***Official*** Australia in Bangladesh 2017

[Spikey]

I mean, he's not in the team in any way due to his bowling. And he could well lose his place in the team to Cartwright because of it.

 

[srbhkshk]

Even after that hundred, Maxwell >> Warner on SC wickets imo, Australia should put bat him at 4.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I mean, he's not in the team in any way due to his bowling. And he could well lose his place in the team to Cartwright because of it.

It would be poetic. Poor guy fights through another Subcontinental series then when the easier Home summer roles around gets dropped for Cartwright who makes a mountain of runs on Home roads.

Also wasn't Maxy a bit unlucky in the 2nd dig? Got a ball that rolled according to what I heard.

 

[Starfighter]

Wasn't the best shot - going back to force through the off side, but it stayed well down.

 

[Bijed]

Probably just hitting him prime

Seems a bit weird to think of Herath as 'in his prime' tbh

 

[the big bambino]

Its frustrating to lose after the improvement shown in our last Indian series. I suppose you have to be patient but its hard not to see losing to BD, competitive though they are, as a step back from the expectations raised from that series. Still our spin bowling looks a lot better with Lyon, SOK and now Agar showing promise. Two of those guys have taken hauls in the sub con so you'd be confident our bowling options are there. Thankfully we have 5 pace bowlers to cover for the injuries we've resigned ourselves to accept. The batting was always going to be a problem. Not just on our recent history in the sub con but the enforced rebuilding after the dismantling by SA. Off hand you'd only put Marsh in as a subcon specialist but only if you overlook his last series there. So we'll just have to stick with Usman. Thankfully its only 2 tests. A longer tour of duty might have him suffering PTSD before the Ashes. Assuming BD prepare a bunsen for the next game I'd have O'Keefe and Cartwright for Wade and Haze, whose putative replacement, Bird, I'm guessing would not be anymore effective. I only supported the re selection of Wade because he would bring more runs than Nevill. Hasn't worked out like that and I think he should be replaced for the Ashes. For this one test I'd have Handscomb take the sticks.

For BD they wont have to change their team. Which is good for us because some of the alternative selections mentioned in this thread would only seem to make them stronger.

So our XI would be Warner, Renshaw, Usman, Smith, Handscomb (wk) Maxwell, Cartwright, Agar, Cummins, O'Keefe, Lyon.

 

[mr_mister]

nah **** that Maxwell better get a long run in this team


his 3 international hundreds have all been awesome and varied


we need to persist with him. he's not a no-rounder at all 91jmay, he's a batsman. his bowling is def just a slight bonus that he doesn't even care much about

 

[Niall]

Usman or Rahane...
Who plays spin better?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oi Rahane's not that bad, ****. He's got two hundreds against Herath in SL.

Bad by Indian standards though.

 

[Prince EWS]

Usman or Rahane...
Who plays spin better?

Oi Rahane's not that bad, ****. He's got two hundreds against Herath in SL.

Bad by Indian standards though.

Yeah spot on OS. I've been one of the harshest critics of how Rahane plays spin on CW, but it's more just bad compared to what people would assume than outright bad. He's a much better player of both bounce/pace and and swing/seam than spin which is odd for an Indian player, but he's still definitely a better player of spin in conditions suited to it than Khawaja.

 

[Starfighter]

Who isn't a better player of spin in these conditions than Khawaja? It's gotten well beyond joke status.

 

[stephen]

When has that happened? How many series do we need to lose?

In soccer coaches face the axe all the time for team performance.

Lehman has now coached us through too many national embarrassments (last Ashes collapses, 3-0 to Sri Lanka, 2-1 to South Africa and now losing a test to Bangladesh). He needs to take some responsibility and fresh blood brought in.

 

[Burgey]

Cricketers currently getting flogged in Bangladesh attempt to justify pay increase ? The Betoota Advocate

 

[stephen]

Love me some Beetoota Advocate.

 

[Gob]

This is just ignorance speaking. He's literally only ever played on the subcontinent, where almost all the Australians are ****. He's never had the chance to play a Home Test or one outside Asia.

He bowls spin. Thats why hes not playing in Aust

 

[TheJediBrah]

He bowls spin. Thats why hes not playing in Aust

He's a batsman

 

[Daemon]

SOK on being recalled to the test team

(stolen from smart and cool cricket memes that dont toe the line)

 

[91Jmay]

This is just ignorance speaking. He's literally only ever played on the subcontinent, where almost all the Australians are ****. He's never had the chance to play a Home Test or one outside Asia.

Probably because he hasn't been good enough to force his way into the side.

 

[smash84]

well played bangers, well played

 

[Gob]

He's a batsman

Yeah but can he bat in the top 5?