Do you reckon SL will notice if we play 12?
Test (Early) Sri Lanka tour squad predictions
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Yes. I listed 11 tho. The worrying thing for me and you I'd imagine, are the lack of West Aussies in that list. As they seem to be constantly injured. Inglis the only fit guy and he is the reserve bat while Connolly is unlikely to play. Rocky was unlucky not to tour imo.
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Correct and they are hellbent on playing a left arm orthodox
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As they should. We have to play one there they are so effective. I'm actually fine if Kuhermann isn't fit playing Connolly anyway
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Sounds like Kuhnemann is going to be able to play.
So you'd think it'd be Starc, Lyon, Kuhnemann and then Murphy or Boland depending on conditions.
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Not playing two quicks we have Webster. Starc plays as the quick.
Starc
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Murphy
Kuhermann
I don’t love it though as that’s a massive tail
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They've taken 3 quicks. They're prepared to play 2 - but it will come down to the pitch I'd expect.
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I think Connolly might still be a chance if only playing 1 paceman. Lyon and Head with offspin Kuhnemann and Connolly with left arm. With Connolly's batting balancing the team a bit better than including Murphy as well.I'll ask tomorrow if there have been any flight cancellations with kuhnemanm apparently good to go now
three specialist spinners is excessive, but it may well be in order.
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Would prefer we play McSweeney, who also provides useful spin.
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Not where it is being played. Second quick averages a couple of overs an innings. Webster can do that.
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Why what's this sudden obsession with them? For every jadeja there is a phill tufnell or Xavier doherty etc. Just pick the best spinner.
Didn't George bailey give a shout out as well. So circa 05 when it was all rounders it now appears this is the latest obsession. Why? An all-rounder I get as you need a 5th bowling option but this is so odd. Most left arm finger spinners are ineffective at test level.
Bloody strange thing to get fixated on
LukeParkerno1
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Kuhermann was nearly our best spinner on the last sub continent tour. The quick dart spinners do fantastic over there.
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It's about Asian pitches with spin and grip from the "good part of the pitch" - left armers bowling to right handers can pitch them on the stumps with their stock ball threatening the outside edge and bringing the slip into play - and the one that doesn't grip and skids through is deadly - beat the bat and it's lbw. Offies skidders might ocasionally take the edge - but heaps of them just end up in the keepers gloves.
Yep and SL’s top 7 only has two lefties as well
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If it looks like a turner, I think there's a definite chance we go in with Starc and Webster for seam and Lyon and Kuhneman asthe main spinners with Head and Connolly as change up bowlers of each finger spinning variety. Gives us batting depth and bowling depth. The amount of work that spinners can do means that you can go with 3 front line bowlers and 3 change up bowlers.
In Aussie conditions, Jadeja is a batting all rounder. So is Washington Sundar. India basically went in against us with 3 front line bowlers and 2 or 3 batting all-rounders. And I'd argue that the extra runs from doing that - Nitish Kumar Reddy in particular, were more valuable than an extra seamer would have been. And that's with seamers less capable of bowling as many overs as our two spinners will be.
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Yep was agreeing with you. But reckon Head may well play the role of 3rd spinner, given he bowled us to victory last tour. With that said we barely bowled him in the 2nd test, which is baffling given Sri Lanka made 554
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On a turner, I have a feeling Connolly will play as an extra bat, extra spin option, rather than picking all 3 spinners. Much like India did with Nitish Reddy for our conditions. Lyon Kuhnemann Connolly Head seems enough spin and better than having one less bat with Murphy instead of Connolly.
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Oh surprise surprise 747 having a go at inglis even though he hasn't even been picked ??
funny that you don't mention Inglis averaging over 70 in the shield this year ...and was picked as the reserve batter for the test squad against the Indians
Its a credit to inglis regardless if he gets picked or not that he is being discussed as a legitimate option for a batting position let alone that of a wicket keeper bat
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I'm of the view Konstas has to show he can deal with spin in the lead up to get a game.
He faced about 10 balls from Jadeja at the MCG and was plumb lbw to a straight one defending whilst playing for spin with another one that could have been given as well. It is the classic dismissal in Sri Lanka on pitches where it's much more likely to occur.
Taking on the pacemen the way he did was great, but I don't see it as particularly relevant for Galle.
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