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TubbsFarquhar
TheBrownDog
Tanveer Sangha looks to be a spin option for the future (still very young and has already played international ODIs and T20s).
Chandrasinghe is still only 22, and definitely has the temperament for test cricket, but still has a lot to learn which is perfectly understandable at his age.
Jason Sangha looked hugely promising a few years ago but has regressed big time. Still has time, mind you, hopefully the move to SA can rejuvenate him. Hasn't played Shield this season, but has made a good start in Premier Cricket so should break into the side soon.
Harikrat Bajwa is only 20, and has a lot of talent, so he's another one to watch.
I can't think of too many others. There was the ambidextrous all-rounder who represented Aus in the U19 WC a couple of years ago, but I'm not sure where he's sitting at (I think he moved to Tassie?)
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Black Diamond
Sleight of Hand
Chandrasinghe should not be a realistic option. The purpose of batting is to actually score.
TubbsFarquhar
TheBrownDog
Well, yeah, like I said, there's a lot he needs to learn and won't be a realistic option until he fixes his deficiencies.
I'm not going to completely write him off from ever making it though.
Cam Payne
Team Captain
Good to see little Davy Warner helping sink Bancroft's career a second time.
P.s. Bancroft wouldn't get a game even if little Davy said nothing. Twisting the knife just makes him look like a campaigner again.
P.s. Bancroft wouldn't get a game even if little Davy said nothing. Twisting the knife just makes him look like a campaigner again.
has the world test championship changed the landscape for selecting new talent? we seem to have always been a bit reluctant to blood new players even in dead rubbers, and with those dead rubbers being crucial to placings on the wtc ladder maybe we're even less likely to see someone 'given a go' randomly at the end of a series.
Golumless
A bigger deal out west.
I don't think it changes anything. Australia will always select the best available, unless the best available is utter dross - think our AI generated spinner era between Warne-Lyon.
off the top of my head, macgill/hogg who then retired from tests. then mostly hauritz, who would have serviceable enough if lyon never came along. with beer/doherty/mcgain crapshoots.
extra spinners tend to get a look in on the subcontinent which is i guess a good place to throw them in when the pitch is to their advantage alongside someone more established. dan cullen et al.
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probably has some merit to it.
soft test caps shouldn't be handed out in any case - fringe players etc get exposed through white ball cricket in most cases anyways.
it'll be interesting to see how many players in the future retire at the end of a WTC cycle (as its the equivalent to the end of an AFL season in a sense) and similar to the end of a world cup cycle.
most aussies love to always try to get to the 'next' ashes series for some reason and sometimes just a bridge too far.
