*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[Maximas]

wickets on green tops don't count, it's too easy. also, you don't make runs on green tops, therefore you can't bat. *


*i still think faulkner is ****.

did well on a flat slow pitch in the SS final with bat and ball tbf

 

[benchmark00]

Forkers Faulkner would be a fine number 8 batsman in the test line up. But you can't pick him on that basis alone, let alone pick him on that basis and then bat him higher than 8.

I, like Cribbappel, was sure as anything in the world that Watson wasn't fit to bowl. This has genuinely knocked my sox off.

On what planet is Forkers Faulkner a better bowler than Birders Bird?

Starc's batting, if not as good as a bat as Forkers is not far behind, so you're already strengthening the tail if that's what people (Lehmann) are fapping for.

On multiple levels this doesn't make sense.

Darren Lehmann must go.

 

[Riggins]

i'm not in the business of being fair to james faulkner.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Its no coincidence that the right handed Faulkner was chosen to bat on debut ahead of the left handed Wade, Khawaja and Hughes. People don't bother to think about Swann's ability to take left handed wickets over right handed batsman though. Instead all the haterz look at Faulkner's career Shield record and say he is gash with the bat and somehow saying he can't bowl either.

Yeah, according to the ch9 speed gun Wade bowls quicker too

Edit: killer grammar

 

[Riggins]

What little I have seen of Faulkner he looks a steady cricketer, then again so was Mark Ealham. Faulkner may be better but I doubt he is going to be a Miller is he?

he's definitely a better batsman already, but doesn't have the variety; even if his mediums are better, miller's off spin was pretty good.

 

[hendrix]

the ****ness of the selection is entirely to do with team composition, and nothing to do with his talent.

If he really is a Keith Miller then he should be playing ahead of Watson. Or one of the bowlers. You don't drop a specialist batsman to play a bowling allrounder when your batsmen are struggling. Or any time to be honest.

There are 7 bowlers in this line up. 5 pacers. ugh

 

[Riggins]

 

[NUFAN]

What little I have seen of Faulkner he looks a steady cricketer, then again so was Mark Ealham. Faulkner may be better but I doubt he is going to be a Miller is he?

Keith or Geoff Miller? If its Keith, he doesn't have to be as good, if its Geoff, well Forkers can probably do a similar job straight away.

Yeah, according to the ch9 speed gun Wade bowlers quicker too

Are you referring to Wade's debut over? Faulkner bowls a little faster in long form cricket than he does in limited overs stuff. I think the selectors realize now that a Voges or Bailey type should have been included in the squad but since no other RHB are in the squad it help the young kid Faulkner get an opportunity to debut.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Matthew Wade: Bowling vs Sri Lanka! (Full Over) - YouTube

 

[Top_Cat]

Forkers Faulkner would be a fine number 8 batsman in the test line up. But you can't pick him on that basis alone, let alone pick him on that basis and then bat him higher than 8.

I, like Cribbappel, was sure as anything in the world that Watson wasn't fit to bowl. This has genuinely knocked my sox off.

On what planet is Forkers Faulkner a better bowler than Birders Bird?

Starc's batting, if not as good as a bat as Forkers is not far behind, so you're already strengthening the tail if that's what people (Lehmann) are fapping for.

On multiple levels this doesn't make sense.

Darren Lehmann must go.

Yeah, in this camp. Especially dig the point about Starc's batting.

In his defence, Lehmann's hard-on for dinky all-rounders probably started with Harris and look how that turned out.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Any of the Millers? Is he really gonna take test wickets. ****ing Windy Miller would get more.

 

[Nate]

Feel sorry for The Prince.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

I also wonder which selector's cat Bird's dog ate

 

[ajdude]

[] won't bowl cause he's a pure number 3

kane richardson thread

also http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...ans/story-e6frf3gl-1226701110168#.UhQTyX_4I0s

****s sake lehmann

 

[andyc]

Everyone else has already summed it up pretty well in this thread... but it's just ****ing weird, isn't it?

 

[Top_Cat]

Lehmann a horrifically self-righteous combination of, shall we say, vigorous sledger in the field and a walker (in the old sense; only walked when he felt like it rather than being consistent) so I'm not surprised at any of that.

 

[social]

There are 2 reasons why I dont have a problem with Faulkner's selection

1. He is obviously a very talented cricketer who has performed at every level so far.

2. There absolutely ZERO reasons to pick any of Khawaja, Hughes, Wade, etc as batsmen so I would prefer an emerging all-rounder as his total contribution will almost certainly beat a 10 or 20 or whatever crappy score they manage anyway

 

[Riggins]

top cat still bitter that boof told him he didn't want to be out there while he was batting.

 

[dermo]

this along with smitteh playing all tests really highlights how truly **** the original squad was

 

[Daemon]

There are 2 reasons why I dont have a problem with Faulkner's selection

1. He is obviously a very talented cricketer who has performed at every level so far.

2. There absolutely ZERO reasons to pick any of Khawaja, Hughes, Wade, etc as batsmen so I would prefer an emerging all-rounder as his total contribution will almost certainly beat a 10 or 20 or whatever crappy score they manage anyway

You genuinely think he's a better batsmen than Khawaja, Wade or Hughes?