James90
Cricketer Of The Year
Hypothetically if Langer can't play on Boxing Day then who would be the most likely candidate?
I don't think they can add another bowler and have Symonds and Gilchrist at 5 and 6. So I think it would have to be another batsman. In a perfect rotation you'd have to think Phil Jaques would slot in after his 158 today. He was already ahead of Cosgrove in my books.
However, if they decided that Hussey should open the batting then who would slot into the middle order? Clarke's only had one bad performance since he was dropped and that was today. I still think Martyn should be there but that would be a little too optimistic. Who else could they play in the middle order? Katich failed again. I think we'd see either Jaques or possibly Clarke.
On a side note I really don't think Andrew Symonds is test material. His bowling is useful in that he can bowl his allotted overs in the OD game, slow the pace of the game and come up with a breakthrough when the opposition try to get him away. However I don't think there's that pressure in test cricket and his bowling will have little effect. He is largely a batting all-rounder and he's capable of producing huge quality hundreds but they are too few and far between. He's also well suited to the one-day game as he can come in late and smack a quickfire 40 or so but that's little use in test cricket.
Does anyone know when Watson's back? I honestly don't think Symonds should play cricket ever again. He'll probably hit 100 tomorrow now and completely drive the Saffies out of the match.
I don't think they can add another bowler and have Symonds and Gilchrist at 5 and 6. So I think it would have to be another batsman. In a perfect rotation you'd have to think Phil Jaques would slot in after his 158 today. He was already ahead of Cosgrove in my books.
However, if they decided that Hussey should open the batting then who would slot into the middle order? Clarke's only had one bad performance since he was dropped and that was today. I still think Martyn should be there but that would be a little too optimistic. Who else could they play in the middle order? Katich failed again. I think we'd see either Jaques or possibly Clarke.
On a side note I really don't think Andrew Symonds is test material. His bowling is useful in that he can bowl his allotted overs in the OD game, slow the pace of the game and come up with a breakthrough when the opposition try to get him away. However I don't think there's that pressure in test cricket and his bowling will have little effect. He is largely a batting all-rounder and he's capable of producing huge quality hundreds but they are too few and far between. He's also well suited to the one-day game as he can come in late and smack a quickfire 40 or so but that's little use in test cricket.
Does anyone know when Watson's back? I honestly don't think Symonds should play cricket ever again. He'll probably hit 100 tomorrow now and completely drive the Saffies out of the match.
We all were shouting and pointing... "GO BACK HOGGY!!!" Hes a trooper..
