Pura Cup

[deeps]

the australian selectors are soo biased on bringing in youth,that they would force him to retire i expect...shame, he's playing some awesome cricket, making 100's every week!

 

[marc71178]

Its got to the stage now where they cant really drop Katich for the first test against India , regardless of what the form/fitness of Lehmann or Love dictates.

Love doesn't really come into the picture for that role though does he?

I assume they will continue with the 6th batsman / 2nd Spinner route.

 

[marc71178]

the australian selectors are soo biased on bringing in youth

As showed by the recent selection of Lehmann to fill Mark Waugh's spot in the side, and the calling up of the likes of Kasprowicz for this One Day Tournament you mean?

 

[Blewy]

the australian selectors are soo biased on bringing in youth,that they would force him to retire i expect...shame, he's playing some awesome cricket, making 100's every week!

So long as he is scoring runs the selectors will have no option but to leave him in the side, If they drop him when he is still hitting them well there will be a national outcry and the selectors would have to move to Vladavostok to get away from it.....

 

[Rik]

Love doesn't really come into the picture for that role though does he?

I assume they will continue with the 6th batsman / 2nd Spinner route.

True. If Lehmann does not play I think Katich will, I doubt Katich will take over from Lehmann who averages over 50 in Test Cricket. Love hasn't done anything wrong and although Katich is averaging stupidly high in domestic cricket, Love's last innings in Test Cricket was an unbeaten ton against Bangladesh, Katich's was 50 and 6 wickets against just as weak Zimbabwe. I'd go for Love.

 

[iamdavid]

Love doesn't really come into the picture for that role though does he?

I assume they will continue with the 6th batsman / 2nd Spinner route.

Well at the beginning of the summer Love was the next batsman in line , he scored 100* in his last test innings & last time I checked he was 82* against Victoria , he will certainly be mentioned but unlikely get picked.

 

[iamdavid]

Darren Lehmann 90% chance of being fit for 1st test.
Jason Gillespie is fit now.
Glenn McGrath 50% chance for 2nd test.
Brett Lee 85% chance for 1st test.

 

[marc71178]

Well at the beginning of the summer Love was the next batsman in line

If they're looking for a specific type of player (batsman who can fill in as a 2nd spinner) though, he's going to be overlooked if he doesn't fulfill the criteria.

Similarly if they were looking for an opener, he'd be overlooked as he's not one!

 

[Craig]

Absolutley amazing...
What else can you say..

S.Waugh's 2003/04 Pura Cup Stats
413 Runs @ 103 HS: 157 100's: 2 50's: 2

S.Katich's 2003/04 Pura Cup Stats
476 Runs @ 238 HS: 182* 100's: 2 50's: 2
7 Wkts @ 20.71

Now for all those clowns calling for Steve Waughs axeing from the Test side, The more you bag the guy the more he hits back and everytime the hit gets harder...

And for the Kat, I feel that he has cememted his spot in the side for a while now, He has the ability to be the allrounder in the tests that the aussies have been looking for, Hows this for David Hookes to be eating his words...

Does Hookes has any creditbility left?

I read in the Sunday Telegraph (Sydney newspaper for those not from Aus.) that they said he (S.Waugh) only had his spot until the end of the Zimbabwe series and he would have to continue scoring runs like everybody else.

 

[Craig]

Lunchtime scores

Vic v Queensland

Victoria 381/9d
Queensland 281/4 (92.0 ov)

Hopes 24*
Love 141*

Tas v NSW

New South Wales 453/5d
Tasmania 45/1 (20.0 ov)

Mason 18*
Watson 25*

www.baggygreen.com.au

 

[iamdavid]

Alas the plot thickens , as I speak Martin Love is unbeaten on 221.

 

[age_master]

the decision will be wether they want the 2dn spinner or not

 

[Mr. P]

the decision will be wether they want the 2dn spinner or not

The irony being that there's no irony in that post.

Also, Love 256*

 

[Mr. P]

Two things...

1/ How long before Queensland declare?

2/ Do you think Love can make a triple century?


Its brilliant in the Pura Cup at the moment. To be honest Katich and Love are really fighting it out for a place in the test side, and we thought Katich was a shoe-in after his 171, but what a reply by Love!

 

[Mister Wright]

1. Qeensland will look for a lead of about 250 just befoe lunch which is a good chance with the hard hitting Simpson in next.

2. If Love doesn't get out chasing quick runs I'd say he will get 300.

If Australia have Gillespie, Lee, Bichel & MacGill fit I'm pretty sure they will play Love, if they are a bowler weak they may play Katich.

It sure will be interesting who the selectors pick now.

 

[Mister Wright]

Well, well, well...Mr. Hohns, Martin Love 300* what will you do?

Qld 7/605 dec & Vic 1/31 (Lunch)

Hamburger c Secombe b Dawes 5

Tasmania 276

N.S.W. chasing quick runs 2/34 Mail and Haddin the not out batsman.

 

[mavric41]

Well, well, well...Mr. Hohns, Martin Love 300* what will you do?

Well with the first test at the Gabba (Love's home ground and pace friendly) you should see Martin Love in the side with all things being equal.

 

[Warne is god]

Stupid fool

Well done Martin Love kill a game why don' t you, it could have been an exciting game but he had to think about himself and not the team. take a chance, you should have declared 100 odd runs behind and made a game of it. Stupid bl**dy Queensland fool

 

[iamdavid]

Does anyone know whats going on with Doug Bollinger , he showed a lot of promise last year & so far this season he hasnt played a game for the Blues , is he injured.....?

 

[age_master]

Love will play if the pitch doesn't look liek it will turn, Katich if it does.

Bollinger may have showed promise, didn't look that great though, and Nicholson was recruited hes been performing well too, so he hasn't been able to break into the side, he may be injured too i really dont know about that.