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**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

Tangles

Tangles

International Vice-Captain
Didn't see MJs interview yet. I like to imagine he finished with "pitches are ****house. Screw you guys I'm going home".
 
Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Spark said:
Yeah he played a few ODIs in England IIRC and though he didn't make that many runs, he played some absurd shots, one-handed ramps over point and the like. Clearly had hand-eye that was on another level.
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His innings against Pakistan in 2010 was really good as well. Showed great temperament.

In hindsight the 50 he scored at Sydney in the 2010/11 Ashes was pretty important as well.
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
Team for next test

Burns
Warner
Smith
Marsh
Voges
Marsh
Nev
Starc
Pattinson
Nufan
Lyon
 
Black_Warrior

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
Furball said:
Smith didn't come out of nowhere. Was blatantly obvious he was something special.
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Ok I don't believe it was blatantly obvious. He was a leg spin allrounder and yes he didn't come out of nowhere, and we were told he could bat a bit butI don't think anyone including yourself could have predicted this.
 
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Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Black_Warrior said:
Ok I don't believe it was blatantly obvious. He was a leg spin allrounder and yes he didn't come out of nowhere, and we were told he could bat a bit butI don't think anyone including yourself could have predicted this.
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I said in 2010/11 that Smith needed a full season of Shield cricket to develop his batting but that he obviously had a future in Australia's middle order, and that if his bowling developed then that was a bonus.

I'd be lying if I said I thought Smith would be quite as successful as he's turned out. But I definitely thought he had "it" and felt Australia should stick by him post 2010/11.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Even during his break there were clear signs that out of all the next-rank batsmen, he was the one who was clearly showing the most signs of improvement as a batsman, particularly in his temperament and consistency. Chris Rogers pointed out as much in an article comparing him to Khawaja and SMarsh.
 
Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Spark said:
Even during his break there were clear signs that out of all the next-rank batsmen, he was the one who was clearly showing the most signs of improvement as a batsman, particularly in his temperament and consistency. Chris Rogers pointed out as much in an article comparing him to Khawaja and SMarsh.
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to link me to said article.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Hesson on Craig

We'll look at the surface in Adelaide and we'll see how much grass is on it and look at the balance of the side. But he's certainly an integral member of our side, batting at No.8 and scoring valuable runs and grabbing a few catches at second slip. He's highly likely to play in Adelaide.
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It's awesome how blatant Hess is in not mentioning Craig's bowling when he discusses what he brings to the team.
 
Gnske

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Ughhhhhh Darsh and Pattinson are seriously two of the last people we should have been considering
 
JBMAC

JBMAC

State Captain
BREAKING NEWS:

Three inclusion into the next test squad.
James Pattinson headlines it! With his long awaited return. Shaun Marsh gets another chance an a surprise one for me is Steven O'keefe gets a recall.

Squad:
Warner, Burns, Smith (c), Voges, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Neville, Starc, Siddle, Hazlewood, Pattinson, O'keefe.
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Source Cricnews on F/B
 
Cabinet96

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
I'm still not really sure whether I'm a fan of the idea of day night tests yet, but the novelty factor means I'm really looking forward to Adelaide.
 
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