***Official*** Australia/South Africa/Zimbabwe Triangular ODI Series 2014

[Dan]

Kill Boof/get him suspended for racial abuse, IMO.

Apparently the actual answer is to hire someone to place a ball under Shane Watson's foot.

Cunning stuff by The Prince, living up to his nickname.

 

[Energetic]

I'm looking forward how Australia will do after a good long break. Have a funny feeling they will destroy South Africa.

 

[brockley]

Clarke injured,replaced by Tom Cooper?

 

[Prince EWS]

So what's the rule with the WC? Seeing as it's in Australia, if Haddin breaks his hip, can we just draft in a replacement immediately?

Yeah, if someone's injured you can replace them in the squad, but you can't bring them back. So if Haddin breaks his hip then it's obviously no drama, but if he has a calf strain then not having a backup keeper at all becomes a problem because he might only miss two games and then be back. They wouldn't want to replace him in that situation.

 

[Furball]

Replacing players in a World Cup squad is a complete farce anyway.

 

[Daemon]

Why? Don't think there should be a strict limit on squads personally. Best XI in the country every game, simple as that.

It's fine for administrative purposes but it should be flexible imo.

 

[Furball]

Because you've named your squad, if a player gets injured then tough luck. Replace him from within the squad.

A player like Randiv (IIRC) flying in and playing in the final last time out was a total joke.

 

[Dan]

You'd need a bigger squad than 15 then, IMO.

 

[Riggins]

Clarke injured,replaced by Tom Cooper?

oh man.

 

[Spikey]

oh man.

The city of Wollongong would go nuts

 

[Energetic]

Interesting to see how Zimbabweans will cope with Johnson. These triangular series is what Cricket really needs instead of these unnecessary bilateral series. I'm not talking about commonwealth tri series like you have or use to have in Australia but normal short tri series.

 

[aussie tragic]

Absolute disgrace not selecting Hughes....australia deserve to get a scare with Faulkner and Marsh batting 6-7 (assume Haddin will open)

 

[Dan]

Finch
Haddin
Smith
Bailey
Maxwell
Marsh
Faulkner
Johnson
Starc
Richardson
Lyon


Given TPC has apparently been asked to bowl more, Boof's gone full NSW with his selection here. 9 bowlers in that XI.

 

[Spikey]

big fat stupid coach makes big fat stupid mistake

 

[TimAngas]

What in the world does Hughes have to do to get a place in the XI? If there is so much talk about getting TPC to bowl more, and playing and all-rounder at 7, what exactly is Mitch Marsh's role in the side? If he didn't bowl we wouldn't pick him, yet the way the side is shaping up he looks like ending up bowling 3-4 overs at best. As there is the is already 5 'true' bowlers in the side, it leaves very few overs to toss up between TPC, Marsh and Maxwell.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, it's NSW syndrome:

"Well we've got Forkers, Richardson, a returning Starc and Lyon who could all **** up, so let's pick two all-rounders to offset their potential to be ****. Oh and Mitch Marsh could break if we ask him to bowl, so Smitteh has to be prepared to bowl again."

 

[Burgey]

Is this on Fox?

 

[Dan]

Doubt it.

 

[Riggins]

Yeah it is.

 

[Riggins]

Think I read in the paper that the coverage starts at 5pm good guys time.