*Official* Fifth Test at the SCG

[Nate]

Beer will debut.

 

[Rant0r]

Famous last words

 

[stephen]

Famous last words

I wonder what they would do if Beer caught a tummy bug or something and couldn't get out of bed. That's about the only way I can see him not getting a debut, despite the fact that Hauritz or O'Keefe would be a better choice. The only way Bollinger is getting a run is if the other quicks tread on a cricket ball.

 

[Rant0r]

My comment was more a play on words really. I think/hope he'll debut. But relying on that article doesn't mean much considering what happened in Perth.

I reckon they prefer Beer because of his height, O'Keefe is really quite short, although he has a respectable record to date.

Nevertheless Hauritz should definitely be the incumbent still.

 

[stephen]

My comment was more a play on words really. I think/hope he'll debut. But relying on that article doesn't mean much considering what happened in Perth.

I reckon they prefer Beer because of his height, O'Keefe is really quite short, although he has a respectable record to date.

Nevertheless Hauritz should definitely be the incumbent still.

Short spinners tend to get better flight than tall spinners so the selectors are being stupid if that's the reason. Oh wait, the selectors are pretty stupid these days.

 

[Rant0r]

Short spinners tend to get better flight than tall spinners so the selectors are being stupid if that's the reason. Oh wait, the selectors are pretty stupid these days.

I think they're probably looking at what Tall finger spinners like Harris and Vettori do with the drop they get. Both also bowl quite tightly. I THINK i've heard that Beer gives it a bit of a rip too. But we'll see. Hauritz gets a LOT of away drift. The whole situation is quite sad really.

 

[GotSpin]

What day? Where are you meant to be sitting?

Day one. Bay 30. I might have more than one too

I'll go members the other days

 

[Nate]

I reckon they prefer Beer because of his height, O'Keefe is really quite short, although he has a respectable record to date.

O'Keefe, frankly, has a sensational record. If anything it's his style of bowling that the selectors don't like.

 

[Prince EWS]

O'Keefe, frankly, has a sensational record. If anything it's his style of bowling that the selectors don't like.

Yet they picked Doherty, who bowls quite a similar style to an infinitely worse standard. Go figure.

 

[Nate]

Yet they picked Doherty, who bowls quite a similar style to an infinitely worse standard. Go figure.

Doherty took a few poles in an ODI against Sri Lanka though, so shut up.

 

[Rant0r]

O'Keefe > Doherty. Not sure why the non selection, although he was picked in the Australia A game. Yes he has an outstanding record, but it's early days too. Doherty's First Class record is probably more reflective of the talent difference.

 

[marc71178]

Is there a reason why O'Keefe's missed several Sheffield Shield games this season - surely that would be held against him in terms of Test selection?

 

[Prince EWS]

Is there a reason why O'Keefe's missed several Sheffield Shield games this season - surely that would be held against him in terms of Test selection?

NSW selectors picked Hauritz ahead of him.

 

[Rant0r]

Hard team to crack into just quietly.

Their best attack is probably Bollinger, Copeland, Cameron and Hauritz. Then you have Henriques, Coyte, Starc, Clark (who by the way is captain), Smith, Bracken, ****ley, Hazlewood.... I'm getting wood just thinking about it.

 

[WorcsRoyal]

Going all five days. Will be the handsome man trapped in a morphsuit, yelling at Hilfenhaus.

Only just read today that the next Ashes series in Australia will be held a year earlier than usual. Is this confirmed? What does it do to the Ashes series before and after?

 

[Rant0r]

Extremely doubtful, it's been held every 2 years home and away for eons, not sure if they'd be allowed to change it.

 

[four_or_six]

Only just read today that the next Ashes series in Australia will be held a year earlier than usual. Is this confirmed? What does it do to the Ashes series before and after?

Their doing something with the dates to avoid the world cup.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah I think it's the one after that's changing though?

 

[age_master]

Their doing something with the dates to avoid the world cup.

Or the Olympics?

 

[superkingdave]

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/43660-why-we-getting-ashes-2016-a.html