*Official* Warm up Matches Discussion

[Riggins]

Trott's such a strange case. Fields almost exclusively at either first slip or fine leg. Often alternating between them one over to the next.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Much like Ashley Giles, a good close catcher but a liability anywhere else. That run out at Adelaide was ridiculous as it was him.

 

[Langeveldt]

Bairstow will be lucky to get this oppertunity, I'd still pick a half fit, underdone Prior over him.. So Bairstow at 6 for Brisbane then..

 

[andyc]

Is Prior's injury that bad? Thought it was just a bit of tightness.

 

[Adders]

Yeah bit premature talking about playing Bairstow.

 

[steds]

Curious that Bairstow didn't keep wicket today even though Australia A said he could

Shouldn't have anything to do with Australia A:

Objection to substitutes - The opposing captain shall have no right of objection to any player acting as a substitute on the field, nor as to where the substitute shall field. However, no substitute shall act as wicketkeeper

 

[andyc]

Probably would've seen the match stripped of FC status.

Classic Cook being selfish and not wanting to lose his century

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is Prior's injury that bad? Thought it was just a bit of tightness.

The thing is if it is tight and then he played next week and did more damage he would be out and JB would have to play with no matches on tour.

I hope it was just being over cautious and if it was a test he'd have been out there but you never can tell.

 

[91Jmay]

Thought Tremlett looked good, so did Jimmy. Broad utter ****e, needs another warm up game for my money. Prior injury annoying as he could do with another bat. KP needs runs, Swann/Broad need more overs but apart from that preparations not going to badly.

 

[Woodster]

Only saw the highlights of the fourth day's play and there did seem some positivity regarding Tremlett's eight overs. From what it showed on the highlights he looked fairly innocuous, economical but well down on pace, is that a bit unfair ?

 

[Burgey]

As I exclusively predicted before the match began, although a very weak Aus A side, it was more than capable of seeing off this England outfit.

 

[Dan]

Probably would've seen the match stripped of FC status.

Classic Cook being selfish and not wanting to lose his century

I don't think it would, actually - there's been a couple of times where substitutes have come on to keep wickets in Test matches. Pretty sure in one game, England used 4 different 'keepers, of whom only 2 were in the actual XI.

So they theoretically could have used Bairstow, and nobody would really have cared. Even Andy Flower could have come out to don the gloves. Maybe they wanted to see how Root went in case Prior goes down mid-Test?

I'd be playing Bairstow in the next tour match, with the gloves, just in case.

 

[Daemon]

Only saw the highlights of the fourth day's play and there did seem some positivity regarding Tremlett's eight overs. From what it showed on the highlights he looked fairly innocuous, economical but well down on pace, is that a bit unfair ?

He was troubling Klinger in particular early on and was bowling fairly accurately. Definitely down on pace, though admittedly the last time I watched the tremminator was ages ago.

 

[Burgey]

How did D00lers D00lan bat?

 

[NUFAN]

How did D00lers D00lan bat?

***y.

Seriously satisfying batsman to watch, I just love his drives. Anderson delivery to dismiss him was a concern though, just like Martin Love they lack footwork so are prone to beig dismissed bowled between bat and pad or lbw.

Btw I had a bet on Doolan top scoring in the first innings, first Swann wicket I've ever celebrated when he had Klinger out for 29. Don't think I've been paid yet though..

 

[Daemon]

***y.

Seriously satisfying batsman to watch, I just love his drives. Anderson delivery to dismiss him was a concern though, just like Martin Love they lack footwork so are prone to beig dismissed bowled between bat and pad or lbw.

It wasn't a lack of footwork that got him there imo, he just wasn't able to adjust to the movement in time. Or something. Was a peach from Anderson really.

 

[Manee]

***y.

Seriously satisfying batsman to watch, I just love his drives. Anderson delivery to dismiss him was a concern though, just like Martin Love they lack footwork so are prone to beig dismissed bowled between bat and pad or lbw.

Btw I had a bet on Doolan top scoring in the first innings, first Swann wicket I've ever celebrated when he had Klinger out for 29. Don't think I've been paid yet though..

He looked good. Nice positive batting. Good ball to dismiss him. Anderson can sometimes be too good to survive, not exactly easy to tell when that inswinger is coming.

 

[adub]

Cricket Australia (CA) has announced an Invitational XI to face England at the Sydney Cricket Ground from 13-16 November.

The Cricket Australia Invitational XI is:

Ed Cowan (Tasmania)
Aaron Finch (Victoria)
Callum Ferguson (South Australia)
Adam Voges (Western Australia)
Ben Rohrer (New South Wales)
Ryan Carters (New South Wales)
Peter Nevill (New South Wales) - Captain
Stephen O’Keefe (New South Wales)
Josh Lalor (New South Wales)
Chris Tremain (New South Wales)
Nic Bills (New South Wales)

Coach: Geoff Lawson (New South Wales)

 

[Maximas]

Steve O'Keefe to take 20 wickets and still not come into consideration

 

[adub]

Finch

Will be interesting to see if Bills, Lalor and Tremain can make any impact.

Hoping SOK can keep his good work going so that it can continue to be ignored. Would much rather he and Rohrer were playing Qld because without Pup and with Dougy and Haze having minor niggles we could be quite short.