***Official*** Super Series

[marc71178]

That side is a quick short, even if you do have the 2 great spinners.

 

[Natman20]

1. J Langer
2. G Smith (VC)
3. R Ponting (just shades dravid, can be more explosive) (C)
4. S Tendulkar (elbow fully fit otherwise INZY)
5. B Lara
6. J Kallis
7. A Gilchrist (wk)
8. S Warne
9. S Akhtar
10. M Muralitharan
11. G McGrath

5 Australians? thats nearly half the team. Their probably is a better opener than Langer at the moment and ponting could probably be replaced with Dravid but other than that it is pretty good.

 

[andyc]

I can't wait for this. My dad told me just a few days ago that he's gonna get tickets for it! It'll be awesome

 

[greg]

regardless of that i'm pretty sure Polly will play in front of Harmison in a 5 man attack comprising of Pollock/Akhtar/Flintoff/Murali/Vettori

If Harmison travels then he will be playing. He's not in the ODI squad and he's not going to go all the way to australia (he doesn't like travelling as it is) just to carry the drinks.

 

[andyc]

If Harmison travels then he will be playing. He's not in the ODI squad and he's not going to go all the way to australia (he doesn't like travelling as it is) just to carry the drinks.

Well, I'm sure other players in the squad will be doing so too, so there's quite a good chance of him playing. I don't think he should be included, he didn't go all that well against the Aussies except for his 5-for at Lords

 

[greg]

ive heard that the icc are planning to make the super series an event held every 5 years where the best take on the rest.
jus wondering if england happen to take on ROW, what the ROW lineup be like??
min wud be (based on current form)

1. J Langer
2. G Smith (VC)
3. R Ponting (just shades dravid, can be more explosive) (C)
4. S Tendulkar (elbow fully fit otherwise INZY)
5. B Lara
6. J Kallis
7. A Gilchrist (wk)
8. S Warne
9. S Akhtar
10. M Muralitharan
11. G McGrath

That doesn't look like a team designed to beat England to me. Smith, Lara and Gilchrist have looked clueless against England in recent series (not saying that they shouldn't be picked or even that they wouldn't come good but just making an observation). Kallis would be absolutely wasted at no6 - along with Dravid only world class batsman in who England have found no convincing plan, but not well equipped to batting with an extremely dodgy tail.

And Murali, as long as we don't provide him with a dustbowl at the Oval, remains pretty unproven in England (at test level, obviously).

So an England loss, but with the potential to cause a few scares if they get conditions in their favour.

 

[Mister Wright]

In 5 years I doubt very much if Warne & Langer will still be playing.

 

[honestbharani]

I am not sure if the super series will happen only once in 5 years. I think it will be a biannual thing, or atleast close it. The way I understand it is that there will be an ICC event every year. So we have the Super Series in 2005, Champions Trophy in 2006, World Cup in 2007, SS in 2008, CT in 2009, SS in 2010, WC in 2011, CT in 2012, SS in 2013, CT in 2014, WC in 2015 and so on.

 

[pskov]

I am not sure if the super series will happen only once in 5 years. I think it will be a biannual thing, or atleast close it. The way I understand it is that there will be an ICC event every year. So we have the Super Series in 2005, Champions Trophy in 2006, World Cup in 2007, SS in 2008, CT in 2009, SS in 2010, WC in 2011, CT in 2012, SS in 2013, CT in 2014, WC in 2015 and so on.

If they would turn the Champions Trophy into a Twenty20 competition, then that's not such a bad schedule IMHO. As it is, I can see myself much more looking forawd to the Super Series events than the mundane/bordering on pointless Champions Trophy that just eats up three weeks of everyone's valuable time.

 

[aussie]

If Harmison travels then he will be playing. He's not in the ODI squad and he's not going to go all the way to australia (he doesn't like travelling as it is) just to carry the drinks.

well he may well & carry the drinks i dont think their is any certainty that Harmy will play yo.....

 

[irfan]

Kallis would be absolutely wasted at no6.

in hindsight i wud probably go for dravid over kallis, seeing as kallis wudnt want his bowling figures destroyed against the english

 

[howardj]

Here's my Aussie ODI squad of 14 for the Super Series:

Gilchrist
Clarke
Ponting
Martyn
Symonds
Watson
Hopes
Hussey
Hogg
White
McGrath
Tait
Lee
Bracken

 

[howardj]

Here are the actual Australian squads just announced. The big news is that Damien Martyn has been dumped from the Test side

One-day international team


Nathan Bracken
Michael Clarke
Adam Gilchrist (vc)
Brad Hogg
James Hopes
Michael Hussey
Simon Katich
Brett Lee
Damien Martyn
Glenn McGrath
Ricky Ponting (c)
Andrew Symonds
Shaun Tait
Shane Watson

Test team


Michael Clarke
Adam Gilchrist (vc)
Matthew Hayden
Brad Hodge
Simon Katich
Justin Langer
Brett Lee
Stuart MacGill
Glenn McGrath
Ricky Ponting (c)
Shaun Tait
Shane Warne
Shane Watson

 

[Dingo]

Damien Martyn has been dropped from the Test squad, replaced by Brad Hodge. Martyn remains in the ODI squad.

Test squad: Clarke, Gilchrist, Hayden, Hodge, Katich, Langer, Lee, MacGill, McGrath, Ponting, Tait, Warne, Watson.

One-day squad: Bracken, Clarke, Gilchrist, Hogg, Hopes, Hussey, Katich, Lee, Martyn, McGrath, Ponting, Symonds, Tait, Watson.

Depending on pitch conditions for the Test, Katich will likely bat four with Gilchrist at six and Watson at seven. Both spinners would likely place under this scenario with McGrath and Lee opening the bowling.

 

[sqwerty]

Here are the actual Australian squads just announced. The big news is that Damien Martyn has been dumped from the Test side

That's what happens when you run the skipper out.

 

[Jono]

Wow I thought Katich would be used as the scape goat with Martyn's past tours of SL and India saving him, but instead Martyn has been axed from the test squad.

Interesting.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I am not sure if the super series will happen only once in 5 years. I think it will be a biannual thing, or atleast close it. The way I understand it is that there will be an ICC event every year. So we have the Super Series in 2005, Champions Trophy in 2006, World Cup in 2007, SS in 2008, CT in 2009, SS in 2010, WC in 2011, CT in 2012, SS in 2013, CT in 2014, WC in 2015 and so on.

Why woould they stagger the CT?

The World Cup is every four years... 2003, 2007, 2011
The CT is every two years... 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012
The SS is also every four years... 2005, 2009, 2013

 

[Slow Love™]

Aaargh....!!!! They've retained Martyn for the ODI squad, but dumped him from the tests...? IMO that's foolish.

Anyhow, howardj, it's time - send me your bank details to jpepperell AT neeva.org

 

[irfan]

shocking decision IMO! the selectors must have a very short term memory if they cant remember the number of valuable innings martyn has played preceding the ashes series. Surely hayden must be the one to go, i dont see how a century made at a snails pace on a flat batting track wud prolong his career and the fact they have two quality replacement openers in hussey and jaques

 

[JASON]

John Wright, coach of World XI on Sky interview with Murray Deaker said in more or less uncertain terms -he didn't expect the World Xi to match the Aussies !! This coming from the coach of World XI .

The host Nation has always had the advantage in Rest of the World Matches of the past !!

This series is intended to be a Gimme for the Aussies and its an absolute waste of time .

The nature of the selections for the World XI shows just that and the World XI coach's interview confirms this if anything !!