Australia Domestic Season 2017/18

[whufc]

Problem is who does Sayers play ahead, certainly not Starc or Hazelwood.

Comes down to Cummins, Sayers, Bird for the 3 bowling spot

Cummins is 'the future', in good form and arguably the world best number 9 bat (his batting probably gets him across the line based on the evenings of the other attributes.

Bird is in reasonable form as well took 6 wickets in the first shield game and 3/41 in the first innings of the second shield game, has a test bowling average of 27 and was arguably and took 6 wickets at the GABBA test last year.

In saying that I would almost take a risk and go

Warner
Renshaw
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe (wk)
Maxwell
Starc
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Sayers

[heater31]

Problem is who does Sayers play ahead, certainly not Starc or Hazelwood.

Comes down to Cummins, Sayers, Bird for the 3 bowling spot

Cummins is 'the future', in good form and arguably the world best number 9 bat (his batting probably gets him across the line based on the evenings of the other attributes.

Bird is in reasonable form as well took 6 wickets in the first shield game and 3/41 in the first innings of the second shield game, has a test bowling average of 27 and was arguably and took 6 wickets at the GABBA test last year.

In saying that I would almost take a risk and go

Warner
Renshaw
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe (wk)
Maxwell
Starc
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Sayers

Having said that Pat Cummins is made of Glass so Sayers and Bird to fight it out.......

[am Bays]

Problem is who does Sayers play ahead, certainly not Starc or Hazelwood.

Comes down to Cummins, Sayers, Bird for the 3 bowling spot

Cummins is 'the future', in good form and arguably the world best number 9 bat (his batting probably gets him across the line based on the evenings of the other attributes.

Bird is in reasonable form as well took 6 wickets in the first shield game and 3/41 in the first innings of the second shield game, has a test bowling average of 27 and was arguably and took 6 wickets at the GABBA test last year.

In saying that I would almost take a risk and go

Warner
Renshaw
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe (wk)
Maxwell
Starc
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Sayers

Please dont ever EVER EVER downplay the role of the wicket keeper by advocating having a part timer keep wickets for Australia, especially a batsman who is yet to establish himself in the test side.

We need runs to bowl at so we need six batters then a keeper and four bowlers.

If we cant get 20 wicket a test with Starc, Hazelwood and Cummins, then there is something wrong.

If we are worried about back to back test matches and bowlers workload we are fortunate that a back up bowling line up of Bird, Coulter-Nile and Sayers is test quality so we can rotate in and out of test matches if necessary.

Feck me, Bherendorf, Tremain and even Abbott could play and it would be better than most test attacks.

One of Wade, Neville or Carey, probably Neville, has to play.

[The Bedge]

1st Inn - SA 322

1st Inn - VIC 345

2nd Inn - SA 0/18 (trail by 5 runs).

Tough going early, run rate is 1.64 and it's taken a good 11 overs to get the 18 runs. Tremain was tight and Siddle asked questions, but it's Boland whose got the ball decking around now, real danger.

Wonder if the ball movement from Boland is more a reflection on the pitch deteriorating, could be very tough batting later in the day with Ahmed.

[Tony Clifton]

Wonder if the ball movement from Boland is more a reflection on the pitch deteriorating, could be very tough batting later in the day with Ahmed.

I think it's more just a good team bowling well and putting the squeeze on. They recognise this is they key period of the game and have stepped it up. It's why they keep on winning.

Will be interesting to see if Dalton and Weatherald cope. Would be great if they can come out the other side of this pressure test. Will get easier but very tough cricket now.

[The Bedge]

Wonder if the ball movement from Boland is more a reflection on the pitch deteriorating, could be very tough batting later in the day with Ahmed.

I think it's more just a good team bowling well and putting the squeeze on. They recognise this is they key period of the game and have stepped it up. It's why they keep on winning.

Will be interesting to see if Dalton and Weatherald cope. Would be great if they can come out the other side of this pressure test. Will get easier but very tough cricket now.

Definitely bowling well, have given nothing - was just more Boland to Weatherald he's got the ball cutting back in quite sharply at times.

[The Bedge]

Thought i'd given the safooty.net kiss of death - Dalton works one off his hip and dropped at short fine leg in the last over before lunch.

SA 0/27 at Lunch. Lead by 4 runs.

[Jim05]

Hat trick for Starc to end the innings. Bancroft carries his bat

[The Bedge]

Hat trick for Starc to end the innings. Bancroft carries his bat

Outrageous!

Is Bancroft perhaps a smoky for the keeping position in the Ashes squad?

[am Bays]

Hat trick for Starc to end the innings. Bancroft carries his bat

Outrageous!

Is Bancroft perhaps a smoky for the keeping position in the Ashes squad?

Australia's best cricket brain has spoken: http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21279102/australia-need-keeper-catches-not-one-chatters

[The Bedge]

Hat trick for Starc to end the innings. Bancroft carries his bat

Outrageous!

Is Bancroft perhaps a smoky for the keeping position in the Ashes squad?

Australia's best cricket brain has spoken: http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21279102/australia-need-keeper-catches-not-one-chatters

Yeah but his brother pulls the strings -wonder if he agrees..

[helicopterking]

Travis Head falls for not much again. Any chance of making back to back scores

[The Bedge]

50 to Ferguson off 68 balls.. Lehmann 30 off 22.

SA 3/121 with a lead of 98 towards end of 2nd session.

If we can continue on this rate without losing too many wickets then 200-250 lead is well within reach before stumps and give our guys a genuine crack heading into the last day.

[RustyCage]

3/201, lead by 178

Ferg 93*
Boof Jr 66*

[The Bedge]

100 to Ferg

[The Bedge]

How many overs in a day? Is it 85?

[bennymacca]

How many overs in a day? Is it 85?

96?

[heater31]

How many overs in a day? Is it 85?

96?

Correct

[bennymacca]

Looks like they weathered the early storm and are cashing in now. Good stuff

[Eagles2014]

100 to Ferg

Cue WHUFC.................oh wait, we only hear from him when Ferg fails!