Australia's squad

[morgieb]

How about the in form and not mentioned much in this thread Joe Burns? Young enough and can bat anywhere too.

His limited overs record is ordinary. Hasn't play ODI's either.

 

[howardj]

Warner
Finch
Watson
Clarke
Bailey
Faulkner
Haddin
Johnson
Starc
Harris
Hazlewood

Smith
Cummins
Lyon
White

 

[jelley17]

I think agar has been talked up as a spinning all rounder due to maxwells poor form.
Might see something like this.
Warner
Finch
Watson
Smith
Bailey/clarke when fit
Haddin
Faulkner
Agar
Johnson
Harris
Hazelwood

Wade
Lyon
White

 

[jelley17]

Makes me think grooming a carters/handscomb/dunk type that can bat top 6 would be a good idea.6-9 gets very hazy

 

[jelley17]

Makes me think grooming a carters/handscomb/dunk type that can bat top 6 would be a good idea.6-9 gets very hazy

 

[Spark]

Smith surely has to be close to first picked in that batting order now, given the form he's in

 

[dermo]

Smith surely has to be close to first picked in that batting order now, given the form he's in

yeah i think right now out of bailey, clarke and smith, he's the most likely to score the most runs given current form of bailey and clarkes injuries

not to mention his fielding and bowling

 

[James90]

Warner
Finch
Smith
Clarke
Bailey
Watson
Maxwell
M Marsh
Haddin
Faulkner
Lyon
Johnson
Harris
Hazelwood
Starc

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If Clarke is injured then White comes in. Am I missing someone really obvious?

 

[GirtBySea]

Warner
Finch
Watson
Clarke
Bailey
Smith
M.Marsh
Faulkner
Haddin
Agar
Johnson
Starc
Cummins
Lyon
Hazlewood

 

[howardj]

I like White in me s quad

Screams x-factor

Experienced, top slipper, and one of very few guys who can peel 30 off 10...a real clubber of a cricket ball

 

[Susan Mary]

Is this the final squad for Australia or is it going to change????

 

[Susan Mary]

Is this the Final squad for Australia??

 

[howardj]

Amended Squad

Warner
Finch
Watson
Smith
Bailey (c)
Faulkner
Wade
Johnson
Harris
Starc
Hazlewood

White
Doherty
Cummins
MMarsh

 

[TimAngas]

Warner/Finch or Warner/Watson opening pair? The latter allows Smith to play at 3, Bailey at 4 and gives flexibility in the middle order, whereas Watson at 3 forces Smith to 4, Bailey to 5 and gives only one spot in the middle order for Marsh/Maxwell.

Warner
Finch
Watson
Smith
Bailey*
Marsh
Haddin(wk)
Johnson
Starc
Harris
Doherty/Lyon/Agar/Boyce/Zampa

Hazlewood
Forkers/Cummins
Maxwell
White

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah I agree that Smith at 3 is tasty especially if Clarke is available. It could be a tough call, but I think I'm dropping all rounder Finch from the XI and opening with Warner and Watson. 3 Smith, 4 Clarke 5 Bailey is excellent and means that we can play Faulkner and Maxwell (with Haddin following) at 6,7,8. The 3 best ODI bowlers in the country are Johnson, Starc and Harris which are quality and also handy bats. Just on Harris, he seems to be getting included in all squads, but he hasn't played an ODI for a long time, so I do hope he'll be fit and has a good World Cup.

For the remainder of the squad Finch deserves a spot, I guess Doherty will get selected, Hazlewood is an excellent bowling option and the last spot is up for grabs and could be either a quick bowler in Cummins, a middle order bat in case Clarke needs rest such as White, an all rounder in Mitch Marsh or I guess a keeper in Ludeman Wade.

David Warner
Shane Watson
Steve Smith
Michael Clarke
George Bailey
James Faulkner
Glenn Maxwell
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Starc
Ryan Harris

Aaron Finch
Xavier Doherty
Josh Hazlewood
Mitch Marsh

 

[Blocky]

Was there any thought or chance of Hogg coming in? Or is he considered retired from ODI?

 

[Noah]

Is there any particular reason that Nathan Lyon and Cameron White have fallen out of favour. They seem to be getting almost no consideration in the media or from the selectors.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I'd rather Lyon was left for the one format. He's not that good that he can just flip between formats and get his shape right for each, because there's a different natural pace for him in ODI cricket that hinders his Test pace.

If Clarke can't play, White is probably in, although I wouldn't be that confident with him after watching the past few BBL games.

 

[Crazy Sam]

I have a bad feeling Harris is going to be left out even though I would consider him to be one of our best 4 ODI pace bowlers.

 

[TimAngas]

Yeah I am also not that keen on Lyon in ODI. I don't know what he offers as a LO bowler with quicker pace and dartier trajectory that Doherty/Maxwell don't. Maybe a bit more wicket taking ability than Doherty and a bit more control over Maxwell but he doesn't particularly stand out over them.