Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Isa Guha is a very good interviewer. Huge step up from ch 9 post-match interviews
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*Official* South Africa in Australia 2018
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Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
These batting lineups look well below England, India and NZ
SeamUp
International Coach
Trying to think who are the batsmen who can accumulate when needed.
I think Shaun Marsh was going to bat 3 before the pain in the ass. Outside of Bancroft, Warner, Smith they hope that Mitch Marsh can do it, maybe some Handscomb, Bailey like you say, pity Ferguson just hasn't carried on his county form for SA and then obviously injured Uzzie.
SeamUp
International Coach
What is New Zealand's top 7 looking like if the WC is tomorrow & everyone was fit ?
Munro
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Latham (wk)
Nicholls
de Grandhomme/Anderson/Santner
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On this evidence, a CW XI might well be able to compete with them.Compete with us. Smile with us.
Oh we are.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I think if this was a more important game they would've picked an accumulator when SMarsh pulled out. They don't expect Smith, SMarsh and Khawaja to all be out come the World Cup, and some of the other spots are more up for grabs. If those guys were all ruled out of the World Cup I'm positive you'd see Handscomb or Bailey (or White or Ferguson, as slightly longer shots) selected rather than this sort of lineup, but the chances of that are obviously slim so they gave lots of the blokes competing the same more explosive batting spots all a run.
I was actually thinking watching Handscomb play in the JLT Cup with how much his limited overs batting had improved that he could be an interesting option at #5 as a keeper if Carey didn't work out, but the World Cup being in England counts both against his batting technique and the idea of using a not-quite-full-time wicket keeper really.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yep. That #7 spot is probably CdG's spot to lose at the moment with Santner more likely to slot in at eight, but I wouldn't really put it beyond him to lose the spot. He's one of my favourite players but I don't really have a heap of faith in him in the middle format as compared with the other two.
the big bambino
Cricketer Of The Year
Discounted already.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah possibly.
If Will Young continues his form from NZ A he might be there for Nicholls
SeamUp
International Coach
That's a fair point. I did see your confusion to the batting line-up earlier too. I must admit I think Carey looks a top 3 sort of player but with the guys you mentioned above it probably means they looking at him grow in that middle order position.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Munro retiring from First Class cricket has actually kind of helped CdG in a way, as he's completed changed his bowling style now to the point of being a good backup if CdG goes the distance.
I'd wear this if I had more faith in CdG's batting in this format. His boundary reliant style works in the other formats but he doesn't have many gears to cycle through between just smashing bad deliveries and smashing all of them.
They'll roll with it anyway if he doesn't completely shunt it up in the lead-up IMO, but I'm not convinced he won't do that.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah Carey should either be opening (which he shouldn't be with so many other openers in the lineup or on the fringes) or batting seven. He doesn't average 30 in any form of cricket other than T20 (where he opens) so it's really putting way too much faith in him to bat him five. Mark Waugh was talking about how he's a funky single-manoeuvrer but I don't really see him that way at all.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
When is CA going to (tacitly) admit they've ****ed up by making the ODI competition a joke shoved in the start of the season. That said the technical problems of the batsmen go back further than that. Head's dismissal was one of a batsman who has never played on a bouncing pitch with the moving ball. His front foot remained rooted while his back foot did all sorts of weird things.
At least Langer is keeping his batting-collapses-while-coach record up.
quincywagstaff
International Debutant
I know all the focus on Oz is on their batting but the key for me is Starc who had a day to forget today. Was an absolutely lethal ODI bowler for several years but seems to have fallen away a bit on the past couple of years and unless he can regain his top form, can’t see Oz winning the WC.
And fwiw, while he bowled well today don’t really think Cummins sb an automatic WC pick like he’s assumed atm. His ODI record is pretty ordinary and can’t see someone with his style of bowling doing well in English ODI conditions.
And fwiw, while he bowled well today don’t really think Cummins sb an automatic WC pick like he’s assumed atm. His ODI record is pretty ordinary and can’t see someone with his style of bowling doing well in English ODI conditions.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
It is still an interesting one. Corey Anderson looked very good yesterday, Doug Bracewell is now batting 6 in domestics, and Neesham is performing well with bat and ball this season. I alsoexpect Munro and Williamson to bowl a bit - Gary Stead was quoted saying he wanted KW bowling more in white ball cricket
quincywagstaff
International Debutant
Re: the 24k crowd, I think that was pretty decent. ODIs in November are a tough sell at the best of times and this crowd would’ve more than packed out the WACA, which hasn’t gotten close to selling out ODIs in recent years.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
So Coulter Nile is Australia's best LOI batsman