***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

[Spikey]

also from memory, when we picked cutting last summer, we didn't have as many options. bird and ncn weren't being considered yet, for example. we have a bit more now

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah yes, but we 'kept Bird up our sleeves' for that tour game. And, from memory, NCN (& Al McD) only got onto the off-season Aus A tour because of injury (inc. to Cutting), as opposed to Bird. NCN's average for the season (35. plus 0/66 in the aus a game) might go against him. obv they don't mind picking high 20's (Hilf, MJ), but that might be a bridge too far. t20 form and all. still, easy enough to argue for any of bird/cutting/ncn






Harris is (hoping) to resume when the shield resumes...

Yeah wouldn't surprise me that much if it was Bird either I guess, but I do think not being a very good limited overs bowler will count against him; it probably means more for Tasmanians because of what their pitch is like for Shield games too.

 

[Tangles]

I know Gilly revolutionized keeping but I really hate watching crap keepers. I grew up watching Healy and that set my expectations pretty high. I even remember an awesome leg side stumping by Russell in an Ashes series of a medium pacer. Haddin was bad at times and then I saw Wade keep. Those 50s will lose value when he costs us a game. We don't create enough chances to grass them against good teams.

 

[Dan]

Luke Feldman a possible bolter as well, IMO.

Called it.

I've been championing the selection of Bird for a while now, probably to the edge of self parody, but I legitimately think he is a good option vs. Sri Lanka.

I reckon a guy moving it half a bat width either way could do some serious damage against them. Bird does that with alarming accuracy and regularity, and he's pushing it through quicker than last season (for those questioning the speed guns, I watched him at the first Shield game of the season; easily quicker through the air than Butterworth and Faulkner.)

And TBF, his List A and T20 records, whilst stricken with sample size issues, aren't what I'd call 'poor'. Definitely better than Ben Cutting's.

Has to be NCN or Bird for Melbourne IMO. Or both, and get rid of Johnson.

 

[Burgey]

Called it.

I've been championing the selection of Bird for a while now, probably to the edge of self parody, but I legitimately think he is a good option vs. Sri Lanka.

I reckon a guy moving it half a bat width either way could do some serious damage against them. Bird does that with alarming accuracy and regularity, and he's pushing it through quicker than last season (for those questioning the speed guns, I watched him at the first Shield game of the season; easily quicker through the air than Butterworth and Faulkner.)

And TBF, his List A and T20 records, whilst stricken with sample size issues, aren't what I'd call 'poor'. Definitely better than Ben Cutting's.

Has to be NCN or Bird for Melbourne IMO. Or both, and get rid of Johnson.

Be happy with either of those blokes. NCN offers something a bit different with the bounce he gets.

Bit of a blessing for Starc with Hilf getting injured. Gives him a chance to establish himself.

 

[Burgey]

Is it an early start today?

 

[Dan]

Apparently so.

 

[TumTum]

That is a lot of cracks

Hopefully the sun is out today and tomorrow it might get interesting.

 

[Burgey]

Decent start here.

 

[Lostman]

Can't believe I am going to say this...

But after watching these 120 kph pie chuckers, I miss Dilhara Fernando.

 

[Spark]

PJ! Weirdest attempt to throw it up the air

 

[Burgey]

Loves Hobart does Davey.

 

[Burgey]

My boi Ed Cowan.......

 

[Burgey]

Hughes can go a little limited overs' mode here, should he choose

 

[Burgey]

Fair nut that.

 

[benchmark00]

**** this guy is a junk umpire.

 

[Spikey]

super sharp work by PJ

 

[benchmark00]

Horrible innings from Watson. Can not understand how Herath gets wickets.

 

[Spikey]

bowling to people like watson, presumably

 

[Spikey]

typical clarke. refusing to bat at 5