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So Smitteh has a special pocket into which he can place his pay packet? Interesting.
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Australian Test Selection 2016/2017
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Yeah he's also about 12 years old.
I'm saying he'll grow into it. Or, he's being groomed to do so.
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Maddinson and Wade aside, it actually feels like we've picked a better team. I feel like Ferguson should've been given one more, and Nevill didn't deserve dropping. Renshaw and Handscomb at least give us a view toward the future. And we've picked Bird, which means we're picking the best 3 quicks available in my opinion. O'Keefe might've played if not for injury here, but Lyon probably should at least have this test based on his history.
I want Maddinson and Wade to prove me wrong, and I hope they do. I'm excited for this test because I like a debutant and I haven't seen any of Renshaw, and very little of Handscomb.
On Renshaw...has he jumped the queue a bit? I thought Bancroft was next in line.
I want Maddinson and Wade to prove me wrong, and I hope they do. I'm excited for this test because I like a debutant and I haven't seen any of Renshaw, and very little of Handscomb.
On Renshaw...has he jumped the queue a bit? I thought Bancroft was next in line.
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A spinner can be important in these Day Night games depending on how the batsman is picking up the seam/ball. All the more reason to have hoped that SOK was fit for this one really, as he's more likely to be attacking the front pad.
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Bancroft playing a 2nd XI game at the moment, hasn't had a great start to the year I hear.
I like the fact that they've stuck with Lyon, if they had have decided that O'Keefe was the best option then far enough, but I don't like the idea of then hopping to who was thought of as the third best option prior to all this, just because you feel that someone "needs to be dropped".
I like the fact that they've stuck with Lyon, if they had have decided that O'Keefe was the best option then far enough, but I don't like the idea of then hopping to who was thought of as the third best option prior to all this, just because you feel that someone "needs to be dropped".
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...d-hardness-and-aggression-to-fix-batting-woes
An interesting read about Australian batting.
Also the fact that Cowan speaks about it, yet in the past 18 months he's talked about how a reversion to "the Australian way" (tapping bat as bowler releases), as advertising by Greg Chappell, has opened up his game and made it easier to score runs.
An interesting read about Australian batting.
Also the fact that Cowan speaks about it, yet in the past 18 months he's talked about how a reversion to "the Australian way" (tapping bat as bowler releases), as advertising by Greg Chappell, has opened up his game and made it easier to score runs.
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God, and Matt Short's just scored his maiden first grade hundred last week.
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gotta say, got mixed emotions about this ponting as coach/selector chat. he himself may be good, but he seems to skew too much to the "gotta find coaching/selector jobs for these ex australian legends" and it's like well there's more to it than that. but hey if he's chairman of selectors i guess that's ok.
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Yeah, he's obviously had to have some say in this. To what extent though - he had never met Renshaw, let alone watch him bat, for example, so it's hardly like he's been picking the blokes he rates the most.
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hahahahhaha the guardian more or less covers this.
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How about one of him playing an on drive.
it was hard to find a good greg chappell picture
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A bit of a movement to have him in there "anywhere, anyhow" at the moment - probably not good news.
He is the perfect guy to be an assistant coach on rotation with a few others.
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Oh definitely. Was just talking more the Mad dog selection.
Think there is no denying the fact that Renshaw was picked because of his amazing start to FC cricket , it almost shouts out 'player with a test future' plus the fact he scored pressure runs at 20 batting with the batsman who opened the last test for Australia and the fact he has come through the pipe-line and scored 94 v SA 'A' in the winter. If I was an Australian fan I think I would be quite excited by his selection.
I see his old man supports Nottingham Forest FC and good on him
Could be why Lyon is always in the gun.
Is there a cultural disconnect between Boof and his Gen Y players ?
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I dunno about that. You always see him sitting there chatting to his players.