Australia Squads for Tour of Sri Lanka

[eth-dog]

Swepson has performed better than that

Well yeah. That's hy he's in the Aussie squad and Sangha the A squad.

 

[Pippen94]

Well yeah. That's hy he's in the Aussie squad and Sangha the A squad.

Well I hope sanga goes better in tests. Actually, hope swepson gets more of chance & improves his test record

 

[corbies]

Glenn Maxwell added to the Test squad.

Voice of the G has had all his Christmas's come at once.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Thought they may have gone Renshaw but either one.

 

[eddiesmith]

Thought they may have gone Renshaw but either one.

Well one has been winning games for Australia, the other made 35 and a golden duck in the warmup game...

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Well one has been winning games for Australia, the other made 35 and a golden duck in the warmup game...

One has actually played red ball cricket lately. This won’t be the last player they keep in the squad. The amount of injuries mean they will probably keep another bat and a bowler. Have Inglis already for the keeper

 

[the_interloper]

Glenn Maxwell added to the Test squad.

Voice of the G has had all his Christmas's come at once.

He hasn't even been playing for Victoria has he? Anyway I think that's a good move, he should be a decent replacement for Head.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Great to see Henry Hunt get a ton in the Aus A game. Needed after a pair in the first game.

 

[Lingsface]

What’s happened to stoinis?

 

[toml]

Huge final day run chase from the A boys, chasing down 370 with 5 wickets in hand. Peirson 128no (64no in the first innings), Hunt 107, Hardie 78no

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Hardie’s rise has been enormous

In half a season he’s gone from fringe shield player to leaving a genuine impression as an all rounder

Hopefully he backs it up for WA and delivers a big 2022/23 - and hopefully he keeps pressure on green

 

[Freezin]

Hardie developing nicely, good to see Hunt and Jimmy score 100s....great run chase by the A team, so could of easily folded and lost by 150+. Harris keeps doing what he does best.....not sure any more time should be wasted on him....has been gifted multiple chances and failed to make them count....

 

[toml]

What’s happened to stoinis?

Side strain

 

[The Casey Cat]

Huge final day run chase from the A boys, chasing down 370 with 5 wickets in hand. Peirson 128no (64no in the first innings), Hunt 107, Hardie 78no

Amazing chase. Just disappointing (yet somewhat predictable) that Harris, Renshaw and Maddinson contributed zilch to it.

 

[Santana]

What a ****ing win boys

 

[DaRick]

He hasn't even been playing for Victoria has he? Anyway I think that's a good move, he should be a decent replacement for Head.

Basically Head's general style, only tailored to SC rather than Australian conditions.

And in the SC, he can bat for quite a while if he has too. He isn't the type who makes a start and then loses concentration. Even in IND 2017 some good bowling was needed to dismiss him, IIRC. He can go cheap if he can't read the bowler, though.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

So is it more likely that Head plays ? Or we going to need to draft in a replacement at no 5 ? Probably not the worst time to have to cover Head in Sri Lankan conditions tbh.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

So is it more likely that Head plays ? Or we going to need to draft in a replacement at no 5 ? Probably not the worst time to have to cover Head in Sri Lankan conditions tbh.

Maxy

 

[Cleavy]

Holland edging towards surprise Test recall in Galle

Australia are edging closer to the surprise selection of Jon Holland as Nathan Lyon’s spin partner against Sri Lanka in Galle.

www.theage.com.au

Holland jumping over everyone. WTF?!

 

[Cleavy]

So is it more likely that Head plays ? Or we going to need to draft in a replacement at no 5 ? Probably not the worst time to have to cover Head in Sri Lankan conditions tbh.

They’re saying he passed his hamstring test.

 

[the_interloper]

Great timeslot for this test series starting mid arvo, i'm going to watch a shitload of this series

 

[corbies]

Holland edging towards surprise Test recall in Galle

Australia are edging closer to the surprise selection of Jon Holland as Nathan Lyon’s spin partner against Sri Lanka in Galle.

www.theage.com.au

Holland jumping over everyone. WTF?!

The 2 newest selectors are a former player/CEO of Cricket Victoria and a former player/head coach of Cricket Victoria. All of a sudden we're getting the Vic old boys selected for Australia. Coincidence? Yes, they just want an accurate finger spinner who spins it away from the right hander.

However you know this would be the argument if I replaced the word Victoria with NSW.

 

[Torz]

Holland was beyond ineffective in the tests he played. No thanks.

 

[corbies]

Holland was beyond ineffective in the tests he played. No thanks.

His 0/91 (19) & 2/85 (22) must have been seriously impressive in the A game. Managed to get that economy rate below 4 in the 2nd dig so that's something.

 

[Mkcaptain]

That news about Holland is very surprising. I've been a huge fan of his work for Victoria, but he wasn't that threatening at Test level when given the opportunity previously. I understand they might want a more accurate and consistent option than Swepsen, but surely Kuhnemann would get first crack even just based on match fitness and form.

However, very excited at the prospect of Maxy playing. Obviously not ideal that he hasn't played a First Class match since 2019. But still looking forward to him hopefully getting another crack at Test level.

Edit - Am now reading that Head will likely be fit. Still think Maxy might have offered more, but I guess that it would be tough for him with not much preparation.