Less than a month out , who's our XI for Brisbane
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Hmmm well this is tough. Faulkner apparently battling 'soreness' and is unavailable for the shield match. SO I doubt he will get a gig now. I would also put Watson as unlikely because he is Watson. I think it is looking like:
Rogers
Warner
Doolan
Clarke
Smith
Bailey
Haddin
Siddle
Johnson
Harris
Lyon
with Ahmed to be 12th man.
Rogers
Warner
Doolan
Clarke
Smith
Bailey
Haddin
Siddle
Johnson
Harris
Lyon
with Ahmed to be 12th man.
He's got a very high almost English backlift but importantly he plays very straight and is as good a driver of the ball as anyone in Australia. Just as importantly if not more he's very patient and likes getting big tons.
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From what you've said there he sounds like a Sarwan type? Fair comparison?
Yep pretty close - doubt he has the shit in him that Sarwan has.
A bit off topic but anyone buy tickets and get ticketek to post them out? (talking 2nd test btw)
I went for the hard copy version rather than email tickets in case I had to sell a couple off and 3 weeks on they are nowhere to be seen
Haven't bought them this way for years, i want to know if it's normal they are damn slack or if I need to get on to them.
I went for the hard copy version rather than email tickets in case I had to sell a couple off and 3 weeks on they are nowhere to be seen
Haven't bought them this way for years, i want to know if it's normal they are damn slack or if I need to get on to them.
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Maxwell isn't a spinning allrounder. He is the worst spinner I have ever seen. My goodness, even Finch is a better spinner then Maxwell!
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The West Australian was suggesting Mitch as a possibility later in the series
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The West Australian was suggesting Mitch as a possibility later in the series
The good old west!
I am tipping Mitch for a huge Shield season though, he really impressed me the other day. It wasn't so much the making runs against a Test attack seeing as the pitch was flat, but the way he made the runs and carried himself. Reckon he is 100% focused on his batting.
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Yeah. Geoff said that Mitch was preparing himself for a big season with the bat. Also lost 5kgs to try and prevent damaging the hamstrings.
If Langer can't get them right then no one will - LCRT - Last chance to race truly for Shaun and Mitch - despite only being a kid could also end up in the same boat. Amazing that the kids of a bloke who got evereything out of his ability through hard work produces two exceptionally gifted kids with question marks over the area that made their old man into a great player.
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Well Shaun and Mitch didn't grow up on a wheat farm.
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Michael Clarke 24
Marucs North 5
Phil Hughes 3
David Warner 3
Brad Haddin 3
Shane Watson 3
Matthew Wade 2
Chris Rogers 1
Steve Smith 1
Shaun Marsh 1Not a bad average compared to that lot and does provide leadership and spin
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I'm pretty confident the bowling lineup for Brisbane will consist of Harris, Siddle, Johnson & Lyon. That won't be an easy attack to face especially if there's a bit of pace and bounce on offer. I haven't been Johnson's biggest fan over the years but with a number of injuries I think he's definitely the next best option we have.
I'd say Haddin, Clarke, Rogers, Warner & Smith are all locks to play. If Watson doesn't get up then I think the timing is perfect for Alex Doolan to make his debut at 27 years of age he should be just about to enter his prime. Phil Hughes will take the other batting spot.
Warner
Rogers
Hughes
Clarke*
Doolan
Smith
Haddin+
Johnson
Siddle
Harris
Lyon
12th man Bailey
I actually think Watson would be a big loss for us, his batting game is built for hard Australian pitches & his bowling is more than handy.
I'd say Haddin, Clarke, Rogers, Warner & Smith are all locks to play. If Watson doesn't get up then I think the timing is perfect for Alex Doolan to make his debut at 27 years of age he should be just about to enter his prime. Phil Hughes will take the other batting spot.
Warner
Rogers
Hughes
Clarke*
Doolan
Smith
Haddin+
Johnson
Siddle
Harris
Lyon
12th man Bailey
I actually think Watson would be a big loss for us, his batting game is built for hard Australian pitches & his bowling is more than handy.
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I'd prefer Bailey but i'd take that, Hughes back where he belongs and 4 righties in the middle order who can all play spin pretty well (Clarke and Smith are world class)
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I think having 4 right handers could work out as a big advantage for us against Swann, don't underestimate just how well he bowls to lefties. Hughes I feel is so much better against pace although he is getting better against spin.
Yeah I have Doolan & Bailey on a similar level so just went for the younger player. I admit I haven't seen much of Doolan to be fair but from what I have seen he showed good patience & seemed to have a lot of time to play the ball, I think he would do well if given a chance.
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Going by that not sure you have either Eth.
If there is one thing Doolan does its look good making runs. His one flaw is he can throw it away when he has the bowling beat.
He's so much like Mark Waugh it ain't funny. Like for like.
From the little I've seen of him, he seemed pretty stylish.
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Yet funnily enough his first class bowling average is 35 compared to Lyons 38 (stats mostly in Aus). And his strike rate is better too.
Throw in that he averages almost 40 with the bat, which is higher than George Bailey and Alex Doolan
I would say he is very much a spinning all rounder when looking at our spin stocks.
My point is, if the wicket isn't a turner, pick a slow bowler that has another feather in his bow.
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Fair side, though I'd put Bailey in, but got no problem if Doolan gets picked. And I think Smith deserves to stay at 5, and I'd be putting in Ahmed, worth a punt imo.
Agreed on Watson, he's a big loss and would stop any option of us playing two tweakers in the future while he's not playing, would be fine as a genuine third seamer. He was always quick and accurate but someone taught him to swing it a few years ago, made a huge difference.
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