Sheffield Shield Scores around Oz

[whufc]

In the other shield games at the moment we currently have

NSW- all out 288
M.Clarke- 88
S.Henry- 48
S.Smith- 42

S.Rainbird- 6/68 (on debut)
B.Hilfenaus- 2/44

Tas- 1/62
A.Doolan- 41* (could be a test selecting innings)
E.Cowan-19*

[whufc]

At the MCG

Victoria- all out 312
C.White- 83
P.Handscomb- 69 (one of my favs)
D.Hussey- 44
(Aus watch- Rogers 36, Wade 33)

J.Behrendorff- 4/62
H.Cartwright- 2/14

Western Australia- 2/116
J.Rogers- 51* (26 year old)
M.North 45

F.Ahwed- 1/21
P.Siddle- 1/25

[Phantom Gossiper]

VIC 312 (C. White 83, P. Handscomb 69, J Behrendorff 4/62) v WA 2/118 (J. Rogers 54*, M. North 45)

*edit* Way ahead of me whufc!

[Gozu]

Fawad Ahmed 6/68 in the 1st Inns against WA today.

[Jim05]

TAS 2/271 v QLD, Silk 107
VIC 236 v NSW

[whufc]

Silk is quality, should be earmarked as Rogers replacement if he doesn't get a go before hand

[Jim05]

Century today for the Blonde Don, dismissed for 107

[Ron Burgundy]

Silk is quality, should be earmarked as Rogers replacement if he doesn't get a go before hand

Is in his 7th first class match and got a pair last match. Yeah he must have some ability, he just scored his 3rd ton, but come on...

Let him prove himself over a few seasons.

[Gozu]

Steve Smith 107 (169) and Warner 104 (87) today vs Vic.

[Rik E Boy]

Silk is quality, should be earmarked as Rogers replacement if he doesn't get a go before hand

Is in his 7th first class match and got a pair last match. Yeah he must have some ability, he just scored his 3rd ton, but come on...

Let him prove himself over a few seasons.

Agree with this post but let's not wait until he is 35 either. (Not that you are suggesting this btw)

regards,

REB

[whufc]

Silk is quality, should be earmarked as Rogers replacement if he doesn't get a go before hand

Is in his 7th first class match and got a pair last match. Yeah he must have some ability, he just scored his 3rd ton, but come on...

Let him prove himself over a few seasons.

I agree he is probably not ready for test cricket and its a bit early. BUT imho his the best young batting talent in Oz

I think the biggest problem Australian test cricket has at the moment is that there is no direction in where the team is heading.

I respect Chris Rogers just as much as anyone but at the end of the day we will NOT win these Ashes whether Rogers plays or not. The cold hard fact is his position in the side is just a stop gap and delaying the fact we need to find our next long term test opener.

People will say you play your best eleven, put simply the best eleven is not good enough and I challenge anyone who can 100% confidently say they know what the best 11 Australian test side is. Playing your best eleven isn't going to work when if your captain goes down you are going to have to debut a guy to captain or vice captain the side.

Can anyone confidently say we know who will be the next test captain in a couple of years when Clarke retires due to back pain.

With the current lack of direction that is being shown we will be ordinary for the next 10 years.

You never like to 'gift' people test caps but isn't that what we are currently doing with blokes like Hughes, Watson, Cowan, Maxwell etc

[Grahaml]

People said very similar things around 1987 and 1988. We seemed to go ok in the 90s though.

[Jim05]

NSW 1/103 v QLD
Warner brought up his 50 with a six but out next ball trying to repeat the shot

[Jim05]

NSW 4/292
The Blonde Don failed by his standards, only managed 69 today

[whufc]

NSW 4/292
The Blonde Don failed by his standards, only managed 69 today

Hehehe!!

WCP

[Jim05]

Best keeper in Australia 76no against the Poms

[Jim05]

Looks like officials are finally taking some action on cheats. Wade suspended for 1 Shield game for deliberately tampering with the pitch.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/crick ... 6761940511

[Coach Bombay]

Another failure to spud rogers out for 4. Stop gifting him games FFS

[Ron Burgundy]

Another failure to spud rogers out for 4. Stop gifting him games FFS

Bit rough. He's a young fella. and has played less than a dozen games.

[Brodlach]

Marcus North given leave from the WA v Qld game as his brother was killed in a car accident yesterday

Thoughts to Marcus and his family