First test of the aussie summer

[LukeParkerno1]

You knocking Marcus '30 something then lose concentration and play dumb shot' Harris.

30 is at best more likely 10-15, Knick off then drop catches in the field and cost us tests

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What do you guys want? Marcus Harris won't play he'll be running drinks all series. If it was someone else you'd complain that they should go back to the Shield and have games under their belt.

Handscomb and Renshaw are stiff but at the moment they won't be getting a game in our best XI

Renshaw or Henry Hunt. One of the two not fussed which one

 

[SSwans2011]

Disappointing that Warner keeps his spot despite performing like ass, and same as head but oh well hopefully we lose against WI and RSA put some heat on the selectors and captain woke

Please stop. I get secondhand embarrassment from anyone who cheers against their own team.

 

[Westend]

Why name the test squad now ??

Devalues the shield IMO.....back in the day if you scored 3 hundreds in a row in the shield your name was up in lights...what happens if Handscomb makes another hundred??...head fails again starc bowls s** neser/jhye pick up another 5 for ??

stupid for me should of waited to after the shield games just before the test to name the squad

 

[Cleavy]

Why name the test squad now ??

it's always dumbarse marketing reasons

 

[11kgm]

Please stop. I get secondhand embarrassment from anyone who cheers against their own team.

If you are happy watching dad's army clunk around I'm not we lost to bloody sri Lanka with this lot

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Yup reckon you will be spot on with the crowd sizes

why the F**k this is not starting on friday is beyond me

Doesn't there have to be a minimum three day gap between matches? So, if starting on a Friday and scheduled to finish Tuesday then Wed,Thu,Fri have to be matchless. That's also why Sydney starts 3 Jan instead of the old 2 Jan.
But it could still have started on the Thursday unless WICB refused a minimum turnaround with a Perth trip involved.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Did I read someone is complaining with Marnus selection ? Is that actually for real ?

 

[Voice of the G]

Labuschagne averages 54 from 28 tests and you want him dropped for 3 quiet shield games? Lmao.

I woould consider dropping.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Did I read someone is complaining with Marnus selection ? Is that actually for real ?

To be fair if it’s from the ODI squad I can see the merit as I’m nit sure we should be carrying both him and Smith it’s one or the other not both

 

[cricketnut14]

if only pucovski's head was right.

1st class batting averages with 10+ FC games (before the start of the shield season)

56 smith
53 hardie
52 pucovski
49 green
47 warner
46 labuschagne
45 khawaja
41 wade, s.marsh
40 head, maxwell

39 harris, maddinson
38 burns, bancroft, patterson, hunt
37 handscomb, street, d.hughes, whiteman
36 renshaw, finch, henriques
35 cartwright, pierson, weatherald, lehmann

34 carey, mcdermott, m.short
33 stoinis, turner
32 m.marsh, philippe, silk
31 webster
30 paine

 

[HODGEYROAD]

To be fair if it’s from the ODI squad I can see the merit as I’m nit sure we should be carrying both him and Smith it’s one or the other not both

Nah I'm talking Test team.

 

[Voice of the G]

if only pucovski's head was right.

1st class batting averages with 10+ FC games (before the start of the shield season)

56 smith
53 hardie
52 pucovski
49 green
47 warner
46 labuschagne
45 khawaja
41 wade, s.marsh
40 head, maxwell

39 harris, maddinson
38 burns, bancroft, patterson, hunt
37 handscomb, street, d.hughes, whiteman
36 renshaw, finch, henriques
35 cartwright, pierson, weatherald, lehmann

34 carey, mcdermott, m.short
33 stoinis, turner
32 m.marsh, philippe, silk
31 webster
30 paine

Would I be correct in saying these are 1 day cricket averages only,

 

[eth-dog]

Would I be correct in saying these are 1 day cricket averages only,

No

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nah I'm talking Test team.

Then that’s brainless. Would be the second bat picked after Smith

 

[Docker82]

30 is at best more likely 10-15, Knick off then drop catches in the field and cost us tests

Some people would say the selectors need to reward shield form.

I would argue that it’s the selectors job to know when to reward shield form. The guy slightly better in the shield often isn’t the best option for test cricket.

I said years ago when he debuted that Harris would never make it test cricket and have consistently been proven right. The fact I was consistently proven right on Harris rather than once, twice or even a dozen times means that the selectors aren’t doing their job properly imo.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Why name the test squad now ??

Devalues the shield IMO.....back in the day if you scored 3 hundreds in a row in the shield your name was up in lights...what happens if Handscomb makes another hundred??...head fails again starc bowls s** neser/jhye pick up another 5 for ??

stupid for me should of waited to after the shield games just before the test to name the squad

But that would make the mates brigade feel like they're under pressure and ruin the vibe, which isn't allowed under any circumstances.

 

[BGman]

Devalues the shield IMO

100% with you Westie. Our selectors continue to lose the plot. They have to keep the sponsors, the player marketers and PR people happy. All about $$$$ these days.

 

[BGman]

I would argue that it’s the selectors job to know when to reward shield form. The guy slightly better in the shield often isn’t the best option for test cricket.

The Shield is and has always been the stepping stone to Test selection. It used to be regarded as the best domestic comp in world cricket before CA degraded it by slicing it into two halves to cater for its 'cash cow' the BBL. In days past Pete Handscomb is being picked in the First Windies Test.

 

[BGman]

Dead set is Davey Warner planning on going onto the Ashes, when he is coming off a disasterous @9.5 last time he toured England. We all know he is a home track bully but a dud away. Who is he and CA kidding that he deserves another England Ashes when we have better bats in Pommie conditions. I suppose he'll also be picked for India where he averages a mind numbing @24.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Warner... Seriously? Its time to cut the cord.
Thanks for the service, memories etc but you are finished.

Completely uninspiring squad selection.

We'll smash them, but we get nothing out of it.

This was the perfect opportunity to get some fresh faces in to the team. Or at least just one would have been a start!

 

[t_94]

Agree on Marnus.. Head tho on the back of a couple of swashbuckling knocks against the Poms last year. Selectors oblivious that in one match their attack was down two quicks, the deck had settled down and Leach was bowling nudies. An open invitation for a hitter such as Travis. He is averaging about @22 in state cricket this season.

Agree Head is a borderline selection given recent form. Squad has been picked with the inclination to maintain the status quo. He will need runs in these two tests against the West Indies as Handscomb is breathing down his neck and is a superior player of spin.

 

[Docker82]

The Shield is and has always been the stepping stone to Test selection. It used to be regarded as the best domestic comp in world cricket before CA degraded it by slicing it into two halves to cater for its 'cash cow' the BBL. In days past Pete Handscomb is being picked in the First Windies Test.

In years gone past we would've had five guys scoring runs like Handscomb and a guy with his technique doesn't get a look in.

If shield form gets Harris and Handscomb as test prospects its difficult to value shield form imo.

 

[BGman]

Handscomb with his technique

Yes four years ago when he was sacked. He has worked big time on his technique since, eradicating his major flaws. I used to wince when I'd see him leaving his off stump exposed and like you questioned how he was considered first class standard let alone Test ready. Even when he looked like a schoolboy novice back then he still scored two Test tons and averaged close to @40 before the quality bowlers worked on his weaknesses..

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yes four years ago when he was sacked. He has worked big time on his technique since, eradicating his major flaws. I used to wince when I'd see him leaving his off stump exposed and like you questioned how he was considered first class standard let alone Test ready. Even when he looked like a schoolboy novice back then he still scored two Test tons and averaged close to @40 before the quality bowlers worked on his weaknesses..

He isn't the answer though, at the end of the day who is he replacing? It's easy to say Head but we sort of want him to succeed because he's frankly the only realistic captain going forward, Warner is too old and the rest don't captain, and it's useless going back to smith who is average at it anyway.