Australian 2022 Test selection

[Spark]

Well now that's done with...

Will be very interesting to see what the first choice bowling attack is. I kind of feel that Hazlewood may be incredibly unlucky this year and not play that many games; bloke is just not a subcontinent-style fast bowler. As much as I'd love to cram in Jhye somehow, you feel that the attack they've put up in the last three games is now probably the first choice attack.

Batting is... hmm. It feels settled, but I really want to swap Green and Head's positions, they just play so naturally as a #5 and #6 respectively.

 

[honestbharani]

Pakistan in March can have some spring weather hazy 9:30 AM starts where the ball will swing. I fully expect Shaheen and Hasan Ali to play maybe along with Faheem as the allrounder and 2 spinners - Yasir and someone else. Maybe Shadab will play as the allrounder if they go for meme spin wickets. But swing will still be a factor if we have those 9:30 AM starts. Australia should ideally rotate Starc and Haze and figure out who their second spinner is. Is it gonna be that leggie who kept dropping it short often in the T20Is against India in late 2020?

Usman as opener in the SC is actually a good move. Dunno if they will make it though. And I would have Maxwell around the squad as well. And the second keeper may get a look in if Carey does not play an innings of substance early on.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Least you have options like NZ and India. Now building a squad of pacemen you can rotate to keep fresh. Obviously the batting is hit and miss but has more going for it than most sides.

 

[Nintendo]

So, what does an extended squad look like for the SC tours coming up? I'm just gonna go with an 19 player assumption cause that's what england used while touring india.

1.Warner
2.Khawaja
3.Marnus
4.Smudge
5.Head
6.Green
7.Carey +
8.Starc
9.Cummins C
10.Boland
11.Lyon
12.Swepson
13.Inglis
14.Maddison
15. Neser
16.Harris/Street/Pucovski
17.Jhye
18.Haze
19.Agar

Think wey'll get something like this, Maddinson is good against spin and performed in both shield and aus-A recently, Swepson is our second choice spinner, Agar is there as a third spinner, could maybe be sangha but I doubt it, Haze jhye and neser pick themselves, harris is still our third best opener unless they wanna role the dice on street or pucovski is fit, inglis was second choice keeper in the summer and doubt they'll replace that

Few notable exceptions:

1.Sean "dermo" Abbott: Don't think he leapfrogs any of the pacers here, if the squad is larger I think hey'll get in

2.Mitch Marsh: Got called up for the ashes and I doubt wey'll go to the SC without a second pace bowling allrounder, maybe gets picked with larger squad IDK.

3.Renshaw: Picked for AUS-a and in good shield form, think maddinson leapfrogs him as the backup batsmen

4.Stekekke: Same as abbo

 

[Gob]

So, what does an extended squad look like for the SC tours coming up? I'm just gonna go with an 19 player assumption cause that's what england used while touring india.

1.Warner
2.Khawaja
3.Marnus
4.Smudge
5.Head
6.Green
7.Carey +
8.Starc
9.Cummins C
10.Boland
11.Lyon
12.Swepson
13.Inglis
14.Maddison
15. Neser
16.Harris/Street/Pucovski
17.Jhye
18.Haze
19.Agar

Think wey'll get something like this, Maddinson is good against spin and performed in both shield and aus-A recently, Swepson is our second choice spinner, Agar is there as a third spinner, could maybe be sangha but I doubt it, Haze jhye and neser pick themselves, harris is still our third best opener unless they wanna role the dice on street or pucovski is fit, inglis was second choice keeper in the summer and doubt they'll replace that

Few notable exceptions:

1.Sean "dermo" Abbott: Don't think he leapfrogs any of the pacers here, if the squad is larger I think hey'll get in

2.Mitch Marsh: Got called up for the ashes and I doubt wey'll go to the SC without a second pace bowling allrounder, maybe gets picked with larger squad IDK.

3.Renshaw: Picked for AUS-a and in good shield form, think maddinson leapfrogs him as the backup batsmen

4.Stekekke: Same as abbo

noted sub continent specialist shaun marsh

 

[Gob]

Well now that's done with...

Will be very interesting to see what the first choice bowling attack is. I kind of feel that Hazlewood may be incredibly unlucky this year and not play that many games; bloke is just not a subcontinent-style fast bowler. As much as I'd love to cram in Jhye somehow, you feel that the attack they've put up in the last three games is now probably the first choice attack.

Batting is... hmm. It feels settled, but I really want to swap Green and Head's positions, they just play so naturally as a #5 and #6 respectively.

Hazlewood would be fine if it goes up and down. Took a six fer at Bangalore. They would probably have to look beyond the scrambled seam option as well as I don't think those subcontinent surfaces would reward bowling of that sort.

 

[honestbharani]

The thing is you also cannot assume SC as one place where one style of bowling will work. India uses SG balls which are closer to Dukes than Kookaburra and so swing, seam and reverse swing will always be in play. In Pakistan, like I said, apart from the 9:30 starts where you can get conidtions that help swing and movement for a couple of hours, it can flatten out immensely and be very real hard work. Consider Pak the subcontinental NZ for example where the wickets look a lot worse than they play. And Sri Lanka is like the South Africa of SC conditions. Its always tilted towards the bowlers for some reason and if they turn, they turn big. India is a mixture of both, the north Indian venues will play closer to Pak and the south Indian ones closer to how the SL wickets are. Then there is the whole red soil/black soil pitches in India and each offers extremely different and unique traits by themselves.

 

[Gnske]

I can't wait to see how Cameron Green handles subcontinental spin.

 

[Flem274*]

I think the traditional trio should bowl and I wouldnt swap them out for Swepson.

With both openers being mid 30s and Smith being 32 I think finding good batsmen should still be the focus. Someone always gets injured mid tour too.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If we play a second spinner I'd prefer Agar over Swepson, assuming ragging turn. More control and you don't need to put huge revs to get it to turn.

 

[Prince EWS]

So, what does an extended squad look like for the SC tours coming up? I'm just gonna go with an 19 player assumption cause that's what england used while touring india.

1.Warner
2.Khawaja
3.Marnus
4.Smudge
5.Head
6.Green
7.Carey +
8.Starc
9.Cummins C
10.Boland
11.Lyon
12.Swepson
13.Inglis
14.Maddison
15. Neser
16.Harris/Street/Pucovski
17.Jhye
18.Haze
19.Agar

Think wey'll get something like this, Maddinson is good against spin and performed in both shield and aus-A recently, Swepson is our second choice spinner, Agar is there as a third spinner, could maybe be sangha but I doubt it, Haze jhye and neser pick themselves, harris is still our third best opener unless they wanna role the dice on street or pucovski is fit, inglis was second choice keeper in the summer and doubt they'll replace that

Few notable exceptions:

1.Sean "dermo" Abbott: Don't think he leapfrogs any of the pacers here, if the squad is larger I think hey'll get in

2.Mitch Marsh: Got called up for the ashes and I doubt wey'll go to the SC without a second pace bowling allrounder, maybe gets picked with larger squad IDK.

3.Renshaw: Picked for AUS-a and in good shield form, think maddinson leapfrogs him as the backup batsmen

4.Stekekke: Same as abbo

Marsh will definitely be there IMO, in place of either Maddinson or that list of players you've got at 16.

 

[Nintendo]

If we play a second spinner I'd prefer Agar over Swepson, assuming ragging turn. More control and you don't need to put huge revs to get it to turn.

AGar averages 45 in fc cricket, may aswell pick Maxy as a specialist spinner

 

[TheJediBrah]

AGar averages 45 in fc cricket, may aswell pick Maxy as a specialist spinner

. . . in Australia. I wouldn't pick him ahead of Swepson in Australia.

edit: oh but yes let's pick Maxwell as a spinner! 100% srs

 

[Prince EWS]

. . . in Australia. I wouldn't pick him ahead of Swepson in Australia.

If I only wanted to pick one spinner in Asia and Lyon was injured I'd pick Swepson then too, but realistically two spinners only becomes an option when the assumption is that it's going to rag square, and I can definitely see the argument for Agar over Swepson then.

 

[social]

CA allegedly considering a larger than normal squad due to pandemic & difficulties associated with flying in replacements at short notice

 

[trundler]

CA allegedly considering a larger than normal squad due to pandemic & difficulties associated with flying in replacements at short notice

Source?

 

[social]

Source?

Coach of a current shield player

 

[TheJediBrah]

Kind of common sense isn't it

 

[trundler]

Kind of common sense isn't it

Yeah but I wanted social to name drop and flex

 

[TimAngas]

Would probably pick Renshaw as one of the backup bats if he doesn't put up half-bad numbers in the second half of the shield. He performed okay as a 21 year-old in India in 2017 and just seems to make sense on subcontinent wickets. Even if Pakistan roll out a meme slowish Abbas wicket where the seamers will be pitching it up, his height might allow him to negate some of the threat where others couldn't.

Also Mitch Marsh will surely be in the squad in case Green breaks down.