Shield Game 14: Western Australia vs South Australia, WACA, 25-28th Feb, 1:30 pm AEDT

[eth-dog]

Western Australia squad: Shaun Marsh (c), Cameron Bancroft, Jake Carder, Hilton Cartwright, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green, Liam Guthrie, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (+), Matt Kelly, Liam O'Connor, Joel Paris, Sam Whiteman

South Australia squad: Travis Head (c), Alex Carey (+), Wes Agar, Will Bosisto, David Grant, Henry Hunt, Corey Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Harry Nielsen, Chadd Sayers, Liam Scott, Daniel Worrell

Possible sides:

WA/SA

Bancroft/Hunt
Whiteman/Bosisto
Marsh (c)/Scott
Green/Head (c)
Carder/Carey (+)
Inglis (+)/Nielsen
Hardie/Lehmann
Paris/Kelly
Gannon/Sayers
Kelly/Worrall
O'Connor/Agar

 

[cowboy18]

Interesting call to bat Liam Scott at 3 for South Australia. Was an exceptionally talented batter as a junior. Think he's a good fit for that role*, solid traditional technique and generally a good decision-maker.


* apologies in advance for getting him out by posting this, he was 2* when I posted it.

 

[Torz]

Guthrie over Paris? Hmmm.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Serviceable start by SA

 

[kane249]

Bosisto like he never left, getting out cheaply at the WACA

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Bosisto like he never left, getting out cheaply at the WACA

He's in form at Grade level. The problem with grade cricket in SA at the moment is there are no young players making runs. It's always the same ones chalking up the runs, Lehmann's in the same boat, Bosisto, Cosgrove, etc.

 

[Torz]

This is one of the more uninspiring bowling lineups WA has rolled out over recent years.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

This is one of the more uninspiring bowling lineups WA has rolled out over recent years.

A lot of bowling line ups are made to look that way by the Redbacks

 

[Crashy]

Great session for SA

 

[Peter Doherty]

Great session for SA

150 runs, Head soo close to 100 in a session with 99.

 

[Kyptastic]

Head's pretty much a class above this level, hopefully can translate that into a decent test career.

On track for a 1000 run season, even with the reduced matches.

 

[Some Idiot]

Hunt's been pretty impressive in this SA line-up. One of the few batsman outside of Head to perform with some consistency

 

[Cainozz]

Head doing everything right to keep pushing his case for a rebirth at test level. Good to see. His FC average has also just passed 40.

 

[Peter Doherty]

These WA commentators are a million times better than the guy who has done WA games in the past.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Redbacks going at a fair clip too. Great day.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Brave shot.

 

[Moonwatcher]

He's in form at Grade level. The problem with grade cricket in SA at the moment is there are no young players making runs. It's always the same ones chalking up the runs, Lehmann's in the same boat, Bosisto, Cosgrove, etc.

Cosgrove is still playing grade cricket?

 

[RedTinMania]

Cosgrove is still playing grade cricket?

Yeah, 537 runs at a shade under 60 this season

Still paunchy, still punching

 

[Great8]

Disappointing to lose Carey just then but hopefully Trav goes on with it.
He was very confident leading into this game that he would get a big score but he is never short of confidence

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Lol WA

 

[Peter Doherty]

Commentators saying how good Head's looked, scored at a high rate, yes, but has been very compact and a chanceless 189* so far.

Head looking for his second 200 against WA.

 

[Van_Dyke]

I want to know what the * WA did to Travis Head, the man loves playing against us

 

[JackOutback]

This is one of the more uninspiring bowling lineups WA has rolled out over recent years.

We never seem to come close to putting out our best bowling line-up.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Cosgrove is still playing grade cricket?

Yep, he goes okay as well. However, I cannot see selectors picking him again. Tends to bat middle order but still makes runs. In a game last year he went in at 8, and made a big 100 to win the game.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Hunt's been pretty impressive in this SA line-up. One of the few batsman outside of Head to perform with some consistency

Yes. I was asked about Hunt by another poster a few weeks ago. I said there is definitely something there, he just needs to get in the habit of turning good starts and 50s into 100s. I wouldn't discount him playing for Australia at some stage, but he just needs to keep making runs at shield level first.