Australian off season domestic 2012/13

[NUFAN]

Okay. But what makes this an unofficial Test match, its played in a different format so should just be called a First Class match. Minor detail, but there is nothing 'Test match' about a 4 day game of cricket.

 

[chaminda_00]

In Sri Lanka our domestic FC matches are 3-day, then A matches 4-day, then Test matches 5 day. A four day game is testing match for our domestic (and Test) players.

Though I guess in other countries that have a 4-day FC competition, it somewhat pointless just playing a 4-day A game.

 

[Spikey]

that this is happening smack bang in the middle of the season prevents 5 day matches imo. county teams are pissed off enough as it is

 

[Spikey]

the prince called into the aus a team cause forrest is injured and we don't have any reserve batsman still in the country

 

[Spikey]

oh yes and the guys at winter camp are playing a match tomorrow

Australia

David Warner
Matthew Wade
Michael Clarke (c)
Mike Hussey
David Hussey
George Bailey
Glenn Maxwell
Clint McKay
Mitch Starc
Brad Hogg
Xavier Doherty
Michael Beer (12th)



Australia A

Nic Maddinson
Brad Haddin (c)
Callum Ferguson
Steve Smith
Cameron White
Mitch Marsh
Steve O’Keefe
Jason Krejza
Nathan Hauritz
Ben Hilfenhaus
Cameron Boyce
Luke Robins (12th)

 

[Prince EWS]

oh yes and the guys at winter camp are playing a match tomorrow

Australia

David Warner
Matthew Wade
Michael Clarke (c)
Mike Hussey
David Hussey
George Bailey
Glenn Maxwell
Clint McKay
Mitch Starc
Brad Hogg
Xavier Doherty
Michael Beer (12th)



Australia A

Nic Maddinson
Brad Haddin (c)
Callum Ferguson
Steve Smith
Cameron White
Mitch Marsh
Steve O’Keefe
Jason Krejza
Nathan Hauritz
Ben Hilfenhaus
Cameron Boyce
Luke Robins (12th)

Twenty20?

 

[Spikey]

50 over. 12th man can bowl though

 

[benchmark00]

One day.

Beattten.

 

[Prince EWS]

50 over. 12th man can bowl though

Mildly interesting that Hogg is playing then.

 

[Spark]

Hahahahaha is Brad Hogg seriously playing in the 50 over match?

 

[chaminda_00]

how long is this camp? marsh and ferguson are needed by their slpl sides.

 

[Spark]

Mildly interesting that Hogg is playing then.

oh ffs

 

[Spikey]

Like I said, 12th man can bowl. Hogg might bowl his 4 and switch out

Dude is still fit enough to go around for the 50 tho imo. whether he's any good tho...

 

[Prince EWS]

Like I said, 12th man can bowl. Hogg might bowl his 4 and switch out

Dude is still fit enough to go around for the 50 tho imo. whether he's any good tho...

I have little doubt that Hogg would still be a pretty good 50 overs bowler if he decided to come out of retirement. What's "mildly interesting" about it though is that firstly he can be bothered playing such a match and that secondly Cricket Australia think it's worth wasting a spot in such a game on him. I suppose it's probably a good way to keep himself match fit.

 

[Dan]

Hoggy

I would absolutely love for Australia to get a year or two out of him at T20i or ODI level. WAG.

 

[Spikey]

On that note, Ricky not playing for Aus A is interesting to me. I mean, I don't think they need to play every single spinner they can and that batting is kinda weak

fingers cross Hauritz rips it up tho, obv

 

[Spark]

Brad Hogg playing a random ODI sometime soon would possibly be the greatest thing ever.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hoggy

I would absolutely love for Australia to get a year or two out of him at T20i or ODI level. WAG.

ODI cricket seems almost entirely geared towards the World Cup these days so unless he actually reckons he'll still be playing when he's 44 or so then he won't be playing another one. Plus he's actually still retired from them.

T20 cricket is obviously another matter though with the WC so close; should absolutely be in the side.

 

[Dan]

ODI cricket seems almost entirely geared towards the World Cup these days so unless he actually reckons he'll still be playing when he's 44 or so then he won't be playing another one. Plus he's actually still retired from them.

T20 cricket is obviously another matter though with the WC so close; should absolutely be in the side.

Sprightly Wilfred Rhodes played Tests into his 50s, and 'Dainty' Ironmonger was spinning Australia to victories well into his sixth decade, which makes Hogg the up-and-coming youngster in 1930s terms. If Hoggy feels like it, let him play 'em.

All obviously a Cribb master plan to get Nathan Lyon into the ODI side.

In all seriousness, I think Hoggy could play the next world cup at 44 if he felt like it. He won't, but he could. His bowling hasn't deteriorated at all, and he's still one of the fittest guys around. He's had the energy of a 20-year-old for 20+ years now.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sprightly Wilfred Rhodes played Tests into his 50s, and 'Dainty' Ironmonger was spinning Australia to victories well into his sixth decade, which makes Hogg the up-and-coming youngster in 1930s terms. If Hoggy feels like it, let him play 'em.

All obviously a Cribb master plan to get Nathan Lyon into the ODI side.

In all seriousness, I think Hoggy could play the next world cup at 44 if he felt like it. He won't, but he could. His bowling hasn't deteriorated at all, and he's still one of the fittest guys around. He's had the energy of a 20-year-old for 20+ years now.

Haha I was just saying the same thing to Spark on MSN actually. But it's not so much a matter of whether he could play ODIs until he's 44 as if he would actually want to. Even if he was actually keen on coming out of ODI retirement for a couple of years as of now (and we don't even have any evidence of that at all) then the selectors wouldn't see it as being even remotely worthwhile unless he was going to be there in 2015.