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[BStaff17]

My opinion is everyone is ****ed against India anyway and our test team will always be 2nd or 3rd strongest basically no matter what we do.

I think the batting talent over 25 is dire but 25 and under has promise in McSweeney, Davies and with time a couple out of McSweeney, Goodwin, Wyllie and Kellaway show promise. We have remarkable spin promise in Roccichelli, Murphy and Sangha and the fast bowling will sort itself. Worth noting, Shield pitches are A LOT harder to bat on these days and a top order 40 average is probably similar to 50 back in the 90s / early 2000s.

Test squad needs to bite the bullet on someone though and give them a shot before it completely bottoms out in the top of the order and all three of the top 3 retire or are dropped almost simultaneously.

Yep there is no batting talent over 25. It really is a concern as a lot of these young kids probably need another 2-3 seasons plying there trade in shield.

If you throw them in too early to the wolves then it can scar them for the rest of there careers.

Batsman generally don't peak until 28-29 years of age.

Ollie Davies is the one of the few young prospects that actually performed well in the Shield this year. He has that X-factor about him in the field and can score quickly.

Beau webster led the Sheffield shield in runs but he really doesn't strike me as a player that will make it. A good solid domestic cricketer but probably will be found out in Test Cricket.

In terms of the pitches in shield cricket if the batsman struggle when there is a bit juice in the wicket at domestic level then its not going to bode well with better quality bowlers at Test level working them over.

 

[Chicken Treat]

Flexi Membership.

Western Force.

$63/game

You're having a laugh.

(Yes I went last night and thankfully I paid less than $20 for a discounted ticket through a friend's employer).

 

[BStaff17]

Flexi Membership.

Western Force.

$63/game

You're having a laugh.

(Yes I went last night and thankfully I paid less than $20 for a discounted ticket through a friend's employer).

You should be getting paid to watch yawnion.

I think i would rather get poked in both eyes then watch that boring deadshit private school sport.

 

[BStaff17]

Tough night for Angeball up the mighty cottages.

 

[Lach72]

Good game of soccer last night…

 

[Kram]

 

[Paracleet]

Competition between BJ, Clark and McNamara on who can most clearly demonstrate their lack of preparation for commentary on this match. I'm tempted to give it to Clark for talking about the Fremantle doctor coming in later (Forecast is for Easterlies all day for the entire match with no sea breeze. Maybe there will be the ghost of one late on day 5).

I'll give to to BJ though for not shutting down Brad crapping on about how the removal of the Inverarity and Prindiville stands will effect conditions (it won't). Being a local, at least notionally, he should know better.

 

[Wray27]

Competition between BJ, Clark and McNamara on who can most clearly demonstrate their lack of preparation for commentary on this match. I'm tempted to give it to Clark for talking about the Fremantle doctor coming in later (Forecast is for Easterlies all day for the entire match with no sea breeze. Maybe there will be the ghost of one late on day 5).

I'll give to to BJ though for not shutting down Brad crapping on about how the removal of the Inverarity and Prindiville stands will effect conditions (it won't). Being a local, at least notionally, he should know better.

Who’s Bancroft replacement?

 

[Paracleet]

Who’s Bancroft replacement?

Short

 

[Wray27]

Short

Handy replacement.

 

[Paracleet]

Lot of depth in WA cricket at the moment with Green, Richardson and Marsh at the IPL and Morris, Kelly and Bancroft injured (6 first choice players!) and we're able to leave players like Phillipe and Wyllie out and still go in favourites.

 

[Paracleet]

I forgot Turner as well. He was in the WA top 6 when the Shield went into recess and he got injured during the BBL and is now at the IPL.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Lot of depth in WA cricket at the moment with Green, Richardson and Marsh at the IPL and Morris, Kelly and Bancroft injured (6 first choice players!) and we're able to leave players like Phillipe and Wyllie out and still go in favourites.

Stunned Wyllie didnt get a call up given his form, working well at the moment though (touches all the wood)

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Just turned on the match - holy moly Freeman is certainly one kind of athlete...

 

[Quay Club]

Just turned on the match - holy moly Freeman is certainly one kind of athlete...

Beefy is the word!

 

[Quay Club]

I forgot Turner as well. He was in the WA top 6 when the Shield went into recess and he got injured during the BBL and is now at the IPL.

Not forgetting Behrendorff and Richardson!

 

[BStaff17]

Just turned on the match - holy moly Freeman is certainly one kind of athlete...

Hails from the Mark Cosgrove cricket academy.

 

[Paracleet]

Not forgetting Behrendorff and Richardson!

Richardson was in my list and the Dorf has retired from first class cricket. Quite some time ago too I think.

 

[Paracleet]

Just turned on the match - holy moly Freeman is certainly one kind of athlete...

They ran a four when he was chasing one early, to the short side...

 

[Spirit Level]

Sammyyyyy

 

[Joao]

Shame about his hands/fingers or whatever. Would have played tests I reckon.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Evenly poised at tea, WA 4/194.
You'd think WA need a minimum of 300 from here.

 

[Joao]

What's the deck like? 7/300 at 80 overs is interesting.

 

[Tundrawolf]

What's the deck like? 7/300 at 80 overs is interesting.

A bit for the bowlers, particularly with the new ball, and some good turn too.

Really need to bat as close to the 100 over mark as possible given the bonus points situation if the pitch flattens out.

 

[FreoGirl]

Tiny Pinder was sentenced today