Australian Domestic Season 2022-23

[GoodAreasShane]

South Australia 2nds getting the job done against Victoria 2nds is good to see.

Seeing Liam Scott making a half century in each innings in a low scoring game is encouraging. Definitely think he has a high degree of potential with the willow, showed promise in his first few Shield games, but the experiment of batting him at 3 there did no good whatsoever. Still been able to make a fair few grade runs though, would be good to see him be able to keep this going

Wickets to Thornton in the first innings and Johnson in the second also, pleased about that too

 

[TheJediBrah]

**** we're going to have to watch full 2nd XI matches now to have opinions aren't we

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I can't even be pissed off about that one

Good from this ****

 

[Prince EWS]

**** we're going to have to watch full 2nd XI matches now to have opinions aren't we

lol you kid, I'm not trawling through the second XI archives

(yes I am)

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Well played Weathers

Now double it

 

[Burgey]

Windie Weathers having a hit for SA?

 

[Burgey]

Also, Moises bowling two overs confirms NSW has in fact picked only 3 specialist batsmen despite consistently being rolled for 100 this season.

 

[ataraxia]

Sangha and Gilkes combine to count as one, I assume?

 

[Burgey]

Not even. About 2/3rds of one tbh

 

[Starfighter]

Sutherland at 6 seems rather high for someone with one FC 50.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Sutherland at 6 seems rather high for someone with one FC 50.

Makes even less sense when Harper has been pretty good with the bat this year

 

[Nintendo]

Sutherland's averaging near 50 with the bat this year and has looked really solid, no issues with him at 6.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sutherland at 6 seems rather high for someone with one FC 50.

I think it's just because he's a PONI.

Would be nice if they started picking him for Australia A ahead of Steketee if so though. And if Victoria gave him the new ball ahead of grade cricketers.

 

[Starfighter]

And if Victoria gave him the new ball ahead of grade cricketers.

I pointed that out last match. I know inswing bowlers aren't popular in Australia, but it staggers me how anyone they dredge up seems to get the new ball ahead of him.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I think it's just because he's a PONI.

Would be nice if they started picking him for Australia A ahead of Steketee if so though. And if Victoria gave him the new ball ahead of grade cricketers.

Purely on raw Shield numbers Skeketee being around makes sense, but I still don't really rate him, certainly not as a Test prospect at least. Not fast or hostile enough to be a genuine strike bowler, but not really accurate enough to be a stock bowler either

Sutherland certainly should get the new rock for Victoria. I do like McClure even though he's still pretty raw, but O'Neill bowling mid 120s tops opening up is dumb

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Although I guess it could be agrued that O'Neill's lack of pace makes him somewhat more new ball dependent, personally I think not giving it to Sutherland is a classic example of trying to get too clever for no good reason though

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Now double it

He did. Now the same again.


Seriously though, this is the sort of innings which made me think a few years back Weatherald might be a Australia possibility if he could do it a bit more regularly. That really just hasn't happened unfortunately, but I really love seeing him get the job done today

EDIT: ****

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Well played to McSw33ney too

 

[Prince EWS]

Well played to McSw33ney too

His Shield runs should ensure he's not randomly dropped from the OD team next year.

 

[Starfighter]

And Sutherland comes on first change, after Elliot goes for six an over. How much does it take to stop the stupidity?