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ING Cup
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Gaijin-san
Banned
Well that body of people outnumbers a few selectors. Using that logic, I am not a selector, so what you are saying does not apply to me. You aren't either. We are members of the general public, who are the ones calling him an allrounder. Therefore what's the problem here?
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Mark Waugh has been named captain of the NSW side for the ING cup match vs Victoria. the matchj will be evened up a little by the test match which involves S Waugh, Katich, Macgill and Bracken. McGrath is also missing due to ijnjury, the NSW side still looks the goods to win with Bevan and Lee returning from injury.
Mark Waugh (c)
Phil Jaques
Dominic Thornely
Michael Clarke
Michael Bevan
Brad Haddin
Shawn Bradstreet
Brett Lee
Stuart Clark
Matthew Nicholson
Aaron O'Brien
Liam Zammit
Zammit i imagine will be 12th man. hopefully Mark Waugh will open with thornley, he seems to bat better there.
Mark Waugh (c)
Phil Jaques
Dominic Thornely
Michael Clarke
Michael Bevan
Brad Haddin
Shawn Bradstreet
Brett Lee
Stuart Clark
Matthew Nicholson
Aaron O'Brien
Liam Zammit
Zammit i imagine will be 12th man. hopefully Mark Waugh will open with thornley, he seems to bat better there.
Gaijin-san
Banned
Well now that's a real kick in the nuts for Slater. What was originally said was that with the return of Michael Clarke from India it was difficult for Slater to keep his place. Now with a whole bunch of players heading up to Brisbane he still can't get a game. Suits me fine though, I've never been a fan of his...
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
well bevan was always ahead of him and Jaques is quite a descant OD bat as well
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Slater doesn't deserve a spot in the One Day squad for NSW he hasn't been performing for a number of seasons, especially this season. If he wants to hold on to his Pura Cup spot he should just concerntrate on that, he is only averaging about 17 and there and his first-class career average is about to drop under 40.
Gaijin-san
Banned
There's two games coming up this weekend. Western Australia vs Tassie on Friday night, and NSW vs Victoria on Sunday. It's a pretty straightforward bet for mine; WA and NSW. Don't put that down to bias as I come from Perth and live in the ACT 
I think the WA batting will murder the Tassie bowling attack. The Tassie attack is lead by Damien Wright and Adam Griffith, but even them I have little regard for, although I do like the look of Brett Geeves. I think the WA has the batting and the bowling to dispose of Tassie easily. With Goodwin, Hussey, North, Rogers, plus the allrounders it should be fairly easy to score.
The WA bowling is looking a little worse this year than it has in the past, but they do have the goods. Thistle, Clark, Worthington (who is more a genuine allrounder), Casson, Wilson. I'm not sure how many of those are available however.
It will be interesting to see how the 11th test playing nation (NSW) deal with Victoria in the absence of their Australian representatives. NSW have relied heavily on players like Katich and Steve Waugh to score heavily in the ING cup this year, but they're off to Brisbane. One would think that the batting will be spearheaded by Clarke and Mark Waugh, and the bowling bolstered by the return of Brett Lee.
This game is being played at the MCG, so it's hard to say who will have the advantage going into the game as the MCG wicket is a real chameleon. It changes as often as the weather.
The Victorian team have looked good this season and they haven't lost any players to the Australian side so I assume they will be playing at full strength. The biggest worry for the NSW bowling is that they dispose of Hodge quickly and cheaply.
On the whole, both teams look pretty even with NSW understrength, but I think they've got what it takes to stave off the Victorians (two words: Michael Clarke).
I think the WA batting will murder the Tassie bowling attack. The Tassie attack is lead by Damien Wright and Adam Griffith, but even them I have little regard for, although I do like the look of Brett Geeves. I think the WA has the batting and the bowling to dispose of Tassie easily. With Goodwin, Hussey, North, Rogers, plus the allrounders it should be fairly easy to score.
The WA bowling is looking a little worse this year than it has in the past, but they do have the goods. Thistle, Clark, Worthington (who is more a genuine allrounder), Casson, Wilson. I'm not sure how many of those are available however.
It will be interesting to see how the 11th test playing nation (NSW) deal with Victoria in the absence of their Australian representatives. NSW have relied heavily on players like Katich and Steve Waugh to score heavily in the ING cup this year, but they're off to Brisbane. One would think that the batting will be spearheaded by Clarke and Mark Waugh, and the bowling bolstered by the return of Brett Lee.
This game is being played at the MCG, so it's hard to say who will have the advantage going into the game as the MCG wicket is a real chameleon. It changes as often as the weather.
The Victorian team have looked good this season and they haven't lost any players to the Australian side so I assume they will be playing at full strength. The biggest worry for the NSW bowling is that they dispose of Hodge quickly and cheaply.
On the whole, both teams look pretty even with NSW understrength, but I think they've got what it takes to stave off the Victorians (two words: Michael Clarke).
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age_master
Hall of Fame Member
bevan is playing for NSW as well
Gaijin-san
Banned
Good point, forgot about him. Although he's never really been a spearhead so much as a plan b, when everything ****s up.
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
i think he will be batting @ 3 , he bats ok up the order for NSW
Gaijin-san
Banned
I don't think so. If there's any pattern to the names that were announced in the squad then we could see any of Jaques/Thornely/Waugh opening, with the person who doesn't open being relegated to 3. That would leave Clarke 4, Bevan 5 and Haddin 6.
Gaijin-san
Banned
Well done, Jamie Cox. If you can't make any runs just take up 8 overs... 
Idiot.
Idiot.
Gaijin-san
Banned
We should get the full report from Linda .
Shane Watson's batting has improved a hell of a lot. He has a very good technique these days, as long as his bowling turns up okay he has a free pass back into the one day side at Harvey's expense (or Symonds if he doesn't play another career saving innings).
I must say that what I've seen of Watson on TV this season is that he doesn't play like a lot of allrounders with barely any technique. That could be part of why he's actually had success at international level, he's got a good head on his shoulders.
.Shane Watson's batting has improved a hell of a lot. He has a very good technique these days, as long as his bowling turns up okay he has a free pass back into the one day side at Harvey's expense (or Symonds if he doesn't play another career saving innings).
I must say that what I've seen of Watson on TV this season is that he doesn't play like a lot of allrounders with barely any technique. That could be part of why he's actually had success at international level, he's got a good head on his shoulders.
Gaijin-san
Banned
Well played Watto! *tips hat*
Keep going, buddy!
Watson 50 in 98 minutes from 68 balls with 4 fours
Keep going, buddy!
Watson 50 in 98 minutes from 68 balls with 4 fours
Gaijin-san
Banned
Great knock by Watson, steadied the ship when they needed it most. If the lower order for Tasmania can fire, they could be in for a defendable total. However at the moment, WA should still be thinking about a bonus point.
Gaijin-san
Banned
FANTASTIC innings by North! I've said that this kid is good, and he carried WA tonight. 75* off 96 balls to get WA to 7/197. Brilliant.
Linda
International Vice-Captain
I was very impressed with my man Kade Harvey (3 wickets for a medium pacer, come on) and newbie John Taylor. No body expected him to do much (there were quite a few 'Taylor who?'s).
The Tassie bowlers weren't that great (not taking any credit from North, Ged), with the exception of Griffith.
Hey, Im just glad we got another bonus point.:duh:
The Tassie bowlers weren't that great (not taking any credit from North, Ged), with the exception of Griffith.
Hey, Im just glad we got another bonus point.:duh:
Gaijin-san
Banned
The Tassie bowlers were good enough to take 7 wickets inside 40 overs. They were good enough to knock over Hussey and Goodwin, WA's two form batsmen, for 2 runs combined.
In fact, they were good enough for a lot of things. :P
It was their batsmen that didn't put up a big enough total. 20-30 runs more might have done it.
In fact, they were good enough for a lot of things. :P
It was their batsmen that didn't put up a big enough total. 20-30 runs more might have done it.