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This won't change anything, but ... re: Matthew Wade.

I've often thought the 'i' in "chappelli" stood for 'idiot'. FOXsports reports some evidence supporting this:
"Wade currently leads the Sheffield Shield run-scoring charts for the season (571 at 63.44) and is second in the Big Bash League (590 at 45.38), but Chappell still does not believe he warrants selection given his primary role is behind the stumps.". (my emphasis)
If Wade was selected as a middle-order batsman, wouldn't his primary role be to make runs, which he has been doing pretty bloody well this season? With a wickie's eye, he'd be pretty handy in slips too, one would think.
Chappelli opens his mouth to change feet:
"“Those who are jumping up and down saying he should be picked as a batsman haven’t look at what he did in his last few Test matches as a batsman. He didn’t make too many runs. I don’t think you have to look any further than that.”"
(https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...e/news-story/527084fe4cb47d244bf92e7912292860)
That was then (vs Bangladesh, September 2017), this (571 @ 63.44) is now.

I'm not 'jumping up and down'. I'm mystified o_O. There has to be another reason for his non-selection, eg as with Hodge, Katich and others, and not the ridiculous Hohns' excuse that he doesn't bat high enough in the order for Tassie.
 
CrowBloke said:
This won't change anything, but ... re: Matthew Wade.

I've often thought the 'i' in "chappelli" stood for 'idiot'. FOXsports reports some evidence supporting this:
"Wade currently leads the Sheffield Shield run-scoring charts for the season (571 at 63.44) and is second in the Big Bash League (590 at 45.38), but Chappell still does not believe he warrants selection given his primary role is behind the stumps.". (my emphasis)
If Wade was selected as a middle-order batsman, wouldn't his primary role be to make runs, which he has been doing pretty bloody well this season? With a wickie's eye, he'd be pretty handy in slips too, one would think.
Chappelli opens his mouth to change feet:
"“Those who are jumping up and down saying he should be picked as a batsman haven’t look at what he did in his last few Test matches as a batsman. He didn’t make too many runs. I don’t think you have to look any further than that.”"
(https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...e/news-story/527084fe4cb47d244bf92e7912292860)
That was then (vs Bangladesh, September 2017), this (571 @ 63.44) is now.

I'm not 'jumping up and down'. I'm mystified o_O. There has to be another reason for his non-selection, eg as with Hodge, Katich and others, and not the ridiculous Hohns' excuse that he doesn't bat high enough in the order for Tassie.
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Wade’s non-inclusion is probably the biggest mystery over the summer, compared with all the mysteries as to who have been selected.
 
CrowBloke said:
This won't change anything, but ... re: Matthew Wade.

I've often thought the 'i' in "chappelli" stood for 'idiot'. FOXsports reports some evidence supporting this:
"Wade currently leads the Sheffield Shield run-scoring charts for the season (571 at 63.44) and is second in the Big Bash League (590 at 45.38), but Chappell still does not believe he warrants selection given his primary role is behind the stumps.". (my emphasis)
If Wade was selected as a middle-order batsman, wouldn't his primary role be to make runs, which he has been doing pretty bloody well this season? With a wickie's eye, he'd be pretty handy in slips too, one would think.
Chappelli opens his mouth to change feet:
"“Those who are jumping up and down saying he should be picked as a batsman haven’t look at what he did in his last few Test matches as a batsman. He didn’t make too many runs. I don’t think you have to look any further than that.”"
(https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...e/news-story/527084fe4cb47d244bf92e7912292860)
That was then (vs Bangladesh, September 2017), this (571 @ 63.44) is now.

I'm not 'jumping up and down'. I'm mystified o_O. There has to be another reason for his non-selection, eg as with Hodge, Katich and others, and not the ridiculous Hohns' excuse that he doesn't bat high enough in the order for Tassie.
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The reason is he was embarrassingly s**t the last time he had a run of games at test level

As Chappell says.

Also last season in his 'great' Shield season he was actually rubbish for most of it and rescued a dire season with a good last four games.

Not picking him is the one thing the selectors have got right.
 

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I would love to see Paine playing at Tassie or Hobart Hurricanes. As Wade is skipper does Wade allow Paine to keep or would Wade hand the gloves over. It would be an interesting call.
 
Drugs Are Bad Mackay? said:
The reason is he was embarrassingly s**t the last time he had a run of games at test level

As Chappell says.

Also last season in his 'great' Shield season he was actually rubbish for most of it and rescued a dire season with a good last four games.

Not picking him is the one thing the selectors have got right.
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Worrall cleaned up Wade last night when the HH really needed him to make runs in the semi-final.

If the Australian selectors are not going to play Wade as a specialist batsman this season with our weakest ever line-up, he is never going to get a gig.

Hopefully Worrall stays fit with the Duke ball & forces his way into the Ashes squad as was bowling with good pace & swing last night. Would be better in England than Starc!
 
crows dude said:
I would love to see Paine playing at Tassie or Hobart Hurricanes. As Wade is skipper does Wade allow Paine to keep or would Wade hand the gloves over. It would be an interesting call.
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Paine kept, when both players were available for 3 of the early Shield matches.
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
Worrall cleaned up Wade last night when the HH really needed him to make runs in the semi-final.

If the Australian selectors are not going to play Wade as a specialist batsman this season with our weakest ever line-up, he is never going to get a gig.

Hopefully Worrall stays fit with the Duke ball & forces his way into the Ashes squad as was bowling with good pace & swing last night. Would be better in England than Starc!
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Worrall could become a bit of a cult hero!

Would love to see him in the Ashes. Heck, get Winter in there too.
 
Drugs Are Bad Mackay? said:
The reason is he was embarrassingly s**t the last time he had a run of games at test level
Also last season in his 'great' Shield season he was actually rubbish for most of it and rescued a dire season with a good last four games.
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Like I said, that (his previous failure at Test level) was then, this (571 runs @ 63.44) is now. Wade was out of form then and was dropped accordingly, no worries. He's now in excellent batting form in both Sheffield Shield and BBL games, so much so that he's the SShield Player of the Year.
Pucovski (yet to get a game) and Patterson (dropped on the first ball he faced in Test cricket, making his ton a tad less WOW than it's made out to be) have both been squad-selected on their current form --- please note, NOT on their form of 15 months ago to which you and Chappell referred.
I'm not a Wade acolyte and (like the Crows' selectors) the Aussie selectors don't care what I think. I'm just mystified that he's not been picked as a batsman for Australia, based on current form. His non-selection makes as much sense as MMarsh's elevation to VC last year.
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
If the Australian selectors are not going to play Wade as a specialist batsman this season with our weakest ever line-up, he is never going to get a gig.
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Yeah, this. :thumbsu:
But not this:
Kane McGoodwin said:
Would be better in England than Starc!
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Starc has X-factor and is dangerous --- fast, and can swing the new and old ball. Starc's efforts from one end get wickets for bowlers from the other end against whom batsmen take their chances while fearing Starc and keeping him out.
We had two nasty, whippy quicks in our team who alternated from one end while I plodded away unchanged from the other, slower and more predictable with several of my wickets coming from batsmen taking more chances against me.
Starc's a lock for the Ashes and Worrall will not displace Hazlewood or Cummins while they're fit.
 

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CrowBloke said:
Yeah, this. :thumbsu:
But not this:

Starc has X-factor and is dangerous --- fast, and can swing the new and old ball. Starc's efforts from one end get wickets for bowlers from the other end against whom batsmen take their chances while fearing Starc and keeping him out.
We had two nasty, whippy quicks in our team who alternated from one end while I plodded away unchanged from the other, slower and more predictable with several of my wickets coming from batsmen taking more chances against me.
Starc's a lock for the Ashes and Worrall will not displace Hazlewood or Cummins while they're fit.
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The most successful fast bowlers in English conditions bowl consistently in the channel & swing the ball.

Imo, Worrall will be more effective than Starc because he will bowl more balls on the right spots whereas Starc tends to be erratic... as he showed this Summer.
 
CrowBloke said:
Yeah, this. :thumbsu:
But not this:

Starc has X-factor and is dangerous --- fast, and can swing the new and old ball. Starc's efforts from one end get wickets for bowlers from the other end against whom batsmen take their chances while fearing Starc and keeping him out.
We had two nasty, whippy quicks in our team who alternated from one end while I plodded away unchanged from the other, slower and more predictable with several of my wickets coming from batsmen taking more chances against me.
Starc's a lock for the Ashes and Worrall will not displace Hazlewood or Cummins while they're fit.
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Erratic bowlers get punished in England. James Anderson isnt quick but he takes truckloads of wickets.

Terry Alderman obviously our famous case.
 
brucetiki said:
And once again a day final - this time it’s for MKR
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It's unbelievably embarrassing that a major league's (ok, the BBL isn't exactly major but my point stands) scheduling is dictated by shitty soap operas. As much as it sucks for people who can't afford it, s**t like that is good justification for sport in this country to not be on FTA.
 
roo2macca said:
It's unbelievably embarrassing that a major league's (ok, the BBL isn't exactly major but my point stands) scheduling is dictated by shitty soap operas. As much as it sucks for people who can't afford it, s**t like that is good justification for sport in this country to not be on FTA.
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It wouldn't have been if it had finished by the end of January, as it has in previous years. The decision to extend it has resulted in loss of interest, along with plumeting ratings & attendance figures.

They're locked into an extended competition for the next 5 years, but I'm betting next year's competition will be condensed. Expect a lot of double headers, so they can get through the same number of games while not dragging it out beyond school holidays.
 
Vader said:
It wouldn't have been if it had finished by the end of January, as it has in previous years. The decision to extend it has resulted in loss of interest, along with plumeting ratings & attendance figures.

They're locked into an extended competition for the next 5 years, but I'm betting next year's competition will be condensed. Expect a lot of double headers, so they can get through the same number of games while not dragging it out beyond school holidays.
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It doesn't have plummeting ratings.

The semis won their ratings in every demographic.
 
Kristof said:
It doesn't have plummeting ratings.

The semis won their ratings in every demographic.
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How do those ratings compare with the semis in 2018?

The semis were also played on Friday & Saturday nights, when there's no competition. Hence the whole comment about the latter stages of BBL being scheduled around soapies (and reality crap).
 
Kristof said:
It doesn't have plummeting ratings.

The semis won their ratings in every demographic.
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Hardly a big deal when the highest rating summer show is also on the same network
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
The most successful fast bowlers in English conditions bowl consistently in the channel & swing the ball.

Imo, Worrall will be more effective than Starc because he will bowl more balls on the right spots whereas Starc tends to be erratic... as he showed this Summer.
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Australia is far to addicted to pace for Worrall to ever get a game. Hell Sayers couldn't even get a decent look in when he was the best swing bowler in the country.
 
Cap said:
Australia is far to addicted to pace for Worrall to ever get a game. Hell Sayers couldn't even get a decent look in when he was the best swing bowler in the country.
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Yes this is so true. We should play the right bowlers in England.
Pace works in most countries but line and length works best in England.
Now way Worrall will get a go.

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Kane McGoodwin said:
1) The most successful fast bowlers in English conditions bowl consistently in the channel & swing the ball.
2) Imo, Worrall will be more effective than Starc because he will bowl more balls on the right spots whereas Starc tends to be erratic... as he showed this Summer.
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We're pretty much in agreement.
1) absolutely, proven over decades
2) Worrall m-i-g-h-t be more effective, but the selectors will not drop Starc for him at this stage. Starc reminds me now of Mitch Johnson --- crap when off the boil, but devastatingly effective when on song.
Maybe the selectors will take Worrall along for the learning experience as well as a back-up if Starc loses form again?
 
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