Australian test selection 2021-2

[Red]

Well, I usually start one of these.

I’d go:

Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Renshaw
Green
Inglis
Cummins
Lyon
Hazelwood
Richardson

Pukovski to replace Usman at some stage. Starc and Abbott in the wings. Kurt Patterson too.

 

[social]

Unlikely to happen as they have allegedly guaranteed Harris a spot

 

[TheJediBrah]

I don't know what Renshaw has done to even be close to selection but otherwise I like it

 

[GotSpin]

When does Doran sneak in

He's due

 

[WICFan]

Warner
Harris
Labuschange
Smith
Head
Green
Inglis/Carey
Cummins
Richardson
Lyon
Hazelwood

 

[Cool Howie]

Why Patterson? He's had one score in FC.

 

[Shady Slim]

my team, which is the correct team but is already precluded by way of who's in the squad

warner
usman
marnus
smith
henriques
green
inglis
bowlers

 

[Gob]

Genuinely undecided on Inglis and Carey. I like them both and Carey has more international exposure but Inglis is four years younger. Regardless of who get picked, they will enormously strengthen the low order as opposed to Paine

 

[Gob]

It's also important that they make these decisions with the bigger picture in mind (wtc). Aust has three tours to the subcontinent over the next two years so keeping up to the stumps going to be very important. As is spin bowling backups

 

[Red]

Why Patterson? He's had one score in FC.

I like him and Renshaw. They’re good

 

[Gob]

Yeah they are both very good. Interesting to see if Renshaw continues to bat in the middle.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Gaz getting major nosebleeds up at 9

I suspect the team will look like

Warner
Harris
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey (although I wouldn't mind Inglis either)
Cummins (c)
Richardson (probably would start off with him at this stage)
Hazlewood
Lyon

Starc 12th, clearly still ahead of other available seam options. All in all I don't actually hate it, sceptical about Harris still but it was pretty clear the selectors were always going to back him

 

[Gob]

Can't see Richardson staring ahead of Starc. Maybe later on in the series

 

[Starfighter]

Starc doesn't deserve to play ahead of Richardson, but he will.

 

[social]

Starc took 11 wickets @ 40 against India

He’s very fortunate that people seem to have forgotten how badly he bowled

 

[Starfighter]

Starc gets points because he's a leftie. If he was right handed he would have been dumped after the third test.

 

[morgieb]

Starc took 11 wickets @ 40 against India

He’s very fortunate that people seem to have forgotten how badly he bowled

Depends on what you mean by people, the general public certainly think he's bowled crap.

But yeah it's difficult to see the selectors go for Richardson over Starc for Test 1. Could change if Starc bowls pies in the warm-up, but Starc has enough of a POD and record is good enough that it would take a ballsy selector to drop him given how long it's been since the last Test.

 

[Gob]

He shouldn't have played the last test. Atleast he has gone back to the older action

 

[Gob]

Most likely first test line up is

Warner
Harris
Labuschange
Smith
Khawaja
Green
Carey
Cummins
Starch
Lyon
Haze

And it's not terrible

 

[Starfighter]

Depends on what you mean by people, the general public certainly think he's bowled crap.

But yeah it's difficult to see the selectors go for Richardson over Starc for Test 1. Could change if Starc bowls pies in the warm-up, but Starc has enough of a POD and record is good enough that it would take a ballsy selector to drop him given how long it's been since the last Test.

It really wouldn't be ballsy at all. Records are in the past, now is what matters, or the only way guys would drop out of the team is if they retire. There's a frustrating inability to admit the obvious. Just because somebody has bene good in the past doesn't mean they deserve to stay in the team if there is someone better now. Incumbency is taken too far as a concept.