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Just on the Siddle v Pieterson battle, looking at an article, hows this for a damning stat that Howard Moon said perfectly.
Kevin Pieterson (strike rate);
v Nathan Lyon, 70.42
v Mitch Johnson, 45.87
v Ryan Harris, 39.28
v Peter Siddle, 21.50
"it is death by suffocation" says Brydon Coverdale after the WACA test (December 14, 2013)
Carberry was a white ball specialist from memory Doss? Similar to how Warner got his gig?
Looking at his numbers, he had a pretty bloody good opening to the Ashes tour. Scores of 78 (versus WA 2nd XI), 153 (versus Australia A), a 0 & 50* (versus Invitational/Presidents XI) and then a handy second innings 37*(versus a Chairman's XI after the first test) all but guaranteed his test position for the series.
Think you summed him up before though, his inability to convert his starts (8/10 double figure scores - 1 half century) will ultimately cost him his place for the as previously mentioned Nick Compton.
I personally would have given a test debut to Alex Hales, the clean striking Melbourne Stars opener who is apparently the only top 10 T20I player to HAVE NOT made his test debut (edit. Aaron Finch has just entered the top 10 so two of the 10 haven't).
Would have given them something completely different. The talent is there (6 first class centuries, 22 half centuries from 104 innings), could just use the opportunity.
Kevin Pieterson (strike rate);
v Nathan Lyon, 70.42
v Mitch Johnson, 45.87
v Ryan Harris, 39.28
v Peter Siddle, 21.50
"it is death by suffocation" says Brydon Coverdale after the WACA test (December 14, 2013)
Carberry was a white ball specialist from memory Doss? Similar to how Warner got his gig?
Looking at his numbers, he had a pretty bloody good opening to the Ashes tour. Scores of 78 (versus WA 2nd XI), 153 (versus Australia A), a 0 & 50* (versus Invitational/Presidents XI) and then a handy second innings 37*(versus a Chairman's XI after the first test) all but guaranteed his test position for the series.
Think you summed him up before though, his inability to convert his starts (8/10 double figure scores - 1 half century) will ultimately cost him his place for the as previously mentioned Nick Compton.
I personally would have given a test debut to Alex Hales, the clean striking Melbourne Stars opener who is apparently the only top 10 T20I player to HAVE NOT made his test debut (edit. Aaron Finch has just entered the top 10 so two of the 10 haven't).
Would have given them something completely different. The talent is there (6 first class centuries, 22 half centuries from 104 innings), could just use the opportunity.

