vic_orthdox
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Surely this isn't televised, is it?
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**Official** Tour Matches
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Richard
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None of the ICL SAfricans are playing - the eleven (yes, indeed, eleven!) is Howgego, O'Brien (who is keeping), White (C), Wakely, Wessels, Nelson, Willey, Brooks, Lucas, Wigley, White.
Never even heard of this Jack Brooks chap but apparently he's a 25-year-old who's never played First-Class cricket before. Oxford-born as well.
So the Northants attack is Wigley, Lucas, Brooks, Nelson, White, Willey. If Australia fail to make 650 for 5 or so here, they've really come a-cropper.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Nope.
To confirm: Australian team is PJ Hughes, SM Katich, MEK Hussey*, MJ North, SR Watson, AB McDonald, GA Manou†, MG Johnson, NM Hauritz, PM Siddle, SR Clark.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Crickey.
Only Lucas out of them lot could be called half-decent, even that would be a push.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
TBF, David Lucas did take 12-for-nothing-much the other day - albeit he's never looked like doing anything of the sort for most of his career.
Opportunity for a quick redressal of the balance there, in fact.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Would've given Hauritz a rest too after the dislocated finger, but I guess that wasn't really an option. Good to see Clark and Macca getting a hit out.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Well yeah... but all the other are pretty rubbish. Bit of a hiding to nothing for the individual players I guess, if they score runs the bowlers are rubbish, if they don't then they didn't even get runs against rubbish bowlers.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Poor Hughes, what pressure for a young guy to be under now. From what I've heard of his career, it sounds like it's the first time he's ever had a bad patch.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Not many of the batsmen really need runs - they should all get them, but it's not like they need to prove anything. It's the bowlers who it's crucial that they do well.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Getting out to David Wigley must be close to an all-time low for him.
From what I've seen of Hughes I haven't been that impressed, btw I've only seen his four ashes innings so that's probably harsh. I just don't understand how he could average 60+ in his FC career with a major flaw in his batting technique. His 2nd innings dimissal in the 2nd test was just a shocker of a shot, his feet went no where and he just poked at the ball.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Anyone know where Wakely usually fields?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Leg slip?
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Latter. Shower of ****e XI.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
What sort of player is Willey actually supposed to be? He bats 8 or 9 and bowls about as much as a part-timer whenever he plays. Got Katich out caught behind though so I'm sure he'll be happy.
superkingdave
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
"PHIL Hughes's struggle against the short ball has continued even against a modest county attack, raising fears about whether the can last the Ashes series.
Opening the batting against a depleted Northampton bowling line-up, Hughes scored just 10 before fending a short ball to gully from high on the bat."
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25830380-10389,00.html
(looks like it was round the wicket)
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Could be.