***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

[howardj]

What do people make of Mitch Starc in this series?

Serviceable, I guess.

I think I'd rather Hazlewood though.

 

[Flem274*]

McIntosh actually performed slightly better, it's just instead of scoring thirties he was all or nothing.

 

[Jono]

And frankly the kids don't have the attention span for his dot balls

Lol

 

[Athlai]

What do people make of Mitch Starc in this series?

Serviceable, I guess.

I think I'd rather Hazlewood though.

Everytime Starc came on to bowl I felt a lot more confident.

 

[Flem274*]

It's a bad record, no doubt. But would Nicol/Watling/How do any better? Don't say Pinga.

Pinga.

How in his last stint in tests played 11 tests for 573 @ 27.28. So yes he was (relatively) better.

 

[Spikey]

dear tubby,

warner is in the top 10 for runs scored in grade in the past 10 years

ty.

 

[Prince EWS]

dear tubby,

warner is in the top 10 for runs scored in grade in the past 10 years

ty.

Yeah Warner's been killing it for Easts for ages now.

 

[Zinzan]

Why is everyone rating this Khawaja guy so much? I mean seriously, I can't recall someone playing & missing as much in a short series. Looks like a walking wicket at test level for mine.


Surely once everyone is fit the top 7 should be;

Watson
Warner
Marsh
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Haddin

Khawaja & Hughes clearly aren't up to it...

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Isn't threatening enough with the ball, isn't good enough with the bat. Plenty of potential in him but if we have to shove someone, it should be him.

Boult and Southee offer more with the ball and Martin isn't going till he retires.

Dunno about Southee being ahead of Bracewell tbh, he hasn't done much in a good while.

 

[Spikey]

Yeah Warner's been killing it for Easts for ages now.

the real reason he didn't get games is this little thing called selection pressure. nothing more, nothing less.



amazing what happens when a player actually has to earn his fc spot btw (oh hey callum ferguson)

 

[Flem274*]

Southee -> Plunkett Shield. We need to find out who can really bat.

And for his own good, a County stint would really help him out I reckon. First class stuff, not 20/20.

 

[Athlai]

Dunno about Southee being ahead of Bracewell tbh, he hasn't done much in a good while.

Even in this series Southee has looked more threatening than Bracewell throughout. Bracewell bowled one dangerous looking spell and looks village at other times. Southee hasn't blown the world away like we all hoped he would but I definitely think he should be retained on what he offers ahead of Bracewell.

 

[straw man]

Clearly dropping Guptill is only an option if we were to go four seamers. Young and Bracewell's failures with the bat make that very unlikely so I guess it will be one of Bracewell/Southee/Boult that makes way. Southee's been the worst this series but 'experience' may save him.

 

[Spark]

what the ****

 

[Spikey]

what the hell was that ricky

edit ahaha

 

[Flem274*]

Huzzah! Dougeh you fapworthy babe!

 

[TumTum]

Retire Ponting.

 

[Spark]

hahaha if this is a no ball...

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Clearly dropping Guptill is only an option if we were to go four seamers. Young and Bracewell's failures with the bat make that very unlikely so I guess it will be one of Bracewell/Southee/Boult that makes way. Southee's been the worst this series but 'experience' may save him.

Ryder, anyone?

 

[Spark]

nope that's fine