***Official***Australian Domestic Season Thread 2009/2010

[vic_orthdox]

Talk is that Dighton is just entering it to get more money out of Tasmania.

Crosthwaite has been up to NSW to look at houses, and supposedly spoken to some clubs about arrangements with work and that, because NSW won't be offering him a contract. Would say that he's less than 50% of going by now though.

Kent put his name in because he was courted a little by South Australia, but in the end most of that was from Port Adelaide CC rather than from SACA themselves. Talk is that former Vic U/19 captain Joel Davies will be heading over there to play with PA. Ludeman also looking to head over and compete against Tim Davey for the number two keeper position.

Divin sniffing out Victoria, supposedly. And Graeme Rummans back in Victoria as captain of St Kilda.

 

[chaminda_00]

Interesting Adam Crosthwaite to NSW. Would take any half decent keeper batsmen over Fatty Smith.

 

[Kylez]

South Australia must resucure Chadd sayers, good young bowler

 

[brockley]

Warriors Training | PerthNow
Gallary of west australian warriors training to be hinest don't know what most the WA players look like,mitch marsh there must have got a full contract.

 

[Jakester1288]

I would love NSW to get Crosthwaite, seeing as Haddin isn't going to be coming back to play for us regularly any time soon.

By the way, how is Smith's/Neville's (I think they are NSW's keepers) actual keeping skills. Doesn't Smith slog a bit, and bowl some decent tweakers as well?

 

[chaminda_00]

Neville a really good keeper, Smith is average to poor. Stevie Smith is the tweaker.

 

[Jakester1288]

Neville a really good keeper, Smith is average to poor. Stevie Smith is the tweaker.

Thanks for clearing that up. How does Neville match up against Crosthwaite? How is Nevilles batting?

 

[chaminda_00]

Crosthwaite a better batsmen and keeper. Neville's batting is pretty average for a current keeper-batsmen, on par with Brett Lee.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Nevill and Crosthwaite pretty even in terms of keeping, Crosthwaite with the edge in batting. Nevill is a good grade batsman, never made a run in 2nd XI cricket though.

 

[.matt]

I would love NSW to get Crosthwaite, seeing as Haddin isn't going to be coming back to play for us regularly any time soon.

By the way, how is Smith's/Neville's (I think they are NSW's keepers) actual keeping skills. Doesn't Smith slog a bit, and bowl some decent tweakers as well?

Crosthwaite is better then both. Smith has made some blunders with he gloves but he's got a cool head sometimes with the bat in hand whilst being able to tonk a few. Not to mention he ate all the pies...

 

[Noble One]

Victoria sign Bravo for Twenty20 | Australia Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Big signing for Victoria, Bravo is arguably one of the most versatile T20 cricketers in the world.

Great to see teams going after the big names rather than average international cricketers
.

 

[four_or_six]

The T20 really is a way for a small number of players to make big $. They can play for four teams (IPL, county, home country and SA/Aus) and with that number of starting teams, they're almost bound to get into the champions league too.

 

[Craig]

I hope one of the State teams go after Chris Gayle.

 

[brockley]

Graeme rummans gone back to stkilda from stgeorge in sydney.

 

[Jono]

Victoria sign Bravo for Twenty20 | Australia Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Big signing for Victoria, Bravo is arguably one of the most versatile T20 cricketers in the world.

Great to see teams going after the big names rather than average international cricketers
.

Such an awesome signing!

 

[vic_orthdox]

Graeme rummans gone back to stkilda from stgeorge in sydney.

And Graeme Rummans back in Victoria as captain of St Kilda.

Get with the times, big man!

 

[vic_orthdox]

Such an awesome signing!

Be interesting to see where he slots in; whether it's in place of a bowler or batsman. Actually, having gone through the line-up, reckon something like this would be best:

Hodge
Quiney
Hussey
Bravo
White
McDonald
Crosthwaite
McKay
Harwood
McGain
Nannes

Lot of bowling depth, maybe you could argue that there isn't enough in the batting, although McKay can hit pretty well in Twenty20. Maybe a Hastings might slot in for a McKay, or maybe just a Finch/Wade?

 

[Simon]

You'd think theres enough bowling options with Nannes, McGain, Harwood, Bravo, White, McDonald and Hussey to not need any more bowlers.

 

[vic_orthdox]

You'd think theres enough bowling options with Nannes, McGain, Harwood, Bravo, White, McDonald and Hussey to not need any more bowlers.

Is there any use in dropping one of the better performed bowlers for a batsman who'll end up batting at 8 though?

 

[Noble One]

Be interesting to see where he slots in; whether it's in place of a bowler or batsman. Actually, having gone through the line-up, reckon something like this would be best:

Hodge
Quiney
Hussey
Bravo
White
McDonald
Crosthwaite
McKay
Harwood
McGain
Nannes

Lot of bowling depth, maybe you could argue that there isn't enough in the batting, although McKay can hit pretty well in Twenty20. Maybe a Hastings might slot in for a McKay, or maybe just a Finch/Wade?

Like the article says; Victoria are pending on McDonald being unavailable due to Test duties. Bravo may end up being a straight swap for McDonald.

Batting depth remains a worry, little guarantee that Harwood, Nannes and McKay will all be injury free when the T20 comes around; opening a spot for possibly Wright or Hastings to play as the bowling all-rounder.