by The Dark Knight » Wed May 19, 2021 9:21 pm
by RB » Wed May 19, 2021 9:45 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Thu May 20, 2021 9:28 am
by amber_fluid » Thu May 20, 2021 10:58 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:Gee times have changed, we have 4 international sides coming here, one for a one off test, another for a bunch of meaningless T20 games that we'll smash them with a second tier side and think we are ready to beat an invitation team from Mars.
How good would it be to have the Ashes series then invite the shaggers over from across the ditch and have a good ole WSC comp in the 80's attire?
Cricket in the 80's and 90's was just a different game, we were blessed, full sized ovals, 250 being a competitive total, one dayers were alive and well, when the car was awarded to the Player of the Year at the end of the WSC final it left you a bit empty as it spelt the end of summer, the only thing left was the Shield Final.
by whufc » Thu May 20, 2021 2:23 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Thu May 20, 2021 2:38 pm
whufc wrote:I understand why it will never ever happen again but i seriously miss the tri series especially when it was 3 decent sides.
by Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:32 am
by The Dark Knight » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:35 am
I'll have a go a bit later LM and I'll go with just the 11 in each of the 3 formats. (And let's just say for the exercise every player is fit and available?)Lightning McQueen wrote:If anyone is bored and needs an assignment, would you like to post your teams/14 man squads of how you'd line up Australia across the 3 different formats?
by Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:50 am
The Dark Knight wrote:I'll have a go a bit later LM and I'll go with just the 11 in each of the 3 formats. (And let's just say for the exercise every player is fit and available?)Lightning McQueen wrote:If anyone is bored and needs an assignment, would you like to post your teams/14 man squads of how you'd line up Australia across the 3 different formats?
Test team is pretty straightforward off the top of my head, only guy I'd find hard to place is Starc. I'd have in the ODI team and therefore not in the test team.
Maybe Maxwell too in regards to the ODI and T20 team.
by The Dark Knight » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:45 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:I'll have a go a bit later LM and I'll go with just the 11 in each of the 3 formats. (And let's just say for the exercise every player is fit and available?)Lightning McQueen wrote:If anyone is bored and needs an assignment, would you like to post your teams/14 man squads of how you'd line up Australia across the 3 different formats?
Test team is pretty straightforward off the top of my head, only guy I'd find hard to place is Starc. I'd have in the ODI team and therefore not in the test team.
Maybe Maxwell too in regards to the ODI and T20 team.
Yeah mate.
by Trader » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:05 pm
by The Dark Knight » Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:02 pm
Trader wrote:I'd look at Turner over Christian, but have no real justification for it, just feels like he's better.
Three good looking sides given you've kept them totally independent.
by Lightning McQueen » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:37 am
by The Dark Knight » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:33 pm
I went with Pattinson over Starc in the test team because of the consistency factor you mentioned plus Starc is a better ODI bowler than test bowler.Lightning McQueen wrote:I think your test team picks itself apart form the Starc vs Pattinson debate, I think you'll get a more consistent performer with JP opposed to Starc who c an produce a whirlwind spell and then back it up with absolute tripe.
The other opening position is the other spot yet to be cemented, no one seems to take a full hold of it and young Will is our best fit.
I like the look of your ODI team, I'd probably opt for Smith over Handscomb or possibly Marnus, you've listed a very flexible batting line up that could see 3 or 4 padded up at the same time and there's a good mixture of left/right combinations.
Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever see Usman representing Australia again.
Henriques is an interesting captaincy selection for T20 team, I like seeing Short in there but I have no love for Andrew Tye.
by Lightning McQueen » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:33 pm
The Dark Knight wrote:I went with Pattinson over Starc in the test team because of the consistency factor you mentioned plus Starc is a better ODI bowler than test bowler.Lightning McQueen wrote:I think your test team picks itself apart form the Starc vs Pattinson debate, I think you'll get a more consistent performer with JP opposed to Starc who c an produce a whirlwind spell and then back it up with absolute tripe.
The other opening position is the other spot yet to be cemented, no one seems to take a full hold of it and young Will is our best fit.
I like the look of your ODI team, I'd probably opt for Smith over Handscomb or possibly Marnus, you've listed a very flexible batting line up that could see 3 or 4 padded up at the same time and there's a good mixture of left/right combinations.
Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever see Usman representing Australia again.
Henriques is an interesting captaincy selection for T20 team, I like seeing Short in there but I have no love for Andrew Tye.
I really hope Pucovski is fit and available for the Ashes and that he goes well after what he's been through and our need for a decent and consistent opener to partner Warner. If it's not Pucovski then Joe Burns or Marcus Harris are the next in line depending on their form. Harris is currently playing county cricket for Leicestershire, I don't think Burns has played cricket during the winter.
Apon looking it up I was surprised with Handscomb's ODI record compared to that of Wade, Henriques, Stoinis, Turner and McDermott. Smith or Labuschagne would definitely be picked ahead of Handscomb or the others. The ODI records of Khawaja and particularly Shaun Marsh are very good but realistically I don't see both of them playing for Australia again unless something drastic happens.
I picked Henriques as the T20 skipper because he's the Sydney Sixes skipper, I forgot Wade has captained Australia already and he's the Hurricanes captain so I'll swap the captaincy to Wade.
As for Tye whilst I've never really rated him I was tossing up between him and Sean Abbott as the third seamer in the team and his T20I record is not bad, currently has the 4th most T20 wicket for Australia so went with him. Perhaps you could go with Abbott or Sams at 7 or 8 replacing Tye and pushing Richardson, Behrendorff and Swepson down one spot.
by am Bays » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:06 pm
by The Dark Knight » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:14 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:I went with Pattinson over Starc in the test team because of the consistency factor you mentioned plus Starc is a better ODI bowler than test bowler.Lightning McQueen wrote:I think your test team picks itself apart form the Starc vs Pattinson debate, I think you'll get a more consistent performer with JP opposed to Starc who c an produce a whirlwind spell and then back it up with absolute tripe.
The other opening position is the other spot yet to be cemented, no one seems to take a full hold of it and young Will is our best fit.
I like the look of your ODI team, I'd probably opt for Smith over Handscomb or possibly Marnus, you've listed a very flexible batting line up that could see 3 or 4 padded up at the same time and there's a good mixture of left/right combinations.
Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever see Usman representing Australia again.
Henriques is an interesting captaincy selection for T20 team, I like seeing Short in there but I have no love for Andrew Tye.
I really hope Pucovski is fit and available for the Ashes and that he goes well after what he's been through and our need for a decent and consistent opener to partner Warner. If it's not Pucovski then Joe Burns or Marcus Harris are the next in line depending on their form. Harris is currently playing county cricket for Leicestershire, I don't think Burns has played cricket during the winter.
Apon looking it up I was surprised with Handscomb's ODI record compared to that of Wade, Henriques, Stoinis, Turner and McDermott. Smith or Labuschagne would definitely be picked ahead of Handscomb or the others. The ODI records of Khawaja and particularly Shaun Marsh are very good but realistically I don't see both of them playing for Australia again unless something drastic happens.
I picked Henriques as the T20 skipper because he's the Sydney Sixes skipper, I forgot Wade has captained Australia already and he's the Hurricanes captain so I'll swap the captaincy to Wade.
As for Tye whilst I've never really rated him I was tossing up between him and Sean Abbott as the third seamer in the team and his T20I record is not bad, currently has the 4th most T20 wicket for Australia so went with him. Perhaps you could go with Abbott or Sams at 7 or 8 replacing Tye and pushing Richardson, Behrendorff and Swepson down one spot.
That's the beauty of it mate, there's no right or wrong, I'd take Moises as skipper over Wade any day, I liked him in American Pie and he seems like a good bloke, Wade comes across as a bit of a flogger and TBH I'd find it hard to find a spot for him.
I don't mind the Sean Abbott experience, I have a lot of love for him, I'd include Warner and give the keeping duties to McDermott or perhaps persevere with Phillipe for a bit longer.
Christian is a bit of an in-betweener, did he appear better than he is because our comp is lacking quality or does he have that x-factor about him.
I'm a massive Behrendorff fan.
by Minimum Chips » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:07 pm
by The Dark Knight » Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:16 pm
Minimum Chips wrote:Just reading on AdelaideNow that unless there's some travel exemptions for families of England players, then there's a chance the Ashes may be postponed as quite a few players will pull out. England don't want to bring a weakened squad (fair enough) but on the other hand also it would be a bad look if the Govt allow exemptions whilst at the same time there's plenty of Aussie expats who can't get in because of limits on o/seas arrivals (fair enough as well).
Given all the lockdowns in place at the moment who knows when everything will open up again.
by Rik E Boy » Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:45 pm
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