Group C - Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies

[Matt79]

Nannes would be playing for Australia if he'd been asked - only took the Dutch gig when that didn't happen I believe. Any of the spinners who have done well in domestic T20 would also have helped, along with Shane Harwood.

 

[aussie]

I hate Hauritz as much as the next guy as a Test option, but he's a perfectly acceptable one day bowler. He's barely played any Twenty20 cricket but I think his the way he bowls and his OD record would make him pretty well suited to it. I'd certainly rather have him in the team than Hopes.

Yea, but im not sure if he has the guile to be effective as Ojha, Harbhajan, Swann, Botha, VDM in this format. I really fear like Hopes his bowling will be targeted.

 

[Furball]

Well they can't pick Glchrist, Hayden because they were made to retire, Symonds is sent home already . Apart from that the only Aussie IPL player that is missing from the team is Hodge. You are not telling me that Hodge is the missing piece here, are you ?

Of the players available, Hodge and Symonds should have been the first 2 names on the team sheet.

 

[inbox24]

Not to mention Ferguson and Hilfenhaus.

 

[four_or_six]

Sri Lanka to bowl first is a bit of a nightmare for Australia. Not only do they have to work out what is a good total for winning, but a good total for winning by enough.

Unless the best plan is to win and rely on the West Indies.

 

[aussie]

Not to mention Ferguson and Hilfenhaus.

Ferguson is another Clarke in T20s. Instead of Hilfy the inform Nannes makes sense - but im ok with Lee/Johnson/Bracken.

 

[Sanz]

Of the players available, Hodge and Symonds should have been the first 2 names on the team sheet.

Symonds was picked, wasn't he ? And on what basis Hodge should have been the first one picked ? He had an average IPL until KR were virtually out of IPL.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well they can't pick Glchrist, Hayden because they were made to retire, Symonds is sent home already . Apart from that the only Aussie IPL player that is missing from the team is Hodge. You are not telling me that Hodge is the missing piece here, are you ?

Hodge, Marsh and Nannes immediately spring to mind, but it's not just the IPL - we also should have been picking players that did well in Australia domestically in the format ahead of players who have looked clueless in Twenty20 Internationals - like Clarke.

Frankly, I don't really care that much. I enjoy watching Twenty20 but the result really doesn't bother me either way. That the selectors probably have a similar attitude is the problem though.

 

[inbox24]

That's what I originally thought aussie, but definitely after seeing him play, he's several classes ahead of both Ponting and Clarke at T20s.

 

[Sanz]

Hodge, Marsh and Nannes immediately spring to mind, but it's not just the IPL - we also should have been picking players that did well in Australia domestically in the format ahead of players who have looked clueless in Twenty20 Internationals - like Clarke.

Frankly, I don't really care that much. I enjoy watching Twenty20 but the result really doesn't bother me either way. That the selectors probably have a similar attitude is the problem though.

I thought Marsh was injured, Nannes is a 50-50 call.

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Gah, get Peter Siddle in there and get Brett Lee out...

 

[Jono]

So sick of hearing "YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

People complained about in-your-face advertising during the IPL, but **** me dead this is just as bad.

 

[Jono]

Sanath fields at cover, crowd roars.

Love these atmospheres.

 

[pasag]

 

[roseboy64]

Warner out.

 

[Jono]

See ya later Warner!

Straight to point. Shocker.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Ponting duck coming up.

 

[Prince EWS]

Matthews looks a little better as a bowler than I expected/remembered from that ODI I saw him in. Certainly not an opening bowler and perhaps not quick enough to be a frontliner, but he has a really nice release and the action looks pretty repeatable.

 

[Jono]

Sanath opening the bowling =

 

[Athlai]

Sri Lanka to kick Australia's ass, the Irish to never send me that cheque for my losses that I emailed them about.