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***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

the big bambino

the big bambino

International Captain
honestbharani said:
Is it the Aussie selectors way to rotate their players without having to use the word "rotation" and instead they just state Player X has hammy trouble?
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I don't think I'm being cynical but yes I agree. I don't think they have dropped the policy but honestly believe it's the best way to manage this crop of talented but injury prone bowlers. They got into so much trouble by being upfront they now use the slightest medical excuse to implement what is effectively rotation and I can't say I disagree with them
 
Riggins

Riggins

International Captain
honestbharani said:
Is it the Aussie selectors way to rotate their players without having to use the word "rotation" and instead they just state Player X has hammy trouble?
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They don't have a choice based on how the idiot public reacted to the whole rotation system. Not always a hamstring though, e.g. Mitch's 'rib injury' prior to the Pakistan series.


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the big bambino said:
I don't think I'm being cynical but yes I agree. I don't think they have dropped the policy but honestly believe it's the best way to manage this crop of talented but injury prone bowlers. They got into so much trouble by being upfront they now use the slightest medical excuse to implement what is effectively rotation and I can't say I disagree with them
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honestbharani

honestbharani

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the big bambino said:
I don't think I'm being cynical but yes I agree. I don't think they have dropped the policy but honestly believe it's the best way to manage this crop of talented but injury prone bowlers. They got into so much trouble by being upfront they now use the slightest medical excuse to implement what is effectively rotation and I can't say I disagree with them
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Don't think it is wrong to rotate players (Esp fast bowlers) as long as it makes a bit of sense.. There was a time when Aussie selectors (And some others around the world) were doing it for the sake of doing it, between series, while the series was alive etc. That was when it got out of hand. As an overall policy, it has always made sense..
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

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Very interesting.. If both teams decide to get funky for this dead rubber, we might have...


Warner
Rogers
Watson
Smith
S Marsh
Haddin (wk)
Agar
Starc
Siddle
Lyon
Hazelwood


playing against...


Vijay
Rahul
Kohli
Raina
Rahane
Saha (wk)
Ashwin
Patel
Bhuvi
Umesh
Ishant



Man... that would have been so so improbable even at the start of this series...
 
Swingpanzee

Swingpanzee

International Regular
If Mitch isn't playing then there's no way Harris is getting rested unless he's seriously injured. I reckon a pace attack of Harris, Haze and Siddle will be nice - yeah Siddle looks fairly innocuous but Starc gives too many freebies and we need a workhorse type bowler who will let Ryno and Josh operate in short spells. IMO Starc is an awesome white-ball bowler, not so much with the red leather - gives too many freebies and needs to play more first-class cricket. One benefit of having Starc, though, is that the batting line up will be further strengthened.

I'm hoping the Agar call-up was just to **** with India. Unless Lyon is getting dropped (which won't be too much of surprise tbh), it'd be useless to go to Sydney with 2 spinners. I reckon the following line up would be good:

Warner
Rogers
Watson
Smith
Smarsh
Burns
Hadds
Harris
Lyon
Siddle
Hazlewood

Also thoughts on Akshar Patel? Haven't watched him play apart from the ODI series with the minnows :ph34r: and seemed ordinary. Does he have a good record in Ranji? If anything he seems like a Jadeja type spinner.
 
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Burgey

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Imagine Lyon getting dropped one match after taking a match winning 12 fer. Would be the absolute pits. Worst decision ever.
 
GotSpin

GotSpin

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From the interviews Rhino has given it looks certain he Will play.

I like to think that this Agar thing is a wind up.

Id bring siddle Back instead of Starc. I really dont rate Starc at all With the red.
 
Pratters

Pratters

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Starc is far too inconsistent with his lines right from the beginning of his career in tests. He has a bit of pace, so maybe he can develop in time, but right now he is not up there.
 
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honestbharani

honestbharani

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yeah.... good to see that they are having a good whinge too... So it was not just us about the practice wickets up in Brisbane..
 
Spark

Spark

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It's a very different thing to complain about something when you've won. And I haven't heard the team complaining about the nets at all...?
 
Tangles

Tangles

International Vice-Captain
honestbharani said:
Will it be India's best chance if Australia play Siddle, Hazelwood and Starc along with Watson, Agar and Lyon?
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If that's the team they play then I'd be pissed as hell if I had tickets and want a refund. Maybe they will just play all the bowlers/all rounders and have Haddin at 5 like NSW would. When in Rome.

Warner
Rogers
Watson
Smith
Haddin
Mmarsh
Agar
MJ
Harris
Lyon
Hazelwood
 
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