*Official* Australian Domestic Season Thread

[Nate]

From players not in the 1st test, would it be fair to say this would be the Aussie 2nd XI:

1. Phil Jaques
2. Chris Rogers
3. Brad Hodge
4. Marcus North
5. Shane Watson
6. Cameron White
7. Brad Haddin
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Nathan Bracken
10. Shaun Tait
11. Stuart MacGill

Phil Jaques
Chris Rogers
Brad Hodge
Shane Watson
Darren Lehmann
Andrew Symonds
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Nathan Bracken
Shaun Tait
Stuart MacGill


Hilfenhaus, North, Marsh, Heal as reserves.

 

[aussie tragic]

Phil Jaques
Chris Rogers
Brad Hodge
Shane Watson
Darren Lehmann
Andrew Symonds
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Nathan Bracken
Shaun Tait
Stuart MacGill

Yeah, I had Symonds & Lehman in my original 2nd XI squad, however as I thought their test careers are over, I replaced them with North and White

 

[Nate]

Haha, fair enough.

 

[Hoggy31]

Phil Jaques
Chris Rogers
Brad Hodge
Shane Watson
Darren Lehmann
Andrew Symonds
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Nathan Bracken
Shaun Tait
Stuart MacGill


Hilfenhaus, North, Marsh, Heal as reserves.

Heal.

 

[Hoggy31]

Mine based on 4-day cricket:

Jaques
Rogers
Hodge
North
*White
Hopes
+Haddin
Bichel
Johnson
Tait
MacGill

12th: Voges
13th: McDonald

Not naming Watson, he'd be playing Test cricket if not for injury.

 

[Nate]

Heal.

Glad someone got it.

 

[Hoggy31]

Yessssss... WA crept to 351, Voges 144*.

NSW are struggling at 2/45. Jaques gone, NSW gone the way I see it.

 

[Nate]

Just saw the catch by Hogg. Wow.

 

[brockley]

Apart from jaques,haddin,katich and thornley NSW battings been complete crap,time for a change especially since we are losing this game.
First pick a batsmen at no 7 hauritz out for 3.
The other 3 batsmen this season complete crap.
Mail 3 games 97 @ 16.16,cowan 4th game 140 @ 20 failed against england twice,o'brien 159 @ 22.71 failed against england twice.
jaques,haddin,katich and thornley can't be expected score runs every innings.
WA definitely on top,fingers crossed they fail 2nd innings and let us back into the game like last year.
Only positive news is watson is fit and clark will be back apparently.
Time to pick jarrad burke to open he is on fire.But there is not much else,maybe ex canberra batsmen shaun heaney,steve o'keefe,grant lambert is inform but he ended up batting at no 8 last season so bad was his batting.
If we don't sort out the batting we will lose,qld have the same problem at the moment thank god for bhichel and noffke hey.
Anyway full credit to voges averaging 300 for the season.

 

[mavric41]

Nice to see Queensland snaffle first innings points after being 6/52 at one stage. Bichel - what a player!! and Hopes keeps chipping in. Nice comeback by Nofke.

Can someone tell me why Lachlan Stephens is playing for Queensland when we have players like Craig Philipson and Nick Kruger on the sidelines.

 

[brockley]

Maybe they should open with perren again and slot phillipsn in the middle order.
For NSW steve o'keefe at 7 maybe useful spinner too.

 

[Hoggy31]

Time for Queensland to blood Kruger, heard he broke Hayden's record for most runs in a grade season last season.

WA looking good for an outright victory just quietly, only way I can see NSW pinching it now is if MacGill rips through us in our second dig.

 

[Hoggy31]

BTW - How good is Andy McDonald going for the Vics at moment, he could be challenging Watson for the national all-rounder spot in a few seasons if he keeps this up.

 

[Great Birtannia]

On voges depends what they want as their extra batsmen for the world cup,haddin a batsmen keeper,white or voges batsmen spinners,or cosgrove batsmen/opener,or jaques or hayden just openers.

I reckon they will just take the XI from the champs trophy final plus Johnson, S.Clark, Haddin and an extra batsman capable of opening incase anything happens to Watson (Hayden, Jaques, Katich, Cosgrove).

 

[brockley]

Michael clarke can open as can damien martyn.
Odds on australia will go with haddin,cullen and shaun tait or stu clark.
Shame so many good players who deserve a chance will miss out.
Be interested who makes the 30 cut in january.

 

[Nate]

I won`t. Doesn`t mean anything at all.

 

[Hoggy31]

My World Cup 15:

*Ponting, +Gilchrist, Martyn, Symonds, Hussey, Clarke, Watson, Jaques, +Haddin, Hogg, Lee, McGrath, Johnson, Clark, Bracken.

Cullen won't go, no need for 2 spinners on West Indian pitches. Hopes and Cosgrove on standby for injuries etc.

 

[Mister Wright]

Michael clarke can open as can damien martyn.
Odds on australia will go with haddin,cullen and shaun tait or stu clark.
Shame so many good players who deserve a chance will miss out.
Be interested who makes the 30 cut in january.

Why should Cullen go? What has he done to deserve selection? Unless he improves his performances this season he is at risk of losing his contract.

 

[Nate]

He was just saying he thinks that is who Australia will go with. Cullen does indeed look very average.

 

[brockley]

WA trying to set up a one day game,may not be a wise thing but they do need the points badly.time is a matter they can't declare too late tomorrow they have to give NSW a chance and give them a chance to bowl them out,wa short on time.
Qld and Vic game a see saw.

My NSW team would be j burke,p jaques,s katich,d throrely,b haddin(he should bat at 5),
O'brien (give him 1 more game) steve o'keefe(too lengthen the batting),beau casson(macgill will be playing the test) nicho,brakken and bollinger 12th man henriques.
I would drop hauritz taken no wkts didn't impress can't bat 7 and drop cowan.