Ongoing Test match XI speculation thread.

[Woody15]

Pucovski update:


Will Pucovski faces an anxious wait to see if he can recover from a shoulder injury in time for the fourth and final Vodafone Test against India, with Australia giving him every opportunity to prove his fitness.

Australia confirmed Pucovski suffered a "shoulder subluxation" injury while diving in the field on the fifth day of the third Test in Sydney.

Doubtful he will play.

Does Wade open and Head back in?
Harris straight swap for Pucovski?

Very unsettling series.

 

[The Passenger]

Does Wade open and Head back in?
Harris straight swap for Pucovski?

I'd rate Head above Harris as a both a batsmen now and a future prospect, even if they play different roles.

But a Warner and Wade opening combination has too many potential downsides exposing our middle order.

For mine it should be Harris coming in if Pucosvki isn't fit.

 

[Redline]

Im staggered someone thinks this is an obvious error made by the selectors.

Someone has been watching the Big Bash I suspect.

Not last night obviously

 

[Redline]

In terms of changes should Pucovski be ruled out. I think it depends how close to the edge Wade is.

If they are thinking of putting a line through him after this series then I'd probably have him open and play Head. Alternatively if they think Wade is their number five for the Ashes then he needs to stay there and I guess Harris plays.

 

[JackOutback]

I think they'll move Wade back to open and bring Head back, myself.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think they'll move Wade back to open and bring Head back, myself.

Yep for a decider absolutely

 

[crows dude]

Huh? I clearly stated he won't be.

I don't think he should be. He's still the best gloveman in the country and he's batting is more than adequate for a keeper.

Paine may have been the best keeper once upon a time. That’s why they rushed him in when sandpaper happened. He was barely making the shield side but Chappelli saw him as the best glove man and Wade wasn’t making runs. Then Carey came along and had an amazing shield season as keeper taking the most dismissals in the shield. He to then got rushed into the one day squad and 20/20 squad. Paine was removed as our 20/20 and one day keeper. Now Carey had a shocking World Cup with the gloves but has improved out of site and his batting is a class above and his keeping is coming along nicely. It’s the Gilchrist v Healey situation. Is paines so call great keeping that much better now than Carey’s to stay in the side when Carey’s batting is a class above paines

 

[JackOutback]

Paine may have been the best keeper once upon a time. That’s why they rushed him in when sandpaper happened. He was barely making the shield side but Chappelli saw him as the best glove man and Wade wasn’t making runs. Then Carey came along and had an amazing shield season as keeper taking the most dismissals in the shield. He to then got rushed into the one day squad and 20/20 squad. Paine was removed as our 20/20 and one day keeper. Now Carey had a shocking World Cup with the gloves but has improved out of site and his batting is a class above and his keeping is coming along nicely. It’s the Gilchrist v Healey situation. Is paines so call great keeping that much better now than Carey’s to stay in the side when Carey’s batting is a class above paines

Gilchrist had a much more compelling case than Carey.

 

[cricketnut14]

In terms of changes should Pucovski be ruled out. I think it depends how close to the edge Wade is.

If they are thinking of putting a line through him after this series then I'd probably have him open and play Head. Alternatively if they think Wade is their number five for the Ashes then he needs to stay there and I guess Harris plays.

i've been wanting a line through wade for a while now, even though he has been serviceable.
we are almost backed into a corner to play him for this final test though with the pucovski injury.
we have a few 30+ and it makes sense to stagger retirements. the thing is the other 30+ will decide their own retirements.
it's time the selectors decided wade's. his replacement won't put on a worse output surely.

we still have a south africa series first and possibly the test championship final and the afghanistan test that has been promised next summer, and a 20/20 world cup , before the ashes.

 

[HBF]

Just on Fox Cricket, Bumrah has been ruled out of the 4th test with an abdominal strain.

 

[The Passenger]

It’s the Gilchrist v Healey situation.

It's not even close to the Gilchrist v Healy situation.

 

[SherbertLemon]

Holy smokes batman.
No Bumrah is huge.
That kid is absolutely elite.
Bring in Finch and Harris again and they can redeem themselves!!

 

[matt_y106]

Just on Fox Cricket, Bumrah has been ruled out of the 4th test with an abdominal strain.

So likely Bumrah, Vihari and Jadeja out.
No reason why we shouldn’t be rotating our seamers for this game. Neser and Abbot? For Starc and Cummins/Hazlewood.
Harris in for Pucovski


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[11kgm]

So likely Bumrah, Vihari and Jadeja out.
No reason why we shouldn’t be rotating our seamers for this game. Neser and Abbot? For Starc and Cummins/Hazlewood.
Harris in for Pucovski


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And potentially Ashwin

 

[eddiesmith]

You’d be pissed off if you’re Marcus Harris and Puck misses and they still don’t pick you. Two months completely wasted just sitting around with no cricket. He can’t even go back to the BBL as it will be over before they clear quarantine

They wouldn’t do it to Khawaja...

 

[Westend]

So likely Bumrah, Vihari and Jadeja out.
No reason why we shouldn’t be rotating our seamers for this game. Neser and Abbot? For Starc and Cummins/Hazlewood.
Harris in for Pucovski


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What !! no way Cummins and Hazelwood play ....I don't care how many injuries India have got..we play our best 11 no matter what !!

 

[HBF]

And potentially Ashwin

India will be glad to get home I reckon. They'd be just about cooked, even after that final effort in Sydney.

 

[11kgm]

What !! no way Cummins and Hazelwood play ....I don't care how many injuries India have got..we play our best 11 no matter what !!

Starc can get rested for me for Patto/Neser/Swepson

 

[11kgm]

India will be glad to get home I reckon. They'd be just about cooked, even after that final effort in Sydney.

They will either fight like dogs or lay down like dogs

 

[1990crow]

So likely Bumrah, Vihari and Jadeja out.
No reason why we shouldn’t be rotating our seamers for this game. Neser and Abbot? For Starc and Cummins/Hazlewood.
Harris in for Pucovski


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Rest? What?
Series win up for grabs and our job just got marginally easier.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

You’d be pissed off if you’re Marcus Harris and Puck misses and they still don’t pick you. Two months completely wasted just sitting around with no cricket. He can’t even go back to the BBL as it will be over before they clear quarantine

They wouldn’t do it to Khawaja...

Victorian Victimisation Syndrome rears again.

 

[hawkman]

India will be glad to get home I reckon. They'd be just about cooked, even after that final effort in Sydney.

Softened them up for England who will still capitulate to a 4-0 loss

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Matthew Wade - 34 tests, averaging 30.8

Adam Voges - 20 tests, dropped averaging 60.9

Why is it ok to persist with mediocrity under crazy eyes Langer?

 

[eddiesmith]

Victorian Victimisation Syndrome rears again.

Whatever, simple fact is if you're not going to pick him over an opening batsman averaging 1 or would rather promote a batsman who's never opened in first class cricket before, then why bother dragging him around for 2 months?

 

[1990crow]

Matthew Wade - 34 tests, averaging 30.8

Adam Voges - 20 tests, dropped averaging 60.9

Why is it ok to persist with mediocrity under crazy eyes Langer?

Wade's a good bloke. Supposedly.