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Australian test selection thread 2015/16
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mr_mister
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I don't see the point in continuing with Voges. He'll probably score runs against the crappy Bangas attack, bump his average up to 60 and despite a terrible Ashes will make himself impossible to drop. Being there for the "added experience" is silly IMO as he has hardly any at international level, also he's 36 in a few weeks. Time to blood Maxwell
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Regardless of his test experience, Voges is a highly experienced FC cricketer. Pretty sure that the selectors are going to be very conscious of the leadership burden on Smith over the next 12-24 months. The most dire thing that could happen is that he gets burnt out. So with Watson retired, and our actual new VC a bit of a tool, I reckon Voges is a lock for this home summer, just because he seems the sort of guy who can support Smith's decisions and give some feedback etc.
Surely Australia are going to put out our least experienced test XI in decades in this series?
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mr_mister
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do you mean least experienced?
Eh I just don't see the point in picking 36 year olds. I know you're meant to pick your best side and all that but I think there's a line that needs to be drawn. I remember being shocked people even wanted Bryce McGain in the team when he was 36, think of the future!
Eh I just don't see the point in picking 36 year olds. I know you're meant to pick your best side and all that but I think there's a line that needs to be drawn. I remember being shocked people even wanted Bryce McGain in the team when he was 36, think of the future!
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Just think the biggest issue will be leadership support for Smith. I think if Clarke was still going and making runs we'd look for someone younger than Voges for Bangladesh but Smith has only played 30 tests and he is captain, and basically everyone in the squad apart from Siddle and Lyon are newbs to test cricket, or in and out players (SMarsh)
Niall
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His innings on a spin pitch in first test against the West Indies when Bishoo was bossing it is another reason I'd have no issues with him in Bangladesh whatsoever.
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Pretty much agree with this but I'd have Khawaja open and Burns at 3 I think.
They'll probably play Shaun Marsh instead of Bancroft tho. And if they play both Lyon and O'Keefe they'll probably play Mitch Marsh over Maxwell I think.
Thought Agar might've gone instead of O'Keefe for no reason other than he's a bit of a golden boy (and he's been bowling ok in the ODIs).
Is O'Keefe NSW's captain?
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It is seriously hard to follow the logic of the Oz selectors
1. They pick Patto for a short-form tour despite the fact that he had no match fitness and isn't very good in that form of the game
2. They omit Patto from a test tour now that he has overs under his belt and despite him being very good in that form of the game
3. They continue to pick SMarsh for test tours despite the fact that he is a busted flush in that form of the game
4. They omit SMarsh from a short-form tour despite him being very good in that form of the game
5. They pick Fekete and omit Sandhu despite the latter having infinitely more potential and performing much better on the A tour
6. They pick Khawaja for a test tour despite the fact that he has barely scored a fc run in 18 months and that he is utter ****e against spin
7. They pick Bancroft despite the fact that he has had about 3 decent innings in his life
FMD, it really is blind-fold and dart board time
1. They pick Patto for a short-form tour despite the fact that he had no match fitness and isn't very good in that form of the game
2. They omit Patto from a test tour now that he has overs under his belt and despite him being very good in that form of the game
3. They continue to pick SMarsh for test tours despite the fact that he is a busted flush in that form of the game
4. They omit SMarsh from a short-form tour despite him being very good in that form of the game
5. They pick Fekete and omit Sandhu despite the latter having infinitely more potential and performing much better on the A tour
6. They pick Khawaja for a test tour despite the fact that he has barely scored a fc run in 18 months and that he is utter ****e against spin
7. They pick Bancroft despite the fact that he has had about 3 decent innings in his life
FMD, it really is blind-fold and dart board time
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I don't disagree with any of this, and especially agree regarding the non selection of Pattinson and the seemingly odd selection of Fekete.
In regards to the batting, I don't know what they could do differently apart from perhaps picking Klinger or Ferguson.
