not to sure possibly but 20 extra in 60 balls that makes it 80 that pretty pathectic from someone of his talent
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My point exactly. How does a man get a chance to develop a brain or patience or the ability to grind out an innings if he’s constantly denied chances to play in the most suitable format. They see him as a hit n giggle merchant and he behaves like one. Go figure.
That’s where the majority of his runs have been made. He averages 30 on the red ball part of the tour the 1 100 and 3 fails.
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Think of the makeup of the attack.
You have Cummins (certainty, has been our best bowler in the last 2 years), Pattinson (express, and in form). you aren't taking another express bowler, if you did you'd need a A/R at 6, as Starc is just as likely to be 0/100 than he is to roll a side, and he's more likely to be the 0/100 on form in red ball cricket.
You need a tie down an end, boring bowler to compliment Cummins and Pattinson. That's either Hazelwood or Siddle, OR even Michael Nesser.
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He should have shown it in the WC. Had plenty of chances to build an innings.
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Meh such a minor thing rather pick the better in form bowler
Whoever they pick in the top 6 has some justification to being picked.
Except Marsh. He reminds me of some spoilt kid who is constantly enabled and starts to believe they are 'special'. WTF has he done since smashing balls to cover at catching height against India? Must drive some shield players mad that they miss out to this hack over and over again.
Dont mind either Hazlewood or Siddle. Although Siddle has taken 70+ plus wickets at under 20 for Essex and based on that deserves first crack.
Except Marsh. He reminds me of some spoilt kid who is constantly enabled and starts to believe they are 'special'. WTF has he done since smashing balls to cover at catching height against India? Must drive some shield players mad that they miss out to this hack over and over again.
Dont mind either Hazlewood or Siddle. Although Siddle has taken 70+ plus wickets at under 20 for Essex and based on that deserves first crack.
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Na it’s not the same he needs to be able to play for FC cricket
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They don't have to do anything, cricket selection is as much art as science. I'd pick Bancroft and Labuschagne myself, but there is room in Test cricket for gut selections.
Starc was one of the bowlers of the world cup and he is getting dropped for a player who played against some suburban 11's and took a few wickets in an intra-club match.
Starc was the one bowler England would've been having nightmares about, they will not believe their luck.
Yeah well every time Langer says one thing publicly he does the other. Not a good way to manage a side. He has made a few shocking calls in his time like Finch over Renshaw. Not a fan of JL as coach
Finch was certainly the wrong call in Australia but Renshaw has done nothing to suggest he should be in the team for quite a long time.
Starc 1-70 off 9 the English bats were having nightmares. He has been in terrible red ball form as of late and doesn’t deserve to be picked
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Starc has to have an injury niggle to be dropped surely.
Couldn’t disagree with you more...England and in particular Jason Roy will have loved Starc playing...he has proven in recent test appearances to be too inconsistent. Roy would love thrashing him through and over the off side.
Starc is a genuine top line one day bowler that cannot be questioned but I think we have better options in test cricket
Yeah but when the call was made in the UAE to go with Finch of the back of t20 runs in England over Renshaw making 1400 FC runs with 7 100s it was horrific. Renshaw’s form did turn to absolute s**t during the Shield season and should now be behind Warner, Bancroft, Harris and Burns for an opening spot but at the time that was a terrible call
At the same time they'll be cursing reduced run scoring opportunities
If anything, this supports the notion that gut feel calls are needed. Even England, who get lauded for their Smith/Taylor selection process are doing it with Roy.
Agreed in white ball cricket the batsmen has to go harder at the ball with Starc’s speed if he gets some sideways movement that’s incredibly dangerous where as in test you can let the ball go more and don’t have to take risks and you you know with Starc he bowls at least one s**t one an over that lets you off strike
No it doesn’t you pick Finch because you think making runs in T20 will lead to him having success at test level and it was an abject failure.
Also sliding doors moment maybe if Renshaw was backed by selectors he makes runs in the UAE and then goes back to Australia confident and potentially his form doesn’t fall off a cliff
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The only nightmare England would have about Starc is how aren’t they hitting every one of his 9 balls in 10 to the fence! He bowls 1 good ball in 10.
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