ODI Side

[Andrew Mc]

Bullshit. Warner and Wade are hardly automatic selections. Hussey has retired. Watson is injured. Clarke is the only absolute definite who would come into the side right now (along with Watto if fit).

Finch and Hughes have been absolute guns in the ODD format for 2 seasons now and should become permanent fixtures in the side. I don't agree with the Haddin selection, but Wade has hardly been much better in one dayers of late. Bailey also could lay claims to becoming a permanent fixture in the side, as he is one of the best finishers in the country. Usman is just there for Test match practice I reckon, but is still 3rd on total runs in ODD this year at a healthy enough strike rate, so his selection is fine.

So, please explain to me how this is a clear 'B' team?

I was going to post something, but it'd pretty much be this. People just have their knickers in a knot about Hussey not being selected. I can see why to some extent, but it's purely sentimentality.

 

[drummond2fevola]

Torz is a spud, I look forward to Spud Patrol cleaning him up

 

[BACCS]

It's not about the new players not being good enough to play in the side. It's the fact that if everyone was fit and available (and the selectors weren't bitter about Hussey), you'd see 5-6 different guys in the team.

It still doesn't mean they are a B grade side, just like tonight showed against very good opposition.

 

[BACCS]

I was going to post something, but it'd pretty much be this. People just have their knickers in a knot about Hussey not being selected. I can see why to some extent, but it's purely sentimentality.

Agreed, I doubt there would have been a huge uproar if he was playing.

 

[Spud Patrol]

Torz is a spud, I look forward to Spud Patrol cleaning him up

I know your having a laugh but ill have a crack anyway

 

[Spud Patrol]

Cricket is a statistical game. How else are you meant to make an argument?

We can't all construct compelling arguments like this:

Pshhhhhh spuds. Eating my hat, Bailey, all star knock its warranted. Spud Maxwell only enhanced his image as a spud after hauling out for 6 and throwing absolute pies down at the Spud Lankans. Still a spud in the general consensus book. Back to the point however. Ofcourse you can look at cricket in the statistical sense, but really dude starc and pattinson both average over 30 as test batsmen, that dose not mean they are good batsmen. What i mean when i say statistics dont mean everything is that you can get a few not outs, get a few turns of luck and all of a sudden you have a world class average. You have to look at how they get their runs, how many outside edges for 4, how many dropped catches, who the opposition is, shit there are that many factors in an innings that any spud playing less then 10 games can have a stellar average. No spud is pulling the wool over my eyes, I want seasoned performers. Like what big D.Husssssssss did tonight what a super star.

Spud city.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Spud Patrol looks like a spud now.

 

[dajesmac]

Wouldn't mind seeing Marsh back in the side at some point. Batting like a machine at the moment.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Wouldn't mind seeing Marsh back in the side at some point. Batting like a machine at the moment.

After the big bash please

 

[nineteen eighty]

Spud Patrol looks like a spud now.

Just put him on ignore and you won't have a carb intake problem like before

 

[pluga_4]

so i'd assume smith and cutting will play the next odi (the selectors did say they would look at all of them)...before the selectors pick the squad for the remaining 3 odi's.

smith probably will come in for maxwell but i wouldn't be surprised if he comes in for khawaja or finch.
cutting will come in for who knows with the rotation of the bowlers in odi's.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Starc out of the 2nd ODI with Kane Richardson coming in for him. Starc has calf soreness.

 

[Torz]

so i'd assume smith and cutting will play the next odi (the selectors did say they would look at all of them)...before the selectors pick the squad for the remaining 3 odi's.

smith probably will come in for maxwell but i wouldn't be surprised if he comes in for khawaja or finch.
cutting will come in for who knows with the rotation of the bowlers in odi's.

I'd give Maxwell another game. He might've not come off with the bat or the ball, but his fielding showed he's never out of the game.

 

[eth-dog]

IMO it'll be Smith for Maxwell and Cutting for Starc

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Would have liked NCN, but Richardson deserves the call up.

 

[JUBJUB]

Starc has calf soreness.

Looks like the so called sports science geeks screwed the pooch.Old fart Inverarity will be looking for heads to roll.
How did they allow him to play after 2 tests back-to-back when they were shit scared he'd get injured after the previous time he'd played 2 tests back-to-back ?

DUMB ARSES !!!

 

[Phone]

Looks like the so called sports science geeks screwed the pooch.Old fart Inverarity will be looking for heads to roll.
How did they allow him to play after 2 tests back-to-back when they were shit scared he'd get injured after the previous time he'd played 2 tests back-to-back ?

DUMB ARSES !!!

hmm yes the rotation policy is basically designed to avoid back and foot stress injures which are preventable to some extent and things you oughta to avoid, as opposed to calf and hamstring injures which are well hard to avoid

 

[Bradesmaen]

Hopefully they bring Richardson in as rotation for Johnson and give Adelaide fans a hometown boy to watch.

 

[Underdog]

I'd give Maxwell another game. He might've not come off with the bat or the ball, but his fielding showed he's never out of the game.

But that's unacceptable when it comes to Smith who actually does have a good bowling average as well?

 

[Bradesmaen]

Spot on UD. Maxwell is an average cricketer, not sure why he keeps getting a mention for Australia. Sure he can field... bring him on as the 12th man specialist fielder then.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Maxwell looks to have taken up the specialist fielding spot vacated by Steve Smith. It is now a field off between the two at training.

 

[Blues_Man]

Hope he proves us all wrong. Where's beer? Surely better than X?

Not even close to being better ...just because he's from WA doesn't make him better

 

[Underdog]

Maxwell looks to have taken up the specialist fielding spot vacated by Steve Smith. It is now a field off between the two at training.

Smith's bowling average of 34 is reasonable.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not even close to being better ...just because he's from WA doesn't make him better

Beer is a better T20 bowler than X, hasn't done much in ODDs though.

 

[Hellgood]

What exactly has Richardson done to deserve a spot before McDermott, Coulter-Nile and Faulkner?