Lightning McQueen wrote:daysofourlives wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:Miving forward batting wise Phillippe and Turner simply cannot be picked for the WC as they are not good enough and it's either Wade or Carey to take the gloves, can't have one just playing as a batsmen IMO.
They need to give McDermott and Christian an opportunity now.
Marsh the shinning light once again!
Yep, I'd persevere with Philippe for the remainder of this tour, it was enough of an audition, there's just no room for Turner, batting 6 or 7 he's never gonna hit a half ton unless we're 4/10, he will never strike at 160 or above and we have enough all-rounders that can fill in the middle to lower order positions while being able to contribute with the ball if need be.
We should be investing time in the middle for McDermott, he has to bat 4, 5 at the lowest and yeah, let's actually see if Dan is up to it, chucking him in for a game here or there is pointless, he'd put too much pressure on himself to perform, telling him he has a guaranteed 5 games to prove his worth would take the edge off we'd get a better result, or alternatively we'd see that he just aint up to it.whufc wrote:I don't follow the T20 closely but are we the only country who still doesn't play their best 11 every single time.
You throw, Warner, Smith, Cummins into the side and that's a huge difference, especially in t20 where one performance can easily win you a game.
Yep, Warner and Smith gives that top order a whole new look, the other opener role is still up for grabs as is the keeper, in today's game it's usually a dual role.
With the T20 WC being held in the UAE we really need to focus on batsmen that can handle turning wickets.
Cmon fellas, Christian, really??
He beats up on the 4th, 5th 6th bowlers in a Big Bash league that is amongst the worst in the world. I dont think there is any doubt about this anymore, f me the Hong Kong 6's is probaly a better standard haha.
He has not improved at what? 38 years of age, nobody does, he has always been just not quite good enough, wether it be shield cricket or domestic one dayers and now we are trying to build a case for him at International level, please, turn it up.
All bullshit aside, we shouldn't have sent him, but look at some of the other chops over there, may aswell nip it in the bud now as a failed experiment.
I just think he should get a game in the current series as the others have showed they're not good enough and need to be replaced and Christian is the option there. Going forward into the World Cup it's hard to see him being in the squad if all the guys not playing at the moment are to come back in for the WC.
