Australian test selection 2018/19

[morgieb]

I still can't believe the Australian selectors think Siddle, Neser and Doggett are better options than Tremain and Richardson. Like what the hell. And that's not even talking about leaving our best available batsman at home.

 

[mr_mister]

I'm hoping we get rekt so all these players have to make way for Maxi

 

[GotSpin]

I can see the explanation already though - 'We're building a team for the future', 'Can't be chopping and changing every week' etc etc

It's lose lose

 

[the big bambino]

The continuing revelations of Maxwell's mistreatment are getting pretty tatty and showing the selectors up as deceitful and exploitative. Cricinfo says Maxwell was asked to forgo a county contract to rest up for the A tour. Then he was told he doesn't need to go on the A tour because he's a known quantity on those wickets. Then he was left out of the test squad because he supposedly doesn't make big scores consistently enough only to be overlooked for men with worse century to matches conversion rates. Langer and the selectors haven't just made an ordinary shocking decision. It looks like they were setting Maxwell up to fail. On top of the unjust penalties handed out to the sandpaper 3, CA's admin are doing great harm to Australian cricket.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Heard a bit of Langer’s interview this morning; seems to be putting great weight on centuries scored in all forms of cricket which seemed to mean that the success Finch has had in ODIs/T20s in scoring tons compared with Maxwell (who has a much more difficult time trying to do that where he bats) was pretty decisive.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Must have missed Maxwell's T20 ton last season against . . . whoever it was . . . NZ? I think it was at Hobart, or Adelaide. Ok I guess I've forgotten it as well. But I remember he brought it up with a slog over mid-wicket to win the game.

 

[social]

Heard a bit of Langer’s interview this morning; seems to be putting great weight on centuries scored in all forms of cricket which seemed to mean that the success Finch has had in ODIs/T20s in scoring tons compared with Maxwell (who has a much more difficult time trying to do that where he bats) was pretty decisive.

Has batted 18 times in the top 3 out of 133 matches

More often than not, he's asked to be a slogger and gets criticised for doing just that

 

[GoodAreasShane]

This is sounding worse and worse with everything I read, does this selection panel have any credibility at all?

 

[stephen]

This is sounding worse and worse with everything I read, does this selection panel have any credibility at all?

No.

 

[Starfighter]

Langer's a dickhead.

There, I've said it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Imagine if we had Ponting in charge . . . That would be amazing

 

[Red]

Langer's a dickhead.

There, I've said it.

He always has been. Comes across as a complete nuff

 

[Spikey]

langer said siddle was in career best form and then called him an awesome australian and then called him an awesome australian again

i want to die

 

[Bahseph]

Don't like to impose myself in other countries selection threads but this is bordering on self parody. When is someone going to come out and just say that Maxwell might as well give up his hopes of playing Tests? I feel like the selectors just feel like he doesn't have the "character" of an Aussie Test cricketer. Or he stole someone's lady.

 

[mr_mister]

Swear it's def for personal reasons yeah. Langer coming out and saying he hasn't gotten enough tons is so dumb considering he's got as many FC tons as Head in less games

 

[Flem274*]

are hazlewood and cummins injured or are the australian selectors trying to be cute?

 

[Starfighter]

are hazlewood and cummins injured or are the australian selectors trying to be cute?

Take a guess. It's the meme quartet for a reason.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I feel like if it was the Ashes they wouldn't be injured, they'd just "have niggles" but play close to their best anyway, but since it's the desert against Pakistan, yeah they def can't play cause they're "injured"

 

[Starfighter]

Eh, generally I think when they're injured they're injured. I wonder when Starc's gonna do his heel again.

 

[Flem274*]

i think one of my favourite things is how boards know that if they lose during the middle of the night no one will remember or care so they pick lolly scramble teams

this is especially true for odi tours where i believe the caps are handed out in brown paper bags