**Official** Australia in Sri Lanka Jan - Feb 2025

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But how many of those are realistic ODI players? The top 3 clearly not, the next 5 are really not that much different to what's in this squad and Owen couldn't buy a run when he went to SA. So is that really that much better to what's in SL?

Of particular concern appears to be the lack of batting options if the alternative to JFM is an old guy, a 19 year old or what appears to be a one season wonder.

Konstas has scored about 25 hundreds in the last 3 years including 1 yesterday

Bartlett & Morris will probably play test cricket this year and have CA contracts so they’re literally paying them $500k to sit at home

Just to put things into perspective, Ellis (whom I am not against) is maybe the 3rd best quick in Tasmania

It’s a joke team

 

[social]

While I am on a rant, anyone who thinks that Lyon couldn’t have become a useful white ball bowler is an idiot

The guy has taken 550 test wickets ffs

I hate finger spinners but anyone with that amount of talent should have played more than 29 ODIs

But yeah, let’s go with random bowlers who couldn’t get me out

 

[ImpatientLime]

i'm way out of the loop. someone explain this fraser-mcgurk guy? is he a vibes pick ala crawley? as his domestic record is shite.

 

[Spark]

Konstas could do well - though I doubt he'd have much success against these SL spinners - but there is a long record of BBL breakout stars doing sweet ****-all at the international level. Short and, to a lesser extent, JFM are just the latest examples of such. So that should be kept in mind with Owen as well.

 

[SkyBlue]

Pakistani pitches are absolute roads. This team should be fine for CT but the bowling attack is largely second string so I don't know if they have enough to win the entire thing.

 

[ashley bach]

LOL 107!?

What a bunch of weak gutted dogs.

 

[Gob]

i'm way out of the loop. someone explain this fraser-mcgurk guy? is he a vibes pick ala crawley? as his domestic record is shite.

As terrible as Crawley has been, sometimes he does give the impression that he not only belongs in the international level but should actually do well

You don't get that with JFM

 

[halba]

LOL 107!?

What a bunch of weak gutted dogs.

Worst ODI team ever for Australia

 

[social]

JFM scored the fastest list A 100 in history and Victoria punted him

He scored a very quick hundred for SA and they don’t want him

Australia: he’s ours

 

[Starfighter]

Konstas could do well - though I doubt he'd have much success against these SL spinners - but there is a long record of BBL breakout stars doing sweet ****-all at the international level. Short and, to a lesser extent, JFM are just the latest examples of such. So that should be kept in mind with Owen as well.

JFM isn't even a BBL star. He's scored three fifties in 44 matches and averages 18.56 @127. That's crap.

 

[Shady Slim]

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