Ashes 2023

[Armchair expert]

Wes and Spencer 4 wickets each

[The Dark Knight]

NZ A first innings 224
Johnson 4/53
Agar 4/56

Aus A second innings 2/218 declared
Renshaw 78
McSweeney 69*
Ward 67

NZ A second innings 0/31, need 334 to win

[The Dark Knight]

Any room for Morris?
He'll scare the life out of the bazballers.
Bowled with good pace in the shield final from what I saw.
Cummins,Starc, Hazelberry, Boland, Morris id take.

with 7 tests in 54 days will they take more than the traditional 17? especially where the fast bowlers are concerned?

Get the back ups in a county deal.....

Morris has signed with Northamptonshire and will play three matches for them in May.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lanc ... 23-1366656

[locky801]

N/Z 3/230 at tea

135 to win

[locky801]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

[tigerpie]

Any room for Morris?
He'll scare the life out of the bazballers.
Bowled with good pace in the shield final from what I saw.
Cummins,Starc, Hazelberry, Boland, Morris id take.

with 7 tests in 54 days will they take more than the traditional 17? especially where the fast bowlers are concerned?

Get the back ups in a county deal.....

Morris has signed with Northamptonshire and will play three matches for them in May.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lanc ... 23-1366656

If he can stay fit, he'll hurt people in county cricket on a cold overcast morning on a softish pitch.
Poms ....you deserve it

[stampy]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

we made all the running in this match, they only took 8 of our wickets, compared to us taking 17 of theirs, mcsweeney admitted he may have declared too early, um may have?! never give a sucker an even chance!!

[Lightning McQueen]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

we made all the running in this match, they only took 8 of our wickets, compared to us taking 17 of theirs, mcsweeney admitted he may have declared too early, um may have?! never give a sucker an even chance!!

The batters batted, the bowlers bowled, the result was irrelevant and I’d sooner see them bowl with pressure on to take wickets when it mattered.

[The Dark Knight]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

we made all the running in this match, they only took 8 of our wickets, compared to us taking 17 of theirs, mcsweeney admitted he may have declared too early, um may have?! never give a sucker an even chance!!

Are you aware the match was only a four day match? I'm not sure the timing of the declaration is an issue here and a declaration like that suggests Aus A were trying to win the match, giving themselves enough time to bowl NZ A out. They declared during the third session of day three setting NZ A 365 to win, a very big score to chase in a forth innings I would of thought. They were 0/31 from 14 overs at the start of day four and proceeded to make 334 in 74.4 overs going at 4.48 for the day. That's a very, very good chase by NZ A.

[whufc]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

we made all the running in this match, they only took 8 of our wickets, compared to us taking 17 of theirs, mcsweeney admitted he may have declared too early, um may have?! never give a sucker an even chance!!

The batters batted, the bowlers bowled, the result was irrelevant and I’d sooner see them bowl with pressure on to take wickets when it mattered.

100%

[stampy]

N/Z def Aust A by 3 wickets

Swepson 3/ 121
Bartlett 3/ 78

we made all the running in this match, they only took 8 of our wickets, compared to us taking 17 of theirs, mcsweeney admitted he may have declared too early, um may have?! never give a sucker an even chance!!

Are you aware the match was only a four day match? I'm not sure the timing of the declaration is an issue here and a declaration like that suggests Aus A were trying to win the match, giving themselves enough time to bowl NZ A out. They declared during the third session of day three setting NZ A 365 to win, a very big score to chase in a forth innings I would of thought. They were 0/31 from 14 overs at the start of day four and proceeded to make 334 in 74.4 overs going at 4.48 for the day. That's a very, very good chase by NZ A.

yes and it was shortened as well, the captain admitted he declared too early

[RB]

A rare instance of a team winning a match despite losing more than double the wickets lost by the other team.

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cricket ... 2023-04-06

Spinner Todd Murphy and fast bowler Lance Morris earn their first national contracts on expanded 24-strong list with Ashes and ODI World Cup in mind.

Todd Murphy's status as the heir apparent to Nathan Lyon and fast bowling reinforcements are the main takeaways from an expanded 24-player national men's contract list, announced by Cricket Australia today.

Spinner Todd Murphy has earned his first national contract offer after impressing on the Border-Gavaskar India tour, while four fast bowlers have been added to the list for 2023-24.

With the World Test Championship final, five-Test Ashes series and ODI World Cup in India all in the year ahead, selectors have taken up the four additional contract spots available under the new Memorandum of Understanding announced earlier this week.

Sean Abbott, Lance Morris, Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson have all earned contracts.

Victoria batter Marcus Harris also returns to the list, signalling he has front-running for selection in the WTC and Ashes Test squads, with India tourists Matthew Renshaw and Peter Handscomb missing out.

National Selection Panel (NSP) chair George Bailey said: "We have chosen a group of players we expect will form the majority of those (WTC, Ashes and ODI World Cup) campaigns and we know that we will need a squad mentality to achieve success.

"As we find each year now, there is a lot of cricket in the next six to 12 months and our depth will be tested.

"The six Test matches during the winter are in relatively short succession and we have a busy period of white ball cricket leading up to, and post, the ODI World Cup.

"The NSP support and endorse the change to the MOU agreement which allows further scope for additional contracts which in turn creates additional depth to call on in the next period, as well as retaining the ability to utilise others from outside of this list."

Short-form keeper-batter Matthew Wade has been left of the list while Josh Inglis retains his place, with next year's T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean also falling in this contract window.

Aaron Finch, who retired from international cricket and leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson have dropped off the contract list from last year.

Matthew Kuhnemann, who played three Tests in India, has also been overlooked for a contract, reflecting the absence of subcontinent tours in the coming 12 months.

Cricket Australia men's contract list 2023-24: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

[Senor Moto Gadili]

So, Marcus Harris is the answer when Warner fails in England. Looks like Bancroft's Shield form has been ignored.

[stampy]

So, Marcus Harris is the answer when Warner fails in England. Looks like Bancroft's Shield form has been ignored.

and apparently ashton agaris 2nd in line to lyon

[stampy]

So, Marcus Harris is the answer when Warner fails in England. Looks like Bancroft's Shield form has been ignored.

[Armchair expert]

While anyone can be picked looking at the contracted players the batting looks weak in the middle order.

[The Dark Knight]

So, Marcus Harris is the answer when Warner fails in England. Looks like Bancroft's Shield form has been ignored.

Hopefully the contract list isn't a real reflection of what the Ashes squad will be but that's doubtful isn't it.

[The Dark Knight]

So, Marcus Harris is the answer when Warner fails in England. Looks like Bancroft's Shield form has been ignored.

and apparently ashton agaris 2nd in line to lyon

Ummm, Todd Murphy??

[The Dark Knight]

https://youtu.be/vQGXDQWqnkc