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Connolly is on the plane according to Morris.
Test (Early) Sri Lanka tour squad predictions
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Connolly is on the plane according to Morris.
I feel like it's a bit early for him?
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He’s not in the best 6 batsmen in the country I agree, but as I’ve mentioned earlier if there was ever a time to have a look at the next generation at test level, this tour is it. Don’t want him to go if he’ll just be carrying drinks though, would be better off in shield. Hopefully this means no Maxwell on tour.
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Absolutely rate Cooper Connolly but it does seem a bit early for him. Think he needs some shield games to really develop himself further. Excited to see him in the set up though.
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Why are we taking a bloke that has played 4 FC games without a wicket?
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Handscomb's ability against spin is over rated, gets pinned lbw by a quick arm ball more often than he does by pace bowlers. And supposedly his weakness was against pace by playing deep in his crease.
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Averaging 60 with bat, it might be a bit early yet, who knows? But this sort of gamble has been forced on us in the end by the reluctance of selectors to blood new batsmen over the past couple of years despite and aging top 6.
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Similar thoughts with Konstas and keep him away from the remaining T20 games and let him play grade cricket.
There going to Dubai for a camp prior to practice on spinning decks - it’s worth him going first that alone
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Because it’s a tour we can mainly. Has potential he won’t play and that’s my issue though if he isn’t playing I’d rather him in shield
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His form is overrated too. What’s he average away from the Junction Oval? Harris is like this too a bucket on the Junction but drops significantly without that.
We don’t need Handscomb anyway.
McSweeney is a good player of spin himself and is way younger
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LukeParkerno1
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Only can play 1 more t20 game anyway before they meet up or something they are doing red ball practice as well from all reports
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There’s an old saying if you are good enough you are old enough. If you are talented enough you are good enough. Cummings and Konstas picked off very little FC form. Backing the selectors in they rarely get these ones wrong
Like the Scorchers need to lose their best batsman right now 
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Like the Scorchers need to lose their best batsman right now
You get Marsh in form back lol
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Who said he is going to Sri Lanka ?
Can't we produce a crumbling dustbowl here anywhere?
God knows I played on enough of them 40 years ago.
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I’m fine with Connolly. I’m always worried we are a chance to lose such young talented guys like him to the shorter forms. Get him in the set up, don’t throw him to wolves and set him up to fail like McSweeney
So with your selection policy you’d only pick Tasmanians? Can’t pick anyone from NSW, SA or WA playing on the best batting surfaces in the country and in NSW and SAs case, usually grounds not even a decent size.
I kept on one for a couple of years - maximum of 10 overs of fast / medium, then stand up for 70 every day
That would be silly. He should play in Sri Lanka - it's a free but for him and us, there's nothing at stake in these games at all.
It will be great exposure on spinning wickets against high quality bowlers, and even if he doesn't score runs, it's not a failure, it's a valuable learning experience.
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We are delusional if we open the batting with Khawaja on this tour. What is the fricken point? Surely getting games into Konstas in all conditions is a priority over giving Khawaja a game. Goodness me these guys are turds.
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He will go. Absolutely certain
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No test team ever has just sent a development squad. You don’t need to rebuild like an AFL list.
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Agree 100%! konstas and Connolly need to play or stay in Australia. They need games
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