Sheffield Shield Round 6: Tasmania Tigers v Western Warriors @ Blundstone

[grimlock]

Sheffield Shield Round 6: Tasmania Tigers v Western Warriors @ Blundstone
Sunday 8th December 2013 - Wednesday 11th December 2013

Tasmania (3rd)
5 games 10 points 0.8686 quotient
Western Australia (4th)
5 games 8 points 1.0995 quotient

CA scorecard: http://livescores.cricket.com.au/summary_2934_17.html

Weather

• Sunday - A little rain developing 11-23
  
• Monday - Becoming cloudy 10-20
  
• Tuesday- Shower or two 10-16
  
• Wednesday - Shower or two 9-17
  

Important game between two sides keen to keep pace with the leaders. Tasmania will be disappointed to go down to the Blues at home after being in a strong position whilst the Warriors staved off a strong challenge from the Bulls at the WACA to only concede 2 points to the Queenslanders.

Last game

• NSW 264 (Doherty 3/37, Gulbis 3/78) and 4/255 (Rainbird 3/52) defeated Tasmania 354 (Dunk 89, Paine 78) and 164 (Cosgrove 81) by 6 wickets @ Blundstone Arena.
• Western Australia 254 (M.Marsh 96, Whiteman 61) and 5/447 dec. (Voges 235*, Whiteman 74*) drew with Queensland 401 (Hogan 3/69) and 2/81 (Agar 2/22) @ WACA.

Tasmania XII squad

• Tim PAINE (c)(+)
• Xavier DOHERTY (vc)
• Luke BUTTERWORTH
• Mark COSGROVE
• Ed COWAN
• Alex DOOLAN
• Ben DUNK
• Andrew FEKETE
• Evan GULBIS
• Sam RAINBIRD
• Clive ROSE
• Jordan SILK

In: Fekete, Rose
Out: Ben HILFENHAUS (side strain)

Hilfenhaus hurt himself in the Blues game and only bowled 5 overs in the match. Fekete looks to be his direct replacement unless the Tigers opt for a second spinner in Rose.

Western Australia XII squad

• Adam VOGES (c)
• Ashton AGAR
• Cameron BANCROFT
• Jason BEHRENDORFF
• Ryan DUFFIELD
• Michael HOGAN
• Simon MACKIN
• Mitch MARSH
• Shaun MARSH
• Luke TOWERS
• Ashton TURNER
• Sam WHITEMAN (+)

In: Duffield, Mackin (SS debut), Towers, Turner (SS debut)
Out: Nathan COULTER-NILE (rest), Marcus NORTH (personal), John ROGERS (omitted)

The Warriors make 2 enforced changes and 1 unenforced change: NCN rested for the WACA Ashes Test and Marcus North on compassionate leave after the tragic death of his brother.

John Rogers is omitted after a run of low scores, returning only 1 fifty in his 9 nine innings this season. Towers gets another chance after making a golden duck replacing North mid-match against the Bulls. Shaun Marsh will move up to 3, with off-spinning all rounder Turner likely to slot in at 7 behind the in-form Whiteman who compiled 2 fifties against Queensland.

Mackin impressed in his NT outing against the Englishmen but Duffield is more likely to play after bowling well in his one game so far this year.

 

[eth-dog]

I think Faulkner has been released to play this game again. Expecting:

Cosgrove Towers
Silk Bancroft
Cowan S Marsh
Doolan Voges (c)
Dunk M Marsh
Faulkner Turner
Paine (c, +) Whiteman
Butterworth Agar
Gulbis Duffield
Doherty Behrendorff
Fekete Hogan

I'm leaning towards Tassie, on paper they have the better side, but sides are rarely won on paper

 

[Carbine Chaos]

WA easily because we are awesome.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Fascinated to see how Turner goes - people over here are comparing him to Andrew Symonds in that he could be the complete all-round package. Hope he can put some decent numbers on the board.

 

[The_Reaper]

I really want Mackin to play.

Need a closer look at the Big Mac

 

[Ciderhound]

Really looking forward to watching Ashton Turner play.


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[CAS79]

WA easily because we are awesome.

Thought you were in danger of becoming the new South Australia.

 

[CAS79]

I think Faulkner has been released to play this game again. Expecting:

Cosgrove Towers
Silk Bancroft
Cowan S Marsh
Doolan Voges (c)
Dunk M Marsh
Faulkner Turner
Paine (c, +) Whiteman
Butterworth Agar
Gulbis Duffield
Doherty Behrendorff
Fekete Hogan

I'm leaning towards Tassie, on paper they have the better side, but sides are rarely won on paper

Eth dog if Gulbis play ahead of Rainbird I will not be happy.

 

[grimlock]

Faulkner not playing, Rose and Behrendorff the 12th men which means Mackin debuting along with Turner.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

WA batting - 3/176 after 63 overs

Bancroft 81*
M.Marsh 0*

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Bancroft choked again.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Over 73.5: Gulbis to Turner, no run, OUT, short and wide, goes to cut, edges through to Paine who takes his third catch for the innings.

We've absolutely wasted a good platform here. Very unhappy.

 

[TassieEagle]

Great fightback by the Tigers. Need to be bowling sides out considering we are consistently playing 5 bowlers.

 

[The Passenger]

Faulkner not playing, Rose and Behrendorff the 12th men which means Mackin debuting along with Turner.

What WA selectors smoking. Behrendorff 12th?

 

[TassieEagle]

Well that escalated quickly!

 

[Torz]

Duff-man carrying on from his grade form. Got a 7-fer the other weekend.

 

[eth-dog]

Paine, under pressure, chokes again. I'm so surprised

 

[TassieEagle]

Paine, under pressure, chokes again. I'm so surprised

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/576112.html

One example of not choking

Has plenty of mates today though unfortunately

 

[eth-dog]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/576112.html

One example of not choking

Has plenty of mates today though unfortunately

Not as if he had a lead of 200 already

 

[samFFC]

Wow.

 

[TassieEagle]

Not as if he had a lead of 200 already

Second innings when he came in is the only time in the match where Tas didn't look rock solid and Paine batted extremely well then.

Doesn't pile on big scores but is hardly a renowned choker like you are making out. Has been making decent scores this year and very rarely do we have 150 on the board when Paine is coming in (at 6 or 7)

 

[samFFC]

*sigh*

 

[samFFC]

All out 196. Well batted Butterworth and Gulbis.

62 run lead. Now to build! Mitch Marsh 4/19 off 7 overs - why not used more?

 

[CakeEater]

3/30 good to see the Warriors havent changed.

however a handy 2 pts.

 

[CakeEater]

5/83 lead by 145.

Cosgrove and Paine combine for the wicket.