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I would rather have SoK, Boyce or Zampa in there ahead of Beer.
With SoK you have the same bowler, but he can bat. Boyce and Zampa are at least promising talents, which is more than we can say for any other spinners around the place.
It isn't because I rate them at all - I definitely don't. It's more about how little I rate Michael Beer.
With SoK you have the same bowler, but he can bat. Boyce and Zampa are at least promising talents, which is more than we can say for any other spinners around the place.
It isn't because I rate them at all - I definitely don't. It's more about how little I rate Michael Beer.
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not even gonna be fit is he
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Beer is a better bowler than O'Keefe, for his arm ball even if for nothing else.
I would seriously consider picking Krejza as a specialist for the conditions if he wasn't in career-worst form; he's become a complete parody of himself though. It has to be Beer; it's not a good situation but it is what it is.
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becoming a parody of yourself PEWSy
given the way they've fallen off Beer lately, it wouldn't surprise me to see a surprising pick eg anyone but beer eg zampa or boyce.
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I reckon the only way Zampa tours is if they decide they wouldn't even bother playing Beer if Lyon was injured. It's possible I guess with Maxwell around but I reckon they'll want a second specialist spinner who is actually a chance of playing so Beer will tour IMO.
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Lyon had a good Australia A tour under his belt though and, more importantly, was a much better bowler for the conditions than Zampa will be.
Plus I don't think I'll be able to convince anyone that he really is only the second best spin bowler from NSW to... if he gets picked in a Test squad, so we've gotta keep him outta there.
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England Lions are playing a few matches here next month #zampatoshine
i don't necessarily think zampa or boyce should tour, but they've clearly gone off Beer, he's not even the first choice leftie anymore. he went from playing a test match to not being good enough to play for australia a in the space of like 3 months. it wouldn't surprise me to see them look elsewhere for that back-up spinner and well the two leggies seem the obvious direction.
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wouldn't make sense unless they pick 3 spinners for the tour. lyon and hauritz are basically the same person remember.
Prince EWS
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I think the second spinner should really on be there as a backup in case Lyon gets injured tbh.
Disagree on Lyon and Hauritz being the same person too obviously but we don't need to go there again.
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That and the fact that Lyon bowls a far better off break are two most obvious differences between the two people.