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Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:09 am
by The Dark Knight
The second NZ A v Aus A four day match is on now. Aus A currently 2/50 after being sent in.
Hardie 27* and Jewell 19*
Aus A team-
Renshaw
Jewell
Kellaway
Hardie
Ward
Wyllie
Phillippe
Perry
Agar
Swepson
Buckingham
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:34 pm
by locky801
Currently 6/230
Hardie 115
Jewell 66
SFA from the rest so far
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sat Apr 08, 2023 2:06 pm
by The Dark Knight
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:46 am
by Aerie
Lets put the selectors hat on and name a 17 man squad for WTC/Ashes:
My First XI
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Handscomb
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood
Kept Handscomb in the side to bat 3 and shift Marnus up to open. No Warner. Kept the traditional 4 bowlers.
12. Bancroft - weight of runs has him as the back up batsman
13. Inglis - back up keeper and decent enough back up middle order batsman
14. Boland - back up for Cummins/Hazlewood
15. Neser - similar to Bancroft, Shield performance gets him in the Squad and his swing could be handy
16. Morris - back up for Starc
17. Murphy - Lyon's replacement should he get injured
With he plethora of Aussies over there playing County cricket, not difficult to add to the squad if needed. Renshaw, Harris, Kelly and Abbott the most likely to be called upon if needed.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:38 am
by The Dark Knight
Aerie wrote:Lets put the selectors hat on and name a 17 man squad for WTC/Ashes:
My First XI
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Handscomb
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood
Kept Handscomb in the side to bat 3 and shift Marnus up to open. No Warner. Kept the traditional 4 bowlers.
12. Bancroft - weight of runs has him as the back up batsman
13. Inglis - back up keeper and decent enough back up middle order batsman
14. Boland - back up for Cummins/Hazlewood
15. Neser - similar to Bancroft, Shield performance gets him in the Squad and his swing could be handy
16. Morris - back up for Starc
17. Murphy - Lyon's replacement should he get injured
With he plethora of Aussies over there playing County cricket, not difficult to add to the squad if needed. Renshaw, Harris, Kelly and Abbott the most likely to be called upon if needed.
Very similar to you I'd go-
Khawaja
Bancroft
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Lyon
Hazlewood
Handscomb, Inglis, Boland, Neser, Morris and Murphy on the bench.
I think the squad will pick itself for the most part and all the squads people pick on here will be similar and specifically won't have Warner in them lol but I still feel as though if he plays and makes runs in the WTC final he will play in the first Ashes test.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:30 am
by am Bays
I reckon Hardie is a monty as cover for Green (instead of Neser)
Warner tours before Handscomb IMO.
Can throw a Blanket over Warner, Handscomb, Bancroft Renshaw and Harris for those last two batting spots
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:38 am
by locky801
am Bays wrote:I reckon Hardie is a monty as cover for Green (instead of Neser)
Warner tours before Handscomb IMO.
Can throw a Blanket over Warner, Handscomb, Bancroft Renshaw and Harris for those last two batting spots
Handscomb got a ton last night, Warner got 60 odd in the IPL and would have to be the worse 60 he has ever made, took him 19 overs
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:46 am
by Armchair expert
I would pick whoever is in form out of Bancroft Renshaw Harris Handscomb having zero confidence in them making any runs.
tbc
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Cummins (c)
Morris
Boland
Lyon
The cure for bazball is 150km/h bouncers
Can't trust Hazlewood to be fit or last with his recent history unfortunately so he doesn't make my starting team.
Reserves - Hazlewood, Starc, Neser, Murphy, Inglis, tbc, tbc, MMarsh
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:01 am
by The Dark Knight
Good shout on Hardie AM Bays, he could be the Ashes bolter.
Speaking of Hardie,
Aus A 253
Hardie 115
Jewell 66
NZ A currently 3/115
Buckingham 3/26
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:36 am
by Armchair expert
Buckingham 5fa
get him a passport
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:43 am
by Brodlach
Armchair expert wrote:Buckingham 5fa
get him a passport
Must have a passport if he is playing in NZ
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:46 am
by Armchair expert
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 12:06 pm
by Armchair expert
6fa now
Wes only bowled 3 overs so must have picked up an injury.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:19 pm
by locky801
N/Z 9/234
Buckingham still has 6, Renshaw with 2 wickets
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:26 pm
by am Bays
locky801 wrote:am Bays wrote:I reckon Hardie is a monty as cover for Green (instead of Neser)
Warner tours before Handscomb IMO.
Can throw a Blanket over Warner, Handscomb, Bancroft Renshaw and Harris for those last two batting spots
Handscomb got a ton last night, Warner got 60 odd in the IPL and would have to be the worse 60 he has ever made, took him 19 overs
Fair call I wasn’t aware of that and I agree Warner is in Struggle Town as a red ball cricketer but with no other opener smashing down the door with runs I wouldn’t be surprised if they go with him.
I won’t be upset from a cricketing perspective if Warner misses out
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:27 pm
by Brodlach
What happened to Wes?
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:53 pm
by The Dark Knight
am Bays wrote:locky801 wrote:am Bays wrote:I reckon Hardie is a monty as cover for Green (instead of Neser)
Warner tours before Handscomb IMO.
Can throw a Blanket over Warner, Handscomb, Bancroft Renshaw and Harris for those last two batting spots
Handscomb got a ton last night, Warner got 60 odd in the IPL and would have to be the worse 60 he has ever made, took him 19 overs
Fair call I wasn’t aware of that and I agree Warner is in Struggle Town as a red ball cricketer but with no other opener smashing down the door with runs I wouldn’t be surprised if they go with him.
I won’t be upset from a cricketing perspective if Warner misses out
No other opener smashing the door down with runs? I'm not sure about that. Bancroft made 945 runs @59.06 with four hundreds in the recent Shield season.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 5:46 pm
by tigerpie
Armchair expert wrote:I would pick whoever is in form out of Bancroft Renshaw Harris Handscomb having zero confidence in them making any runs.
tbc
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Cummins (c)
Morris
Boland
Lyon
The cure for bazball is 150km/h bouncers
Can't trust Hazlewood to be fit or last with his recent history unfortunately so he doesn't make my starting team.
Reserves - Hazlewood, Starc, Neser, Murphy, Inglis, tbc, tbc, MMarsh
I like your thinking.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 5:50 pm
by Corona Man
Spot on TDK. Bancroft has earned that spot.
Re: Ashes 2023
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:48 pm
by DOC
If you can't play Head in the first test in India because of how he performed 4 years ago then it would be a total about face to select Bancroft given what he did the last time he played overseas. Test average of 26 before being outed as a shit bloke.