Australia Off Season 2013 thread.

[Spikey]

Update:

The whole Muirhead thing is hilarious. Does Berry have a daughter? Wouldn't be surprised if he offered her up soon.

I'm not sure which would make it funnier in the end - Muirhead actually being exactly as gun as Berry hopes but playing for Victoria instead anyway, or Muirhead moving to South Australia and being a huge flop at First Class level.

Muirhead actually being exactly as gun as Berry hopes, but playing for NSW instead, and SA getting the huge fine.

[vic_orthdox]

Surely the fact that Berry is up for tapping up Muirhead means that the kid will probably stay, as he and his manager would have to be providing information on Berry's approaches.

[Spikey]

look buddy, muirhead staying wouldn't be the funniest possible result

[uvelocity]

if they poached nev would you move to adelaide too

[uvelocity]

and we cant due to our squad probably means okeefe is locked in for captain again already

[vic_orthdox]

I think they can guarantee Zampa games in all forms at stages during the year, he just won't be getting every game.

Not sure if his leggie has enough on it to math the type of wraps that Pascoe is giving him.

[Spikey]

I can confirm that Zampa does indeed feel lonely ftr. Has nothing to do with Doran though.

in hindsight, a chilling post

leaving us hanging, to say the least. fkg dave gilbert

sticking with that, ftr

[Spikey]

I think they can guarantee Zampa games in all forms at stages during the year, he just won't be getting every game.

Not sure if his leggie has enough on it to math the type of wraps that Pascoe is giving him.

Well Len seems to think Steve Smith is some sort of rival to Zampa which is obviously....

[Maximas]

zampa bowls too slow with not enough spin on the ball - he has a good wrong-un and good control though. I'd say if Smith were to get his control in order he would be better than Zampa.

As far as Muirhead staying, I doubt he'd get much of a go for the vics with Fawad Ahmed and Clive Rose around, I guess Holland would be back around then too.

[brockley]

Joshua Connolly from Canberra Comets moved to Sydney bowls a doosra,useful replacement for Zampa.
Where is Botha in all this,Redbacks won't play 2 spinners.

[Maximas]

Joshua Connolly from Canberra Comets moved to Sydney bowls a doosra,useful replacement for Zampa.
Where is Botha in all this,Redbacks won't play 2 spinners.

Adelaide shield pitches were turning a lot this season, so there is every chance they will, I imagine Lyon and Botha will play as the two for most of the year then another spinner may come in while Lyon is on test duty. Not sure how many seasons Botha plans to play for SA anyway.

[Andre]

Issue with Botha is his batting as much as anything else - think they were hoping he could hold his own in the top 7 but looked a bridge too far. Guessing they'll try it again though with Zampa coming down.

[Spikey]

if they get McDonald, and they probably won't but let's say they do, we'll gonna see some interesting selections

[Andre]

Nah McDonald would make it much more straightforward. They'd have a 3rd seamer in the top 6 so they could play Botha at 8. Would help them no end.

[Spikey]

yeah but it's not like SA are struggling for seamers either. Would basically ensure Richardson doesn't get a game, for example. Hence the interest