ImpatientLime
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Australian Test Selection 2016/2017
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Tangles
International Vice-Captain
You wouldn't. If they want to force Darsh into the team then it's elsewhere IMO. We are likely to lose 4-0 so let the kid get some experience. Darsh as backup bat is the way to go unless they don't use an AR at 6.
Burgey
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I think here's real concerns about his technique over there. But I was listening to Stuey Clark on the radio the other day and he made a really good point. He said if you look at Renshaw, he has a lot more technical flaws than someone like a Maddinson, but what he has that Maddinson doesn't is the skill of scoring runs.
Anyway, I reckon he'll score more than Warner if he plays.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Be interesting to see how he goes, as he's generally scored more freely against spin over here. Obviously a different kettle of fish, but uses his size well against it.
NUFAN
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I read a stat that in the series we beat India in India, our top 6 bowled 21 overs in the entire series. It would be madness to drop Renshaw for a few extra overs from a bowler unlikely to take wickets. The top 5 from the past 4 Tests that we've won deserve to be the top 5 in our next Test.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah dropping Khawaja would make far more sense than dropping Renshaw.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
I think he's off him a bit - Zampa's first class record is awful, but it's more that he's all over Swepson as he watches him bowl proper traditional leg spin in the Big Bash, where as Zampa ends up bowling a lot of slow side spinners back of a length in that form, which is proving very hard to get away with the field out but isn't as "***y".
adub
International Captain
Once of the things the ABC comms (Bucky I think, may have been Kat) were saying about Younus was how far he could get the bat down the track without leaving the crease to the spinners. Swept and even played straight a long way out front of his pads to get to the pitch and nullify the spin.
Similar to Haydos' successful method in India.
If Renshaw can do that using his size he'll give himself a really got shot.
adub
International Captain
Warne's a slut. He'll have a new squeeze before long. But he's always after the lookers. The keepers he doesn't rate at all.
Gob
International Coach
You seem bit unsure about Rensure.
I thought long and hard about this and decided to go with this
Rensure
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscomb
Maxwell
Nevill
SOK
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood
Maxwell is there mainly to share the bowling load. As much as i like Shaun i think you need five bowlers in India. Ideally you'd want a seam bowling all rounder since there are already two spinners in the side but i can't think of one good enough. Plus if the wickets turn out to be like the ones for the SA series where the likes of Elgar took bags Maxwell may well go alright.
Burgey
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I think if Australia is going to compete well in India they need to go at them with three pace bowlers, and not try to manufacture three spinners. That may mean bringing MMarsh back in at six or seven, depending on who keeps because he's probably good enough to be the third quick and he gets a bit of reverse.
SMarsh will definitely be in the squad given his record in Asia isn't awful and he can bat anywhere in the line up but I still think Renshaw deserves first crack.
SMarsh will definitely be in the squad given his record in Asia isn't awful and he can bat anywhere in the line up but I still think Renshaw deserves first crack.
adub
International Captain
I wouldn't discount Cartwright's bowling as being effective on Indian dustbowls. Skiddy low stuff aimed at off stump could work a treat.
But if you were going to say **** it, let's play 5 frontline bowlers and bat the keeper at 6, I'd have Agar, Patterson, and Forkers all in front of MMarsh. Marsh's bowling as third quick in a 5 man attack is certainly good enough. But Patto and Forkers are better and Agar's a different enough bowler to SOK to make him worth playing as 3rd spinner. All three are at least as good as Marsh would likely be @ 7/8 with Starc and Forkers might even be good enough to keep the keeper at 7.
So if you were to change the line up from Sydney Forkers would be the guy I'd be calling. Probably the perfect fit for what we need on an SC tour.
But if you were going to say **** it, let's play 5 frontline bowlers and bat the keeper at 6, I'd have Agar, Patterson, and Forkers all in front of MMarsh. Marsh's bowling as third quick in a 5 man attack is certainly good enough. But Patto and Forkers are better and Agar's a different enough bowler to SOK to make him worth playing as 3rd spinner. All three are at least as good as Marsh would likely be @ 7/8 with Starc and Forkers might even be good enough to keep the keeper at 7.
So if you were to change the line up from Sydney Forkers would be the guy I'd be calling. Probably the perfect fit for what we need on an SC tour.