***Official*** Australian Domestic Thread 2012/13

[Spikey]

Michael Clarke Talks: Why I Love Victorians

Michael Clarke struggled with the decision to drop Brad Haddin from the Test team | The Courier-Mail

Meanwhile everyone loves Mr Lumb. Including the team he once sucked for (uh kinda)

Brisbane Heat eye signing big-hitter Michael Lumb for Big Bash | The Courier-Mail

 

[Spikey]

Blues given a stumper by selectors over Haddin

As I was sorta expecting, one of the kids won't be playing for the Blues this week. Cummins will be with the test team.

I'm choosing to take this as the Blues saying "hey we don't need him we've got straceh, dougeh and haze, you take care of him" btw

 

[robelinda]

NSW's SS squad vs Qld: Clarke (c), Bollinger, Copeland, Haddin (wk), Hazlewood, Henry, Maddinson, Nevill, O'Keefe, Starc, Warner, Watson.

 

[benchmark00]

May God have mercy on our souls.

 

[Spikey]

warner
nevill
watson
clarkeh
maddinson
haddin
sok
copeland
starc
bollinger
haze

sorry henry! we need 6 bowlers

 

[Cabinet96]

Made the right call with the bowlers IMO.

Although they could live without one of the quicks!

 

[Spikey]

WACA's shocking start to the season continues; MJ signs for Brisbane in the BigBash

 

[Cabinet96]

FFS though. This is why Cummins or Starc should have played the A game. Cummins hasn't played a FC game for nearly a year, and the one time he's actually fit and available, NSW have a full strength squad for likely the only time this season.

 

[robelinda]

wouldve thought copeland or bollinger would make way for cummins.

 

[benchmark00]

Cricket Australia have already come out and commented on how they've figured out the number of full intensity bowling days a fast bowler can have in a season, so they're obviously just trying to manage that ahead of the test series with regards to Cummins.

 

[Cabinet96]

I don't see how you can even be considering someone for tests if they've gone a year without playing FC cricket, and just bowling pies in T20.

 

[benchmark00]

I don't see how you can even be considering someone for tests if they've gone a year without playing FC cricket, and just bowling pies in T20.

The times they are a changin'.


I believe test selection is an old old wooden ship.

 

[Spikey]

CA's line is that they want him in Brisbane...to uh prepare by himself.

I feel he's basically been dropped

 

[Cabinet96]

Look, I understand the issues with workload, but it all seems a bit overboard IMO. I mean what, is the plan for him to not play any FC cricket for NSW, have him wrapped up in cotton wool, and then unleashed in a must win Ashes test?

It's like a not so extreme version of Atul Sharma FFS.

 

[Spikey]

i wonder if nsw have to announce their 'reserve' players for the 4th day before the match starts

 

[vic_orthdox]

Look, I understand the issues with workload, but it all seems a bit overboard IMO. I mean what, is the plan for him to not play any FC cricket for NSW, have him wrapped up in cotton wool, and then unleashed in a must win Ashes test?

It's like a not so extreme version of Atul Sharma FFS.

Alternatively, seeing as the Aus bowling coach was over at the CL, and Cummins struggled in the latter parts, they see the need for him to do some extra work before using him in the upcoming Shield and Ryobi Cup Games before Perth, which is still over a month away.

 

[Spikey]

Frankly, Perth seems like a pipe dream unless Cummins tears it apart in his, now, one full shield game. Maybe Hobart...

 

[Cabinet96]

Alternatively, seeing as the Aus bowling coach was over at the CL, and Cummins struggled in the latter parts, they see the need for him to do some extra work before using him in the upcoming Shield Games before Perth, which is still over a month away.

Yeah, I don't have an issue with him not playing on merit, although I would have liked him to have played the A game if that was to be the case. But if it is, as Bency suggested, a case of them not picking him because they want to save him for tests, then I don't agree.

 

[Spikey]

nsw 2nd xi was 2/308. then 7/313. then 8/321. then 9/370. then 9/465 and declaring. makes sense

 

[Riggins]

can one watch the ryobi cup match on atm online somehow?