Australian test selection 2018/19

[jimmy101]

Pretty scientific. I wouldn't mind betting a mass consumption of baked beans & vegemite helps leg spin bowling as well.

 

[Bijed]

Ross Taylor's a KFC fan isn't he? And he's one of the better batsmen of recent times. Seems proven to me.

Edit: Also, KFC sponsor the Big Bash, which is Australian and Steve Smith (an Australian) is the best batsman in the world. Can't be coincidence.

Imagine how good Bradman would have been if he'd had access to chicken nuggets...

 

[NUFAN]

Him being picked (I'm assuming it was a surprise, I haven't followed recent developments in Australian FC cricket)

Oh right haha. The squad was announced 2 weeks ago so I was wondering if something new might have happened.

Siddle took wickets for Essex and before that he had good OD and Big Bash tournaments but was easily behind pace bowlers Tremain and Boland in his own state side in the 4 day cricket, so it was a bit of a surprise.

Its one on those things, if Cummins and Haze were available, Siddle would not be 4th overall quick bowler but I think you can understand picking Siddle when there are injuries.

 

[the big bambino]

And yet he's a better batsman than anyone on the forum barring Martin Crowe, JBMAC & probably Burginho.

Surprisingly Rakeem rarely mentions this.

 

[jimmy101]

Very surprising!

 

[TheJediBrah]

Its one on those things, if Cummins and Haze were available, Siddle would not be 4th overall quick bowler but I think you can understand picking Siddle when there are injuries.

Maybe if there were 15-20 injuries

 

[Starfighter]

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mit...ptains-tim-paine-justin-langer-uae/2018-09-27

Was it ever going to be not Marsh?

 

[stephen]

Yeah Langer is such a one eyed Western Australian it was certainly going to be Marsh.

I don't think all rounders should be captains though so I hope he's never the proper captain.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah Langer is such a one eyed Western Australian it was certainly going to be Marsh.

I don't think all rounders should be captains though so I hope he's never the proper captain.

Well that's good because MMarsh isn't and never really will be an all-rounder. He's a batsman who uses his ordinary medium-pacers as a an excuse to be selected as an all-rounder.

 

[Starfighter]

I'd say his claims to allrounderness have decreased recently cause he keeps getting injured all the time while doing it. His bowling in the Ashes was so bad, just cream puffs.

 

[Burgey]

These UAE tests aren't on at a bad time from a watching POV, but they're going to be dross.

 

[Red]

I'm still on Mitch Marsh. Reckon he'll come good as an all-rounder soon.

 

[Dan]

Has leadership experience too. This one isn't WA bias at all imo.

Sharing it with Hazlewood is a convenient way to ensure they can still drop him if they have to.

 

[Spikey]

"Mitch has successfully captained Australia A, Australia U19 and WA. He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility, and given his lineage. he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians.”

"Mitch has successfully captained Australia A, Australia U19 and WA. He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility, and given his lineage. he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians.”

we are now a monarchy

 

[jimmy101]

I don't think anyone can argue that Mitch has been given a generous, lengthy ride on the carousel. Who are you quoting there Spikey?

 

[S.Kennedy]

''Lineage'', ehh?

 

[Gnske]

Geoff Marsh as we all know had the captaincy genes.

Unfortunately Shaun missed out.

 

[Starfighter]

Who are you quoting there Spikey?

Hohns, so far as I can see.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

MMarsh’s bowling wasn’t his issue, I thought he was a decent backup for the main trundlers. It was his batting and I’m with Red Hill in I think he’ll start to come good soon.

 

[stephen]

I think he's already started to come good. And I see him as a potential Steve Waugh type - starting as a better bowler than bat and ending his career as a better bat than bowler.

But he shouldn't be anywhere near the captaincy at this point in his career.