You're expecting the incumbent test opener to not be given a contract? NeverDoes that mean funding would be released for states for 2 extra players,because the states really at this stage can only afford 14 players.
BTW expect Ed Cowan to be given the cut from the contracts this year,question is does Liam Davis get one.
With the memorandum unsigned yet cricket contracts can't be signed,thus delaying states ability to sign players.
Highly doubt Cowan will be dropped this quickly.Well Cowan has 1 50 in 6 tests.
Performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Yeh maybe wrong on Davis, maybe Bailey, on Forrest he is the reserve batsmen,expect he already has a contract on performance,averaged 40 in oz,reserve test batsmen.Likely to play 3rd test instead of Cowan.
Well if they are adding 2 contracts that would make the states contracts 16,New South Wales will love this.
As in the warm-ups or the group stages of the tournament-proper? Not sure how the ICC would feel about it TBH, although hopefully they wouldn't have a problem as he's playing higher-level cricket.With 2013 coming up you'd send Patto,no use risking him for the one dayers if he not quite right.
Don't think Siddle will be playing for Essex this year.
Just looked at the itinneries coming up,if Cummins goes to England for the A tour he will miss the lead up games for the world youth cup,its probable England and OZ will go through to the quater finals,so its worth the risk of taking him on the A tour.
Itinneries found on cricket archive,one dayers England,A tour England,and world youth cup.
Thing tho think we are playing Pakistan in august which could rule Cummins out of the world youth cup.
Lets hope we let him play in the cup,will give us a chance to go back to back world cup victories.
Surely he'd play one or the other then - I doubt the ICC would let him come in just for the Quarters onwards. Unless a fringe member suspiciously goes down with an injury in the last group game..He would miss the group stages.
But avaialable for the quarter finals.
Tim Paine was fit around late march,early april,and with being chosen for the academy,would say its set in stone.
The Nev call up seems a 1 off,like for example Phil Emery called up for Pakistan.
My question is John Hastings fit,heard he was meant to be playing with the academy,but his name not there.
Another thing is the academy usually plays the emerging series in August,thats when we are in England,2/3 of the academy squad likely to be the A side.
Maybe just maybe they will have to do it in late jone,early july,even then its a tight fix between the Aussie A tour to England.
Thats unless they have cut the emerging tournament,no word on it so far,may have to ring CA tomorrow.