Lostman
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They will play at least 2 spinners, maybe even 3 at Galle. No reason why both Mendis and Randiv would not make the side.
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Himannv
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Yeah I would go for this as well. No way in hell should Mendis be getting so many chances just because he did well in one T20.
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Jumping the gun a bit putting Siddle behind both Copeland and Pattinson? I doubt the selectors see it that way.
Incidentally, if Ponting doesn't have a massive next year, I'll be shocked. I've been tipping it for a while now but I reckon injuries have gotten in the way. He's now fit and some of his shots this series have, for me, been telling. Bloke's always at his best when he's just meeting the ball and I dare say he's doing exactly that, looking very strong through the offside right now. Always said he's Dean Jones with all the optional upgrades and his batting just oozes class right now.
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Ruckus
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Hmm not convinced at all yet. Firstly, because his OD form hasn't been that bad for the past few years, so what was seen in this series shouldn't really suprise people very much (as it turns out he only a good series anyway, it wasn't great by any means). Secondly, he has shown glimpses of top form for ages now, but he still manages to get out in tests. It's come to the point for me where until he actually manages to score a lot of runs in a series, I'm gonna be taking whatever good form he seems to display with a few grains of salt.
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**** the selectors it's all clarke now babeh and he surely doesn't want to be faced with the choice of either siddle or mj opening the attack and the other being the 3rd seamer
adub
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Exactly. He has no one to blame but himself now if he sticks with Siddle and MJ and they let him down. He's been given the keys to the castle, he just has to have the cojones to take possession.
Ruckus
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Was very impressed with Clarke. The difference between how Clarke and Ponting look imo is that Clarke seems very comfortable with his own game. While Ponting is definately playing some nicely timed, and elegant, shots, he still seems somewhat uncertain in his shot selection. I think it is very important in the test series that he starts of well and gets a big score first up to boost his confidence, because until he has that self-belief again I don't think he will ever be back to the way he was.
On Pattinson, he looked quite impressive, but I think he definately needs more work yet before playing test cricket. The main problem is that he seems a bit wayward, and I don't think that's what the team needs atm.
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