*Official* Australia limited overs tour of Scotland and England 2024

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But Australia have been using Cummins , Starc and Hazlewood for close to a decade now , how are the next gen going to come through if they don't get a good run ?

And there's a Champions Trophy coming up in the next 6 months or so, surely Bartlett wants to put his hand up for that.

Doesn’t matter what he wants

CA (& QLD before them) has the right to tell him where & when he can play

Can’t even play as a batsman in a club game without their approval

 

[Qlder]

Just read an article (cricket.com.au) that Short and Hazlewood have joined the T20 squad and that both should play the 1st T20 tomorrow. Bye bye McGurk if so

Note: cricinfo doesn't have Short in T20 squad?

 

[Burgey]

I think he's only in the ODI squad. I think I read his wife had a baby so naturally he didn't want to represnet his country and make said child proud, because feels.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think he's only in the ODI squad. I think I read his wife had a baby so naturally he didn't want to represnet his country and make said child proud, because feels.

Baby will remember whether he was there or not though

 

[Molehill]

Baby will remember whether he was there or not though

Yeah, but his Missus will remember whether he was there to help out or not.......

 

[Himannv]

Well, what's the point if he cant do the "having a baby" celebration when he gets his 100?

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, but his Missus will remember whether he was there to help out or not.......

Look, I was I the room when the twins were born but I didn’t have some Poms to thrash. And I can tell you I was of very limited assistance.

 

[Nicky]

"... while Jamie Overton, who was called up as Jos Buttler's replacement..." (from Cricinfo)

???

Jos Buttler is one of England's best short format batsman (if not the). Funny replacement.

England are actually playing a Surrey-like XI (with way more bowlers than batters) :

1 Phil Salt (capt & wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece Topley

They have 2 wicket keepers (Salt & Cox) and 9 bowling options. Funny team.

BUT, a very good opening pair (Salt & Jacks). A talented yet mysterious middle order (Cox, Livingstone, Bethell), a couple of proper allrounders (Curran, Overton), a couple of bowling allrounders (Archer, Rashid), and a couple of excellent pacers (Mahmood, Topley)

It actually might work!

I'm just not sure about this Overton for Buttler thing... Don't you think a proper batter (Bairstow, for example?) would have been a better move ?

 

[kevinw]

"... while Jamie Overton, who was called up as Jos Buttler's replacement..." (from Cricinfo)

???

Jos Buttler is one of England's best short format batsman (if not the). Funny replacement.

England are actually playing a Surrey-like XI (with way more bowlers than batters) :

1 Phil Salt (capt & wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece Topley

They have 2 wicket keepers (Salt & Cox) and 9 bowling options. Funny team.

BUT, a very good opening pair (Salt & Jacks). A talented yet mysterious middle order (Cox, Livingstone, Bethell), a couple of proper allrounders (Curran, Overton), a couple of bowling allrounders (Archer, Rashid), and a couple of excellent pacers (Mahmood, Topley)

It actually might work!

I'm just not sure about this Overton for Buttler thing... Don't you think a proper batter (Bairstow, for example?) would have been a better move ?

I'm surprised Dan Mousley wasn't picked tbh given he's a genuine all round option. This line up does look like an 80ao in the making. Archer at eight???

 

[Qlder]

"... while Jamie Overton, who was called up as Jos Buttler's replacement..." (from Cricinfo)

???

Jos Buttler is one of England's best short format batsman (if not the). Funny replacement.

Overton playing as a specialist bat only as still recovering from back injury. That's crazy as he's scored 100 runs @ 14.28 in his last 10 T20 games for Manchester/Surrey playing as a bat (HS of 25)

Edit: whole season he scored 165 runs @ 18.33 in 13 T20 games, didn't bowl in any

Maybe he's picked as a bat because he has the highest ever Test average for England (97.00)

 

[Gob]

Baby will remember whether he was there or not though

My dad was out buying milk when I was born. Apparently he never found the correct type and still out looking

 

[TheJediBrah]

My dad was out buying milk when I was born. Apparently he never found the correct type and still out looking

They lied to you. He was there. Took one look at you and bolted

 

[GIMH]

I was at the birth of my twins, and just before we went down to theatre made sure to ask one of the docs if he knew the final score in the England NZ game.

England won by 14 runs and went onto win the finals of the Tri-series, thus forever consigning that winter’s Ashes series to a footnote. And boy do I remind the kids of this

 

[Qlder]

Cricinfo game page confirms Matt Short is available for selection tonight

"With Matt Short available for this series after the early arrival of his first baby, having originally only been part of the ODI squad"

I mean how bad is McGurk when I'm desperately hoping an unproven T20I bat averaging 22 is available to replace him

 

[Nintendo]

Cricinfo game page confirms Matt Short is available for selection tonight

"With Matt Short available for this series after the early arrival of his first baby, having originally only been part of the ODI squad"

I mean how bad is McGurk when I'm desperately hoping an unproven T20I bat averaging 22 is available to replace him

TBF, opening the batting his record is 24 @ a sr of 170. Probably what you'de expect to get out of mcgurk, and short also bowls a bit.

 

[Molehill]

The Overton selection is so bizarre. If you wanted a specialist batsman, why would you pick him?

Aus should win this comfortably.

 

[Qlder]

TBF, opening the batting his record is 24 @ a sr of 170. Probably what you'de expect to get out of mcgurk, and short also bowls a bit.

I didn't mean to throw shade on Matt Short lol. I know Aus has played him out of position for some unknown reason

 

[Qlder]

Damn, Cricinfo reporting rain around and more predicted at toss....don't they know Aussies are staying up until 03:30 for this game to start, so it better not rain

 

[ashley bach]

Staying up until 3.30 am and then through until about 7.00 by the time the game finishes to watch a meaningless 20/20 is dead set madness.
10/10 though for showing your true colours.

 

[ashley bach]

Good news though with the match due to kick-off only 15 mins late.