Cricket Thread: There's no cricket on for months

[Interloperer]

For about 10 seconds I thought Scotland had a chance of defending 154

 

[Cap]

I assume when you get as old and decrepit as some posters... you forget things

 

[Cap]

Anyone who watches European cricket will recognise this camera angle.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

A rooster one day a feather duster the next. Trav out for 0.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Good first up win in T20 vs England. We should of scored over 200 but the tail failed.

Travis Head Player of the Match

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Oz lost the second T20 match. Trav a quickfire 31, Fraser-McGurk a good 50.


England 7/194 (19.0) Australia 6/193 (20.0)

 

[Interloperer]

Not sure what the point is of playing Cooper Connolly in these games.

He's had a Pikky Ya France'esque role in his two games.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Not sure what the point is of playing Cooper Connolly in these games.

He's had a Pikky Ya France'esque role in his two games.

I don't know anything about him. What has he done to justify a spot in the team. Maybe because a few name players missing.

 

[Interloperer]

I don't know anything about him. What has he done to justify a spot in the team. Maybe because a few name players missing.

I assume it has to be partly because of that.

He was captain of the U/19 team and still only 21. Probably most famous for hitting 25 off 11 in the BBL in the partnership that won Perth the final the season before last. He's been 'OK' as a late order smasher since. He made his first class debut in the shield final for WA and hit a pretty brisk 90, which seems to have been enough to confirm to the selectors that the hype was real.

No real problem with him being selected for a tour like this. But I'm not sure about having him batting at 9 as a part time bowler at best.

 

[Cap]

Not sure what the point is of playing Cooper Connolly in these games.

He's had a Pikky Ya France'esque role in his two games.

One thing CA does occasionally is pick a player they think will make it and give them games.

I don't mind it as a strategy

Good to see Fraser get some runs

 

[Vader]

I don't know anything about him. What has he done to justify a spot in the team. Maybe because a few name players missing.

It's a nothing competition, with a lot of the senior players sitting it out. The selectors are looking forward to the next round of T20 & ODI World Cups, when many of the veterans will be gone and replacements needed. They're starting the winnowing process, having a look at the options available.

 

[Mostyn]

I assume it has to be partly because of that.

He was captain of the U/19 team and still only 21. Probably most famous for hitting 25 off 11 in the BBL in the partnership that won Perth the final the season before last. He's been 'OK' as a late order smasher since. He made his first class debut in the shield final for WA and hit a pretty brisk 90, which seems to have been enough to confirm to the selectors that the hype was real.

No real problem with him being selected for a tour like this. But I'm not sure about having him batting at 9 as a part time bowler at best.

We only have 11 fit players currently.

 

[Interloperer]

We only have 11 fit players currently.

My main issue is that there's no reason to shield him from batting. Just chuck him in at 7 and see how it goes.

There's plenty of Australians in England currently anyway. They might unearth the next Shaun Young

 

[Eagleboy2011]

England moving along nicely in 1st ODI.

127/1 after (20.0)

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Scoring ridiculously easily. Big score brewing

Need Head and Short to both make centuries

 

[Pea Nut]

Steve Smith making Willie Rioli

15

Willie Rioli

Age

29

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

look fit.

 

[Interloperer]

The last over of pace for Australia was the 33rd over. Which was the only over of pace of the last 27 overs.

 

[Pea Nut]

The last over of pace for Australia was the 33rd over. Which was the only over of pace of the last 27 overs.

Be interesting to see what they do. We were happy to use a bunch of part timers.

 

[Pea Nut]

Absolute masterclass from Trav Head. Unreal to watch.

 

[spenze]

Absolute masterclass from Trav Head. Unreal to watch.

That is the real issue with making dead, flat tracks to play ODIs on as an opposition team. Sure, your batsmen all get runs but Trav is such a clean hitter of a ball, if there is no movement you have to hope he makes a mistake.

In T20 as he has to go so manic, it will bring up a mistake eventually but in ODIs he really only needs to go at 120 to 130 scoring rate so the mistakes become less, he can choose overs to attack.

 

[FR0GGY]

Head and marnus on a tear.
Combined for 231no and 5 wickets.
Marnus also took 4 catches.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Scoring ridiculously easily. Big score brewing

Need Head and Short to both make centuries

Head will do.

Surely now the most destructive player in cricket.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The last over of pace for Australia was the 33rd over. Which was the only over of pace of the last 27 overs.

Nice to have 10 bowling options...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Absolute masterclass from Trav Head. Unreal to watch.

Looking forward to watching highlights tonight.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Head with the highest score ever by an Aussie in England, star.

Very impressed with Labuschagne though. Gritted through a tough patch early in his innings, then showed some controlled aggression and completely took the game away from England.