***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

[Top_Cat]

Hasn't had his tyres pumped up by Warnie and seems fairly quiet so I'm guessing he'll be lucky to ever play a Test.

 

[Jarquis]

But won't he know the home conditions well for the Test at the SCG?

 

[andyc]

Decent lower order bat, too. Makes no sense.

Haven't really seen him bowl much, but I've been very impressed by his economy recently. First innings figures of 3/64 off 34 overs is very miserly, especially given that that seems to be what the national selectors want from spinners, some tight overs and a wicket here and there.

 

[Top_Cat]

But won't he know the home conditions well for the Test at the SCG?

If Warnie hasn't spruiked you/mentioned your drinking/wingman abilities, you're nothing. O'Keefe hasn't had that nor has his bowling been thoroughly and irreparably gimped by TJ.

O'Keefe, from all reports, is a normal dude who bats, bowls, fields well and always manages to find a way to contribute. There is no place for a man like that in the current Test side.

 

[howardj]

If Warnie hasn't spruiked you/mentioned your drinking/wingman abilities, you're nothing. O'Keefe hasn't had that nor has his bowling been thoroughly and irreparably gimped by TJ.

O'Keefe, from all reports, is a normal dude who bats, bowls, fields well and always manages to find a way to contribute. There is no place for a man like that in the current Test side.

I think you'll enjoy reading my State of the Nation essay on Australian cricket.

Release date 1 May.

This is soooo anticipated...

 

[andyc]

Are you writing a paper, howardj? Wouldn't have realised.

 

[howardj]

yep lol

 

[Spark]

Yeah it's news to me

 

[GotSpin]

It's a NSW conspiracy I tells ya

 

[robelinda]

Still not sold on Copeland, his bowling speeds are pretty slow for a test bowling spot, between 115 and 120km's is not quick, i'd be happier with Andrew McDonald, he can bat too.

 

[Prince EWS]

Still not sold on Copeland, his bowling speeds are pretty slow for a test bowling spot, between 115 and 120km's is not quick, i'd be happier with Andrew McDonald, he can bat too.

Copeland's definitely a better bowler than McDonald. As much as I like watching him bowl and would love nothing more than seeing him get a proper opportunity in Tests, though, I don't really see much difference between what he sends down and what Butterworth does for example, other than perhaps his ability to bowl super-long spells. Butterworth's a much better bat too and isn't spoken about nearly as highly as what Copeland is.

There's definitely a bit of an unnatural pace fixation in Australian cricket at the moment - making batsmen look uncomfortable is not the same as getting them out - but Copeland's successes do need to be taken into context given the livelier pitches we've seen since his debut. Definitely deserves a go; whether he'll get one is another matter though and I think we can all see why even if we don't necessarily agree with it.

 

[robelinda]

Oh Copeland is better than Macca as a bowler, but he'll be a toiler in the test team, and we've had Hilfy toiling badly all summer, is it right to just replace one for another? I dont know, i'd be happy to see him given a go, but in SL it will be hard work, and i'm sure he'll come away from SL with much to show apart from a great economy rate, no green pitches there, or even in the Aussie tests next season either, possibly in SA later in the year he might go really well like S Clark did in 2006.

 

[Prince EWS]

Oh Copeland is better than Macca as a bowler, but he'll be a toiler in the test team, and we've had Hilfy toiling badly all summer, is it right to just replace one for another? I dont know, i'd be happy to see him given a go, but in SL it will be hard work, and i'm sure he'll come away from SL with much to show apart from a great economy rate, no green pitches there, or even in the Aussie tests next season either, possibly in SA later in the year he might go really well like S Clark did in 2006.

Yeah Sri Lanka would not be a good place for him to debut at all IMO.

 

[Spark]

Geez. Cummins has been rank unlucky in this match.

 

[Jono]

Tassie storming home now. Fatty Cosgrove looking to end it before tea. WAG.

Yo Blues, text time hold your catches and accelerate earlier.

 

[robelinda]

Tassie!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Top_Cat]

Fair season for Cosgrove, has to be said. Dropped from SA for 'not living up to his potential' (oye), backs up this season with a 50+ average, the top runs for the year on a largely ropey home deck and hits the winning runs in a Shield winning side.

Yet another short-sighted decision SACA pays off for someone else. Will be topped off if he scores a Test spot now too.

 

[GotSpin]

Damn the NSW 2nd XI won

 

[Burgey]

Tassie storming home now. Fatty Cosgrove looking to end it before tea. WAG.

Yo Blues, text time hold your catches and accelerate earlier.

Yo Vics, next time make the final.

 

[Top_Cat]

Damn the NSW 2nd XI won

That was months ago......