State Victoria - The Mighty Bushrangers

[Art Vandelay_]

Victorian Men’s contract list 2023-24

Scott Boland* (Frankston Peninsula), Ashley Chandrasinghe (Casey-South Melbourne), Xavier Crone (Carlton), Travis Dean (Footscray), Sam Elliott (Fitzroy Doncaster), Matt Fotia (Ringwood), Peter Handscomb (St Kilda), Sam Harper (Melbourne), Marcus Harris* (St Kilda), Campbell Kellaway (Melbourne), Nic Maddinson (St Kilda), Glenn Maxwell* (Fitzroy Doncaster), Cameron McClure (Essendon), Jono Merlo (St Kilda), Todd Murphy* (St Kilda), Tom O’Donnell (Essendon), Fergus O’Neill (Melbourne), Wil Parker (Richmond), Mitch Perry (Richmond), Will Pucovski (Melbourne), Tom Rogers (Ringwood), Matt Short (Northcote), Peter Siddle (Dandenong), Will Sutherland (Prahran)

Rookies: Liam Blackford (Geelong), Dylan Brasher (Footscray), Douglas Warren (Melbourne University)
Upgraded Rookies: Ashley Chandrasinghe, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Elliott, Fergus O’Neill

In: Peter Siddle (Tasmania), Matt Fotia, Tom O’Donnell, Tom Rogers, Liam Blackford, Dylan Brasher, Douglas Warren
Out: Aaron Finch (retired from state and international cricket), Jake Fraser-McGurk (South Australia), Brody Couch, Zak Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tom O’Connell

Victorian Women’s contract list 2023-24

Sam Bates (Essendon Maribyrnong Park), Sophie Day (Prahran), Nicole Faltum (Dandenong), Tess Flintoff (Ringwood), Poppy Gardner (Dandenong), Kim Garth* (Dandenong), Ella Hayward (Melbourne), Olivia Henry (Ringwood), Milly Illingworth (Essendon Maribyrnong Park)
Meg Lanning* (Box Hill), Rhys McKenna (Prahran), Sophie Molineux (Dandenong), Jasmine Nevins (Plenty Valley), Rhiann O’Donnell (Melbourne), Ellyse Perry* (Dandenong), Georgia Prestwidge (TBC), Sophie Reid (Carlton), Annabel Sutherland* (Prahran), Tayla Vlaeminck* (Plenty Valley), Georgia Wareham* (Essendon Maribyrnong Park)

IN: Georgia Prestwidge (Queensland), Poppy Gardner, Milly Illingworth, Jasmine Nevins
OUT: Makinley Blows (retired) Lucy Cripps, Tiana Atkinson

*Denotes player with a Cricket Australia contract

 

[bombersfan4000]

Bit surprised so close to Shield Round 2 that there's no thread for the defending Shield champions, so here's the thread to discuss all things cricket in Victoria.

Anyway here's our squad for the upcoming season.

Fawad Ahmed
Ben Ashkenazi
Aaron Ayre
Scott Boland
Dan Christian
Travis Dean
Aaron Finch
Seb Gotch
Peter Handscomb
Sam Harper
John Hastings
Ian Holland
Jon Holland
Glenn Maxwell
Clint McKay
James Muirhead
James Pattinson
Robert Quiney
Jake Reed
Matt Short
Peter Siddle
Ryan Sidebottom
Marcus Stoinis
Chris Tremain
Matthew Wade
Guy Walker
Cameron White

Ins: Jack Ryder, Travis Dean, Ian Holland and Sam Harper
Out: Alex Keath, Louis Cameron and Jake Haberfield

Italic is a rookie contracted player. Bold is a CA contracted player

Did Rogers retire from us as well as international cricket? Sort of hope so regardless, time to develop a young opener.

Sad to see the for ever young run machine rogers not playing on this season, but after last weeks effort with Travis dean it looks like it was the right thing to do by rogers & a big year ahead for dean

 

[eth-dog]

Disappointing squad for the next match. I'd love it if we took a punt on a young player instead of the proven mediocreness of Finch or Christian.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Disappointing squad for the next match. I'd love it if we took a punt on a young player instead of the proven mediocreness of Finch or Christian.

Mediocrity?

 

[The_Reaper]

Disappointing squad for the next match. I'd love it if we took a punt on a young player instead of the proven mediocreness of Finch or Christian.

Finch's 200 should cement him for the next 5 years

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Finch's 200 should cement him for the next 5 years

Ah! The "Shane Watson" effect in action.

I reckon throughout this season CA will lean on CV to pick him where possible.

 

[bombersfan4000]

Disappointing squad for the next match. I'd love it if we took a punt on a young player instead of the proven mediocreness of Finch or Christian.

is dan christian seriously in the squad

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Very pointed from Siddle after the game.



Didn't hold back on WA. If it is a true reflection then I don't mind it, a captain (albeit stand in) that's willing to call a spade a spade.

 

[The_Reaper]

Very pointed from Siddle after the game.



Didn't hold back on WA. If it is a true reflection then I don't mind it, a captain (albeit stand in) that's willing to call a spade a spade.

Chasing the win would have been stupid by WA.
Siddle's probably spent too much time with the national set up where apparently batting to save a game is a cardinal sin.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Chasing the win would have been stupid by WA.
Siddle's probably spent too much time with the national set up where apparently batting to save a game is a cardinal sin.

Well that explains the end of the match, the accusation was 4 days of essentially not having a crack.

 

[The_Reaper]

Well that explains the end of the match, the accusation was 4 days of essentially not having a crack.

Perhaps.

But as with shield finals a league system encourages that sort of behaviour

Victoria are the reigning shield finalists, WA due to injury were stuck with a pretty tame and pedestrian pace attack.

A win was always unlikely especially with how well Victoria bowled

 

[Cleavy]

Very pointed from Siddle after the game.



Didn't hold back on WA. If it is a true reflection then I don't mind it, a captain (albeit stand in) that's willing to call a spade a spade.

I, for one, welcome our new captaincy overlord.

 

[Hamez]

Squad for SS match starting on Friday:
Bushrangers squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Aaron Ayre, Fawad Ahmed, Scott Boland, Dan Christian, Travis Dean, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Rob Quiney, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Tremain

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Finch captain. Wow!

 

[eddiesmith]

I like that idea, plus now we get to see Finchy bowl again which is always a highlight, especially given how weak the bowling attack is

 

[The_Reaper]

Finch to open the bowling?

 

[eddiesmith]

Finch to open the bowling?

Would be a genius move, lets see WA play for the draw from day 1 against a bowling attack of Finch and Quiney!!!

 

[eth-dog]

Squad for SS match starting on Friday:
Bushrangers squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Aaron Ayre, Fawad Ahmed, Scott Boland, Dan Christian, Travis Dean, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Rob Quiney, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Tremain

Finch? Seriously, not Quiney or Handscomb, you know, experienced players who are definitively best XI?

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

How many matches is Wade going to miss?

 

[Hamez]

How many matches is Wade going to miss?

Won't play SS til next year, will be back mid December for BB though.

 

[eddiesmith]

Finch? Seriously, not Quiney or Handscomb, you know, experienced players who are definitively best XI?

Yeah can't see why they would pick the Australian captain over those guys...

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah can't see why they would pick the Australian captain over those guys...

Making a bloke who isn't even definitively best XI as captain is pretty stupid, but then again, it is CV.

 

[eddiesmith]

Making a bloke who isn't even definitively best XI as captain is pretty stupid, but then again, it is CV.

Yet Quiney is?

Finchy averages 187 this season, he is pretty safe atm

 

[eth-dog]

Yet Quiney is?

Finchy averages 187 this season, he is pretty safe atm

Of course Quiney is. He's only played 22 out of the past 24 shield matches and been Victoria's leading run scorer in the previous 2 seasons.

Finch has played about 8 out of the last 24.

 

[Hamez]

Making a bloke who isn't even definitively best XI as captain is pretty stupid, but then again, it is CV.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's a CA directive...