Cameron Bancroft the Yoga God, no longer the Cricketer

[The Swans Blog]

No point putting links to his interview with Gilchrist up, if you haven't heard or seen it by now, that's a pretty big rock. He's a right-handed batsman who has opened for Australia in the past, making his debut against England in the 2017/18 Ashes series, before following it up with one of the all-time bone headed on-field actions against the Saffas in Cape Town. Has played 8 test matches, strikes it about 40%, roughly same as Marcus Harris, and has a top score of 82 not out, with 3 fifties.

Not exactly setting the game alight and didn't really have a big impact in first class cricket before hand, averaging less than 40 runs.

As one of the three cricketers to be suspended, he's the first available for national selection. It creates an intriguing situation, with Warner and Smith all but guaranteed their spots on return from suspension, does Bancroft get a look back in?

He did a pretty good hatchet job on Warner on live TV, personally throwing him under the bus and then reversing over a few times.

Does he make it back? His return to BBL didn't leave anything to be desired.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

The letter and the interview reeked of someone who has disappeared up their own bumhole and probably not learned a great deal.

Blatant cheating and then lying about it aside, I just don't know if he has the talent long term.

Go back to shield and see how he goes. Rather persist with Harris for the moment.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

Never really rated him as a batsman, and after that interview I don't really rate him as a person. Don't want him back in.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Never really rated him as a batsman, and after that interview I don't really rate him as a person. Don't want him back in.

Yep. Even ignoring his actions and interview he has a horrible technique.

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[Borisdog]

He gets the same chance as the other batsmen in the country should.

Make runs you're in.

Shouldn't be a big ask at the moment.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Wouldn't have a problem with him getting back in if he plays the same season in the Shield as he did to get selected the first time. Behind Burns as it stands, but not by much.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

He’s no better than Harris from what I’ve seen, nor renshaw so shouldn’t be back anytime soon. Hope he goes away, makes runs and pushes his case that way

 

[to1994]

Regardless of if he makes it back, suggesting that a poor t20 game should factor into his comeback chances is pretty silly.

 

[Cleavy]

He’ll get plenty of chances in the Shield. The rest is up to him.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Seems the archetypal campaigner.

Also, did bugger all at Test level.

Hard pass from me.

 

[The Speaker]

How many different threads do we need about these three not so wise men?

 

[Marstermind]

I'd have thought his return to the team was about as likely as Marnus Laubuschagne batting at #3 in a deciding Test match against the #1 team in the world.

 

[Badesumofu]

Leaving aside all the personalities and the interviews and all the rest: Smith and Warner are both good enough to be automatic selections if they are considered available for selection. They are by some margin the best two bats in the country. Bancroft, on the other hand, will need to make FC runs to earn a spot. Questionable whether it would be wise to have him open alongside Warner so if Warner is considered available once his suspension ends and then makes runs on his return, it might be hard for Bancroft to get back in for a few years.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

How many different threads do we need about these three not so wise men?

From the same poster no less.

 

[Kram]

Durham double down on Cameron Bancroft by giving him captaincy

 

[Ishikawa]

Durham double down on Cameron Bancroft by giving him captaincy

So much bitterness from the Guardian in their commentary on Bancroft throughout his comeback, he's their hobby horse (almost as much as the anxiety induced in them about AFLW & AFL). Love the fact he's come back so well

 

[Antares]

He did a pretty good hatchet job on Warner on live TV, personally throwing him under the bus and then reversing over a few times.

Why doesn't this idiot get anywhere near the same level of backlash as James Hird.

Both cheated, both blamed other people for their mistake. Bancroft is even worse, because it's not like he was whacking Dank or the AFL, he chose to bury his own team mate under the bus, even though they're both equally responsible. People like him are cancer to team morale.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

People when it happened: “Warner forced his hand!”

People after the interview: “Bancroft threw Warner under the bus!”

Which is it?

 

[Antares]

People when it happened: “Warner forced his hand!”

People after the interview: “Bancroft threw Warner under the bus!”

Which is it?

I know BigFooty is a big part of your life, but believe it or not, every user on this site isn't one collective entity.

 

[Topkent]

Durham double down on Cameron Bancroft by giving him captaincy

Incredible. How can he be susceptible to the pressure of big bad Warner but also be captaincy material. Steve Waugh or Ricky Ponting wouldn't have let David Warner tell them what to do at 26 year old.

 

[Ishikawa]

 

[Ishikawa]

2 from 2.

 

[Topkent]

Gotta love the straightness of most of those shots, alot of good cricket shots not just slogs

 

[Ishikawa]

He's a quality batsman who I think will become a very viable international option in all three formats.