You cant completely neglect the role of a spinner!?
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I suggest Jaffer and anyone but Yuvraj, like a few other posters I dont think Yuvraj's game around off stump is tight enough to open the batting in Australia, not a great judge of where his off stump is and dosent like to leave alot of balls alone.
Not too fussed who partners Jaffer, whether it be Dinesh K, Sehwag, Chopra or Parthiv Patel (if it were my call I'd go for one of the latter two).
Johnners
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I'm not neglecting the role of a spinner. What I'm saying is that Tait & Noffke are quite simply better FC bowlers than Hogg is. No point in selecting him when there are 2 clearly superior bowlers available for selection.
Nice Septuple (is there such a word?) post btw
Johnners
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Who?i just love the way these two are defendingannoying the crap out of indian bowlers
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Richard
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Very defensive move. The Indians will rightly think that the Aussies are worried about their ability to bowl them out which, even given the fact they're spanking the Pakistani's around, is a bit hysterical. It smacks of damage control and assuming that the Indians will belt the others. Plus you have the issue of whether Noffke is a Test number 7. He's only been batting really well for QLD for half a season! Throwing him in as a bowling all-rounder for his first Test is crazy, especially since we haven't seen a decent score from Gillie for some time and batting him at 6 is very risky.
Also, I think people have a tendency to over-rate the Indian batting line-up. Only Sachin has had consistent form this past year and one innings from Laxman means little because it could all just fall in a heap with a couple of cheap dismissals. He and Dravid came here last time with a bucket of runs behind them before even setting foot on Australian soil. This time, they don't quite have the same form. Same with Ganguly. I honestly expect the Indian batting to struggle overall.
Pick a spinner or a fourth pacer, not both I reckon. I'm not sure whether Hogg is the man but if I were to go for a fourth pace option, I'd go for Tait. Noffke offers very similar things to Johnston, Clarke and Lee (outside off-stump, swinging away, etc.) and despite his good batting form, for variation I would reckon a really devastating option like Tait is the go. To me, it's a more aggressive option which is what would be needed to capitalise on any tentativeness by the Indians and, to be honest, I would think there will be a bit. Hit them hard first I reckon.
As for what the Aussie selectors will do, I'd say the only spot up for grabs it eh fourth bowler because they'll be loath to change a winning combination. Even that there's been no clear position in the press on Hogg as yet, I reckon he'll get the nod because I would doubt they'd be wanting 20+ overs from Symonds/Clarke on top of their batting duties. The selectors haven't picked four pace bowlers in a side since 1990 and it didn't work very well then.
agreed
pup11
International Coach
Seconded!!
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Sr...dish-out-plenty/2007/12/04/1196530651628.html
hope he plays... he will be fun to watch.. and the crowd to him lol
interesting..he certainly is brave...but mentally playing against Aus in Aus is pretty challenging
hope he plays... he will be fun to watch.. and the crowd to him lol
pup11
International Coach
Now he is just an idiotic personality who wants to put up a brave face and act as if nothing intimidates him, blah.. blah..., he confuses me first he says that he learns (sledging) from what he watches and then he says that what he does on the field is in his nature and that's the way he has played cricket all his life.
Anyways his ****y attitude would only do him harm against a side like Australia something that he should have already learned by now, but i guess he would need a brain for that something that the poor chap doesn't seem to have.
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MacGill gone!!
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22869286-23212,00.html
STUART MacGill will miss the first two Tests of the series against India after being booked in for surgery on his right hand.
Cricket Australia’s Medical Officer, Dr Trefor James, examined MacGill in Melbourne on Tuesday and confirmed an operation was necessary.
“Stuart MacGill will undergo surgery in Sydney on Thursday for carpal tunnel syndrome in the right hand, a common problem that causes hand numbness," Dr James said of the leg-spinner.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22869286-23212,00.html
STUART MacGill will miss the first two Tests of the series against India after being booked in for surgery on his right hand.
Cricket Australia’s Medical Officer, Dr Trefor James, examined MacGill in Melbourne on Tuesday and confirmed an operation was necessary.
“Stuart MacGill will undergo surgery in Sydney on Thursday for carpal tunnel syndrome in the right hand, a common problem that causes hand numbness," Dr James said of the leg-spinner.
pup11
International Coach
That's probably the end of MacGilla's career IMO can't see him making a comeback from all these physical problems, what a shame!
SirBloody Idiot
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MacGill missing makes four pacers the best option - Hoggy isn't in good enough form and he's the only viable option.
Play Tait.
Play Tait.
pup11
International Coach
I picked a name from the hat it reads George Bradley Hogg!