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Luke Ronchi has been dropped by WA for the last domestic game of the summer(Cricinfo Aus page). Where does this leave Australia's WK pecking order at?
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Ronchi axed by Western Australia
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February 12, 2009
Luke Ronchi has been Australia's No. 2 wicketkeeper for the past year but now has been axed by his state © Getty Images
Luke Ronchi's status as the backup wicketkeeper to Brad Haddin in the national side has taken a blow after Ronchi was dropped from Western Australia's team for their final one-day match of the season. Less than a month after being part of Australia's Twenty20 side against South Africa, Ronchi is no longer considered the Warriors' best 50-over option.
Western Australia are on the bottom of the FR Cup table and cannot make the final, so they have decided to test out their reserve gloveman Michael Johnson against Tasmania in Hobart on Saturday. It comes at the tail-end of a poor season for Ronchi, who in 2008-09 has made 107 one-day runs at 15.28 and has not passed 50 in a Sheffield Shield innings.
As well as replacing the resting Haddin last month, Ronchi was less than a year ago considered good enough to be a backup for Haddin in the Test series in the West Indies. It was also on that tour that Ronchi made his ODI debut and he was thoroughly impressive in both his glovework and his batting, but he needs to regain form quickly with an Ashes tour coming up later this year.
Western Australia will also be without Adam Voges for Saturday's game as he is with the Australia one-day squad. Their captain Marcus North returns to the side having missed the previous match due to a finger injury. The Western Australia coach Tom Moody said there was no reason to worry about North's fitness for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.
"Look, if he wasn't touring with the Australian team next week he would have probably played down in Bunbury [on Sunday]," Moody told AAP. "But there was a risk attached to him playing and the word we got was that they prefer to leave him out just to make sure he was 100%.
"He just dislocated his end knuckle on his left hand, so it popped straight back in. There's a little bit of inflammation and ligament damage but apart from that he's fine."
Although Western Australia are out of the running for the FR Cup final, Queensland's enormous win over Victoria on Wednesday means Tasmania can still make it. However, they would need to beat the Warriors convincingly enough to earn a double bonus point to overtake the Bushrangers.
Western Australia squad Craig Simmons, Marcus Stoinis, Luke Pomersbach, Marcus North (capt), Mitchell Marsh, Justin Coetzee, Michael Johnson (wk), Brett Dorey, Aaron Heal, Brad Knowles, Ben Edmondson, Drew Porter
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February 12, 2009
Luke Ronchi has been Australia's No. 2 wicketkeeper for the past year but now has been axed by his state © Getty Images
Luke Ronchi's status as the backup wicketkeeper to Brad Haddin in the national side has taken a blow after Ronchi was dropped from Western Australia's team for their final one-day match of the season. Less than a month after being part of Australia's Twenty20 side against South Africa, Ronchi is no longer considered the Warriors' best 50-over option.
Western Australia are on the bottom of the FR Cup table and cannot make the final, so they have decided to test out their reserve gloveman Michael Johnson against Tasmania in Hobart on Saturday. It comes at the tail-end of a poor season for Ronchi, who in 2008-09 has made 107 one-day runs at 15.28 and has not passed 50 in a Sheffield Shield innings.
As well as replacing the resting Haddin last month, Ronchi was less than a year ago considered good enough to be a backup for Haddin in the Test series in the West Indies. It was also on that tour that Ronchi made his ODI debut and he was thoroughly impressive in both his glovework and his batting, but he needs to regain form quickly with an Ashes tour coming up later this year.
Western Australia will also be without Adam Voges for Saturday's game as he is with the Australia one-day squad. Their captain Marcus North returns to the side having missed the previous match due to a finger injury. The Western Australia coach Tom Moody said there was no reason to worry about North's fitness for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.
"Look, if he wasn't touring with the Australian team next week he would have probably played down in Bunbury [on Sunday]," Moody told AAP. "But there was a risk attached to him playing and the word we got was that they prefer to leave him out just to make sure he was 100%.
"He just dislocated his end knuckle on his left hand, so it popped straight back in. There's a little bit of inflammation and ligament damage but apart from that he's fine."
Although Western Australia are out of the running for the FR Cup final, Queensland's enormous win over Victoria on Wednesday means Tasmania can still make it. However, they would need to beat the Warriors convincingly enough to earn a double bonus point to overtake the Bushrangers.
Western Australia squad Craig Simmons, Marcus Stoinis, Luke Pomersbach, Marcus North (capt), Mitchell Marsh, Justin Coetzee, Michael Johnson (wk), Brett Dorey, Aaron Heal, Brad Knowles, Ben Edmondson, Drew Porter
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Ryan Campbell had the same story to tell in 2002, didn't he?
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We seem to be picking a few players out of 2nd XI teams lately so if anything this helps his chances.
Tim Paine had a pretty solid summer. Possibly reserve keeper behind Haddin now.
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What's his keeping like?
Manou is probably the best keeper if HAddin got injured but his batting is highly suspect.
Hartley would be a candidate I suppose.
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Surely Fatarse Smith is next in line.He does play for NSW,which gives him a guaranteed game for Australia.
Pretty good keeper, but his batting is probably his strength. Used to open the batting for Tassie, but got dropped down the order as it was too hard to keep and open.
All WA bats (except North) have been shizens houzens this year. They play like millionaires and non of them show patience and application
Ronchi deserves to be dropped as he hasn't made a run and hasn't been that good with the gloves either, he drops of few catches going up to early to celebrate or doing 7 roles after a take/catch/drop
Ronchi deserves to be dropped as he hasn't made a run and hasn't been that good with the gloves either, he drops of few catches going up to early to celebrate or doing 7 roles after a take/catch/drop
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I was thinking that Hartley is probably the best gloveman in Aus, but not as proficient with the bat as the others-tho he did play for Aus A a couple of years ago when Haddin was injured-maybe he's in the Test frame? And WTF is Victoria doing playing two keepers in both SS and FRC-with a different one keeping in both? If they're both playing-shouldn't they have the better gloveman keep, and the other play as a batsman?
If he isn't, he should be.
One Day backup: Crosthwaite
Test backup: Paine
Test backup: Paine
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Crossthwaite shouldn't even be mentioned. Manou keeps better and bats better than him.
Crossthwaite must be a terrible batsman then.
Yes, he was dropped for the last game of the season for Ronchi
According to those in the know, it won't be long before Johnson is WA's #1 'keeper
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You'd go with Manou, scarily enough.
eth-dog
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lol. Crothswaite>>>>>>>>Manou, the only reason Crossy wouldn't be the keeper in both forms is because Manou is Captain of SA.
Crossy will be backup of the backup to Haddin. (TP)
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If Crosthwaite is backup keeper Australia is truly ****ed
Bradesmaen
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No way, his batting is terrible, only a few first class half centuries, not a good average in one day cricket... They both have around the same skill of keeping though, but Crossthwaite is not a good batter at all. Paine is the backup, Crossthwaite is the backup to the backup to the backup to the backup.
Backup definitely Paine for Tests. I'd go him for ODI's as well, very reliable sort of player both with bat and gloves.
