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

[Spark]

lmao wut

They're apparently worried about back stress fractures so his workload limits are quite low

 

[TheJediBrah]

Meredith has always swung it. His problem in the Shield that when he was fit he was usually going for five an over. Simply stating traits does not a good bowler make when control is lacking.

He's also ugly

 

[social]

They're apparently worried about back stress fractures so his workload limits are quite low

Been that way since the age of 17

 

[morgieb]

Yeah Bartlett's had a lot of injury problems so can see why he's being wrapped in cotton wool. Was a fair bit quicker pre-injury too.

 

[Beamer]

I would have thought this was the perfect series for Australia to experiment, I'm really not sure what they learn from Josh Hazelwood bowling at this lot. Strange decision.

 

[Beamer]

Yeah, I doubt the West Indies have bowled out Australia even moderately cheaply in an ODI in Oz for a long time, possibly as far back as 92/93.

The West Indies gave been a poor ODI side for a long, long time away from home. Barely won an away series in the past 15 years outside of Ireland, UAE, Holland etc...

ODIs have consistently been our worst format IMHO. When we had Lara, Gayle, Shiv and Sarwan we had no bowlers and since they've all gone we've never established a brand of cricket to play in 50 over cricket. There have been some signs of that changing under Sammy, but this decimated squad simply isn't good enough to test even a weakened Australia.

 

[Qlder]

I would have thought this was the perfect series for Australia to experiment, I'm really not sure what they learn from Josh Hazelwood bowling at this lot. Strange decision.

Hazlewood is not in the XI. He's only in the squad for this Sydney game as cover in case something happens to one of the bowlers just before game (with Head out and Bartlett being managed there were only 11 players in squad)

With Spencer Johnson not joining the squad until the 3rd ODI it sounds like they needed a spare bowler who lived local (Starc and Cummins likely pulled the seniority card)

 

[Burgey]

Just on the flight back from Adelaide and having a chat with my fellow passenger, good friend and former Australia player Callum Fergusson. Terrific bloke.

 

[Starfighter]

Just on the flight back from Adelaide and having a chat with my fellow passenger, good friend and former Australia player Callum Fergusson. Terrific bloke.

Apparently not sufficiently good a friend to be worthy of spelling his surname correctly.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I would have thought this was the perfect series for Australia to experiment, I'm really not sure what they learn from Josh Hazelwood bowling at this lot. Strange decision.

Nah ODIs scheduling isn't what they used to be. The days of playing 30 games a year are done with more T20Is and franchise cricket taking up the calendar. If you're preparing for a Champions trophy or even a World Cup in 4 years time you still need to give your main players some game time. Can't remember the exact number but I think Australia are only actually playing a handful of ODIs over the next year and a bit or until the Champions trophy.

Not that it's stopped them in the past going into a tournament with players that haven't actually been playing in that format

Also, as always, what Qlder said is probably true as well. Wealth of knowledge and political savvy

 

[Beamer]

Hoping Alzarri comes in for Oshane and Teddy Bishop for Hayden Walsh. We don't need all those spinners, particularly not ones who run out batsmen as stupidly as Hayden did.

 

[Burgey]

Hoping Alzarri comes in for Oshane and Teddy Bishop for Hayden Walsh. We don't need all those spinners, particularly not ones who run out batsmen as stupidly as Hayden did.

#scgsospinny

 

[Son Of Coco]

Apparently not sufficiently good a friend to be worthy of spelling his surname correctly.

It's an alias so we don't know who it is.

 

[Burgey]

McJerk opening. Itstl

 

[Spark]

So they're really committed to this "all out attack up front" idea huh. But that doesn't explain why Matt Short can't do it.

 

[Prince EWS]

So they're really committed to this "all out attack up front" idea huh. But that doesn't explain why Matt Short can't do it.

I think they want Short to actually get some experience batting lower down so he's a more useful squad option. It's not like he's proven himself as an opener though so it'd be good for his confidence at the level to allow him to have success where he's comfortable before trying to shoehorn him into a utility.

 

[Spark]

lol

 

[Gnske]

That went as expected

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why would JFM open and Matt Short bat down the order. I mean come on

 

[ataraxia]

I wonder whether that ODI SR will increase or decrease by the completion of his next innings.