Australia v India - post 2nd Test discussion, we're all doomed? Maybe not.

[Cleavy]

Jordan Buckingham

Honestly why not?

Isn’t he injured?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Isn’t he injured?

Is he? Played in the A games

 

[Torz]

Is he? Played in the A games

Picked up a side strain during that series.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Picked up a side strain during that series.

Gah didn’t know, that sucks

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Morris literally played his first domestic game of 2024 in the four days before you posted this, and took 2-75 for the match.
Johnson has played 6 matches in his entire career and only one was this season - he took 5-168 for the match and again, it just finished.
Those two would need to be incredibly lucky to just be parachuted straight in.
O’Neill has a fantastic record but he picked a very bad time to go wicketless across two innings and his season to date hasn’t set the world on fire.

Paris is very unlucky not to have been under closer consideration for higher honours before.

Abbott has taken 13 wickets at under 20 in his last two matches including a 5 wicket haul and a 4 wicket haul.

O’Neil for me is a bowler for English conditions nothing more. Everything about him is that. Very annoying Neser did his hamstring

 

[Cleavy]

Is now back but has hardly played any red ball cricket so will not be match fit. Aaron Hardie is fit, has a similar average to Doggett plus is a Top 6 class batsman to boot. A no brainer.

Except we’re picking specialist bowlers, not all rounders.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Except we’re picking specialist bowlers, not all rounders.

Yep and being sort of okay in ODI’s doesn’t mean test quality. He’s no better than Stoinis with the ball

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Other than O'Neill all have recently returned from injury or are still injured. So lacking match fitness needed for Test cricket. O'Neill also played fine in recent A series.

Hazlewood a big loss as he was easily the pick of our attack in Perth. Bolands international career once again added to by JH. What is recovery time for a side strain?

Depends on the severity could be a couple of weeks could be 6+

 

[yabsy]

Is now back but has hardly played any red ball cricket so will not be match fit. Aaron Hardie is fit, has a similar average to Doggett plus is a Top 6 class batsman to boot. A no brainer.

No chance Hardie can play as a specialist bowler.



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[hawkman]

Except we’re picking specialist bowlers, not all rounders.

You never know we might play Marsh at 6 Webster at 7

Wouldn't put it past the selectors to do something crazy like that

 

[Cleavy]

CA says Josh has a 'low-grade left side injury'. So hopefully he will only miss the one match.

there's 2 weeks between today and day 1 of the 3rd test in Brisbane. might be touch and go

 

[LukeParkerno1]

CA says Josh has a 'low-grade left side injury'. So hopefully he will only miss the one match.

I’d be surprised if it’s more than that

 

[Cleavy]

You never know we might play Marsh at 6 Webster at 7

Wouldn't put it past the selectors to do something crazy like that

well I hope we don't do that. that's ODI team thinking

 

[LukeParkerno1]

well I hope we don't do that. that's ODI team thinking

I actually don’t hate it

 

[Redline]

Jordan Buckingham

Honestly why not?

If it wasn't for the injury he would be my pick.

Of the three available, I get there is alot of love for Bolland but he doesn't do it for me, Abbott has given good Service to NSW and Australia in the short form but I don't think he is a test bowler.

Given all the injuries Doggett for me has the most upside but I think Buckingham long term will play for Australia.

 

[Nuggetz]

If you're under 30 then forget about a baggy green. Would it kill the selectors if they picked younger replacements.

 

[eddiesmith]

I think it’s pretty safe to say there will be no cricket in Canberra today!

 

[RookiePick]

Lol. Our best bowler from the first test is out. Perfect

 

[Jim Prideaux]

O’Neil for me is a bowler for English conditions nothing more. Everything about him is that. Very annoying Neser did his hamstring

I’d add NZ and SA to that

 

[yabsy]

well I hope we don't do that. that's ODI team thinking

It wont happen

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[eth-dog]

Selections continue to be horrendous. Bowlers that should be far ahead of Abbott and Doggett in the pecking order:

Jhye Richardson
Lance Morris
Joel Paris
Fergus O’Neill
Spencer Johnson
Xavier Bartlett
Michael Neser (when fit)

Disagree on Johnson. But the others yeah

 

[Bedi]

Surely Boland plays!

 

[Bucking Beads]

Surely Boland plays!

You would hope so. He is what we will need. Just hit the stumps more and we should get better resuts.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Hopefully Doggett can get out of there without being crippled by the national S+C coaches.

Abbott's perennial lock on a spot remains mystifying, and says more about the current playing group wanting their mates rotated through than it does about his ability.

 

[Grumpyshades]

the selectors wont pick an underdone bowler as a replacement but the whole 1st test team were underdone (besides Carey)

admitting they made a blunder