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Stoinis is in contention as an all rounder. He's better performed as a bat than most of the others in contention, except Maxwell, Cartwright (although I wouldn't classify him as an AR) and maybe Henriques.
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So he’s performed better than everyone except for the only two other realistic options for his spot?
That’s a ringing endorsement.
eth-dog
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From what I can gather Faulkner (I know), Head, Henriques and even Wildermuth are in contention. He's better than all of them.So he’s performed better than everyone except for the only two other realistic options for his spot?
That’s a ringing endorsement.
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Give me Henriques over Stoinis every day of the week, personally.
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I wouldn't mind seeing Stoinis given a go this ashes. Would be a better all rounder option than cartwright for sure and whilst I do like Henriques, he has had a lot of opportunities and doesn't seem to play as well at international level as he does at state.
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Henriques is a better bowler by a mile. Stoinis edges him for batting though IMO
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Stoinis averaged 17 in the Shield last season. Shouldn't be in contention unless he smashes a few early 100s for WA.
His ability as an all-rounder is irrelevant as Smith never bowls the AR anyway. Should just pick the form/best batsman.
I've got them the other way around these days.
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Tired of Aussie selectors interfering with state selection, that goes for Cowan and Klinger situations. Pic the best team, because if you're not good enough to play for your state, you're not in Australian contention.
The problem is when they are all good enough.
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With this depth it looks like Cameron Green will have a year to develop in the seconds
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I was thinking more of the Cowan/Hughes scenario, but on form, Stoinis is not good enough to get the nod ahead of Klinger.
Not totally defending it, but Maxy did seem to show some signs that his powers were waning last summer and wasn't quite his prolific self in the county season either.
I can see both points of view, but the backing of the "recruit" is an understandable selection position IMO.
I can see both points of view, but the backing of the "recruit" is an understandable selection position IMO.
Klinger was pretty average towards the end of the last Shield Season. Definitely felt that he and Voges were playing because everyone wanted to give them the chance to get good rather than be the guy to shoot bambi.
I don't think either quite reached droppable levels.
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This could be my memory failing me, but Klinger seemed to be quite the feast or famine type player last year, while mostly being on the famine side of things
I think both were somewhat fortunate that there wasn't much in the way of alternate options in that 2nd half of the season especially
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So what's the actual squad?
Hasn't been announced. Given it's game day, the team probably won't be announced until the toss now.
Wayne Clark just said that Dorff was probably a CA directive.
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How can Dorff not playing Shield be a CA directive?
Hasn't bowled enough.
Yeah, it's just a bowling workload issue.
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