Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[Kane McGoodwin]

Same as always. And it turns from day 1. No huge need for more than two seamers as Webster can play the 'Funky' Miller role in opening the bowling then reverting to spin. I reckon they only will play one of Starc or Boland plus three spinners.

Will be one of the selection dilemmas whether to play 1 or 2 quicks. Unless a complete dustbowl, reckon we play 2 & plenty of part-time spin options.

Head, Marnus, McSweeney & Webster can all bowl spin in addition to Lyon & Kuhnemann.
Should be plenty.

1 Head
2 Konstas
3 Labuschagne
4 Smith
5 McSweeney
6 Webster
7 Carey
8 Starc
9 Lyon
10 Kuhnemann
11 Boland

 

[Silver Tongue]

Will be one of the selection dilemmas whether to play 1 or 2 quicks. Unless a complete dustbowl, reckon we play 2 & plenty of part-time spin options.

Head, Marnus, McSweeney & Webster can all bowl spin in addition to Lyon & Kuhnemann.
Should be plenty.

1 Head
2 Konstas
3 Labuschagne
4 Smith
5 McSweeney
6 Webster
7 Carey
8 Starc
9 Lyon
10 Kuhnemann
11 Boland

Yeah that would not surprise me. Hoping young Konstas goes well but suspecting Webster might surprise with what looks like a really solid technique. Hopefully he knows how to sweep. As a tall man Matt Hayden made huge runs on turning wickets with that shot. I think Greene got a hundred doing similar

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yeah that would not surprise me. Hoping young Konstas goes well but suspecting Webster might surprise with what looks like a really solid technique. Hopefully he knows how to sweep. As a tall man Matt Hayden made huge runs on turning wickets with that shot. I think Greene got a hundred doing similar

Yeah, Webster's height should help batting to get down to smother the ball.

Important thing is we take in different types of spin options to make the most of the conditions.

It's why I would probably play Lyon in 1 test & Murphy in the other so they can do plenty of the grunt work.

Would like to see Connolly in 1 test too.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

India and Australia will have to make tough selection calls to future-proof their Test sides

Australia still have to firm up opening and spin-bowling options while India's batting and captaincy remain a concern

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I haven't fact checked this but pretty impressive if true

 

[Cromulant]

If theyve done the work and fact check that all.... wow.

 

[spenze]

India and Australia will have to make tough selection calls to future-proof their Test sides

Australia still have to firm up opening and spin-bowling options while India's batting and captaincy remain a concern

www.espncricinfo.com

JFC, Ian Chapell thinks Smith is still our best batsman

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

JFC, Ian Chapell thinks Smith is still our best batsman

Yeah, that's living in the past.

5 - Head
8 - Smith
13 - Labuschagne
17 - Khawaja
29 - Green
36 - Carey
76 - Marsh
78 - Webster after only 1 test!
100 - Cummins

 

[Cap]

Yeah, that's living in the past.

5 - Head
8 - Smith
13 - Labuschagne
17 - Khawaja
29 - Green
36 - Carey
76 - Marsh
78 - Webster after only 1 test!
100 - Cummins

How is Marsh so high!

 

[spenze]

How is Marsh so high!

Probably explains his batting this summer

Wait you mean the ranking don't you?

 

[spenze]

Yeah, that's living in the past.

5 - Head
8 - Smith
13 - Labuschagne
17 - Khawaja
29 - Green
36 - Carey
76 - Marsh
78 - Webster after only 1 test!
100 - Cummins

Even when you don't look at the ranking list, he has been the man for 3 years

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

How is Marsh so high!

He's effectively in the 11th best team, so that's not too high... particularly for an Australian

Only Head is effectively in the best side.

 

[FR0GGY]

How is Marsh so high!

Well Vader obviously didn’t do the rankings.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Compare to our bowling which is far better than our batting.

2 - Cummins (behind Bumrah)
4 - Hazelwood
7 - Lyon
10 - Bolland
14 - Starc

 

[Cromulant]

JFC, Ian Chapell thinks Smith is still our best batsman

He's not fsr wrong is he ??

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He's not fsr wrong is he ??

Wrong... but but not far wrong.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Really looking forward to the Sri Lankan tour as I have no idea what to expect. Any word on tv coverage? Last I heard nobody had them yet?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Really looking forward to the Sri Lankan tour as I have no idea what to expect. Any word on tv coverage? Last I heard nobody had them yet?

The expectation is that Fox will snap them up with a last minute bid

I'll be relieved when I hear confirmation though

Subcontinent cricket has the best timezone of any nation for tests

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

No real surprises here

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

No real surprises here

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Stoinis shouldnt be in that squad.

Hasnt played in the domestic one day cup, was out of form for Australia prior to that, not contracted either, surely now was a perfect time to move on.

 

[Interloperer]

A classic choke by England in the Womens ODI today. Failing to chase 180.

For all the debate about Mitchell Marsh lately, nobody seemed to notice that the spirit of Geoff Marsh's strike-rate seemed to temporarily occupy Amy Jones for England, who scored 47* off 103.

 

[Cromulant]

A classic choke by England in the Womens ODI today. Failing to chase 180.

For all the debate about Mitchell Marsh lately, nobody seemed to notice that the spirit of Geoff Marsh's strike-rate seemed to temporarily occupy Amy Jones for England, who scored 47* off 103.

Given they had such a small target i don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.

 

[Interloperer]

Given they had such a small target i don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.

It was very effective for Marsh in his career. He was a one day specialist that scored at 55. If she'd kept it up they probably would have one.

I think here scoring rate increased at the end due to failing to farm the strike at 8/9 down.

 

[spenze]

Stoinis shouldnt be in that squad.

Hasnt played in the domestic one day cup, was out of form for Australia prior to that, not contracted either, surely now was a perfect time to move on.

Stoinis and Henriques always hold the team back