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Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 1:23 pm

The 15 man squad to go to Sri Lanka has been released for the 3 test tour in July/August.

Recalled have been Moises Henriques :shock: and Nathan Coulter Nile.

Australia Test squad: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (v-c), Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Jackson Bird, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Lyon Steve O'Keefe.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby heater31 » Tue May 24, 2016 1:30 pm

Two Dads Nile selected again :roll:

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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 1:33 pm

I would like to see Sayers get a run, interesting stats there Heater.

Moises....really?
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby The Dark Knight » Tue May 24, 2016 1:42 pm

Coulter-Nile again, they love giving some blokes free rides don't they.

Henriques first class form since his last test match in 2013 hardly demands a recall.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby heater31 » Tue May 24, 2016 1:44 pm

Corona Man wrote:I would like to see Sayers get a run, interesting stats there Heater.

Moises....really?

Chuck Berry and Adelaide based The Australian Journo Andrew Faulkner will be fuming
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 1:45 pm

heater31 wrote:
Corona Man wrote:I would like to see Sayers get a run, interesting stats there Heater.

Moises....really?

Chuck Berry and Adelaide based The Australian Journo Andrew Faulkner will be fuming

All of which counts for absolutely zero, meanwhile Bacchus will be enjoying a spot of lunch somewhere pleasant.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby heater31 » Tue May 24, 2016 1:49 pm

Corona Man wrote:
heater31 wrote:
Corona Man wrote:I would like to see Sayers get a run, interesting stats there Heater.

Moises....really?

Chuck Berry and Adelaide based The Australian Journo Andrew Faulkner will be fuming

All of which counts for absolutely zero, meanwhile Bacchus will be enjoying a spot of lunch somewhere pleasant.

Shouldn't complain too much SA do have 7 in the A Squads.....
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 1:50 pm

Good point, some rewards there for a few blokes who have earnt a crack at higher honours.... as for Moises, I guess someone had to "step up" to cover Watto's retirement. He is a good fit then!
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue May 24, 2016 2:44 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:Coulter-Nile again, they love giving some blokes free rides don't they.

Henriques first class form since his last test match in 2013 hardly demands a recall.


Neither of them will play a game anyway, perhaps they are specialists at pouring drinks.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 2:51 pm

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The Dark Knight wrote:Coulter-Nile again, they love giving some blokes free rides don't they.

Henriques first class form since his last test match in 2013 hardly demands a recall.


Neither of them will play a game anyway, perhaps they are specialists at pouring drinks.

Or playing cards in the event of a rain delay.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby bennymacca » Tue May 24, 2016 5:46 pm

No real surprises there. Henriques goes as backup to M Marsh, which tells me they are going to play two spinners the whole time.

NCN goes as backup for Starc (in lieu of Pattinson and Cummins), Bird for Hazelwood.

Sayers only goes instead of Bird, not instead of NCN.


Shaun Marsh is the one that really annoys me. Why bother taking him? He isnt getting picked unless there is an injury. Why not take Bancroft or Head and give them some experience around the Test team?
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 5:57 pm

The press release basically said they would play 2 spinners BMac. I've said it many times, an all rounder, and I means GENIUNE all rounder is fine, but we actually don't have one. So now we take 2 blokes who both bat & bowl a bit on tour! Ok perhaps take one. Neither of them is good enough to play as either a batter in the top 6, or as part of our best 4 bowlers, in any conditions. Give me a player who can either bat or bowl a lot, than a bloke who can do a little of either.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby bennymacca » Tue May 24, 2016 6:09 pm

The problem is we don't have someone in the top order who can bowl 10 overs on those days where the opposition bats most of the day. Warner isn't consistent enough, smith won't bowl himself as captain for some reason.

I guess Voges could do it, but he is getting on.

Potentially down the track someone like head could do it.

Don't forget we are now the top ranked test side though, and we got there playing 5 bowlers the whole time, so there is no real impetus to change the structure of the team
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 6:20 pm

Fair point Benny... I guess I am one to think our 4 best bowlers SHOULD be good enough to bowl out any opposition line up. What you are saying is to have a plan b. It would be good if one of our best 6 batters could do that 10 over job. Ideally M. Marsh is that player, I just want him to be in our best 6 batters... Then it's a no brainer.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby RB » Tue May 24, 2016 8:23 pm

heater31 wrote:Two Dads Nile selected again :roll:

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And Sayers has played half his matches on a road. NCN must have pictures.
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby BoundaryRider84 » Tue May 24, 2016 8:56 pm

Geez Lyon has some work to do. Dont rate Sock why not Zampa
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby The Dark Knight » Tue May 24, 2016 8:56 pm

Article from Cricket Australia about the selection of the squad- http://www.cricket.com.au/news/australi ... 2016-05-24
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby heater31 » Tue May 24, 2016 8:58 pm

BoundaryRider84 wrote:Geez Lyon has some work to do. Dont rate Sock why not Zampa

Barely played any Shield cricket. But that has never stopped them before.....
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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Rik E Boy » Tue May 24, 2016 9:12 pm

Corona Man wrote:The press release basically said they would play 2 spinners BMac. I've said it many times, an all rounder, and I means GENIUNE all rounder is fine, but we actually don't have one. So now we take 2 blokes who both bat & bowl a bit on tour! Ok perhaps take one. Neither of them is good enough to play as either a batter in the top 6, or as part of our best 4 bowlers, in any conditions. Give me a player who can either bat or bowl a lot, than a bloke who can do a little of either.


Top call this. Weve been searching for the great white hope since Keith Miller retired.

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Re: Australian Test Tour - Sri Lanka 2016

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 24, 2016 9:18 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
Corona Man wrote:The press release basically said they would play 2 spinners BMac. I've said it many times, an all rounder, and I means GENIUNE all rounder is fine, but we actually don't have one. So now we take 2 blokes who both bat & bowl a bit on tour! Ok perhaps take one. Neither of them is good enough to play as either a batter in the top 6, or as part of our best 4 bowlers, in any conditions. Give me a player who can either bat or bowl a lot, than a bloke who can do a little of either.


Top call this. Weve been searching for the great white hope since Keith Miller retired.

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Yes we have. So what does that tell you... Blokes like that don't come along all that often, so why do we try to manufacture one?
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