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wat happened to him? heard nothing about him since he was touted as the next clarke and definate test debutant... hows his progress?
living in sa i only found out the redbacks arent the only team in the comp a few weeks ago
 
Flying Joey said:
wat happened to him? heard nothing about him since he was touted as the next clarke and definate test debutant... hows his progress?
living in sa i only found out the redbacks arent the only team in the comp a few weeks ago
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He's in the NSW 2nd XI and plays when the NSW test players are on duty.

Still doing the rounds with Sydney Uni in the SCA.
 
After hearing bout this guy a couple of yrs ago i knew then he was going to be big..still verrry young Mr Joey. Will be a future Australian player, whether that be in Tests or ODI
 
Why not give Ed a go? Specialist opener, knows how to defend. Alistair Cook-esque and if given a go, could really shred it up. I was listening to ABC Radio this morning for the cricket, and im not sure who but one of the commentators said that they should give Ed Cowan and Usman Kawajha the opening positions. I tend to agree with that. Cowan was outstanding last year and doesnt really play T20 so he can focus on ODD and FC.
 

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strauchanie59 said:
Why not give Ed a go? Specialist opener, knows how to defend. Alistair Cook-esque and if given a go, could really shred it up. I was listening to ABC Radio this morning for the cricket, and im not sure who but one of the commentators said that they should give Ed Cowan and Usman Kawajha the opening positions. I tend to agree with that. Cowan was outstanding last year and doesnt really play T20 so he can focus on ODD and FC.
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In pretty poor form this season and Khawaja should be kicked at 3 or 4 instead of opening.

If your going to pick Cowan, we may as will pick the likes of Wes Robinson...

If we want openers take Cosgrove and Marsh or stick with the ones we have.
 
great season last one but hasn't backed it up at all this season. just one half century in nine shield innings. playing down on bellerieve oval is pretty hard. it's not a great batting track (which makes cosgrove's last match look more impressive even though WA's attack is decidely ordinary).

has the technique for test cricket, but don't know whether he has the mental application.
 
Black Thunder said:
great season last one but hasn't backed it up at all this season. just one half century in nine shield innings. playing down on bellerieve oval is pretty hard. it's not a great batting track.

has the technique for test cricket, but don't know whether he has the mental application.
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He did score 210 at Bellerive im pretty sure last season, but it is hard down there to face the new ball, its cloudy, the pitch favours the bowler. Just hoipe he comes good in the last few matches
 
strauchanie59 said:
Why not give Ed a go? Specialist opener, knows how to defend. Alistair Cook-esque and if given a go, could really shred it up. I was listening to ABC Radio this morning for the cricket, and im not sure who but one of the commentators said that they should give Ed Cowan and Usman Kawajha the opening positions. I tend to agree with that. Cowan was outstanding last year and doesnt really play T20 so he can focus on ODD and FC.
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I could tell you were listening to the cricket, what you wrote was pretty much exactly what Kerry O'Keefe said. I think it is a good idea, however, Cowan plays well in tough conditions, and has a good openers temperament. I think he would be handy, without being extraordinary. I think Khawa could open, I think he should open. Although, I think Hughes is a good prospect too.
 
O'Keefe also suggested a player who is yet to play a first class game, so take his nominations with a pinch of salt. ;)

I think the selectors should have learned their lesson about picking out-of-form batsmen. It'd be ridiculous if he got in ahead of Cosgrove.
 
Odd kind of career pattern, while to get going then had one pretty good season for NSW, then wasnt seen for a while before moving to Tas, good season then average this year.
 

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The Official Ed Cowan Thread

Surely this fella is knocking down the Door for a Aussie Test Team gig!



Thoughts ?
 
Not even in the best 25 players outside the Aussie team apparently despite being the 3rd leading scorer in the RC and coming off over 900 runs last year.
 
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See how he goes next year. He had one really good season for NSW, the next year he couldnt buy a run and i think the next year he was in Tassie. First half of this season his form, bar maybe the Aus A game, was average in first class cricket. Still, one to keep an eye on next season.
 
Has the right temperament to be a Test opener, but I agree, one more season pumping out the runs and he will be hard to ignore.

However, if Katich pulls up stumps on his Test career and the selectors decide Watson is better placed down the order, then an opening pair of Hughes might be counterbalanced nicely by Cowan.
 
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Has the right temperament to be a Test opener, but I agree, one more season pumping out the runs and he will be hard to ignore.

However, if Katich pulls up stumps on his Test career and the selectors decide Watson is better placed down the order, then an opening pair of Hughes might be counterbalanced nicely by Cowan.
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The problem I have is he has proved he can make big scores and have big seasons, yet can't get a gig in the 25 man A squad over blokes who have never proven as much as someone like Cowan has, he had a bad FC year(still averaged in the mid 30's though) but was one of the best in the RC. I guess CA took his baggy green back off him when he left NSW!
 

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He's almost 29. I know there are guys who have debuted at a later stage... but you'd think Cowan's age is against him. If the selectors are serious about re-building the side, guys like Chris Lynn and Nic Maddinson could get fast-tracked ahead of someone like Cowan.
 
6 Tests, 10 innings and an average of 30. His strike rate is a shade over 40. Now, as an opener it's good that he soaks up some time at the crease and takes the shine off the ball. But his slow batting almost cost us the first test.

For comparison, Usman Khawaja only had 6 Tests (though, he didn't get an unbroken run, like Cowan) and was dropped for averaging ~30. And he was criticised for his slow batting (his strike rate is similar to Cowan's). FWIW, I think if you break down their respective performances Cowan has been better than Khawaja. But it's marginal at best.

Is Cowan going to "make it"? How long should he be given to prove himself?
 
definately needs a score to back up his solid technique... these west indian wickets have been tough for batting though (and bowling)... they're the sort of wickets that you can just stay in but never really feel set, so it's tough to compile a big score, which is why there has been a lot of 25-75 scores...

it's all about timing though... usman was in when the team wasn't winning and changes had to be made and he was an obvious candidate. now the team is winning we can hold to a couple of strugglers.... rightly or wrongly that seems to be the nature of cricket.
 
Ideally there'd be a swag of young openers in the Shield snapping at his heels, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I'd be happy to see him backed in until the next home series.
 
I argued when he was selected that what we were getting with Cowan was a solid shield cricketer but probably not much more.

I've seen little so far to suggest that view is incorrect.

He may well lift his average to the mid 30's and, if that's what Australian cricket is after - a solid, if unexciting opener - that's fine. I'm just not sure its going to take us back to the top of world cricket.

That brings us to his fellow opener - Warner. After 8 tests and 14 innings his average is a very adequate 44 (on the back of two impressive centuries). The concern comes with having passed fifty just twice. Whether a batting lineup that's still got some major changes coming (ie the end of Potning and Hussey) can flourish with a hit or miss opener (Warner) and a solid journeyman who'll soak up some overs (Cowan) I have my doubts.

Which brings us to the third awkward truth - our best batsman comes in at five which means all too frequently he'll be fighting rear guard actions rather than being the man you can build an innings around.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: while Australia's bowling stocks look good to very good, our batting looks alarmingly fragile and that's before we wave goodbye to Ponting and Hussey. If there are any young batsmen out there who wish to put their hand up the future is theirs.
 

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