Int'l 'A' teams

[GermanShepherd]

Pakistan A will win as they beat India in a warm up game in the samsung series

And India A beat pakistan A twice in the Kenstar trophy.

 

[GermanShepherd]

Australia A has an 80% winning rate against international touring sides,so i'd say australia A head and shoulders above the rest.
Team:
jimmy maher
marcus north
brad hodge
simon katich ( as he not in the onedayers)
mike hussey
russell campbell
shane watson
cameron watson
damien wright
nathan brakken
shaun tait
12th man ashley noffke.
This side would beat many international teams .

In a one off game maybe -- but over the course of a series probably not unless they were playing Bangers or Zimbabwe.

 

[Nate]

nah mate, i think clarke is now more "in" the aussie odi side

 

[brockley]

Its true the games were warm ups before the vb series,but still a win is a win.
If an A game was played against a lot of A sides today australia would probably go for youth unless it was a big series like south africa A,even then we fielded a weakened side altho there were bowling injuries.
The A side we play against touring sides is generally full strength symmonds and harvey have often played.
If we pitted our full A squad against most A teams i think we would generally win tho.
This A squad could give sides like srilanka,pakistan,west indies and england a run for their money in onedayers,maybe not india they are a class side.
Would be interested to see a series of india A vs Australia A both at full strength as it would be a good challenge as would south africa A.

 

[Waughney]

If an A game was played against a lot of A sides today australia would probably go for youth unless it was a big series like south africa A,even then we fielded a weakened side altho there were bowling injuries.
The A side we play against touring sides is generally full strength symmonds and harvey have often played.

Hohns has stated that Australia 'A' will consist of up and coming players (with the exception of an established player returning from injury). No longer will they select Greg Blewett etc. even if its against SA 'A' sides.

 

[masterblaster]

I would love to see a 'A' Side World Cup style tournament. Although I doubt Fox Sports Australia or Channel 9 would show it

India 'A' v Australia 'A' 'test' series would be great to watch too. India 'A' has the batting power, and some good upcoming bowlers like Trivedi, Munaf, Salvi and Mishra.

Would be a great contest.

 

[Arjun]

India 'A' v Australia 'A' 'test' series would be great to watch too. India 'A' has the batting power, and some good upcoming bowlers like Trivedi, Munaf, Salvi and Mishra.

Trivedi? I doubt it. He has a bowling average in the 30's, while Munaf has it at about 25. Of course, Trivedi is a Border-Gavaskar scholarship holder, and may be a better fielder.

 

[Raj123]

Trivedi? I doubt it. He has a bowling average in the 30's, while Munaf has it at about 25. Of course, Trivedi is a Border-Gavaskar scholarship holder, and may be a better fielder.

Arjun, you might know something about this. why's the hype around munaf suddenly disappeared. i've been following reports about bowlers camp but he barely gets a mention. is he out of the race.

 

[Arjun]

About Munaf, I still see his picture and his name in articles. He is mentioned in the same league as Trivedi, Bhandari and Salvi. He's not hyped much, probably because the media know that it won't help anyone much. He's not yet out of the race, since he actually has power, missing in almost all Indian fast bowlers of the past, except Kapil. He can be a good international prospect, but his other skills need to improve, especially his fielding.

 

[Langeveldt]

Don't hear much at all about the SA "A" side.. but the players on the fringes of the test teams would probably form a pretty decent XI...

1. Adam Bacher
2. Hasim Amla
3. Andrew Puttick
4. J-P Duminy
5. Martin Van Jaarsveld
6. Ashwell Prince
7. Vaughn Van Jaarsveld
8. Thami Tsolekile
9. Goolam Bodi
10. Charl Langeveldt
11. Monde Zondeki
12. Dewald Pretorius, Charl Willoughby, Quinton Friend

 

[Raj123]

About Munaf, I still see his picture and his name in articles. He is mentioned in the same league as Trivedi, Bhandari and Salvi. He's not hyped much, probably because the media know that it won't help anyone much. He's not yet out of the race, since he actually has power, missing in almost all Indian fast bowlers of the past, except Kapil. He can be a good international prospect, but his other skills need to improve, especially his fielding.

thanks for the update.
munaf and salvi miss out. bhandari is in for asia cup.

 

[Arjun]

munaf and salvi miss out. bhandari is in for asia cup.

Salvi performed rather well in Dhaka, but injuries seem to have got the better of him. He is a good bowler away from India, and a lot better than Balaji, as statistics on SportNetwork ICF have revealed.

Bhandari for an exhibition event? He is a good bowler, and this is a good chance for him, but he's not the right man for a flat pitch hitting show, is he?

 

[marc71178]

For me it all comes down to what qualifications it is to make an 'A' side - I think there'd have to be some quite fierce restrictions...

 

[Langeveldt]

For me it all comes down to what qualifications it is to make an 'A' side - I think there'd have to be some quite fierce restrictions...

I think i restricted myself to the best SA XI that has played fewer than five test matches... I guess I scraped through, although AFAIK Pretorius has played more...

 

[Muddaser]

pakistan A team have mohammed irshad, imran sabir and iftikhar rao in their ranks.

also mansoor amjad as the spinner.

batting wise imran nazir, salman butt, hasan raza are there.

 

[Nate]

man i would love to see a pak 'a' match... (versus india 'a'?? )