***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2008/09

[chaminda_00]

If they're only taking 14 players to SA, honestly can't see them picking 2 spinners.

Yeah probably. With McGain taking a 5-fer it makes thing pretty interesting. Hauritz is probably bowling as well as he ever has at present. McGain is still better bowler overall. I guess it might depend on whether the main focus is just winning the SA, or looking long term.

Though if they take one spinner it is a lot of pressure if they are basically going to be picked for all three tests to add variety regardless of performances. It might depend on how likely they are to play four seamers.

 

[Redbacks]

Great match

It's amazing how exciting the finish of a lot of Shield matches are, due to captains having to produce sporting declarations, pity nobody watches the games though

 

[vic_orthdox]

Goo!

 

[Nate]

It's amazing how exciting the finish of a lot of Shield matches are, due to captains having to produce sporting declarations, pity nobody watches the games though

Need to televise them dangit!

 

[chaminda_00]

Need to televise them dangit!

Atleast have a highlights or something.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

They should do a "Match of the Round" thing. Put the best match on each round (ie. two highest placed sides or whatever, this week would've been VIC vs. SA). I'm not sure why they don't show it though, surely it's going to rate a thousand times better than replayed golf or the World Darts Championship.

 

[Spikey]

Atleast have a highlights or something.

Pretty sure NSW do day-by-day highlights on their website. Never actually watched them though.

 

[Kylez]

Buger Redbacks lost. Great game though. Ferguson ton and to make his ODI debut . Klinger also made good scores.

Manou got a century in the first innings and took 7 dismisalls. He must be up with the top wicket keepers.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Yeah probably. With McGain taking a 5-fer it makes thing pretty interesting. Hauritz is probably bowling as well as he ever has at present. McGain is still better bowler overall. I guess it might depend on whether the main focus is just winning the SA, or looking long term.

Though if they take one spinner it is a lot of pressure if they are basically going to be picked for all three tests to add variety regardless of performances. It might depend on how likely they are to play four seamers.

I'd agree that Hauritz is as good as ever atm - but (as you noted) McGain got 5-fer, which is something Hauritz has never done at the domestic level (in fact, Hauritz' 4-fer in the first dig was his best ever domestic bowling).

I think McGain has wicket taking ability, and, frankly, if we're looking to the future, the 28 year old Hauritz isn't it. He's as good as he's ever going to be, and - nice guy that he is - he's not a test standard player by a long shot (over the years it's been shown that he's barely a first class standard player).

Take McGain to South Africa, Englad, play him at home here next summer, and hopefully during those 18 months another spinner will arrive!

 

[oldmancraigy]

Ferguson ton and to make his ODI debut .

Good luck to him and Voges!

 

[Kylez]

Good luck to him and Voges!

Yeah I forgot about Voges ( I'm just happy the redbacks have some more aus represenatives ). Congrats to him aswell. He did well in the sheild game yesterday. Good luck to both of them.

 

[chaminda_00]

Take McGain to South Africa, Englad, play him at home here next summer, and hopefully during those 18 months another spinner will arrive!

I would be surprised if one does as people were saying the same thing 18 months ago when Warne retired. 18 months of MacGill and then another will arrive.

You never know Cam Boyce is meant to be pretty good from Queensland. Though they been saying that about most U19 spinners for the last 10 years,

 

[Hoggy31]

Cue indifferent performances with some promise in his first few seasons with a move to NSW to follow.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

**** YES Higgsy!

 

[Hoggy31]

Turned up in my daily Cricinfo rummaging.

 

[brockley]

Brad knowles a vic playing for wa 2nd xl,another vic to jump ranks.

 

[Uppercut]

Was just reading about Brett Geeves getting stranded on 99 twice

 

[oldmancraigy]

I would be surprised if one does as people were saying the same thing 18 months ago when Warne retired. 18 months of MacGill and then another will arrive.

You never know Cam Boyce is meant to be pretty good from Queensland. Though they been saying that about most U19 spinners for the last 10 years,

Bryce McGain 'arrived' - only problem is that he's almost ready to retire when he's just beginning!

Cam Boyce and Stephen Smith are the 2 guys to watch. They don't have to be 'Warney good' - just Trevor Hohns good would probably be enough!

 

[Top_Cat]

GOD-DAMMIT-SON-OF-A-BITCH-****-****-****-****-****-DISHWASHER.

Hating Victoria right now, tbh.

 

[chaminda_00]

Cam Boyce and Stephen Smith are the 2 guys to watch. They don't have to be 'Warney good' - just Trevor Hohns good would probably be enough!

You know your struggling when a batsmen is seen as the next big spin option for a country. Cam White Mk II.