***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

[Prince EWS]

Australia XI squad for the West Indies tour match:

Peter Handscomb (c), Jack Clayton, Harry Conway, Jake Doran, Jayden Goodwin, Liam Haskett, Bradley Hope, Jack Nisbet, Liam Scott, Tim Ward, Doug Warren, Teague Wyllie

Basically non-BBL players. Disappointing to not see Boland included so WI are facing someone with a bit more experience. Neil-Smith might also have been a good pick.

They'll probably still win on the first innings.

 

[Starfighter]

They'll probably still win on the first innings.

It's for WI's benefit they need to be facing someone with more experience, so they know a bit more what they're in for.

 

[Starfighter]

Alternatively Green should play as he's had nada game time in anything recently.

 

[Qlder]

Aus XI is non-BBL players only, so why isn't Harris playing? Hopefully not because he's already penciled into Test squad

 

[Starfighter]

Aus XI is non-BBL players only, so why isn't Harris playing? Hopefully not because he's already penciled into Test squad

Just try not to think about it

 

[Qlder]

I see Bancroft is now the leading run scorer in both the Shield and BBL. He couldn't do anymore

 

[TheJediBrah]

I see Bancroft is now the leading run scorer in both the Shield and BBL. He couldn't do anymore

He could not cheat

 

[Beamer]

Australia XI squad for the West Indies tour match:

Peter Handscomb (c), Jack Clayton, Harry Conway, Jake Doran, Jayden Goodwin, Liam Haskett, Bradley Hope, Jack Nisbet, Liam Scott, Tim Ward, Doug Warren, Teague Wyllie

Basically non-BBL players. Disappointing to not see Boland included so WI are facing someone with a bit more experience. Neil-Smith might also have been a good pick.

Handscomb with a daddy hundred coming right up......

Are any of those seamers decent enough to simulate the quality of the test attack, at least in pace and movement, even if not in consistency?

 

[Starfighter]

Handscomb with a daddy hundred coming right up......

Are any of those seamers decent enough to simulate the quality of the test attack, at least in pace and movement, even if not in consistency?

I'd say Scott and Hope are both too short and slow. Conway would be similar to Hazlewood in height and pace but much less accurate. Haskett is very tall but not quick. Nisbett's quite bouncy but not sure he's that quick. But I think he's the most promising bowler of the lot. There's no one of Starc's pace.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Handscomb with a daddy hundred coming right up......

Are any of those seamers decent enough to simulate the quality of the test attack, at least in pace and movement, even if not in consistency?

It's barely a first-class quality attack tbh. Weaker than Shield sides

 

[ataraxia]

It's barely a first-class quality attack tbh. Weaker than Shield sides

Should really be called Aus A then

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Really wanted to play the Prime Minister's XI

 

[TheJediBrah]

Really wanted to play the Prime Minister's XI

Keep politics out of cricket

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I'd say Scott and Hope are both too short and slow. Conway would be similar to Hazlewood in height and pace but much less accurate. Haskett is very tall but not quick. Nisbett's quite bouncy but not sure he's that quick. But I think he's the most promising bowler of the lot. There's no one of Starc's pace.

Scott really isn't short, but otherwise this is on the money

 

[Starfighter]

Scott really isn't short, but otherwise this is on the money

Well he's such an unmemorable player I had a poor mental image of what he actually looked like.

 

[Prince EWS]

Handscomb with a daddy hundred coming right up......

Are any of those seamers decent enough to simulate the quality of the test attack, at least in pace and movement, even if not in consistency?

I rate Nisbet quite highly.

Conway isn't very good but he should at least let the batsmen acclimatise to the extra bounce here unless they play it on a pudding.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Playing against Conway might acclimatise them to life in a psychiatric ward

 

[Spark]

‘Don’t see him being a factor’: Aussie great pours cold water on Smith’s shock Warner candidacy

‘Not a factor’: Greats’ doubt over Smith theory amid shock call in Warner replacement race

www.foxsports.com.au

A report from News Corp on Friday claimed that Marcus Harris has emerged as the frontrunner in a two-man race, with Cameron Green the other leading option.

death, we long for the sweet embrace of death

 

[Shady Slim]

haha harris could make runs against the windies at home too especially if they get a bit demoralised, thus punching a ticket in the selector's eyes towards places where the ball swings and spins haha

 

[Prince EWS]

‘Don’t see him being a factor’: Aussie great pours cold water on Smith’s shock Warner candidacy

‘Not a factor’: Greats’ doubt over Smith theory amid shock call in Warner replacement race

www.foxsports.com.au

death, we long for the sweet embrace of death

Whoever runs the 'CA PR' for lack of a better term is massively pro-Bancroft. I was thinking we'd get him or Green.