TheJediBrah
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needs to work on his Philandering to protect his stats
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*Official* Australia A in England 2019
- Thread starter aussie tragic
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Bird is a victim of the Australian summer schedule.
He isnt much of a white ball bowler so he falls behind a few guys each year and then you look up and he has another good Shield year. Tremain is similar too.
Its also double hard to crack into a bowling lineup compared to a batting one, especially when bowling is the stronger discipline. Test standard? Sure.
He isnt much of a white ball bowler so he falls behind a few guys each year and then you look up and he has another good Shield year. Tremain is similar too.
Its also double hard to crack into a bowling lineup compared to a batting one, especially when bowling is the stronger discipline. Test standard? Sure.
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Carey will be in the squad, for sure. I'm quite sure they've anointed him as Paine's successor as captain so they have the tricky job of sneaking a second keeper into the team so the transition is smooth when the inevitable happens.
He might end up at #6 on the virtue of his WC runs and the fact they need to get him into the team.
With Warner and Smith not likely to be named captain anytime soon, the only real contenders (outside Carey) to be test captain I can see are Cummins, Hazelwood, Starc or Khawaja. I dont think they view Khawaja as a leader (he looks apathetic and doesn't set the tone) and I dont think they'll give it to a quick long term.
If Mitch Marsh had been able to average somewhere close to 30 with bat and ball he would likely have been test captain now or very soon.
He might end up at #6 on the virtue of his WC runs and the fact they need to get him into the team.
With Warner and Smith not likely to be named captain anytime soon, the only real contenders (outside Carey) to be test captain I can see are Cummins, Hazelwood, Starc or Khawaja. I dont think they view Khawaja as a leader (he looks apathetic and doesn't set the tone) and I dont think they'll give it to a quick long term.
If Mitch Marsh had been able to average somewhere close to 30 with bat and ball he would likely have been test captain now or very soon.
aussie tragic
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^ Smith can captain again in 8 months when his 2 year captaincy ban is over
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GoodAreasShane
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Bird is a dangerous proposition on a deck that is doing a bit, no doubt about that. As that MCG test showed he can look a bit anodyne on a real flat pitch, but all in all I would say he is Test standard.
Honestly I would marginally take Neser over Tremain, although when we start getting that low in the pecking order it is really much of a muchness. Wouldn't pick either barring massive injury issues
Honestly I would marginally take Neser over Tremain, although when we start getting that low in the pecking order it is really much of a muchness. Wouldn't pick either barring massive injury issues
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James90
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Paine to give up the captaincy after losing The Ashes and not scoring enough runs to justify his place.
Cricket Australia to lift the captaincy ban they imposed on Smith because he's been a good boy since.
Smudger to lead Australia out in Brisbane with Josh Hazlewood as VC and Alex Carey on Test debut.
Cricket Australia to lift the captaincy ban they imposed on Smith because he's been a good boy since.
Smudger to lead Australia out in Brisbane with Josh Hazlewood as VC and Alex Carey on Test debut.
GoodAreasShane
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I really can't fathom this Carey for captain hype. Everyone seems to rate him highly as a leader except those from SACA. He has never led for the Redbacks, they had the chance to give him the job for the JLT Cup but they went with Jake Lehmann instead.
I simply can't understand this at all.
I simply can't understand this at all.
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Even as things stand I feel like a non-negible amount of Australian cricket fans think the ban on Smith and Warner was too leinent. I can't see appointing him captain going down well any time soon.
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The Carey hype is probably around him seeming like he has leadership potential and the lack of viable captaincy candidates in the side.
Think a lot will come down to how Head handles the Ashes. If he does OK or better he'll be the next captain. If he gets found out (and I feel like he will) it's back to the drawing board.
Think a lot will come down to how Head handles the Ashes. If he does OK or better he'll be the next captain. If he gets found out (and I feel like he will) it's back to the drawing board.
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The captaincy ban on Smith only lasts a year anyway right? I certainly don't think they would contemplate giving it to him before then regardless.
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Don't call them Australian cricket fans. They're casual followers at best, who actually know very little (if anything) about the sport or sport in general.
fmd that's depressing
aussie tragic
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We will find out who the next captain is when they announce who's captaining the other side to Paine in the Aus vs Aus match (since they stated it would be a schoolboy draft pick XII, rather than a best vs rest XI)
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morgieb
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You're right on both accounts. But the problem is the casuals are loud and somewhat numerous. It would be bad for CA's image. And unfortunately in the current side Head has the highest captaincy potential out of the batsmen. Have to look to the bowlers and I think Australia would be reluctant to pick a bowler as captain.
stephen
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Won't it be finch?
aussie tragic
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No, because he's not in the squad and should never play test cricket again...
GoodAreasShane
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I honestly believe Head will have a decent Ashes, can be vulnerable with his lack of foot movement early but when set he is absolutely test class.
As for captaincy, maybe one day but not yet. Having seen a lot of his work for South Australia he's reasonably solid but can be overly conservative at times with his leadership
As for captaincy, maybe one day but not yet. Having seen a lot of his work for South Australia he's reasonably solid but can be overly conservative at times with his leadership
stephen
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I thought all the odi players were hanging around.
Prince EWS
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Despite absolutely hating his selection at the time I'd be open to a recall if he scored lots of Shield runs. He should definitely never open again though.
aussie tragic
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Except between captaining ODI's and T20I's as well as the BBL, he won't get the chance to score lots of shield runs