*Official* First Test at The Gabba

[91Jmay]

I thought Carberry dealt with MJ fairly well on that rascal pitch at Cardiff. Will be a good contest though. He could also trouble Cook early with those full swingers he sometimes falls over. IIRC he isn't great against left armers normally (MJ in the past exempted).

 

[Furball]

Serious point, who takes the new ball with Harris?

In the past Siddle has been seen as an older ball operator and Johnson is too wayward to trust with it. Be interesting to see who gets it.

Surely Siddle gets it?

And again with the Johnson rage. Yeah, he's a bit wayward and flaky, to put it mildly. But Pattinson, Starc and Bird are all injured and your alternatives to Johnson are Hilfenhaus (not as good as Johnson) or James Faulkner (lol). Let's all have a nice big glass of calm the **** down before getting wound up over this selection.

 

[GIMH]

Hilf is better than Johnson

 

[Cabinet96]

I thought Carberry dealt with MJ fairly well on that rascal pitch at Cardiff. Will be a good contest though. He could also trouble Cook early with those full swingers he sometimes falls over. IIRC he isn't great against left armers normally (MJ in the past exempted).

Cook's trouble with left armers are cancelled out by the fact that Johnson will be regularly spearing in to the pads and dropping short and wide, arguably Cooks biggest strength. The fact that he struggled with Zaheer and Boult in the past are pretty irrelevant when it comes to Johnson. They're completely different bowlers and the angles aren't anything alike.

 

[Tangles]

MJ is a move backwards. BA will have him dribbling again. Chadd should have got a gig. At least he knows what the seam and shine are for.

 

[harsh.ag]

What happened to a guy named Cummins? Plus, who is Chadd?

 

[Burgey]

Surely Siddle gets it?

And again with the Johnson rage. Yeah, he's a bit wayward and flaky, to put it mildly. But Pattinson, Starc and Bird are all injured and your alternatives to Johnson are Hilfenhaus (not as good as Johnson) or James Faulkner (lol). Let's all have a nice big glass of calm the **** down before getting wound up over this selection.

Dougeh

 

[Burgey]

What happened to a guy named Cummins? Plus, who is Chadd?

Cummins is injured, The Chad is Chad Sayers, swing bowler. He's south Australian, but otherwise all right.

 

[harsh.ag]

Chadd Sayers.

Chadd Sayers | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[harsh.ag]

Have Pattinson, Harris and Siddle ever played a test together?

 

[Furball]

Have Pattinson, Harris and Siddle ever played a test together?

Lord's 2013.

 

[Burgey]

That was when Patto broke down wasn't it?

 

[andyc]

Hilf is better than Johnson

Not 100% sure if better, but definitely safer.

 

[adub]

Dougeh

correct weight

 

[steds]

Speaking of Hilf, where's he disappeared to? Always liked him. Crocked again? Just getting on a bit?

 

[Burgey]

Rested from this round of Shield matches because he was in the frame to play, but not selected in the 12 for Brisbane.

 

[Valer]

Speaking of Hilf, where's he disappeared to? Always liked him. Crocked again? Just getting on a bit?

Didn't bowl better then Faulkner at the end of last year's shield.

Eta: after he got injured .

Basically his time-line has been

injured> (still injured for india) > play shield (was good but not amazing) > not selected for eng > 4/86,1/88 (first 2 shield matches, nothing of note in the ryobi cup)> burgey's post.

 

[morgieb]

Speaking of Hilf, where's he disappeared to? Always liked him. Crocked again? Just getting on a bit?

Got injured, plus his action showed signs of decline against South Africa.

He also wouldn't make our starting attack.

 

[Furball]

Hilf is better than Johnson

Nah he's not. Johnson at least wins the odd Test match.

 

[Cabinet96]

Nah he's not. Johnson at least wins the odd Test match.

Melbourne 2011 definitely counts for Hilfenhaus.