Who's better?

[Prince EWS]

I honestly think Mitch would make more sense at 6 than Shaun.

He's not fit to bowl at the moment, so definitely not.

 

[andruid]

Me obviously. Going by the thread title

 

[Victor Ian]

Marsh has played some insanely good knocks tbh

That's the problem. Having a player who plays a good knock, then goes 10 innings where he is useless is not too helpful. You need someone who gives you something every test.

 

[stephen]

Marsh has played some incredible knocks. It's really strange how inconsistent he is tbh. I can see why the selectors like him so much. He's an illusion. Sometimes he plays so well you expect him to average 60. But most of the time he is just disappointing. The great knocks do stick in a selector's memory more than the failures.

Maxwell had done just as well in the shield as Marsh but the memorable things he did was to get out in a humorous way when he was on track for a big score. That also sticks in the memory.

Unfortunately what sticks in the memory isn't what wins cricket matches.

Hopefully Marsh can have a Johnson 13/14 series and string together his diamonds games and not his rocks ones.

 

[Shady Slim]

Wade or Paine?
Renshaw or Bancroft?
Maxwell or SMarsh?

"smith does not rate maxwell's bowling" is not a valid reason to **** on maxwell it just means smith is an idiot of a captain

 

[Loose Cannon]

Paine
Renshaw
Maxwell

I also think each of the above would score, marginally, less runs than their counterparts, but do more in the field.

Better for the team over this Ashes series makes it an interesting question.

NUFAN, you still haven't posted your picks.

 

[Victor Ian]

Please Marsh. Make me eat my words.

 

[Furball]

"smith does not rate maxwell's bowling" is not a valid reason to **** on maxwell it just means smith is an idiot of a captain

Seeing as you're surely selecting Maxwell on batting I don't see how it's relevant.

 

[TNT]

Please Marsh. Make me eat my words.

Bon appetit.

 

[stephen]

Marsh has played some incredible knocks. It's really strange how inconsistent he is tbh. I can see why the selectors like him so much. He's an illusion. Sometimes he plays so well you expect him to average 60. But most of the time he is just disappointing. The great knocks do stick in a selector's memory more than the failures.

Maxwell had done just as well in the shield as Marsh but the memorable things he did was to get out in a humorous way when he was on track for a big score. That also sticks in the memory.

Unfortunately what sticks in the memory isn't what wins cricket matches.

Hopefully Marsh can have a Johnson 13/14 series and string together his diamonds games and not his rocks ones.

He wasn't Johnson 2013/14 but he did a great job. Much better than expected.

 

[Victor Ian]

Bon appetit.

Yes. Very much enjoyed this double serving of Marsh