long term Australian XI

[halba]

long term aus XI.

pretty much all the current batters are clueless against swing, that includes smith.

All we need is application, patience and basics as we will go up against good teams often.

we need to think next 3-4 years.

Warner
Klinger(like for like with Rogers, need some experience)
Ferguson
Cowan (slow, but improved his scoring rate, good defender)
Khawaja/Burns
Stoinis
Wade(best imho, way better bat than neville)
Starc
Sandhu
Hazlewood
Lyon/O'keefe

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

ffs.

 

[NUFAN]

long term aus XI.

pretty much all the current batters are clueless against swing, that includes smith.

All we need is application, patience and basics as we will go up against good teams often.

we need to think next 3-4 years.

Warner
Klinger(like for like with Rogers, need some experience)
Ferguson
Cowan (slow, but improved his scoring rate, good defender)
Khawaja/Burns
Stoinis
Wade(best imho, way better bat than neville)
Starc
Sandhu
Hazlewood
Lyon

So Smith dropped then, ok.

 

[Howe_zat]

If 'not currently being in the team' is the only criterion for selection, I'd probably pick Burgey.

 

[halba]

So Smith dropped then, ok.

whilst i admit he wont be dropped, the other batsmen bar warner will never play test cricket again.

 

[Howe_zat]

Usman Khawaja showing application, patience and basics

 

[morgieb]

Dropping Smith? I've seen some dumb calls.......

 

[Fuller Pilch]

long term aus XI.

pretty much all the current batters are clueless against swing, that includes smith.

All we need is application, patience and basics as we will go up against good teams often.

we need to think next 3-4 years.

Warner
Klinger(like for like with Rogers, need some experience)
Ferguson
Cowan (slow, but improved his scoring rate, good defender)
Khawaja/Burns
Stoinis
Wade(best imho, way better bat than neville)
Starc
Sandhu
Hazlewood
Lyon/O'keefe

I like it - I wanna see this side in all the NZ tests this summer. Send it through to Boof and Rod Marsh asap

 

[Black_Warrior]

If 'not currently being in the team' is the only criterion for selection, I'd probably pick Burgey.

What's his record for the U19 team this season? But Aussies are not really known for handing debuts to youngsters.

 

[Spark]

threads like these are the worst part of a major australian series loss on cw.

 

[GIMH]

threads like these are the best part of a major australian series loss on cw.

Awta

 

[Viscount Tom]

Nah the worst part is that we all know where going to get some really **** quality posters arriving on the back of us winning.

 

[Furball]

GIMH join date: 2005

You might be on to something.

 

[Howe_zat]

If Australia lose the Ashes they will go back to being 'a team in transition'; which generally means tossing out perfectly good players because they happen to be over 32 - not going to be around for the next Ashes, y'see - for someone who hit a nice cover drive this week.

So NZers should be supporting England if they want to beat Australia themselves this year.

It begins

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Ashton takes a step closer to recall, I wish he hadn't been dropped in the first place, but Lyon will have to up his practice hours

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

whilst i admit he wont be dropped, the other batsmen bar warner will never play test cricket again.

Mods, ban this poster if this doesn't happen.

 

[Red]

Ashton takes a step closer to recall, I wish he hadn't been dropped in the first place, but Lyon will have to up his practice hours

What's Lyon done wrong as a test bowler?

 

[Johann]

Agar is a painfully average spinner. No idea why anyone would want to drop Lyon who has caused problems all series long and is generally pretty economical

 

[Gob]

Halba you are a dumbass

 

[The Battlers Prince]

What's Lyon done wrong as a test bowler?

Lyon's got his spot, I'm ok with him in the side. Just mean he, like the pace bowlers has to keep up his practice to stay ahead of the competition. I also hate when he bowls darts on leg stump line. He still leaks runs doing this, so hopefully he keeps on tossing it up, as he has been this series.
Agar was hitting the right spots too though. Had a few golden chances go down in his tests, he can bat and field better than Lyon as well.