Aussies chasing leather in SA

[GWW]

Phil Hughes should be dropped. Dont play him. Failed with the bat. No good.

Are you serious???????

[Pidge]

Phil Hughes should be dropped. Dont play him. Failed with the bat. No good.

Are you serious???????

Just thought i would get in first. Most people on here are very judgemental very early. Especially about Hayden. Its just annoying.

[GWW]

No worries, i didn't think you were serious but i wasn't sure. He's 40 not out at the moment, promising.

[Pidge]

I hope North plays the 1st test

[NFC]

Hughes 53*

Already in the runs for Australia.

Marcus North 6/69. Welcome aboard, back luck McDonald.

[Gozu]

Match figures for the draw against the South Africa Board President's XI:

Batting:

Hughes-24 & 53*
Katich-124*
Ponting-93
North-52* & 50*
McDonald-23 & 29*
Haddin-23 & 13
Johnson-12* & 21

Bowling:

Bollinger-1/75 & 3/29
Hilfenhaus-2/64 & 0/22
Siddle-1/35
Johnson-0/56 & 1/27
McGain-2/126
McDonald-1/23 & 0/22
North-0/15 & 6/69

[Pidge]

North to be our new opener. Hughes to miss out.

[Sorry Dude]

anyone know why hughes and north retired hurt??

[Pidge]

anyone know why hughes and north retired hurt??

to give other batsman a chance to get in a bit of practice

[Adelaide Hawk]

anyone know why hughes and north retired hurt??

to give other batsman a chance to get in a bit of practice

If that were the case, they should have been given "retired out". If they retire their innings without being injured, they cannot resume their innings. If they are given "retired hurt", they can resume their innings at a later time.

[CoverKing]

I think the first test side, may not include michael clarke, i think they wont risk him! this will allow three debutants in the one game IMO.
Hughes
Katich
Ponting
M.Hussey
North
McDonald
Haddin
Johnson
Hauritz
Siddle
Hilfenhaus

12th. McGain

I think Hauritz deserves his spot but would not be suprised if McGain gets first crack and the fall back on North's offies! Hilfenhaus to get a crack before Bollinger, but at the same time, Siddle may not play and both Hilf and Bollinger gets a gig.
If McGain was to play, and Clarke out injured, there could be 4 debutants in the one test, Hilf, Hughes, North and McGain. Thats a big worry IMO.

[am Bays]

CK, have you seen the latest overnight reports from the Veldt? Clarke has done all teh fielding drills and has had a long net with the bat, by all reports failing him pulling* up sore tomorrow morning he will play Thursday night.

Bollinger outbowled the others yesterday to take 3/29

Side will/should be:

Hughes
Katich
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
North
Haddin
Johnson
McGain
Siddle
Bollinger

Don't be surprised if they just go in with only North as a spinner and play McDonald instead as Jo'burg favours medium pacers who skid the ball on as opposed to spin.

Spinners could be North and Clarke

[Pup]

Doubt Clarke will do much bowling given his recent back problems.

[cyclops]

mcgain has to play with i think north.i dont think they can go in without a specialist spinner.

[CoverKing]

well clarke has a suspect back and bowls very little with it when he is slightly sore! i hope he gets up...
IMO hauritz should be playing, he deserves it! he gets his one,two or three wickets and bowls extremely tidy and with control with what we have been looking for since warne has left!
altho i think mcgain will get the gig because of norths figures this game...
but wouldn suprised if they do go with no specialist spinner and use north to bowl the offies only!! hopefully hilf gets a crack, i dont think bolinger is up to it, however if he gets picked i hope he proves me wrong

[am Bays]

Doubt Clarke will do much bowling given his recent back problems.

Agreed on that point

[ubeauty]

CK, have you seen the latest overnight reports from the Veldt? Clarke has done all teh fielding drills and has had a long net with the bat, by all reports failing him pulling* up sore tomorrow morning he will play Thursday night.

Bollinger outbowled the others yesterday to take 3/29

Side will/should be:

Hughes
Katich
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
North
Haddin
Johnson
McGain
Siddle
Bollinger

Don't be surprised if they just go in with only North as a spinner and play McDonald instead as Jo'burg favours medium pacers who skid the ball on as opposed to spin.

Spinners could be North and Clarke

that side looks about the best we've got........happy with these options....

[Media Park]

Katich
Hughes
Ponting
Clarke
M Huss
North
Haddin
McDonald
Johnson
Siddle
Bollinger

McDonald did enough to deserve another chance, and I hate the idea of playing a spinner purely for the sake of playing a spinner (ala Casson, Hauritz...)

[ubeauty]

wot a change this proposed side is from only a couple of short years ago...

[Rik E Boy]

wot a change this proposed side is from only a couple of short years ago...

Yep, it's like a Party Mix after someone has snaffled all the Snakes and Strawberries and Cream.

regards,

REB