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*Official* Australia A in England 2019
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GoodAreasShane
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Smith first, daylight second
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If we expanded it to the whole world it would be Smith first، KW second and daylight third.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Okay cool. We have worked out that Steve Smith should play.. How about the other 12 or so bats?
Test_Fan_Only
First Class Debutant
Smith is the class Australian batsman, he must be the most likely to survive a session in any conditions against any bowling.
Warner is very good but probably would be troubled by good bowling with a swinging ball.
After that the Australia batting line up is very weak. Khawaja is a test match batsman, but not a very good one. The rest of the team are not proven to be test quality, some have promise but that is unfilled. With England also struggling for quality batsmen apart from Root it really could be a test series where 200-250 is a match wining score if the bowlers can bowl well. It seems in both countries talented batsmen are not developing the skills to be good test match batsmen. I wonder why that might be.
As for Australia's second opener.
Harris started the summer looking good in tests without making any big scores and then seemed to fade away over the summer and looked certain to be dropped after the Sri Lanka series. Burns scoring 180 seemed to confirm it with Warner coming back in. However the Sri Lanka attacked bowled poorly and was injury hit so Burns 180 was a good but not brilliant innings. After that Burns struggled in Shield cricket while Harris dominated the whole season and scored an impressive century in the Shield final. Burns has then had heath issues and even though he is over them and scored a century for Australia A like Harris it is not clear whether he would be picked ahead of Harris like most thought after the last Sri Lanka test.
Bancroft is a bit behind both of them in my view but maybe he is a chance if Burns and Harris struggle in the last two lead up games and Bancroft is impressive in the Australians Australia A match.
Burns could play other than an opener at 3,5 or 6 if required especially if Khawaja is not fit. Whether that might lead to all four openers being picked in the squad is questionable.
Warner is very good but probably would be troubled by good bowling with a swinging ball.
After that the Australia batting line up is very weak. Khawaja is a test match batsman, but not a very good one. The rest of the team are not proven to be test quality, some have promise but that is unfilled. With England also struggling for quality batsmen apart from Root it really could be a test series where 200-250 is a match wining score if the bowlers can bowl well. It seems in both countries talented batsmen are not developing the skills to be good test match batsmen. I wonder why that might be.
As for Australia's second opener.
Harris started the summer looking good in tests without making any big scores and then seemed to fade away over the summer and looked certain to be dropped after the Sri Lanka series. Burns scoring 180 seemed to confirm it with Warner coming back in. However the Sri Lanka attacked bowled poorly and was injury hit so Burns 180 was a good but not brilliant innings. After that Burns struggled in Shield cricket while Harris dominated the whole season and scored an impressive century in the Shield final. Burns has then had heath issues and even though he is over them and scored a century for Australia A like Harris it is not clear whether he would be picked ahead of Harris like most thought after the last Sri Lanka test.
Bancroft is a bit behind both of them in my view but maybe he is a chance if Burns and Harris struggle in the last two lead up games and Bancroft is impressive in the Australians Australia A match.
Burns could play other than an opener at 3,5 or 6 if required especially if Khawaja is not fit. Whether that might lead to all four openers being picked in the squad is questionable.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Smith Khawaja Warner Bancroft Patterson Paine Harris Labuschagne Carey Burns Head Cummins is my order.
I didnt consider Shaun Marsh as I cant see how we would go back to him, I did include Mitch Marsh who isnt good to enough to crack the top 12.
Am I foolish putting Carey ahead of Burns and Test vice captain Head who is clearly the superior batsman than his SACA teammate.. I dont think so haha.
I didnt consider Shaun Marsh as I cant see how we would go back to him, I did include Mitch Marsh who isnt good to enough to crack the top 12.
Am I foolish putting Carey ahead of Burns and Test vice captain Head who is clearly the superior batsman than his SACA teammate.. I dont think so haha.
GoodAreasShane
Cricketer Of The Year
I'm far from an expert on batting technique but after Smith I would probably say something like 2. Khawaja 3. Warner 4. KPat 5. Marnus 6. Burns 7. Bancroft 8. Head 9. Harris
426,972,388 Handscomb
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Test_Fan_Only
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I am not sure it matters. They can all form a left right combination with Smith if they bat with Smith which might ever so slightly help Smith and them.
GoodAreasShane
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Is this going to be liverivered anywhere?
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I can't find any livecreeks unfortunately
Test_Fan_Only
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Mitch Marsh is in the Australia A team. Such stupidity makes me want to cry.
Team is Harris, Burns, Patterson, Head, Wade, M Marsh, Paine, Neser, Tremain, Bird, Holland.
No Pucovski and no Handscomb as well as no Pattinson and Hazlewood.
Team is Harris, Burns, Patterson, Head, Wade, M Marsh, Paine, Neser, Tremain, Bird, Holland.
No Pucovski and no Handscomb as well as no Pattinson and Hazlewood.
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https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/carey-could-bat-in-top-six-taylor-20190714-p5271j.html
oh hell yeah!!! he can join tim paine in the top 6!!!
oh hell yeah!!! he can join tim paine in the top 6!!!
Test_Fan_Only
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Burns out for 19 after been given LBW to a ball he left. oops.
Advantage Harris but he is only on 7.
Advantage Harris but he is only on 7.
aussie tragic
International Captain
Yeah, I find it incredible that Carey is currently being talked about as a top 6 batsman just because he did well in a few ODI's.
Funny that he's not being talked about a replacing Paine though so I guess they don't rate his glove work yet
Funny that he's not being talked about a replacing Paine though so I guess they don't rate his glove work yet
stephen
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Well your choices for captain if Paine was dropped are between a player who is currently injured, a brand new keeper, a bowler (none of whom have shown any extraordinary cricketing intelligence) or a batsman fighting for his place.