***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2008/09

[Mr Casson]

I watched him today and he was nowhere near as good as it suggests.

The pitch was all the way on one side, leaving one square boundary short. All he did the whole time was swing for that boundary, no matter the ball. At one stage, he got a rank full toss on his hip from Heal and he tried to back away and hit it over cover towards the short fence, pathetic. He was dropped once by Umar Gul as well.

Hit a few cracking slog-sweeps though.

And this raises an interesting point about SA's true ability. Fair play to them for winning on the night because they clearly had the better game plan, but I wonder if they have equally good plans they can carry out on grounds that aren't the Adelaide Oval. Gul was basically the only of WA's bowlers who didn't bowl on a length conducive to being smashed square of the wicket on the short boundaries. Dorey wasn't too bad with his deliberate full tosses on the off-side once it became clear what the Deadbacks were trying to do, but even that isn't good bowling - it's just settling for not being slog-swept out of the stadium. WA failed with the bat because, on the whole, they're a batting line-up of drivers (other than Pomersbach, who was probably the key on that ground), and Dropper was left too far down the order.

The point I'm making is that SA will be ruddy tough to beat at home in their next game against NSW but that's the only other home game they have. I'm not sure they'll be as good playing in Victoria, Queensland and Tassie.

 

[Top_Cat]

SA have always been up-and-down away from home. Well, since I've been watching. The only difference between when they won the Shield in the 90's and every other season since I've been watching is that they increased their win rate at home. The inconsistency (and downright direness) continued outside Adelaide.

That said, they might topple QLD away. Tassie and Vic should win, though.

 

[Xuhaib]

Not at all tbh.

Both bowlers were the best two pace bowlers on the night.

Gul got a couple of cheap wickets, but he bowled smart and hopefully some of the Aussie domestic bowlers can learn a thing a thing or two from the young Pakistan quicks.

That does not surprise me these two are probably the best T/20 bowlers in the world, though their test match bowling skills are questionable especially Tanvir.

 

[Manee]

Did Gul and Tanny look rusty?

Tanny? I thought he was Pakistani

Not at all tbh.

Both bowlers were the best two pace bowlers on the night.

Gul got a couple of cheap wickets, but he bowled smart and hopefully some of the Aussie domestic bowlers can learn a thing a thing or two from the young Pakistan quicks.

I'd probably have Umar Gul as one of the top T20 bowlers in the world atm. In T20, he just picks it up a gear, bowls quickly and always gets that yorker in at the death.

 

[NZTailender]

Except for the box of favouritism from the selectors. It's pretty much guaranteed that some dire batsmen averaging about 15 runs less will get an extended run before him.

I guess you're referring to Symonds and only Symonds, since everyone else to play as a specialist batsman in the last few years for Aus has averaged 50 or there abouts in domestic cricket.

 

[inbox24]

I guess you're referring to Symonds and only Symonds, since everyone else to play as a specialist batsman in the last few years for Aus has averaged 50 or there abouts in domestic cricket.

And the selection and non selections of Chris Rogers and David Hussey and the inclusion of Shaun Marsh. Basically I'm saying Rogers has no future, he only has streaky runs of domestic form, and Marsh is just not ready yet with no domestic record at all.

Symonds definitely because I never rated him as an all rounder to be honest. His bowling is nothing more than 1-2 wickets at best on a really helpful surface, and now that he's injured there is no bowling to speak of.

I disagree with the whole idea of picking an allrounder just for the sake of it. Our best test teams of past usually had 7 batsman and 4 bowlers (keeper included). The only reason the batting felt so long was that Gilchrist was there adding another world class option. This test is a perfect example of why not to pick an allrounder. If a genuine test class specialist batsman had played, it would have given us a better chance of scoring 450+ or if a decent specialist bowler had played I doubt there would have been that massive tail end partnership. The way it's gone now, not even half of either of those scenarios occured. I think Flintoff has done more damage to Australian cricket than with just his batting or bowling.

 

[Mr Casson]

To win the match
NSW Blues - $1.90
Western Warriors - $1.90

Highest opening partnership
NSW Blues- $1.90
Western Warriors - $1.90

Super 7 High Bat
Phil Hughes - $5.00
David Warner - $5.00
Marcus North - $5.25
Shaun Marsh - $5.50
Luke Pomersbach - $6.50
Adam Voges - $7.00
Dominic Thornely - $8.00

Hughes v Warner Most Runs
Hughes - $1.85
Warner - $1.95

Marsh v North Most Runs
Marsh - $1.95
North - $1.85

Gul v Bollinger Most Wickets
Gul - $1.85
Bollinger - $1.95

Dorey v Magoffin Most Wickets
Dorey - $1.85
Magoffin - $1.95

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Would deffo have a punt on Voges for most runs.

 

[pup11]

Good win for the Warriors after the beating they took at the hands of the Redbacks, but it seems as if the Blues missed a trick by sending Stevie Smith and Henriques so low down the order, anyways does anyone know why this game wasn't shown on telly.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Good win for the Warriors after the beating they took at the hands of the Redbacks, but it seems as if the Blues missed a trick by sending Stevie Smith and Henriques so low down the order, anyways does anyone why this game wasn't shown on telly.

Yeah me and Cass were talking about that earlier, were both throughly pissed off.

 

[Redbacks]

South Australia 5/185 with Harris making 98, out in the last over Gonna need some early wickets, especially D Hussey

 

[howardj]

DHussey, White and Hodge must be part of our middle order for T20 Eng 09

 

[pup11]

DHussey, White and Hodge must be part of our middle order for T20 Eng 09

Yeah they have gotta be there for sure, they are just awesome, no wonder Vics have the last three T20 titles in the bag and now look good to win it the 4th time in a row.

 

[inbox24]

Hey guys what happened to Bichel, isn't he playing limited overs cricket any more? The guy is such a gun bowler should be playing for Australia, I hope he plays past his 40s.

 

[howardj]

The KFC Pro20 is on absolute fire this Summer.

Usually not a fan of this form of the game, but the televised games so far have been rippers.

 

[Prince EWS]

The KFC Pro20 is on absolute fire this Summer.

Usually not a fan of this form of the game, but the televised games so far have been rippers.

Yeah, Twenty20 Internationals have never really grabbed me much, but I really enjoy watching the state games. Not really sure why.

 

[chaminda_00]

The KFC Pro20 is on absolute fire this Summer.

Usually not a fan of this form of the game, but the televised games so far have been rippers.

It took a while, but I knew I could turn you to the dark side. Only a couple more left before we have world domination, well atleast forum domination.

One day we will have the Dickie and Lang.

 

[NUFAN]

I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't get to see the VIC vs QLD match on TV.

So good that QLD pulled off the upset!

 

[pup11]

Yeah any state team beating the Vics in the T20 format of the game has to considered as an upset, but the Bulls were the last side i expected to beat the Vics, but kudos to them for beating a team like the Bushrangers.

 

[howardj]

Yeah, Twenty20 Internationals have never really grabbed me much, but I really enjoy watching the state games. Not really sure why.

Yeah me too.

Love the domestic games, but am luke-warm RE the internationals.