Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

There's another Australia A game vs India tomorrow, at the MCG. Four day game.

McSweeney is going to open the batting apparently.

Australia A XI for MCG tour match: Nathan McSweeney (c), Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Konstas, Ollie Davies, Beau Webster, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Michael Neser, Nathan McAndrew, Scott Boland, Corey Rocchiccioli

 

[Eagleboy2011]

There's another Australia A game vs India tomorrow, at the MCG. Four day game.

McSweeney is going to open the batting apparently.

Australia A XI for MCG tour match: Nathan McSweeney (c), Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Konstas, Ollie Davies, Beau Webster, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Michael Neser, Nathan McAndrew, Scott Boland, Corey Rocchiccioli

Anything half reasonable will get him a cap. Australia is really short in any sort of quality here.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Got to say that Fox have put together a pretty good crew of commentators. Out of the 20 below the only ones I really don't like are Warner and Brett Lee (and Lee isn't offensive or anything, just a bit of a nothing burger)

Standouts: Isa Guha, Michael Vaughan, Harsha Bhogle, Ravi Shastri, Kerry O'Keeffe, Usman Khawaja

Of the non-players, I actually like Mark Howard (I know some don't) and Kath Loughnan is as good as any with on ground interviews

If Fox could get Ricky Ponting it would be complete.

Usman Khawaja will be the next Richie Benaud once he finishes playing imho. Speaks brilliantly, has opinions, highly intelligent.

 

[skam85]

Got to say that Fox have put together a pretty good crew of commentators. Out of the 20 below the only ones I really don't like are Warner and Brett Lee (and Lee isn't offensive or anything, just a bit of a nothing burger)

Standouts: Isa Guha, Michael Vaughan, Harsha Bhogle, Ravi Shastri, Kerry O'Keeffe, Usman Khawaja

Of the non-players, I actually like Mark Howard (I know some don't) and Kath Loughnan is as good as any with on ground interviews

If Fox could get Ricky Ponting it would be complete.

Usman Khawaja will be the next Richie Benaud once he finishes playing imho. Speaks brilliantly, has opinions, highly intelligent.

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yeah this is a great lineup with Warner sticking out like a sore thumb.

Loved Mark Waugh as a player but his commentary - I don't feel like my life will be worse off without it.

 

[spenze]

India out for 161, Mcopener and Harris in

Harris does my head in playing nothing shots to balls in the corridor that he should leave alone but only does half the time

 

[Vader]

India out for 161, Mcopener and Harris in

Harris does my head in playing nothing shots to balls in the corridor that he should leave alone but only does half the time

India A scored a lot more than they should have, considering they were 4/11 at one point.

 

[spenze]

Mcopener falls for maybe 15, hung his bat outside off when he'd been leaving everything alone

 

[Punchy Bassett]

God damn it, Harris very lucky not to be out four times before McSweeney gets out

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

This is like that time the captain asked spenze to bowl from the uphill end

Unacceptable' - West Indies coach Darren Sammy blasts Alzarri Joseph for tantrum over fielding position​

West Indies head coach Darren Sammy did not mince his words while reacting to fast bowler Alzarri Joseph angrily leaving the field during the third West Indies-England ODI in Bridgetown.

Joseph, who opened the bowling for West Indies along with Matthew Forde in the third ODI, stormed off the field after the fourth over of the innings, seemingly unhappy with the field he was given to bowl to by his captain, Shai Hope. This was despite him getting the wicket of Jordan Cox during the over, forcing him to fend off a brutal bouncer through to Hope, and the over costing no runs.

Sammy was seen outside the boundary rope trying to calm the situation in the middle with words and gestures, but Joseph quickly stormed up the stairs and headed into the dressing room as soon the over was complete. He returned only towards the end of the next over, leaving the hosts to field with 10 players.

'Unacceptable' - West Indies Coach Darren Sammy Blasts Alzarri Joseph For Tantrum Over Fielding Position | WI v ENG | Cricket News Today

Darren Sammy has not minced words while reacting to fast bowler Alzarri Joseph's act of angrily leaving the field during the third West Indies-England ODI in Bridgetown. Read here.

www.wisden.com

 

[jackster83]

No one really making too many runs in the A game.

If Harris wasn't a lock before, he is now.

 

[PoholkMe10]

No one really making too many runs in the A game.

If Harris wasn't a lock before, he is now.

Harris? Everything points to McSweeny already having the spot locked up

 

[spenze]

This is like that time the captain asked spenze to bowl from the uphill end

Unacceptable' - West Indies coach Darren Sammy blasts Alzarri Joseph for tantrum over fielding position​

'Unacceptable' - West Indies Coach Darren Sammy Blasts Alzarri Joseph For Tantrum Over Fielding Position | WI v ENG | Cricket News Today

Darren Sammy has not minced words while reacting to fast bowler Alzarri Joseph's act of angrily leaving the field during the third West Indies-England ODI in Bridgetown. Read here.

www.wisden.com

I'm happy to bowl uphill, into the wind, the captain has to realise that I will be cutting 2 overs off my usual 3 over spell thouggh

 

[spenze]

Making some pretty lively pitches for the tryouts hey?

 

[spenze]

No one really making too many runs in the A game.

If Harris wasn't a lock before, he is now.

He'd want to do much more than score a bunch of 20s and 30s and get out to have that spot

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Uninspired Selections XI

Help me out here

1. Marcus Harris (captain)
2. Ed Cowan
3. Rob Quiney
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

 

[Cromulant]

No one really making too many runs in the A game.

If Harris wasn't a lock before, he is now.

Hes made less than 40 so far, dont think he's a lock.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Uninspired Selections XI

Help me out here

1. Marcus Harris (captain)
2. Ed Cowan
3. Rob Quiney
4. Nic Maddison
5.
6. Hilton Cartwright
7. Graham Manou
8. Mick Lewis (I know he didn't play a test but HTF did he ever play internationally!)
9. Jo Angel
10. Scott Muller
11. Gavin Robertson

Drugs Are Bad Mackay? quick go from me.

 

[Cromulant]

I'd throw Moises Henriques in at 5, Beau Casson at 8

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Drugs Are Bad Mackay? quick go from me.

Good effort!

Lachie Murphy can jump in at No 5