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I wouldn't take Maddinson either but LP likes to make blanket statements about players, not accepting that things can change in cricket.
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Squiggle tips Demons at 77% chance -- What's your tip? -- Team line-ups »
Warner
Harris
Burns
Smith
Head
Patterson
Paine
Cummins
Lyon
Richardson
Hazlewood
Extended Squad: Bancroft, Wade, Labuschange, Starc, Bird
Usman doesn’t cut it for me. Shithouse all summer, did nothing other than score a token century when we were already leading by 500 runs against Sri Lanka’s B side
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39.3 is really getting technical. He had multiple 1000+ run Shield seasons. If someone was putting up those numbers now they'd walk into the Australian Test team
39.3 is really getting technical. He had multiple 1000+ run Shield seasons. If someone was putting up those numbers now they'd walk into the Australian Test team
klinger participated in 16 australian fc summers and he averaged over 40 in 5 of them. klinger's real talent was his tendency to dish out a double ton, 5 of them, but you can hardly push your way into the team when no-one has any idea if in the upcoming summer you're gonna average over 70, or below 25, or average 35 and not score any tons until the 2nd last game of the season where you hit 219* (his 2011/12 season)
Holy Moises Henriques firming for an all-rounder spot too:
Current Shield Season
Batting - 41.23 average (1 hundred, 2 fifties, 1 duck), 70.24 strike rate
Bowling - 18.75 average, 37.50 trike rate, 3.00 economy rate (0 5-fers)
Career Shield record
Batting - 36.93 average (8 hundreds, 14 fifties, 12 ducks)
Bowling - 32.72 average, 61.49 strike rate, 3.19 economy rate (1 5-fer)
Inb4 "Are you Mark Waugh?"
The outsiders,Maddinson and Meredith.
Here's my go (in the team in red, in the squad in blue, considered but not included black):
TOP ORDER BATTERS: Warner, Burns, Bancroft, Harris, Renshaw, Khawaja, Finch
MIDDLE ORDER BATTERS: Smith, Patterson, Head, Maxwell, Labuschagne, Wade, Marsh (Shaun), Handscomb
ALL-ROUNDERS: Henriques, Stoinis, Marsh (Mitch)
KEEPERS: Paine, Carey, Wade, Nevill
QUICKS: Hazelwood, Starc, Cummins, Richardson, Tremain, Worrall, Sayers, Siddle, Bird
SPINNERS: Lyon, O'Keefe, Holland
Team
1. Warner
2. Burns
3. Bancroft
4. Smith
5. Head
6. Patterson
7. Paine (C)
8. Cummins (VC)
9. Starc
10. Lyon
11. Hazelwood
Plus Squad: Harris, Maxwell, Henriques, Carey, Richardson, Tremain, O'Keefe
Here's my go (in the team in red, in the squad in blue, considered but not included black):
TOP ORDER BATTERS: Warner, Burns, Bancroft, Harris, Renshaw, Khawaja, Finch
MIDDLE ORDER BATTERS: Smith, Patterson, Head, Maxwell, Labuschagne, Wade, Marsh (Shaun), Handscomb
ALL-ROUNDERS: Henriques, Stoinis, Marsh (Mitch)
KEEPERS: Paine, Carey, Wade, Nevill
QUICKS: Hazelwood, Starc, Cummins, Richardson, Tremain, Worrall, Sayers, Siddle, Bird
SPINNERS: Lyon, O'Keefe, Holland
Team
1. Warner
2. Burns
3. Bancroft
4. Smith
5. Head
6. Patterson
7. Paine (C)
8. Cummins (VC)
9. Starc
10. Lyon
11. Hazelwood
Plus Squad: Harris, Maxwell, Henriques, Carey, Richardson, Tremain, O'Keefe
The outsiders,Maddinson and Meredith.
I like that team to,as I keep saying Maxwell should be at least in the squad.Not sure about O'Keefe but no other spinners stand out.
It’s a 5 test series. We will 100% be taking a second spinner.Doubt we will take a second spinner. Have one on so called standby, might be a Holland or what not.
It’s a 5 test series. We will 100% be taking a second spinner.
What happens if Lyon does a McGrath and rolls his ankle during the warm up of day 1 of the first test? There is no way we only take one spinner.I doubt it. They would have one who is playing in County cricket as standby. It is why I expect Laubasgne to go (spare bat) as he can bowl his leg spinners.
We aren’t taking a 20+ man squad. The squad is 17 (just call it 16 as the last spot is the reserve keeper). They will fly someone over if they get a serious injury. Even so in the hypothetical that Lyon goes down I’d be playing 4 quicks, the next lot of spinners are either not ready or not good (Holland/OKeefe). Use Head to bowl part time spin.
What happens if Lyon does a McGrath and rolls his ankle during the warm up of day 1 of the first test? There is no way we only take one spinner.
I agree that the other options are trash, but just can’t see the selectors leaving themselves vulnerable picking only one spinner.Play 4 quicks. The other spin options are poor anyway. Honestly who is there?
Swepson- not ready
Boyce- average in long form
Zampa- terrible in long form
OKeefe- would they even go back there? His bowling would be pedestrian over there anyway.
Holland- average at best.
Rather use Head as the so called spinner and play an extra quick whether that be Richardson, Bird, etc.
It would surprise me to take a second spinner in the squad. You may be right but I wouldn’t take one. Take Laubaushgne as a spare bat as coverage or Maxwell. Both can bowl spin.
I agree that the other options are trash, but just can’t see the selectors leaving themselves vulnerable picking only one spinner.