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*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff
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pup11
International Coach
I would give the new ball to Siddle and Johnson to start with, but if Johnson fails to swing the new ball, then my choice would be Clark-Siddle, both bowlers are pretty likely to make the batsmen play at most of the deliveries, hence making optimum use of the new ball
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Hauritz gets Nielsen backing - The Ashes 2009 - Fox Sports
Reckon we can rightly or wrongly pencil Hauritz's name into the first test, with Stuey carrying the drinks.
Reckon we can rightly or wrongly pencil Hauritz's name into the first test, with Stuey carrying the drinks.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Surprise surprise.Honestly, someone should put it to Hilditch that he's wasting a place. Probably a bit unkind to Hauritz I suppose to actually say that in a press-conference or wherever, but that's essentially what he's doing.
Hauritz as a bowler offers nothing that North (and Clarke if fit) doesn't. All he does is makes sure Australia's side fits a template, because convention demands that a specialist spinner is picked.
Yet, just a few months back, Australia picked four seamers and won two Tests. Simply beyond belief.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Correction 3 seamers & nonsense.
Honestly, someone should put it to Hilditch that he's wasting a place. Probably a bit unkind to Hauritz I suppose to actually say that in a press-conference or wherever, but that's essentially what he's doing.
Hauritz as a bowler offers nothing that North (and Clarke if fit) doesn't. All he does is makes sure Australia's side fits a template, because convention demands that a specialist spinner is picked.
Yet, just a few months back, Australia picked four seamers and won two Tests. Simply beyond belief.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Matt79
Global Moderator
As a side note, hate the term 'Bunsen' - one of the lamest and on CW overused pieces of slang.
After the tour matches, my Aussie team going in would be
Katich
Hughes
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
North
Haddin
Johnson
McDonald
Lee
Siddle
12th: Clark
Don't know that Clark has demonstrated he's regained his edge after his injury woes and he was woeful without that edge when last he played.
After the tour matches, my Aussie team going in would be
Katich
Hughes
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
North
Haddin
Johnson
McDonald
Lee
Siddle
12th: Clark
Don't know that Clark has demonstrated he's regained his edge after his injury woes and he was woeful without that edge when last he played.
Matt79
Global Moderator
The guy took wickets at 20-odd and did everything asked of him, and the attack looked balanced for the first time since Warne retired. Your prejudice against McDonald is what is a nonsense.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
No way, the attack was by no means balanced. AUS haven't had a balance attack since Warne retired. SRI & IND 07/08 was the closest they came to that.
To get a balanced attack AUS need to play 4 quicks, because thats the obvious bowling strenght. But for some stupid reason it seems like the selectors, Neilsen & possibly even Ponting are struggling to grasp that idea.
No, it has never been prejudice. I have given very solid irregovocable arguments to why he was a useless selection in the Should Brett Lee be selected for the Ashes thread. So for i am yet to hear any proper defense to why he was selected in the last 4 test or the Ashes squad.
Theirfore to date rather, all who have defended McDonald are living in denial.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Exactly, but we should never let what actually happened get in the way of stupidity.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You need to pick your best bowling team available at the time to have a balanced attack. We did that and won against SA. Simply really.
You only consider your arguments 'irregovocable' because you conveniently ignore bits and pieces of the replies. If your ears weren't painted on and you displayed even a minute understanding of the game you'd possibly have recognised why he was selected.
Therefore, to date, you've displayed nothing but an ignorance of what bowling actually involves and what seems like a bias against someone because you don't like their style of play. As has been said before, the guy's not a world-beater but he's not terrible either.
It's easy to say 'I haven't heard any solid arguments' when you've got your fingers in your ears going 'LALALALALALALA'.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Note to selectors:
Please, please pick McDonald.
And on the possibility of Hauritz being selected...surely not...
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
It's almost certainly the attack that England would least want to face. And if one of them breaks down after Aus have won the first couple of tests, they won't worry too much.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Eughhh. The England selectors have screwed us over again. Panesar has done nothing to deserve being picked for the 13, let alone the XI. I'm just hoping that the Cardiff pitch looks green come Wednesday and they go in with Onions. Panesar couldn't get wickets against Glamorgan at Cardiff, what chance is he going to have at getting the Australian Test side out? They should have gone in with 12 and picked Samit Patel, he offers more with bat and ball combined than Bell and MSP.