Australian Domestic Cricket 2020-21

[The Dark Knight]

Play em’ both.
Get games into them.
Could be a Sleepy and Tim May combo

Hatzi is a leftie though isn’t he?

Na mate, rightie, can't really play both, Pope can't bat for shit and averages 72.5 with the ball, take out his 7/87 and he averages 110.7.

Based on them numbers we're better off playing an extra batsman and getting some extra overs out of Head or Cooper.

Yeah right.
I was thinking he was a chinaman so potentially could play both.
I still think they need to persevere with Pope even though his figures say otherwise.

Speaking of Left Arm Chinamen I believe Joe Medew-Ewen is one and have been told to keep an eye on him, he is one of three Port players named in the SA second eleven squad MC posted yesterday.
He has 22 wickets @22.55 in first grade this season and wicket-keeper Isaac Conway has 506 runs @56.22 with 21 catches and 6 stumpings.
Have guys on here seen them in action?

[Armchair expert]

Vics running through the Aussie team

[Lightning McQueen]

Vics running through the Aussie team

Smith and Marnus both pissed off at getting out, perhaps the umps are as sick as us watching their antics.

[Dutchy]

Starc's fall from grace has been quite rapid, 14 overs, no wickets @ over 5 rpo

[The Bedge]

Starc's fall from grace has been quite rapid, 14 overs, no wickets @ over 5 rpo

Coz he's a one trick pony.

[Jim05]

Starc's fall from grace has been quite rapid, 14 overs, no wickets @ over 5 rpo

Have you seen any of his bowling in this game?
He had 2 or 3 nicked through the slips early on in the first innings. I do think his test days are nearly over though

[RB]

Starc's problem has always been that he leaks runs, and totally releases any pressure on the batsman, when he's not completely on top.

He has a 'low floor' compared to a Cummins or Hazelwood, for instance.

He shouldn't be picked in the test squad again. We have better options.

[mal]

Joe Burns is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
QL made 275 v TA
Joes Burns last man out for 171 off 217 balls
Likeable bloke, be great if he made the Australian team again , and performed well

VI 200 + 5/87
The SS run machine NIc Maddinson has performed very well against an almost Australian attack
Maddinson 77[80] and 44[77] and could end up the top scorer in both digs
He deserves to be picked for Australia on his SS form of the last couple of seasons , irrespective of how he performs at International level

[The Dark Knight]

Victoria win by 4 wickets
NSW second innings 175
Abbott 73
Boland 4/57

Victoria second innings 6/143
Maddinson 44
Fraser-McGurk 38*
Lyon 4/57 from 28 overs opening the bowling. Match figures of 44.1 overs, 14 maidens, 10/78.
Maddinson was Lyon's 600th first class wicket

Queensland need 273 runs to win
Tasmania second innings 252
Doran 55
Bartlett 4/59

Queensland second innings currently 0/37

[The Dark Knight]

Impressive win for Queensland by three wickets chasing down 310 on day four, Khawaja hit 115* to steer his team home. Labuschagne made 78.

[Eagles2014]

Yeah right.
I was thinking he was a chinaman so potentially could play both.
I still think they need to persevere with Pope even though his figures say otherwise.

I'm of the opinion that if we don't have one up to the level required, don't play one, he can work on his craft at district level, I'm by no means giving up on him but if all our bowlers averaged 111 @ 4.4 RPO we'd be batting after tea on day two chasing 6/660 declared.

We are not playing a spinner in the Shield match. Will use part time stuff from Bosisto and Head. Fair enough in WA.

Coming into One day team is Cooper, Ferg, Weatherald, Valente and Hatziglou, so Hatzi be our spinner there.

Not so fussed Harry picked in Shield team, did make century in his last game before the break, but has also been picked as batter in the One day comp, that is a joke considering some of the players he has been picked in front of

[Minimum Chips]

Yeah right.
I was thinking he was a chinaman so potentially could play both.
I still think they need to persevere with Pope even though his figures say otherwise.

I'm of the opinion that if we don't have one up to the level required, don't play one, he can work on his craft at district level, I'm by no means giving up on him but if all our bowlers averaged 111 @ 4.4 RPO we'd be batting after tea on day two chasing 6/660 declared.

We are not playing a spinner in the Shield match. Will use part time stuff from Bosisto and Head. Fair enough in WA.

Coming into One day team is Cooper, Ferg, Weatherald, Valente and Hatziglou, so Hatzi be our spinner there.

Not so fussed Harry picked in Shield team, did make century in his last game before the break, but has also been picked as batter in the One day comp, that is a joke considering some of the players he has been picked in front of

Unfortunately whilst Tim is still in charge this sort of speculation will continue (i.e. Harry being picked in front of others - not Harry's fault). I did hear that part of the Hussey review was a complete change in the HP department but SACA Board knocked that one on the head and redacted it (??) out of the report - hence why there has been no mention of it.

[Lightning McQueen]

Shield squad to head to Perth
Head (s)
Agar
Bosisto
Carey
Grany
Hunt
C.Kelly
Lehmann
Nielsen
Sayers
Scott
Worrall

Outs: Ferguson, Pope and McInerney.
Ins: Carey, Grant and Kelly.

ODD Squad
Head (c)
Agar
Carey
Cooper
Ferguson
Grant
Hatzolgou
C.Kelly
Nielsen
Valente
Weatherald
Worrall

Some things just don't make sense to me.

[Eagles2014]

This is true, was taken out of report as made Tim Neilson look bad Heard on weekend there were four applicants for the new head of Selector's position that Tim's best mate James Pyke got. Ben Higgins was one, and Tim told him would be conflict with his son Isaac coming thru system. POT. KETTLE!! Plus Isaac is still years away from that level so did not make sense. He was the best person for the job in my opinion.

The other two were Mark Cosgrove and Peter Sleep, both got told by Tim they had a conflict of interest still being heavily involved with a Grade team (Northern's and Woodville) so would not be given the job. Again, could have been resolved before a flat NO!

So he appoints his best mate to continue looking after Harry. Agree, not Harry's fault and like the lad, but how he is in one day team over Lehmann, Gibson, etc is laughable!

[Tony Clifton]

Can't really criticise the pedigree of all four of those selector options - Pyke, Higgins, Cosgrove, Sleep - all know their stuff and would have been good choices imho.

Also reckon if it was Harry Jones no one would bat an eyelid at his selection. He's been great in grade cricket for years and has shown a bit at the next level at times too.

Pleased to see a few locals getting a gig this week in either Shield, one day or 2nd XI squads. All of Drew, Kelly x 2, Grant, Johnson, Capel, Worden have ability. Would love to see a few of them step up. Hopefully a few players emerge out of the wreckage. There wasn't much to get excited about pre-Christmas.

[Lightning McQueen]

Cosgrove could've been a worthy option as no one at the Jets is really banging down the door for a state call up.

[The Dark Knight]

More runs for Usman Khawaja in the One Day cup today, he made 93 as Queensland chased down Tasmania's 237 to win by 4 wickets.

[Minimum Chips]

2nd X1 game currently on at Karen Rolton (halfway through day 2):

SA 1st Innings 252 (Drew 74, Gibson 62, Worden 32, T Kelly 32)
ACT/NSW Country 5/214 (Valente 4/47)

[Eagles2014]

2nd X1 game currently on at Karen Rolton (halfway through day 2):

SA 1st Innings 252 (Drew 74, Gibson 62, Worden 32, T Kelly 32)
ACT/NSW Country 5/214 (Valente 4/47)

Jake Weatherald 217 not out today, should play the next Shield game now!

[The Dark Knight]

NSW playing Victoria today, Steve Smith is not playing due to a reoccurring elbow injury and neither is Mitchell Starc as he is on bereavement leave after the death of his father due to cancer on Tuesday.

In other news Mitch Swepson will not play for the rest of the season due to a stress fracture in his neck.