Australian Test Selection Thread 2017 - 2018

[Spark]

Recall Chris Rogers imo. There's no way someone who looks like him can cheat or sledge.

You say that but Rogers has talked on commentary about the "dark arts" practised in teams he was part of

 

[vic_orthdox]

Australia’s ball shiner in England as he had the most experience of what to do with the ball in those conditions. Just sayin’

 

[Burgey]

Really hoping Renshaw makes a big ton this test. Think the kid has so much potential and a great temperament. I wonder if they’ll open with Burns. Hasn’t he been battingin the middle order for Qld this year? If they do they’ll have an all Qld top three.

Renshaw
Burns
Khawaja
Darsh
Maxwell/ Handscomb
MMarsh
Paine

will presumably be the top seven which leads us to a drawn series.

 

[stephen]

I think handscomb will play ahead of Maxwell. Khawaja probably fortunate this controversy happened since he'd be under huge pressure otherwise.

Hope Renners and Burns go large and guide us to victory.

 

[morgieb]

Really hoping Renshaw makes a big ton this test. Think the kid has so much potential and a great temperament. I wonder if they’ll open with Burns. Hasn’t he been battingin the middle order for Qld this year? If they do they’ll have an all Qld top three.

Renshaw
Burns
Khawaja
Darsh
Maxwell/ Handscomb
MMarsh
Paine

will presumably be the top seven which leads us to a drawn series.

Certainly was opening with Renshaw in the Shield final.

I'd like them to pick Maxwell but Handscomb being in the original squad suggests to me he was next in line, alas.

 

[stephen]

Burns has been opening for QLD and batting middle order for the Heat.

 

[Burgey]

Cheers.

In other news, I literally head butted a sea turtle while snorkeling this morning.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Burns seems like a top quality guy from what I know of him. Just what this side needs.

 

[howardj]

So will the team be:

Renshaw
Burns
Usman
Marsh
Handscombe
Marsh
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Haze

Or will Usman or Marsh open, and Maxwell slide into the middle order at the expense of Burns?

 

[quincywagstaff]

Is it possible Khawaja could miss out? In all the mess of the past few days it's been lost that he's had yet another lame dismissal to spin and had another dismal overseas tour; only reached 15 once in 6 innings this series.

 

[howardj]

That's a good point

Renshaw, Handscombe, and the Marsh's are the only locks

 

[TheJediBrah]

Certainly was opening with Renshaw in the Shield final.

I'd like them to pick Maxwell but Handscomb being in the original squad suggests to me he was next in line, alas.

Yeah I'm of the opinion that Handscomb wouldn't be in the best XI, but it would look very strange if they selected all 3 added players and left out the 1 who was actually originally in the squad. Handscomb pretty much has to play for that reason alone.

 

[morgieb]

Is it possible Khawaja could miss out? In all the mess of the past few days it's been lost that he's had yet another lame dismissal to spin and had another dismal overseas tour; only reached 15 once in 6 innings this series.

Optically though he kinda has to stay in the team given the circumstances. Agree that the three that have come in are more likely to score runs, though.

 

[the big bambino]

I was watching Kerry O'Keefe comment he would appoint Gillespie as coach because he would bring love, is much loved and this team needs love. He'd pick Jake Doran at 3 and play Usman as opener because Usman is a born opener and doesn't have the tempo to bat at 3. Then the video finished an I thought about it. Doran at 3? No matter how dire the situation good ole Skull will crack one of his funnies.

 

[Starfighter]

Optically though he kinda has to stay in the team given the circumstances. Agree that the three that have come in are more likely to score runs, though.

This 'Khawaja being crap overseas' thing has gone from being amusing to infuriating. I'd drop him anyway.


The idea of bringing Maxwell over and then not playing him is just *ugh*.

 

[quincywagstaff]

If it wasn't for the mass sendings home, Khawaja would be a certainty to be dropped for Handscomb imo. Now averages sub-25 outside Oz and only reached 30 once in his last 6 overseas Tests.

Unless he gets a big score in this final Test, hard to see how he there can be faith in him for future overseas tours.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If it wasn't for the mass sendings home, Khawaja would be a certainty to be dropped for Handscomb imo. Now averages sub-25 outside Oz and only reached 30 once in his last 6 overseas Tests.

Unless he gets a big score in this final Test, hard to see how he there can be faith in him for future overseas tours.

I remember when he was young and just coming through people were going on about how he'll help them win in Asia because of his skills in those conditions . . . just assuming he would be good because he's asian lol

 

[Gnske]

Really hoping Renshaw makes a big ton this test. Think the kid has so much potential and a great temperament. I wonder if they’ll open with Burns. Hasn’t he been battingin the middle order for Qld this year? If they do they’ll have an all Qld top three.

Renshaw
Burns
Khawaja
Darsh
Maxwell/ Handscomb
MMarsh
Paine

will presumably be the top seven which leads us to a drawn series.

Burns hasn't played in the middle order in the shield since god knows when, even before his debut he was opening I think.

I hope Renshaw and Burns put on the greatest opening stand ever seen at Wanderers, we need good attitudes at the top of the order.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I was watching Kerry O'Keefe comment he would appoint Gillespie as coach because he would bring love, is much loved and this team needs love. He'd pick Jake Doran at 3 and play Usman as opener because Usman is a born opener and doesn't have the tempo to bat at 3. Then the video finished an I thought about it. Doran at 3? No matter how dire the situation good ole Skull will crack one of his funnies.

A young New South Welshman seems to be the answer to most of Australia's issues when Skull is asked.

 

[Starfighter]

I remember when he was young and just coming through people were going on about how he'll help them win in Asia because of his skills in those conditions . . . just assuming he would be good because he's asian lol

I'd only just started following cricket when he debuted, yet somehow the way he got out to Swann in his first innings stayed in my mind as 'trouble against spin'. Now it seems to be trouble against everything. He wasn't exactly hot in the Ashes, against a very docile attack. I'd love to see the Khawaja that played that innings against this opposition at Adelaide again.