Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

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Eagleboy2011 said:
Cam Green is becoming a superstar. Gets wickets, makes run, good in the field. No wonder her is on big $ in the IPL.
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One cricketer in history has more runs and more wickets at the same stage of their test career as Cameron Green:












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Fun summer facts:
  • the last 5 opposition test innings (2 with Windies, 3 with SA) have averaged 146 runs.
  • the last 2 opposition second innings have averaged 88 (77 against Windies, 99 against SA)
 
Eagleboy2011 said:
Cam Green is becoming a superstar. Gets wickets, makes run, good in the field. No wonder her is on big $ in the IPL.
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Going to be tough replacing him.

Gather we pick another batsman & Head, Labuschagne & Smith make up the 5th bowler in Sydney.

Also, rules out us playing a 2nd spinner.
 
Should have had the Saffies 2-for at stumps, if Warner didn't have butter fingers, dropping a regulation slips catch - despite getting both hands on the ball.

As for team selection. We have 2 players who we know will miss Sydney - Starc & Green. Hazlewood is likely to be available.

So...
  • Do they go with 3x quicks (Cummins, Hazlewood & Boland), 2x spinners, and only 5 specialist batsmen?
  • Or, do they go with 2x quicks (Cummins, 1 of Hazlewood/Boland), 2x spinners, and 6 specialist batsmen?
  • Or, do they go with 2x quicks (Cummins, 1 of Hazlewood/Boland), 2x spinners, 5x specialist batsmen, and try Aaron Hardie as the all-rounder?
Hardie was apparently name checked by both Ponting & O'Keefe, as a possible Green replacement. Apparently he has better 1st class averages (both batting & bowling) than Green. I don't know how realistic his chances are, but he could be a decent player if he lives up to those stats.
 
Would be a big move to go from 4 quicks down to two.

They're so conscious of fast bowler workloads that I doubt they'll go this way.

Reckon it will be an ultra conservative selection
Hazelwood in for Starc
Marcus Harris in for Green and batting at 6
 
Vader said:
Should have had the Saffies 2-for at stumps, if Warner didn't have butter fingers, dropping a regulation slips catch - despite getting both hands on the ball.

As for team selection. We have 2 players who we know will miss Sydney - Starc & Green. Hazlewood is likely to be available.

So...
  • Do they go with 3x quicks (Cummins, Hazlewood & Boland), 2x spinners, and only 5 specialist batsmen?
  • Or, do they go with 2x quicks (Cummins, 1 of Hazlewood/Boland), 2x spinners, and 6 specialist batsmen?
  • Or, do they go with 2x quicks (Cummins, 1 of Hazlewood/Boland), 2x spinners, 5x specialist batsmen, and try Aaron Hardie as the all-rounder?
Hardie was apparently name checked by both Ponting & O'Keefe, as a possible Green replacement. Apparently he has better 1st class averages (both batting & bowling) than Green. I don't know how realistic his chances are, but he could be a decent player if he lives up to those stats.
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Hazelwood will come in for Starc.

Given we are likely to be 2-0 up, wouldn't be against picking someone like Hardie with a view to the future. He wouldn't be any worse with the bat than Harris who we already know isn't up to international standsrd... & can bowl & decent fielder
 

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Kane McGoodwin said:
Hazelwood will come in for Starc.

Given we are likely to be 2-0 up, wouldn't be against picking someone like Hardie with a view to the future. He wouldn't be any worse with the bat than Harris who we already know isn't up to international standsrd... & can bowl & decent fielder
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The Green replacement is the hard one. Usman will be lucky, but I like him.
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
Hazelwood will come in for Starc.

Given we are likely to be 2-0 up, wouldn't be against picking someone like Hardie with a view to the future. He wouldn't be any worse with the bat than Harris who we already know isn't up to international standsrd... & can bowl & decent fielder
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Hazlewood comes in.. but does that mean Boland goes out?

Agree about Harris not being up to standard.

They seem to want to play 2 spinners in Sydney. That has to have implications for the number of fast bowlers selected, and losing Green complicates that even further.
 
hugecannon said:
What I’d do:-

Warner
Khawja
Labuschange
Smith
Head
Carey
Hardie (one for the future 🤞)
Cummins
Lyon
Boland
Morris
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Like it, but expect they will pick Hazelwood over Morris.
 
hugecannon said:
I agree I think the same, is he fully recovered though?

he’s really been starting to show some durability issues the last couple of summers as good as he’s been
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Sounds like he could have played Boxing Day but they were cautious.
 

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