Australian Domestic Season 2011-12

[Spikey]

Tension is building between Cricket Australia's team performance department and NSW following the recent omissions of Phillip Hughes and Nic Maddinson from the Blues' teams. The Blues have in the past week left young gun Maddinson out of the Shield game against Tasmania, which finished yesterday, and named Hughes 12th man for a one-day game - decisions which The Tonk understands have raised eyebrows in Pat Howard's team. While CA cannot tell states how to pick their sides, it's believed skipper Michael Clarke spoke to the Blues' state cricket manager, David Thompson, seeking an explanation for the moves. The Argus review recommended last year that ''CA should retain the discretion to direct Players of National Interest (PONI) to play one format or another''. As Hughes is a recent Test opener and 20-year-old Maddinson an Australia A batsman as recently as November, both can lay strong claims to the PONI tag. In NSW's defence, however, the Blues have produced more than their fair share of national representatives and have exported many players to rival states. Had Maddinson played in Hobart this week, he would have had to tip out either former Test opener Simon Katich or stalwart Ben Rohrer, who justified his selection by making a vital 83 in NSW's first innings.

CA team are miffed Blues guns aren't getting a run


Butt out ****

 

[Spark]

heheheheh poni

 

[stephen]

I just saw the QLD results. In their two non-wins this season they've almost somehow scraped through, despite being well and truly behind the 8-ball. McDermott's an absolute gun. 7/24 is amazing.

Still, our batting needs a lot of work. Lynn continues to hold the batting on his shoulders, with noone else offering anything like consistency with the bat, although Burns is showing some promise. Looking at the QLD side though, other than Lynn, McDermott and possibly Cutting, there really doesn't look like any potential test players at the moment. Just a side that is gelling well together under good leadership.

 

[Spikey]

Broad and wade townsend have been really good this season. if anything it's been lynn letting qld down.


Watson and Haddin were returning in grade today (in a match also featuring NEV. Not sure if Nev or Haddin were taking the gloves...) but a huge storm has just hit Sydney so. #CricketInSydneyAndRain

 

[benchmark00]

I just saw the QLD results. In their two non-wins this season they've almost somehow scraped through, despite being well and truly behind the 8-ball. McDermott's an absolute gun. 7/24 is amazing.

Still, our batting needs a lot of work. Lynn continues to hold the batting on his shoulders, with noone else offering anything like consistency with the bat, although Burns is showing some promise. Looking at the QLD side though, other than Lynn, McDermott and possibly Cutting, there really doesn't look like any potential test players at the moment. Just a side that is gelling well together under good leadership.

Dude, you can't be srs.

Lynn has been **** house this year. Are you posting from last season?

Forrest??

 

[Spikey]

Watson and Haddin were returning in grade today (in a match also featuring NEV. Not sure if Nev or Haddin were taking the gloves...) but a huge storm has just hit Sydney so. #CricketInSydneyAndRain

They finished the match anyway. Results from match: Watson made 30 odd and more notably bowled 6 overs, Maddinson failed, Jaques made 30 odd, Ferret Face made 40 odd and took 2 wickets, Haddin got out to Ferret Face for 1 and Nev made 98* to lead Easts to victory. And he kept. What a hero.


Also, WA may win an OD match. wtf

 

[Crazy Sam]

Ryan Broad captaining I see. We've had six captains in the past season and a half - Hopes, Forrest, Hartley, Broad, Dunk, Simpson...

Hard to take the Bulls seriously with Broad captaining them, tbh.

 

[Crazy Sam]

Meanwhile, the longer Hopes is out, the more it is likely he will at least give Shield cricket away imo. He'll make a good coach though going forward.

 

[Spikey]

would def ease a possible selection problem for next season if Dan Christian was to move there. Would be a huge shame if he did quit the shield tho

 

[stephen]

Broad and wade townsend have been really good this season. if anything it's been lynn letting qld down.

Dude, you can't be srs.

Lynn has been **** house this year. Are you posting from last season?

Forrest??

I was more talking longer term. Broad and Wade will likely not continue their current form forever and Lynn is the classiest bat in the side by far. Who knows how good Forrest will prove to be longer term. He couldn't make the NSW side not that long ago.

I was more thinking in terms of potential Australian selection rather than this particular shield season.

 

[Jono]

Come on do this Queensland.

 

[Crazy Sam]

Cutting wtf was that

 

[Spikey]

uh NCN is good and all but he probably didn't deserve to bowl more than 10 tonight

edit this **** better not take a wicket now

 

[Spark]

hahaha did they seriously just donate a wicket just to get one run but keep reardon on strike?

 

[Spark]

so that didn't work then

 

[benchmark00]

uh NCN is good and all but he probably didn't deserve to bowl more than 10 tonight

edit this **** better not take a wicket now

Worst judge.

 

[Crazy Sam]

fmd.

 

[Spikey]

Worst judge.

stand by it tbh. unless Behrendorff has injured himself or something, i dunno know he probably deserved a couple more overs. NCN has gone for over 6.5. Game could have been over by now...

And I correctly picked he would get a wicket following that post. I'm clearly a good judge

 

[Jono]

Solid choke from Qld.

 

[benchmark00]

stand by it tbh. unless Behrendorff has injured himself or something, i dunno know he probably deserved a couple more overs. NCN has gone for over 6.5. Game could have been over by now...

And I correctly picked he would get a wicket following that post. I'm clearly a good judge

1/3 off the final over looks alright to me ****.