That said Australia are more conservative with keepers in red ball cricket

He was dropped at the start of a World Cup, we don't have a test that important for 12 months.

 

[matthew_s]

I think head should open marsh moves up 1 spot and green come in

Khawaja wont be around much longer. We need to get a proper opener bedded in.