Australian International Summer 2024/25

[Lightning McQueen]

Surprise selection given his FC career so far. Not that I'm against giving a kid a go that obviously has talent.

We basically sent an under 20s side with a couple exceptions

So you guys are using these matches how they should be played?

At least we are improving in this area too.

[Jim05]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

[amber_fluid]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Poor bugger
You’d think he would have started in the 1st test

[daysofourlives]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Poor bugger
You’d think he would have started in the 1st test

Connolly a certain starter now? Could bat 8 ?
Or do we pick another full time spinner to go on tour thats different to Lyon and Murphy?
Swepson the only other option really

[helicopterking]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Poor bugger
You’d think he would have started in the 1st test

Connolly a certain starter now? Could bat 8 ?
Or do we pick another full time spinner to go on tour thats different to Lyon and Murphy?
Swepson the only other option really

Insert Ashton Agar

[amber_fluid]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Poor bugger
You’d think he would have started in the 1st test

Connolly a certain starter now? Could bat 8 ?
Or do we pick another full time spinner to go on tour thats different to Lyon and Murphy?
Swepson the only other option really

Connolly or maybe Agar as he can bat also
Probably better to throw Agar to the Wolves over Connolly

[batmanbegins]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Poor bugger
You’d think he would have started in the 1st test

Connolly a certain starter now? Could bat 8 ?
Or do we pick another full time spinner to go on tour thats different to Lyon and Murphy?
Swepson the only other option really

Connolly or maybe Agar as he can bat also
Probably better to throw Agar to the Wolves over Connolly

Surely Connolly can't play as a spinner? He has 0 FC wickets. That's worse then England picking Bethell!

[Down the Hill]

If Kuhne misses the tour then they can't get too obsessed with having to pick someone who spins it opposite to Lyon. Connolly should only get a test as a bat and handy 3rd spinner but not as 2nd spinner. If they now decide to take a leggie it surely has to be Lloyd Pope ahead of Swepson. But why not settle for Murphy for the first test. If they bowl well enough then no reason why they can't succeed in tandem rather than make a token selection just because a bloke spins it the other way.

[Booney]

Channel 7 have secured the rights to the tour of Sri Lanka, it's the first time since 1997 that an away series that isn't the Ashes has been shown on Free to Air TV.

Cricket fans in Australia will be able to watch every ball of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.

In a massive coup for fans, the Seven Network have secured exclusive rights for the two Test matches and two ODIs.

The action begins on Wednesday, January 29 with the first Test in Galle.

It will be a must-watch for cricket fans and comes hot on the heels of the thrilling Border-Gavaskar series that captivated the public.

Australia have already secured their spot in the World Test Championship final and these two matches will be their final Tests before the blockbuster clash against South Africa in June.

With Pat Cummins staying at home due to injury and the impending arrival of his second child, Steve Smith will captain the side and needs just one run to reach the magical 10,000-run milestone.

“What this summer has shown us is that Australians absolutely love their cricket, and we cannot wait to deliver even more action as Australia takes on Sri Lanka,” Seven Network Head of Cricket Joel Starcevic said.

“Following an exhilarating Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series, two of the greatest WBBL and BBL seasons in recent history and the intensity of the current Women’s Ashes Series on home soil, the addition of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka cements Seven and 7plus Sport as the undisputed home of cricket.”

Before the Sri Lanka series begins, Seven and 7plus Sport will broadcast the exciting conclusion to the Big Bash season, culminating in the final on Monday, January 27.

Adding to the smorgasbord of the live and free cricket, the all-conquering women’s side continue their series against England with a historic Ashes Test at the MCG beginning on January 30.

“There has never been a more exciting time to be a cricket fan in Australia, and you can catch every ball from every BBL Final, the Women’s Ashes and the Australian tour of Sri Lanka live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport – the only place to see it all,” Starcevic added.

Australia and Sri Lanka recently added an extra ODI to the schedule, which will probide the Aussies some valuable match practice ahead of the Champions Trophy.

[daysofourlives]

If Kuhne misses the tour then they can't get too obsessed with having to pick someone who spins it opposite to Lyon. Connolly should only get a test as a bat and handy 3rd spinner but not as 2nd spinner. If they now decide to take a leggie it surely has to be Lloyd Pope ahead of Swepson. But why not settle for Murphy for the first test. If they bowl well enough then no reason why they can't succeed in tandem rather than make a token selection just because a bloke spins it the other way.

Im thinking he would be the 3rd spinner at 8, Lyon and Murphy plus one quick, Webster to open the bowling. Is it too much batting, often when having too much batting it fails as they tend to think the next guy will get the runs?
If they want 2 quicks then he misses out.
Tend to agree re Pope, i forgot about him

[The Dark Knight]

Channel 7 have secured the rights to the tour of Sri Lanka, it's the first time since 1997 that an away series that isn't the Ashes has been shown on Free to Air TV.

Cricket fans in Australia will be able to watch every ball of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.

In a massive coup for fans, the Seven Network have secured exclusive rights for the two Test matches and two ODIs.

The action begins on Wednesday, January 29 with the first Test in Galle.

This is great news! I did wonder what was happening with the TV rights for the series and hadn't searched it yet. Sri Lanka is obviously an ideal time zone for us to watch cricket (and most of a day's play) so it makes sense to have it on FTA and give more cricket fans the opportunity to watch Aus play an away tour.

[whufc]

If Kuhne misses the tour then they can't get too obsessed with having to pick someone who spins it opposite to Lyon. Connolly should only get a test as a bat and handy 3rd spinner but not as 2nd spinner. If they now decide to take a leggie it surely has to be Lloyd Pope ahead of Swepson. But why not settle for Murphy for the first test. If they bowl well enough then no reason why they can't succeed in tandem rather than make a token selection just because a bloke spins it the other way.

100 this.

If you get two offies bowling great areas there is no reason it can’t be successful. There will be so much natural variation off the pitch the sameness of the bowlers won’t be relevant.

[Jim05]

Ollie Peake debuting tonight for the Gades and heading to Sri Lanka with the test squad. Not bad an 18 yo who was a reserve for the U19 national squad 6 months ago.

[locky801]

Ollie Peake debuting tonight for the Gades and heading to Sri Lanka with the test squad. Not bad an 18 yo who was a reserve for the U19 national squad 6 months ago.

Oh, way the commentators have been carrying on in Brisbanes innings it was all about JFM

Didnt think anyone else was batting for them

I'm expecting a quick fire 60 from him tonight though

[Lightning McQueen]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

Add Smith to that injury list too via a BBL match.

I know these injuries can happen at any time but this BBL caper really needs re-structuring.

1: All the decent imports leave before the finals.
2: Any player that has national test duties generally is only available for 2-3 matches towards the end but still miss finals. (and in this case they go from playing test cricket, quickly adapt to T20 and then go back to test mode).
3: It just simply goes too long. Have a rival franchise that you play twice in a season and play everyone else once, three home games, three away, you can still do a top 5 or 6 to eek out another couple of matches.
4: Leave all test squad players out of the equation is another alternative, BBL is still a spectacle and the kids love it, it brings new audiences to the game, it isn't redundant, it just gets in the way of what we should be focusing on, it would still work in Feb/March.

[The Dark Knight]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

1: All the decent imports leave before the finals.

It's not really the BBL's fault the SA20, ILT20 (which are both in their third seasons) and to a lesser extent the BPL (which has been around as long as the BBL) currently have their tournaments on the same time as the BBL dragging players away from the BBL. Perhaps a change of time during our summer the BBL is played could alevate that? However it is the BBL's fault they don't pay as much as the SA20 and ILT20 (obviously teams in those tournaments are privately owned). Perhaps the BBL could become a privately owned tournament one day and the players will be paid more and stay for the whole tournament?

And Kuhnemann suffered a compound dislocation of his right thumb and has had surgery.

[Jim05]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

1: All the decent imports leave before the finals.

It's not really the BBL's fault the SA20, ILT20 (which are both in their third seasons) and to a lesser extent the BPL (which has been around as long as the BBL) currently have their tournaments on the same time as the BBL dragging players away from the BBL. Perhaps a change of time during our summer the BBL is played could alevate that? However it is the BBL's fault they don't pay as much as the SA20 and ILT20 (obviously teams in those tournaments are privately owned). Perhaps the BBL could become a privately owned tournament one day and the players will be paid more and stay for the whole tournament?

And Kuhnemann suffered a compound dislocation of his right thumb and has had surgery.

IPL franchisee will own the BBL teams within 5 years IMO

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci ... es-1469330

The BCCI has sent a ten-point guideline document to India's contracted men's players in a bid to "promote discipline, unity and a positive team environment". It is an unprecedented response to a run of poor Test results and comes with a warning that "non-compliance" could result not just in disciplinary action, but heavier sanctions including exclusion from domestic cricket and the IPL, as well as deductions from central contract retainers. The policy will be effective immediately.

The document, accessed by ESPNcricinfo, is titled 'Policy Document for Team India'. It was sent to the players on Thursday.

The document was prepared by the BCCI, building on suggestions made at a review meeting last weekend with key decision-makers in Indian cricket. The review meeting was called by BCCI to assess India's poor run, starting with the home Test series defeat against New Zealand, where India lost 3-0, followed by the 3-1 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Present at the review meeting were head coach Gautam Gambhir, the Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.

[DOC]

KOHLI V INDIA: IT’S FIGHT TIME
Robert Craddock
Superstar Virat Kohli is on a collision course with Indian cricket administration following a stunning list of demands placed on players after their series loss in Australia.

The demands have the potential to force Kohli into premature retirement because there are several he is unlikely to accept.

Players have been ordered to play for their domestic teams but Kohli is moving to England.

He has not played for Delhi for 13 years and has no intention of rejoining the side at this late stage of his career.

The BCCI has declared players who do not adhere to the rules will face fines or could be banned from playing in the Indian Premier League.

There is a feeling senior players like Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma, who has not played a first-class game for Mumbai in 10 years, could have benefited by more match play in the less intense atmosphere of domestic cricket.

The BCCI has claimed the guidelines have been introduced to promote team unity after reports of division on the Australian tour, in which the Aussies won 3-1.

India lost its most recent home series 3-0 to New Zealand, which means it has won just one of its past eight Tests.

The new rules ban players from having personal chefs, hairdressers, security guards and stylists on tour.

Several players brought personal chefs to Australia and will be chastened by the news they will no longer be welcome.

It will now be mandatory for players to stay until the end of training sessions rather than leave after they have batted or bowled.

The BCCI has declared players must travel on the team bus rather than in private vehicles, which several stars, including Kohli, used to hire for their families.

Players have been banned from being involved in private promotions during a tour and families will now be allowed to stay on tour for just two weeks.

The rules come after the board had lengthy meetings with axed captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar.

1. Domestic matches: Participation in domestic matches is mandatory for players to remain eligible for selection in the national team and for central contracts.

2. Travel: All players are expected to travel with the team to and from matches and practice sessions. Separate travel arrangements with families are discouraged to maintain discipline and team cohesion.

3. Excess baggage limit: Players are required to adhere to the specified baggage limits shared with the team. For long-duration tours of more than 30 days players are allowed five pieces (three suitcases and two kit bags) or up to 150kg.

4. Personal staff: Personal managers, chefs, assistants, security personnel and other personnel are to be restricted on tours or series unless explicitly approved by the BCCI.

5. Bags: Players must coordinate with team management about sending equipment and personal items to the Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru.

6. Practice: All players are required to attend scheduled practice sessions in full and travel together to and from the venue.

7. Personal Shoots: Players are not permitted to engage in personal shoots or endorsements during an ongoing series or tour.

8. Family: Players on tour for more than 45 days may be joined by their partners and children for one visit per series lasting up to two weeks.

9. BCCI events: Players are required to be available for BCCI’s official shoots, promotional activities and functions.

10. End of tours: Players must stay with the team until the scheduled end of the match series or tour, even if matches end earlier than planned.

[Lightning McQueen]

Looks like Kuhnemann broke his thumb playing BBL just a few days before heading off to Sri Lanka. Pretty much put a line through him then

1: All the decent imports leave before the finals.

It's not really the BBL's fault the SA20, ILT20 (which are both in their third seasons) and to a lesser extent the BPL (which has been around as long as the BBL) currently have their tournaments on the same time as the BBL dragging players away from the BBL. Perhaps a change of time during our summer the BBL is played could alevate that? However it is the BBL's fault they don't pay as much as the SA20 and ILT20 (obviously teams in those tournaments are privately owned). Perhaps the BBL could become a privately owned tournament one day and the players will be paid more and stay for the whole tournament?

And Kuhnemann suffered a compound dislocation of his right thumb and has had surgery.

IPL franchisee will own the BBL teams within 5 years IMO

Hope so.