Aus v Ind Test Series

[bennymacca]

Aussies named their 12 this morning. Starc Doolan and maxwell out, Harris Watson and hazelwood in.

Subject to fitness it looks a much better team than the last one we played in Pakistan.

Will be interesting how they use both marsh and Watson. My feeling is Watson will bowl very little, especially if we are on top.

[bennymacca]

From mals thread

Josh Hazlewood

Will Josh struggle in Domestic cricket ?
If so, how will he go in
Sheffield Shield
One Dayers
20/20
He is young enough , and good enough , to be a very good bowler for NSW in all forms , from here on

Cant see him playing Test Cricket in his current form
Would need to improve a fair bit

Has the potential to play more ODI games
Has played 2 ODI games
1/41[7] v England 2010 as a 19 year old
0/6[2] in a rain interrupted game in England 2013

Squids on the ball
Predicted Hazelwood last January


QUESTION
First Test v India
Siddle or Hazelwood

Siddle gets first crack imo, though the need for someone to bowl lots of overs to take pressure off Harris and Johnson is reduced by having both marsh and Watson in the team

[mighty_tiger_79]

anyone going down to Glenelg Oval to watch the Indians in their first tour match?

[Failed Creation]

anyone going down to Glenelg Oval to watch the Indians in their first tour match?

When does it start?

[Stumps]

10.30
$10

[Failed Creation]

That's not bad, I might head out tomorrow. I assume it's a 4-Dayer?

[heater31]

That's not bad, I might head out tomorrow. I assume it's a 4-Dayer?

Nope it's only 2.

[Failed Creation]

That's not bad, I might head out tomorrow. I assume it's a 4-Dayer?

Nope it's only 2.

So I'd best be going along tomorrow!

[whufc]

Big fan of Hazelwood!!!

Siddle defiantly deserves first crack but I won't be to disappointed to see Haxelwood given a go.

What's up with Pattinson these days?? Still injured?

[bennymacca]

Big fan of Hazelwood!!!

Siddle defiantly deserves first crack but I won't be to disappointed to see Haxelwood given a go.

What's up with Pattinson these days?? Still injured?

Must be still injured.

We are going to have some good selection dilemmas when he and cummins are back ready for test cricket

[mal]

AUSTRALIAN SQUAD
FWIW With my CURRENT ratings
5 Being a pass mark

3.2 CLARKE... Hopelessly out of form and fitness ,but can be a 9.0 at series end
4.5 HADDIN.. Batting slipping , should improve rating against pop gun attack
9.0 HARRIS....One of the worlds most destructive new ball bowlers
5.0 HAZELWOOD ...??? Who knows
9.8 JOHNSON..The best player in world cricket
3.5 LYON......... Struggling , could be replaced by a leg spinner by the end of the series
6.0 MARSH......Looks the goods , could emerge as a star by the series end
6.0 ROGERS....Does the job , age does not weary
4.2 SIDDLE.....Im a great fan of Pete , but since he went bananas his form started slipping
8.9 SMITH....East Coast Peroxide Don , Im amazed at his improvement , as would WCP + TSG
8.9 WARNER...Matchwinner, should clobber the Indians this summer
5.3 WATSON...Bowling slipping , must bat 3 , needs to make BIG scores because of the Marsh factor

Australia will destroy the Indians this summer

[westcoastpanther]

If Clarke doesn't come up I think Ferg now deserves a chance

[whufc]

If Clarke doesn't come up I think Ferg now deserves a chance

I rate Peter Handscombe as a better bat and a long term proposition

[bennymacca]

If Clarke doesn't come up I think Ferg now deserves a chance

I rate Peter Handscombe as a better bat and a long term proposition

He only bats at 6 for vic though.

Burns would be in with a shot too imo.

[mal]

First Class careers

BURNS
75 innings
2864 runs
42.11 average
7 tons

HANDSCOMBE
47 innings
one thousand six hundred and eight runs
35.73 ave
3 tons

Burns better right now, but that can change

[whufc]

If Clarke doesn't come up I think Ferg now deserves a chance

I rate Peter Handscombe as a better bat and a long term proposition

He only bats at 6 for vic though.

Burns would be in with a shot too imo.

That's because his still doing a lot of keeping and they dont want to burn him out

Has been through all the underage Australia sides as well

[bennymacca]

Does anyone know how to use statsguru for first class records? I want to work out the first class batting averages of all current Australian players.

[mal]

Quotes by Kohli

" Theres going to be more aggression this time around with the whole squad.
Its all about going out there and not backing off
Thats how you play Test cricket."

On India v Mitchell Johnson
"... technically equipped to negate the express left armer in bouncy conditions."

" Were here to play aggressive cricket, play the brand of cricket that Australia plays."

Good attitude judging by his comments to the press
But I dont share his confidence

Australia 4-0 for me
The best chance the Indians have is the Adelaide Oval test if its similar pitch to the ones used in the SS this season

[bennymacca]

Their batting is incredibly strong, but they still have popgun pace bowling and as such will struggle.

[mal]

Interesting game in Sydney Grade cricket on the weekend
Western Suburbs v Parramatta
2 Day game
Scores day 1 stumps

0/17 DEC. WESTERN SUBURBS
2/140 DEC. PARRAMATTA
1/230 WESTERN SUBURBS

Western suburbs have a lead of 107 runs after day 1

Here is the batting line up and score of the Western Suburbs first innings
0/17 DEC
D Paterson 12 *
I Taylor 3*
J Cook
M Morgan
G Ashmore
C Ridley
MJ Clarke
E Parmakelis
L Gibson
T Islam
A Glendenning
R Keogh

Two declarations , ahem
Western Suburbs to resume batting next week on day 2
Look who was listed to bat at 7 for Western Suburbs on day 1 ....