Australian Test Selection Thread 2017 - 2018

[mr_mister]

Hopefully Stoinis over Shartwright

 

[Burgey]

Cartwright is a better bat than Stoinis by so much it isn’t funny.

I still want to know how Bancroft keeps ffs. It’s actually the most important part of the number seven’s job

 

[mr_mister]

Stoinis hit that innings though against NZ

 

[Justo]

Stoinis hit that innings though against NZ

Voges had a few good innings against NZ.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Now people are picking Stoinis based on what? ODI form?

He's lucky to even be in the WA Shield team.

 

[mr_mister]

Hey it was a damn good knock

 

[Loose Cannon]

Bancroft's recent performances have been really impressive. I'm always excited to see young players with application.

Which is exactly why I'd never bat him at 7.

Why would you bat a young guy known for long innings, with a strike-rate of 42, at 7?

 

[mr_mister]

He can be a test finisher

 

[Gob]

Pity Mitch Marsh is not bowling now (Yeah I said it) - would really consider Bancroft to keep at 6 & Marsh at 7.

For me they will want to take load off Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood - it is either Cartwright or Stoinis they going to pick for 6 now.

Exactly my thoughts

 

[Second Spitter]

Bancroft's recent performances have been really impressive. I'm always excited to see young players with application.

Which is exactly why I'd never bat him at 7.

Why would you bat a young guy known for long innings, with a strike-rate of 42, at 7?

I think they'll give him a feel of Test cricket in a more relaxed setting before they ever contemplate shuffling him up the order. But you're right, I would bat him above Hotel/Show even if he's keeping.

 

[Burgey]

I don’t know that giving him the gloves exactly reduces the pressure on him

 

[Gnske]

Pity Mitch Marsh is not bowling now

I might have missed some major piece, but has Marsh foregone bowling just because he's captain or does he have a wound of some sort?

 

[Justo]

I might have missed some major piece, but has Marsh foregone bowling just because he's captain or does he have a wound of some sort?

Has an injury.

 

[TheJediBrah]

He is an injury

 

[Gob]

Bancroft has to be the keeper bat.

 

[Tangles]

No he doesn't. If you want to pick him as a bat then fine but he shouldn't be a test keeper candidate based on 3 games.

 

[Gob]

No he doesn't. If you want to pick him as a bat then fine but he shouldn't be a test keeper candidate based on 3 games.

Where's that written? He is replacing Wade ffs

Think I've got this

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscomb
Bancroft +
Henriques
Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood
Lyon

Would prefer MMarsh if he was bowling.

 

[Tom Flint]

M marsh' bowling was really good in aus tests a few years ago. Just as good with the ball as stokes imo, esp in terms of accuracy. His batting was poor though but i put that down to him being under more pressure being at 6, he would probably score a lot more runs if he was a place down the order. In the same way that holder and woakes do well at 8 and 9 for WI and england. All depends on whether bancroft is good enough to keep to haze starc cummins and lyon

 

[burr]

If Marsh was bowling I would have been sorely tempted to go him at 7, Maxwell at 6 and Bancroft to open/keep. That fourth seamer could be a real issue for Aus.

 

[Burgey]

You want a bloke to open and keep in a test match? And on debut at that?