SA v NSW Shield match Tues 19-Fri 22 Feb

[bloods08]

In Carey, Brown, Cooper, Tietjens
Out Hughes, Ferguson, Lyon, Richardson.

My side

Klinger
Raphael
Carey
Cooper
Head
Brown
Ludeman
Botha
Mennie
Sayers
Tietjens
Worrall (12th)

[daysofourlives]

In Carey, Brown, Cooper, Tietjens
Out Hughes, Ferguson, Lyon, Richardson.

My side

Klinger
Raphael
Carey
Cooper
Head
Brown
Ludeman
Botha
Mennie
Sayers
Tietjens
Worrall (12th)

Hopefully that side will scrape together more than 29

[carey]

In Carey, Brown, Cooper, Tietjens
Out Hughes, Ferguson, Lyon, Richardson.

My side

Klinger
Raphael
Carey
Cooper
Head
Brown
Ludeman
Botha
Mennie
Sayers
Tietjens
Worrall (12th)

Cant see us taking 10 wickets with that line up let alone taking 20! we may be lucky and jag first innings points but for me even that is a long way off.

Batting looks OK at best I'm not sold on Raphael i think Carey and Head are great propects and simply have to keep playing for devlopment, Surly Cooper is due, maybe the longer form of the game may help with no real pressure to get going he can just play himself in?? (I hope so as he is a far better cricketer than he is showing) i have no idea who Brown is so cant comment is he the kensington Brown? which leaves Klinger, Botha and Ludeman for mine we need a big score from Klinger who is more than capable, Botha must lead from the front and Ludes can play his natural game but just be a little more selective.

IMO we would have to bat first and post 350+ which to me is a long shot but that would be our only chance of getting points in this game.

Sayers is a work horse but hardly a strike bowler (i know his figures are good thus far), Minnie well its all weve got, Botha like with the bat must show why we recruited him and lead from the front and i think Worrell will play in front of Tietjens and again he is hardly a threat.

As much as i hope I'm wrong i think were in real trouble we only have 4 out but it just exposses our lack of depth were NSW have a heap out yet they just keep getting the job done. I'll think NSW will take full match points

[heater31]

Brown is Jake from Kensington.

Did Alex Carey go to Tasmania with the 2nd XI squad last week? Must have gone alright to get his first List A and FC games so soon....

[Jim05]

Looks a very fragile batting lineup, be interesting to see the NSW side

[stampy]

brown from the browns

[PPLions]

Article on Alex carey's debut from foxsports:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/former-gws-giants-player-alex-carey-set-to-make-sheffield-shield-debut-for-south-australia/story-fn5k3dxv-1226580774272?from=public_rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed#.USKapaUzh8E

[Lightning McQueen]

In Carey, Brown, Cooper, Tietjens
Out Hughes, Ferguson, Lyon, Richardson.

My side

Klinger
Raphael
Carey
Cooper
Head
Brown
Ludeman
Botha
Mennie
Sayers
Tietjens
Worrall (12th)

Ouch.

[RustyCage]

yeah it's quite a weak team, Cooper can count himself very lucky that there is little competition for his spot in the team at the minute.

[RustyCage]

NSW batting first. 0/10 after 4.3

[CoverKing]

Tietjens 12th man

[BoundaryRider84]

2/23 after 12 overs. Sayers with both wickets.

[BoundaryRider84]

3/27 after being 0/18. Sayers has the wickets of Cruikshank, Maddison and Henry.

[Coach Bombay]

The missus and I are off to corny point for the week so I won't be able to follow the match very closely. TSG will be happy about that

Good start by the boys, can't argue with Sayers selection, keeps on getting the top order wickets. Would love to see how our full strength eleven would look, in particular the bowling attack. My eleven would be:

Klinger
Cooper (would love to see him open, think it would suit his game better, and has made a one day hundred opening)
Hughes
Ferguson
Head
Christian
Ludeman
Botha
Richardson
Sayers
Putland

12th Lyon

[RustyCage]

Sayers is on fire!

[Aerie]

Great start! Sayers seems to have taken his Grade form of years and years with him to Shield cricket. A genuine swing bowler. How far can he go?

[BoundaryRider84]

Great start! Sayers seems to have taken his Grade form of years and years with him to Shield cricket. A genuine swing bowler. How far can he go?

Moving the ball a long way, got Henry with a cracker that moved in about 15cm or so from outside offstump.

[Lightning McQueen]

Sayers is on fire!

He makes me feel like dancing.

[Coach Bombay]

4/33 been here before a few times. Brad haddin's wicket is so important now. Don't jinx him Carey

[Ecky]

2012/13 Shield batting averages of those playing in this game

32 Mennie
29 Head
25 Ludeman
24 Raphael
23 Klinger
14 Worrall
12 Botha
10 Sayers
7 Cooper
Brown and Carey DNB