CA is Listening

[BGman]

Operation Ashes - The highlights

• A late September start for the Sheffield Shield
• A Shield round and at least two Marsh Cup rounds for each state before Australia leave to attend the T20 World Cup.
• Five Shield rounds before the opening Test of the summer, an inaugural clash against Afghanistan in Hobart from November 27.
• Six Shield rounds ahead of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba
• A possible Australia A v England A four-day match at Brisbane’s Ian Healy Oval proposed to run concurrently with the first Ashes Test, which would ensure more first class cricket for Test hopefuls.

Now that wasn't hard CA. We purists have been calling for more red ball Test prep so seems CA is finally listening to the cricket punter. Greg Chappell has been pleading for some time for additional home and away A series. We need to extend our depth more to keep up with India and England.

 

[Park cricketer]

Read the title as CIA is listening for a moment..

 

[andrewmillman]

I went to the Aus A vs Eng Lions first class game last feb at the mcg....a unique experience.

 

[Santana]

* CA

I'm not going to give them a pad on the back for doing the bare minimum every once in a while.

 

[swingdog]

Suggestions out of the UK that unless Australia eases its restrictions for families travelling with players, we may see an England B squad out here for the Ashes.

 

[Fudge Nuggets]

Suggestions out of the UK that unless Australia eases its restrictions for families travelling with players, we may see an England B squad out here for the Ashes.

F 'em.

 

[Gethelred]

Suggestions out of the UK that unless Australia eases its restrictions for families travelling with players, we may see an England B squad out here for the Ashes.

Hey, if they don't want the Ashes, we'll take em. If they want to be whitewashed by the worst Australian test side in living memory, that's entirely their choice to make.

I'll start on the popcorn.

 

[swingdog]

Hey, if they don't want the Ashes, we'll take em. If they want to be whitewashed by the worst Australian test side in living memory, that's entirely their choice to make.

I'll start on the popcorn.

Would be crap. Good for pom-pom waving but nothing else.

 

[Gethelred]

Would be crap. Good for pom-pom waving but nothing else.

I'm all for good cricket, against anyone but the Poms.

 

[Santana]

Suggestions out of the UK that unless Australia eases its restrictions for families travelling with players, we may see an England B squad out here for the Ashes.

That's fine, we'll just do the same for the next Ashes over there.

 

[swingdog]

That's fine, we'll just do the same for the next Ashes over there.

Like we're already doing for the rugby league.

 

[Santana]

Like we're already doing for the rugby league.

Pretty sure most of the league players want to go, they're not the ones making the decision there.

This is all clickbait stuff for the Ashes anyway, this will all be sorted out next month

 

[BronCrow]

Suggestions out of the UK that unless Australia eases its restrictions for families travelling with players, we may see an England B squad out here for the Ashes.

Good, that will 3 Ashes series in a row down here that they haven't won a test in.

 

[swingdog]

Good, that will 3 Ashes series in a row down here that they haven't won a test in.

Does anyone really enjoy one-sided test series? Really? I couldn't think of anything more boring.

 

[Santana]

Does anyone really enjoy one-sided test series? Really? I couldn't think of anything more boring.

People want their team to win and win well. It's not that shocking.


Speaking of CA, Trevor Hohns is reportedly stepping down as chief selector.

 

[Xtreme]

Speaking of CA, Trevor Hohns is reportedly stepping down as chief selector.

 

[swingdog]

People want their team to win and win well. It's not that shocking.


Speaking of CA, Trevor Hohns is reportedly stepping down as chief selector.

Yeah but a contest would be nice. Don’t get the English bashing, it’s like a 1970s throwback.

 

[Gough]

People want their team to win and win well. It's not that shocking.


Speaking of CA, Trevor Hohns is reportedly stepping down as chief selector.

Liked this from Lalor.

NoCookies | The Australian

www.theaustralian.com.au

The worst job in Australia is up for grabs with Trevor Hohns confirming he will not continue as chief cricket selector now that his contract has run out.

 

[BronCrow]

Does anyone really enjoy one-sided test series? Really? I couldn't think of anything more boring.

Against England, yes. Believe me, their fans want them to do the same thing to us.

 

[swingdog]

Against England, yes. Believe me, their fans want them to do the same thing to us.

Having lived in England for 10 years, I can assure you this so far from the truth. Most English people don't think about Australia at all.

 

[BronCrow]

Having lived in England for 10 years, I can assure you this so far from the truth. Most English people don't think about Australia at all.

No English cricket fan I have ever met doesn't want them to win, and win well, against us.

After all, do you get sick of West Coast beating Freo?

 

[swingdog]

No English cricket fan I have ever met doesn't want them to win, and win well, against us.

After all, do you get sick of West Coast beating Freo?

I don't care about Freo. Same with the English, they really don't care about Australia.

 

[BronCrow]

I don't care about Freo. Same with the English, they really don't care about Australia.

Fair enough. Plenty, like me, take the opposite view though. Mostly because it is against England, who are our biggest rival in cricket historically.

 

[swingdog]

Fair enough. Plenty, like me, take the opposite view though. Mostly because it is against England, who are our biggest rival in cricket historically.

Not for me. India gives me the shits.

 

[BronCrow]

Not for me. India gives me the shits.

We can agree on that part. That is a more recent thing, and for different reasons though.