The Australian Domestic Off Season thread 2015

[vic_orthdox]

agree with that.
But not sure of the whole concept, 66 players are not enough ?

Think it's a good thing, especially at the start of the season, as teams don't change much with it being in a tournament format, and guys don't get token games towards the end to see how they will do, as they used to when a team couldn't make finals.

 

[TheJediBrah]

So what happens when some players in the CA team dominate and the state decides they want to pick them? they switch teams half way through the tournament?

 

[Spikey]

Increase of 2nd XI games is really good. 4 over like 7 months or whatever was way too small

 

[Dan]

So what happens when some players in the CA team dominate and the state decides they want to pick them? they switch teams half way through the tournament?

Yeah, I wonder if that can happen in the event of injury. I mean, if I were someone like Tasmania, where there's probably not a huge amount of depth outside the contract list, I'd be pretty upset if one of the 15-man squad got injured and I couldn't draft in the next-best contracted player available because he was playing for the CA XI.

That being said, it would probably result in Jonathan Wells playing for Tasmania ahead of Ben McDermott for the only time this season, so that's a win all-round.

 

[Midwinter]

While Vic-Orthodox had made it known David Saker was going to get the Victorian coaching job, who was tipping Phil Jaques to coach the Banana-benders ?

 

[Spikey]

we'll just ring up rixon wont we?

 

[Riggins]

Do you need a spin coach?

 

[Midwinter]

Siddons for the croweaters.

Could be a good move.

 

[Top_Cat]

I like JD, always have so reckon he's a decent get for SA. Last time they won the Shield, they needed and got a hard **** (Jeff Hammond). Reckon Siddons' softer touch will work with the current bunch.

 

[adub]

we'll just ring up rixon wont we?

Henry?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Henry?

Quick transition to coaching after getting delisted...

 

[Spikey]

see i thought it was a scott henry joke and then i remembered

 

[Hooksey]

Siddons for the croweaters.

Could be a good move.

They went hard at Gillespie first. But Siddons a good appointment. Has been in Wellington for the past few years.

Travis Head appointed as captain too.

 

[Dan]

They went hard at Gillespie first. But Siddons a good appointment. Has been in Wellington for the past few years.

Travis Head appointed as captain too.

Having seen what Siddons has done in Wellington, DWTA.

Don't expect many young SACA bats coming through, but do expect Callum Ferguson to add booming lofted straight drives to his game in the next season or two.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Wish there was a better candidate available than Head.

 

[Hooksey]

Wish there was a better candidate available than Head.

Interesting appointment when he is yet to make a Shield 100.

 

[Spikey]

lemon went bang again, on the subject of women in cricket, and i probably should make it's own thread, but just quickly

Geoff Lemon Sport ‏@GeoffLemonSport 1h1 hour ago
Curious. Since the Guardian posted my women's cricket article, the Lanning / Perry / Slater interview has vanished from the web.

http://www.cricket.com.au/video/perry-and-lanning-join-the-cricket-show/2013-12-29

looooooooooool

 

[Dan]

I never used to like Lemon, but he's certainly stepped it up for The Guardian.

 

[Prince EWS]

I never used to like Lemon, but he's certainly stepped it up for The Guardian.

He still sucks on dem escathz though.

 

[Spikey]

hussey returning for thunder. more importantly, spotless stadium taking over from homebush. so good.