Dont follow the Aussies that much, but I will make some guesses.For a 5 Test series at home vs. England.
Wade or Paine?
Renshaw or Bancroft?
Maxwell or SMarsh?
Curious to see the numbers
Paine by a big margin (just because Wade is that bad)For a 5 Test series at home vs. England.
Wade or Paine?
Renshaw or Bancroft?
Maxwell or SMarsh?
Curious to see the numbers
This.Bancroft -- I still have not heard or read anything that even vaguely resembles a criticism of his wicket-keeping.
Renshaw
Maxwell
Paine looks like a very good bataman regardless of his form. I used to like him a lot but that was 7 years ago. If its the same Paine, I'd pick him in a heartbeat but time can change thingsPaine - I don't really know much about him, but I imagine he's much better with the gloves than Wade, and I don't know about his batting in general, but he can't be far enough below Wade's recent form to wipe out the difference behind the stumps imo
Bancroft - Basically just on recent form. Do feel for Renshaw though
Marsh - Been doing better than Maxwell with the bat, recently, I believe. I know Maxwell's got his bowling, but that's not as much of a factor in Aus I'd say.
Not really. I commented several times over last month how ironic it was having Paine playing in the same team as Wade yet Wade was keeping, given that Paine is a far superior keeper.Paine hasn't been keeping wicket for Tasmania according to the Beeb. Makes the idea he's a better keeper than those picked rather fanciful
Far out. This is hard to take. Here's me thinking that they had selected the Marsh that bowls a bit. Instead they have picked the crappy Marsh who can only do one thing and then never does it when needed. He will score a century in easy conditions somewhere and secure his failure for the next set of away series. Likely to get injured too and ruin a run some other player, like Maxwell could have made use of. These Marsh guys are a virus on the Australian team. Whenever someone gets a chance to play a few games a Marsh comes along, takes their spot and then fails. They are exactly like their father. In the end, they will play one great 300 partnership and I will like them, but at the moment, they suck.Marsh - Been doing better than Maxwell with the bat, recently, I believe. I know Maxwell's got his bowling, but that's not as much of a factor in Aus I'd say.
Marsh has played some insanely good knocks tbhFar out. This is hard to take. Here's me thinking that they had selected the Marsh that bowls a bit. Instead they have picked the crappy Marsh who can only do one thing and then never does it when needed. He will score a century in easy conditions somewhere and secure his failure for the next set of away series. Likely to get injured too and ruin a run some other player, like Maxwell could have made use of. These Marsh guys are a virus on the Australian team. Whenever someone gets a chance to play a few games a Marsh comes along, takes their spot and then fails. They are exactly like their father. In the end, they will play one great 300 partnership and I will like them, but at the moment, they suck.
Bankers keeping with Mitch at 7 would have been perfectI honestly think Mitch would make more sense at 6 than Shaun.