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He's such a nice young man, well played Finn.
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Jul 31, 2015 16:20
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Burn Down Canberra posted:It's deeply concerning the lack of batting depth in Australia. Looking at the Australia A team currently playing India A we have Bancroft, age 22 (avg 34) Khawaja, 28 (39, 25 in tests) Burns, 25 (41) Handscomb, 24 (35) Ferguson 30, (39) Stoinis, 25 (40) None of the them are ginger though
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Jul 31, 2015 16:25
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Seams posted:Looking at the Australia A team currently playing India A we have Are any of them Saffers though? You should bring back that Indian guy who scored a century at No 11 in his first test. Apparently he's a poo poo bowler now but stick him at 6 at least
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Jul 31, 2015 16:41
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Shouldn't they just bring Agar back? He had one good innings, which is apparently all you need to be an opener for England, so I am sure he will fit well into the mid order for the Aussies.
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Jul 31, 2015 16:50
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MikeCrotch posted:Are any of them Saffers though? The man was clearly out stumped on like 15 we were robbed.
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Jul 31, 2015 16:50
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would like to see Lynn and Burns given a go sooner rather than later
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Jul 31, 2015 16:52
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Those guys are rubbish we need Faulkner and Maxwell.
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Jul 31, 2015 17:07
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Negligent posted:Those guys are rubbish we need Faulkner and Maxwell. Unironically Maxwell should get a go. He did alright against india.
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Jul 31, 2015 17:31
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Byolante posted:Unironically Maxwell should get a go. He did alright against india. Either he scores or he comically leaves a ball and gets out, so it's win/win
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Jul 31, 2015 17:37
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If we're going to lose at 5 an over then at least get guys who can ramp it up to over 9000
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Jul 31, 2015 17:59
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I see from the highlights that Bell has changed back into the world's greatest batsmen again. (Just as Clarke drops him).
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Jul 31, 2015 19:36
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Dysgenesis posted:I see from the highlights that Bell has changed back into the world's greatest batsmen again. Low enough pressure.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:43
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Dysgenesis posted:I see from the highlights that Bell has changed back into the world's greatest batsmen again. The sledgehammer of eternal justice returns.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:05
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imo Warner Rodgers Smith S.Marsh Maxwell Neville MMarsh Johnson Siddle HAZE Lyon for the next test
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Jul 31, 2015 22:25
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England need to somehow pick Brooks, Rashid and Plunkett by twelfth man, then Australia can pick Maxwell and Yorkshire can just not have a side.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:36
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So who is going to replace Adam Lyth next test because he is totally poo poo. Other than a clone of Joe Root.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:37
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Seams posted:Looking at the Australia A team currently playing India A we have Bailey is the only ginger I can think of. Also lol at Kohli playing in India A.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:01
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No idea what the Australian batting lineup will look like for the NZ series, Rogers, Voges and maybe even Clarke gone by then? I'd rather they didn't pick Maxwell, he has 'horrifically irritating double century v NZ' stamped all over his stupid loving face.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:08
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Smorgasbord posted:No idea what the Australian batting lineup will look like for the NZ series, Rogers, Voges and maybe even Clarke gone by then? I'd rather they didn't pick Maxwell, he has 'horrifically irritating double century v NZ' stamped all over his stupid loving face. Brings up his 200 with his patented behind the legs shot.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:11
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tanglewood1420 posted:Anyone want to join in making some Official Ashes Predictions so we can look back and laugh at how wrong we all were? 
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Aug 1, 2015 00:28
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Burn the witch!
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Aug 1, 2015 00:31
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He's only on for three right now, unless you believe Starc's been that much of a letdown.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:55
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Dysgenesis posted:So who is going to replace Adam Lyth next test because he is totally poo poo. Root to open. Taylor at 4
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Aug 1, 2015 01:11
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Australia retains 
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Aug 1, 2015 01:38
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Unless the accountants get control of things, I don't think there's a drawn test to be had in the series, such is the dearth of batting quality on both sides.
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Aug 1, 2015 01:52
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Unimpressed posted:Unless the accountants get control of things, I don't think there's a drawn test to be had in the series, such is the dearth of batting quality on both sides. Rain could strike
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Aug 1, 2015 01:57
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Burn Down Canberra posted:I don't give a poo poo who goes into 6 but it should be someone who can average at least 45 if the whole batting lineup averaged 45 we would never lose mate
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Aug 1, 2015 04:08
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Burn Down Canberra posted:That's a fair bit of the problem. Obviously watto isn't the answer but that's an average middle order. a lot relies on smith, and he dropped the bundle this test. however nevill has been good. Negligent posted:clarke at 4 is a meh. tubby kept on getting picked long after his batting went to poo poo because no one was ready to captain. yeah its tricky one with voges and marsh in there. its hard with new players to the team, do you give them time in the team to develop and find their feet and cop the losses that result in that? i think that might have been the plan with marsh but voges is disappointing given his age and experience. that said, rogers took a long time to find his feet at international level, so what can you do really? unless someone else is banging down the door i think they just have to be patient
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Aug 1, 2015 04:10
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snaeksikn posted:if the whole batting lineup averaged 45 we would never lose mate The first test match of the last few ashes The 05 ashes side which was regularly bowled out by England had Katich at 6, 06/07 Clarke, 09 and 10/11 ashes side North, 13 Philip Hughes and the 13/14 had Bailey. Not all of those guys succeeded but they were batsmen. Again I'm willing to give Mitch Marsh a chance but a bloke batting at 6 needs to be test quality as a batsman. Any bowling is just a nice bonus. Edit If I was picking the side from what we have. 1. Rogers 2. Warner 3. Smith 4. S Marsh 5. Clarke 6. Voges/ m Marsh (based on the pitch) 7. Nevill. However, I still don't love that side.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:03
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The most influential all-rounders in history would've been picked most of the time even if they only batted or bowled (depending on what their bias was). Think it's a good rule of thumb to pick X batsmen and X bowlers purely on one metric, and take anything else they can do as a bonus. Don't pick a jack of all trades unless they have mastered one.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:09
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I find this guy's measurement of all-rounders interesting. Especially Australia's: http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/01/05/history-of-cricket-all-rounders-part-two/ quote:Australia’s top 12 Test all-rounders are: Gregory (118.53), Miller (115.60), Davidson (114.72), Benaud (113.67), George Giffin (106.39), Monty Noble (105.17), Bobby Simpson (101.44), Ray Lindwall (99.38), Charlie Kelleway (94.69), Shane Watson (93.02), Armstrong (92.06), Macartney (86.60).
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Aug 1, 2015 05:17
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gabensraum posted:The most influential all-rounders in history would've been picked most of the time even if they only batted or bowled (depending on what their bias was). Think it's a good rule of thumb to pick X batsmen and X bowlers purely on one metric, and take anything else they can do as a bonus. Don't pick a jack of all trades unless they have mastered one. That's exactly right. Kallis as a batsman, Botham as a bowler, etc. Even watto at his best was in the top 6 batsmen in the country. Burn Down Canberra fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Aug 1, 2015 05:17
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Byolante posted:Unironically Maxwell should get a go. He did alright against india. Maxwell's a Victorian, he can't be selected. Neville had to move to NSW to be able to play in the national side.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:39
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Seams posted:Looking at the Australia A team currently playing India A we have Burns has talent and Stoinis is batting quite well since Victoria moved him to 3. Peter Handscomb has always been seen as the next Australian keeper but he is only 5 years younger than Nevill who is arguably a better batsman. The problem with our young batsmen aren't consistently scoring runs. Ryan Carter had a huge year in 13/14 but followed it up with a mediocre 14/15. He is pretty good though. Still very thin pickings.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:43
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Maxwell should never EVER be let anywhere near the test side. We already have one retarded slogger in Warner, we don't need another. Honestly, I would stick with Voges. For this series at least. The series in Australia however. SMarsh for Rogers, maybe Watson back as a specialist batsman for Voges, (his 30 odd is better than what Voges is offering), but I am not sure who to put in for Clarke, whose back surely can't last more than a year or two.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:49
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It's tough to single out and drop your inexperienced players when all your key guys were total garbage too.
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Aug 1, 2015 06:10
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BrigadierSensible posted:Maxwell should never EVER be let anywhere near the test side. We already have one retarded slogger in Warner, we don't need another. You know maxwell has previously played in the test side at 3 right?
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Aug 1, 2015 06:22
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snaeksikn posted:You know maxwell has previously played in the test side at 3 right? Yes. I probably should have said "be let BACK near the test side."
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Aug 1, 2015 06:29
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gabensraum posted:I find this guy's measurement of all-rounders interesting. Especially Australia's: quote:Cairns’ high ranking is surprising until you look closely at his record, it is very good. I guess whichever system you use, it will throw up anomalies.  Except it's not surprising at all if you watched him play since he was in fact very good. How is that an anomaly?
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Aug 1, 2015 07:36
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I think the anomaly was a kiwi being good at cricket
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Aug 1, 2015 07:48
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