*Official* Pakistan v Australia in UAE 2014

[uvelocity]

I don't think too many people predicted disaster for Rogers actually; just Murphy really. The only thing I had against the selection was the fact that there were way too many specialist openers in the squad IIRC.

I'm not particularly optimistic about O'Keefe but he absolutely deserves his selection and if Australia are to play a second specialist spinner it should definitely be him at this point (and should have been at various other points). He doesn't look much but neither do any of the other domestic spinners right now and, unlike them, he's actually proven himself a good Shield bowler.

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[Spikey]

noted good guy steve smith retires so mitch marsh can get a duck

 

[dermo]

hey turns out smashing the zimbos around in a one dayer doesn't correlate to subcontinent red ball form

 

[Dan]

MMarsh gets a duck.


****. We're getting Forkers, aren't we?

 

[Spikey]

MMarsh gets a duck.


****. We're getting Forkers, aren't we?

Maxes Maxwell marching his way to a glorious return

 

[dermo]

rogers with a first ball duck and d00ls tons up, wherever he is, 00 is very happy

 

[Gnske]

Maxes Maxwell marching his way to a glorious return

Should be a permanent fixture, even Bradman didn't have the immense ability that Glenn Batswell has.

 

[Daemon]

I know nothing about O'Keefe, but saying you're wrong now because you were wrong on a couple of occasions before has no logic.

a. I wasn't being serious
b. Surely they have would have lost credibility after being wrong multiple times

 

[Gob]

m marsh dismissal seems pretty bad.

 

[NUFAN]

hey turns out smashing the zimbos around in a one dayer doesn't correlate to subcontinent red ball form

Could also say that a warmup game doesnt hold the same weight as a one day International.

 

[Furball]

wherever he is, 00 is very happy

Seems unlikely.

Do Sky have the rights for this series in the UK?

 

[Nate]

O'Keefe should have been in the Test side 3 years ago.

 

[Burgey]

Can't trust you Australians anymore. You guys said Rogers would be a disaster but he actually did ok. Were all super against Johnson being picked but look at what he did. Thought Haddin was **** but he **** in all your faces.

SoK will probably do decently and you'll all be proven wrong yet again.

You forget that I exclusively predicted Johnson to win the Compton-Miller Medal before the first Ashes Test last summer.

 

[Gob]

O'Keefe should have been in the Test side 3 years ago.

at lyon's expense?

 

[Maximas]

at lyon's expense?

SOK should've been picked over Doherty for the first test of the 2010/11 ashes, when Lyon wasn't on the scene quite yet

 

[Nate]

That's what I was barracking for at the time from memory. Lyon easily the second best choice though

 

[Adders]

You forget that I exclusively predicted Johnson to win the Compton-Miller Medal before the first Ashes Test last summer.

Tbf you are prone to making some outrageous statements Burgey.........law of averages states you're likely to get the odd one right.

 

[Loose Cannon]

iirc the second time 'round SOK's and Doherty's record in the last 2-3 shield seasons were very similar. High 20's for each of them. SOK had that horrible 2011-12 season which more than cancelled out Doherty's poor 2 shield games in the 2012/13 season.

Yeah, it was a couple of tweets from one of the stats guys (Most wickets, best averages).

Sheffield Shield Bowling Av. 2007- Mar 5th 2013 (min 20 wkts)

O'Keefe 29.11 - 63 wickets
Doherty 29.45 - 56 wickets
Voges 30.2
North 33.29
Maxwell 33.72
McGain 34.56 -70 wickets
Haurtz 36.4
Beer 37
Holland 42 - 58 wickets
Casson 43.31
Boyce 46.45
SSmith 50.45
CWhite 51.4
Krejza 52.1 - 59 wickets
O'Brien 53.07
Lyon 53.25
Cullen 59.54
CBailey 64.6
CSimpson 70.45

O'Keffe has gunned it since then with 50 wickets at around 20, so it is not even close these days.

 

[Riggins]

Yeah, it was a couple of tweets from one of the stats guys (Most wickets, best averages).

Sheffield Shield Bowling Av. 2007- Mar 5th 2013 (min 20 wkts)

O'Keefe 29.11 - 63 wickets
Doherty 29.45 - 56 wickets
Voges 30.2
North 33.29
Maxwell 33.72
McGain 34.56 -70 wickets
Haurtz 36.4
Beer 37
Holland 42 - 58 wickets
Casson 43.31
Boyce 46.45
SSmith 50.45
CWhite 51.4
Krejza 52.1 - 59 wickets
O'Brien 53.07
Lyon 53.25
Cullen 59.54
CBailey 64.6
CSimpson 70.45

O'Keffe has gunned it since then with 50 wickets at around 20, so it is not even close these days.

Both had CA contracts at the same time. #neverforget

 

[Spikey]

Brydon Coverdale @brydoncoverdale · 3h 3 hours ago
Australia take the field with a new wicketkeeper. UAE's Saqlain Haider filling in for Aus today as Haddin rests ahead of the Test. #pakvaus

jeez faulkner take one for the team, ya ****