India v Australia 5 ODIs

[Ram-Man]

Great series win by the Aussies. It was worth all the late nights.

 

[GlocksTickin]

You *en beauty campaigner!

 

[reubski23]

Come here expecting to see Usmain a lock for the World Cup team. Instead 10 pages on him batting go slowly when he scored almost 400 runs at a 90 strike

 

[PhatBoy]

Pretty bloody impressive effort to come back. Don’t think many saw that coming. India need to sort out 4-7 desperately - it’s unlikely that each of Kohli, Dhawan and Sharma will all fail (relatively speaking) at the same time but it will happen from time to time and without Dhoni they are pretty dorectionless from there down.
Still can’t believe that, for the second innings at least, a relative long hop from stoinis was probably the game winning play

 

[smasha]

Brilliant Aussies!

A 5-2 tour smashing.

 

[bird_man]

Plenty of talk about our batting but I think our bowling was terrific this series.

Some doubted whether Cummins was even best 11 and Zampa is starting to prove he is top class.

 

[Kram]

When the real stuff rolls around for the World Cup can all you foamers please melt over the Australian non-performance in the 1st innings again before you go to bed?

 

[Woody15]

Fantastic result. Never expected to win this series - was just hoping for us to build and play better throughout. And we certainly did that.

Still room from improvement I think with tactics and our lineup, but we seem to be timing this right and peaking nicely for the WC.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Its taken a while but we are starting to select the right side. 2 spinners is a must for ODI’s.

 

[Coasters7]

The BCCI have plenty of sponsors behind them, they have to squeeze quite a few awards in there.

Yeah just couldn’t figure out what the difference was between them all

 

[smasha]

Zampa is in,what a player.

 

[archibald]

Its taken a while but we are starting to select the right side. 2 spinners is a must for ODI’s.

To be fair, what you think is right and wrong changes with the wind.

 

[Woody15]

To be fair, what you think is right and wrong changes with the wind.

You mean like this?

The 4 quicks can do the job. I’m a fan of picking your best bowlers period, if one isn’t a spinner then use your 4 quicks and just make sure you hustle between overs as to not get the over rate out of hand. Bowl your most dangerous bowlers. Not sure why we need a second spinner when they are all poor to below poor.

***Disclaimer: comment was made in Ashes thread. Should still be relevant to the ODI squad IMO.


I hope we'll play to our strengths and not go with the flow just because other teams might consider playing 2 spinners. We barely have 1 high quality ODI spinner so why would we play 2? We have a deep pace attack that could do plenty in England.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Kholi hiding in the rooms?

Don't worry, the cameras will find him. We can't go for more than 2 balls without a shot of the "grate man". Comes home, all victorious, the only person to captain India to a Series win in Australia, and then I would think the only captain to lose a 2 match T20 series 0-2 at home, and then follow up with a 5 match ODI series loss after being 2-0 up. Life is good.

 

[Tugga27]

I worry a bit about his length in limited overs but I do like him very much. Genuine quick. I don't care what the speedo says for him he bends his back gets good bounce at times and genuinely hurries the batsmen.

I agree with you.

Still think he's learning the caper but he's also handy with a bat and a good fielder.
Will more than likely make way for Starc, NCN and Dorf though.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

You mean like this?


***Disclaimer: comment was made in Ashes thread. Should still be relevant to the ODI squad IMO.


I hope we'll play to our strengths and not go with the flow just because other teams might consider playing 2 spinners. We barely have 1 high quality ODI spinner so why would we play 2? We have a deep pace attack that could do plenty in England.

There's a difference between test matches and ODI's. In ODI's you can get away with an average-ish spinner and they can do a job. We have 1 high quality ODI spinner in Zampa and Lyon is getting better in ODI cricket. I'd play two spinners, with two quicks (Cummins and Starc) + the AR (either MMarsh or Stoinis) and you have Maxwell to bowl a few if need be.

We don't have a TEST QUALITY second spinner, that was my point (and still is). I wouldn't take a reserve to Lyon as there is no point, none are going to be successful, especially if O'Keefe is still on the outer. I'd be using Head and Laubausghne as so called second spinners personally if need be.

 

[Woody15]

There's a difference between test matches and ODI's. In ODI's you can get away with an average-ish spinner and they can do a job. We have 1 high quality ODI spinner in Zampa and Lyon is getting better in ODI cricket. I'd play two spinners, with two quicks (Cummins and Starc) + the AR (either MMarsh or Stoinis) and you have Maxwell to bowl a few if need be.

We don't have a TEST QUALITY second spinner, that was my point (and still is). I wouldn't take a reserve to Lyon as there is no point, none are going to be successful, especially if O'Keefe is still on the outer. I'd be using Head and Laubausghne as so called second spinners personally if need be.

I'm well aware of the differences between Tests and ODIs.

Adam Zampa is not a high quality ODI spinner. He improved this series but he is absolutely not a high quality ODI bowler.

Why would we pick 2 average ODI spinners and leave out 1 of Behrendorff/Richardson? Your comment "we should pick our best bowlers" should still apply to ODIs - even more so considering the lack of depth we have in terms of spinners.

And re Test spinners: I would always pick a spinner. Completely disagree with "if your best 4 are quicks play them".

 

[Kram]

To be fair, what you think is right and wrong changes with the wind.

Watch when we lose out first game in the UAE he will want to drop at least 3 or 4 players.

 

[Westend]

good series win boys

starting to look good

 

[Woody15]

LukeParkerno1:

Lyon in the WC squad is a joke, just play Zampa + you have Head/Maxwell, etc as part timers.

Its taken a while but we are starting to select the right side. 2 spinners is a must for ODI’s.

Also..

We have 1 high quality ODI spinner in Zampa

But...

At least we don’t have Zampa bowling pies later

Oh no Zampa has to bowl soon arrhhhh

Even Rabada can tonk Zampa

Try stick to one opinion please pal?

 

[bird_man]

Doubt we play two front line spinners in the WC

 

[Leeda]

Finch n co just needed some dynamic thought evolution to square this
Lads done well

 

[bird_man]

LukeParkerno1:




Also..



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Try stick to one opinion please pal?

Can you dig up the posts he had about Khawaja while you are there?

"Useless" is the word I remember

 

[archibald]

LukeParkerno1:




Also..



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Try stick to one opinion please pal?

Reminiscent of Tony Abbots stance on the paris agreement

 

[Leeda]

LukeParkerno1:




Also.stem cells are stattoid
Lots to lose



But...





Try stick to one opinion please pal?

Stem cells r