chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Harsh on Haddin if that is the way he goes out.
But sooner or late you are going to have to look to the future.
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***Official*** South Africa in Australia 2012
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But sooner or late you are going to have to look to the future.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
If Hilditch was around Xavier Doherty would be in the first Test due to his good spell against South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Thank **** he's no longer.
Pattinson must play, it annoys me a bit that the media are grouping the bowlers into young vs experienced. For me Pattinson is pretty much a finished product while Cummins has a fair few question marks despite an unbelievable Test debut.
Reckon barring injury - 1. Cowan 2. Warner 3. Watson 4. Ponting 5. Clarke 6. Hussey 7 Wade. 8. Siddle 9. Pattinson 10. Hilfenhaus 11. Lyon 12. Starc is paying about $1.09 with the bookies for our First Test squad.
Pattinson must play, it annoys me a bit that the media are grouping the bowlers into young vs experienced. For me Pattinson is pretty much a finished product while Cummins has a fair few question marks despite an unbelievable Test debut.
Reckon barring injury - 1. Cowan 2. Warner 3. Watson 4. Ponting 5. Clarke 6. Hussey 7 Wade. 8. Siddle 9. Pattinson 10. Hilfenhaus 11. Lyon 12. Starc is paying about $1.09 with the bookies for our First Test squad.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Paying about $71.00. I would bring it in perhaps 3 rolls if you kept Huss at 6 and just replaced Cowan with Hughes.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
not scoring hundreds at test level...
Even Thami has more hundreds then him at FC level.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
It would be absolute madness if some of the Australian batsman in particular don't play for their states. NSW are playing QLD in Brisbane (where the first Test is being played) so you would think it would be an ideal opportunity for Watson and Warner in particular to get some practice with the red ball against a pretty decent QLD attack.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Considering Clarke being rested for this match due to his hectic schedule of grade cricket and two FC games this season. I would be surprised if others aren't also rested.
Madness yes, that seems to be the policy of CA. If aren't playing they can't get injured.
This tactic has worked brilliantly for Sri Lanka with Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga. This tactic turned them into the Test workhorses they are today.
Can't remember they last time either of those two players played FC cricket before an International series. This was before Malinga's Test retirement BTW.
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Ruckus
International Captain
Hughes needs more time, plus Cowan should stay for now imo. Unless it's for a really good reason (like Marsh's obvious downfall), we can't just keep dropping players after 5 or 6 matches. It's a bit ridiculous. The fact is Cowan hasn't been great by any means, but he has shown some potential and doesn't deserve to be dropped yet. It sounds as though Hughes hasn't really corrected his old problems, so if he can't handle Chris Martin, then I think he could get pretty owned by a metronome like Philander. If Cowan continues to fail, then I'd think about giving Khawaja another go, or maybe someone like Cosgrove (fat chance of that though). On bowling, it's pretty simple if it's 3 pace bowlers...has to be Siddle, Hilf, Pattinson. If 4 then it's more up in the air. I'd personally go Cummins before Starc, but wouldn't really mind either way if Starc has allegedly improved so much.
uvelocity
International Coach
yeah cowans should stay, he did his best, nothing terrible.
If you were a ruthless leader though, he's done nothing at all since he did very little in a baggy green. Send Huss up the order and get hughes in at 6. I know it won't happen, but I just know it would work.
If you were a ruthless leader though, he's done nothing at all since he did very little in a baggy green. Send Huss up the order and get hughes in at 6. I know it won't happen, but I just know it would work.
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
Replace Watson with Steve Smith and the issue is sorted.
Burgey
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He's ruled himself out of the SA series because of that surgery.
Burgey
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Ewwwwwwwwwwww
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Inverarity insists that keepers spot still up for grabs.
Names Lyon and Holland as the two best spinners in their eyes.
Australia A game won't have a bearing on Test squad, which will be named before the Aus A game is played.
Names Lyon and Holland as the two best spinners in their eyes.
Australia A game won't have a bearing on Test squad, which will be named before the Aus A game is played.