Rolling World Cup squad thread

[Wedge McManus]

Which they are. Apart from the Ashes, most fans don't even realise there are tours on once the footy starts. And not only because everything else is usually hidden by the paywall.
I have to say this WC doesn't have me at all interested. The ICC (read Aus and India) cutting the world out of it and making it a chronically extended champions trophy has taken a lot of interest out of the pre-knock-out stage.

India will be lucky if they go deep in the WC. I'm watching them bowl to the kiwis now in Wellington on a flat deck. Their second string bowlers are about as atrocious as Scotland's.....lol

 

[Park cricketer]

Which they are. Apart from the Ashes, most fans don't even realise there are tours on once the footy starts. And not only because everything else is usually hidden by the paywall.
I have to say this WC doesn't have me at all interested. The ICC (read Aus and India) cutting the world out of it and making it a chronically extended champions trophy has taken a lot of interest out of the pre-knock-out stage.

Why did you leave out England from the culprit list lol..

 

[Wedge McManus]

Watching the kiwis bowl right now at Wellington wow they have some pace. When did they get so fast? Kuggeleijn, Ferguson bowling genuine heat. When they get Milne back they'll be quicker than us man for man. Not sure how quick Boult is these days but he's not slow

 

[Kram]

Statistically, World Cup matches between full members are just as likely to be blowouts as matches between a full member and an Associate, so this is just confirmation bias.

Like how you reckon that JB and Flem are now fantastic commentators because they are on your free channel 7 lel?

Most of the shit games over the history of the WC have been between top teams v the minnows, unless your eyes are painted on.

 

[The Speaker]

Like how you reckon that JB and Flem are now fantastic commentators because they are on your free channel 7 lel?

Are you actually confusing me with someone else? Because this is about the third time you've said something like this. I don't think I've ever really been down on Fleming, other than saying he needs to be kept in check from time to time, and likewise I'm pretty sure I've always maintained that Brayshaw is decent cricket commentator.

Or is this just because I've criticised Fox?

 

[Kram]

Are you actually confusing me with someone else? Because this is about the third time you've said something like this. I don't think I've ever really been down on Fleming, other than saying he needs to be kept in check from time to time, and likewise I'm pretty sure I've always maintained that Brayshaw is decent cricket commentator.

Or is this just because I've criticised Fox?

I said they were poo and you defended them. And I said nup they are still poo.

 

[Park cricketer]

Okay, onto the Ashes then...

 

[Nel_cats]

We are living in an alternative timeline where Cummins is our healthiest bowler. But seriously not good news. Starc is a huge part of the WC campaign

 

[corbies]

If you're going to have a 10 team world cup then you can't have Traditional teams automatically qualifying. Atleast make them prove they deserve a place at an exclusive World Cup by beating the nations that dont qualify. At the moment the same team plays eachother between world cups only to then play eachother again at a world cup. We never know if a Scotland, a UAE, a Netherlands, a Ireland are in the top 10 nations as they seldom play anyone who are traditionally there.

You only have to look at the Afghanistan ODI results over the last 2 years to see that the gap between the top 15 or so teams is closer then it has ever been. Since the start of 2017 they have a winning record against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Ireland and in their two matches against one of the top 7 nations they lost with 3 balls remaining to Pakistan and tied with India. Yet in World Cup Qualifying they lost to Scotland and Hong Kong.

 

[The Speaker]

I said they were poo and you defended them. And I said nup they are still poo.

But I haven't changed my mind on them like you keep saying.

Okay, onto the Ashes then...

rip

 

[Cleavy]

didn't the articles a day or so ago say that we were resting Starc and Richardson? I guess there was a little more to it...

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Meh if there was one bowler we could do without it's Starc. Cummins on the other hand...

 

[Park cricketer]

Meh if there was one bowler we could do without it's Starc. Cummins on the other hand...

I don't rate Starc among the best in test cricket but he has one of the best records for a fast bowler in ODI cricket history. He's easily the most attacking bowler in the format and the best in the world when he's on song.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I don't rate Starc among the best in test cricket but he has one of the best records for a fast bowler in ODI cricket history. He's easily the most attacking bowler in the format and the best in the world when he's on song.

Was more thinking the Ashes. If it's a long term injury we can't deal with Cummins being injured. The WC for me is in the bracket of "would be nice to win BUT give me an Ashes series win in England first". Behrendorff isn't an awful replacement for Starc in ODI cricket anyway

 

[Sproj]

Australia
England
India
Ireland
Scotland
Afghanistan
The Netherlands
West Indies
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
+1

Then you get a 16 team World Cup - Done

 

[cricketnut14]

Australia
England
India
Ireland
Scotland
Afghanistan
The Netherlands
West Indies
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
+1

Then you get a 16 team World Cup - Done[/QUOTE]

what about my favourite minnows the Kenyans !! sure they not what they used to be, but they did almost get test status in 2000.

Canada, UAE, PNG, HK I'm sure would want to feature if some of the above are.

 

[Westend]

Australia T20I/ODI squad: Aaron Finch (c), Pat Cummins (vc), Alex Carey (vc), Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa

Squad for India announced

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I do bag him on test selection but how Mitch Marsh isn’t in our ODI side let alone squad is bewildering.

 

[Nel_cats]

Good to see Short. Imagine people will go crazy over the non selection of Wade.

Edit: Just saw no MMarsh. wtf

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Good to see Short. Imagine people will go crazy over the non selection of Wade.

Edit: Just saw no MMarsh. wtf

Short is only cover for SMarsh (hamstring)

 

[Ducky Tie]

Yeah no Wade or MMarsh is taking the piss. Decent squad other than that.

 

[Westend]

I do bag him on test selection but how Mitch Marsh isn’t in our ODI side let alone squad is bewildering.

Yeah its interesting...test aside his ODI form is okay.....seems such a fall... dropped from test cricket and know being dropped for the ODI

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yeah its interesting...test aside his ODI form is okay.....seems such a fall... dropped from test cricket and know being dropped for the ODI

I’d rather him than at least one if not both of our all rounders!

 

[Nel_cats]

Short is only cover for SMarsh (hamstring)

This might sounds dumb but does that mean he flies back once smarsh is good to go OR he stays part of the group?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yeah no Wade or MMarsh is taking the piss. Decent squad other than that.

They weren’t going to drop Carey. Wade was no chance