Australia's Test Squad for England and West Indies

[Spikey]

Lyon's probably got a fair argument for being the best non-subcontinental spinner in the world. Depends on whether you think that's a good achievement, or damning with faint praise.

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[Spark]

Nothing quite like someone passionately arguing in a debate that literally no one else is interested in.

 

[Riggins]

I don't even really get what the debate is. That in the last 3.5 years Lyon hasn't achieved as much at Vettori did in his career?

 

[Spark]

Apparently Lyon's career hasn't been as good as Vettori's and this is really important for some reason.

 

[morgieb]

Apparently Lyon's career hasn't been as good as Vettori's and this is really important for some reason.

Yeah, you may as well argue Shane Warne is the best non-subcontinential spinner. Because his career is far better than Lyon's.

 

[BigBrother]

Lyon's probably got a fair argument for being the best non-subcontinental spinner in the world. Depends on whether you think that's a good achievement, or damning with faint praise.

Dan Vettori

In Tests...?

 

[Spikey]

y'all suck just like nathan lyon

 

[Tangles]

Wonder if they will try Ahmed in WI or if he is just there till Lyon doesn't roll England like Warne and gets dropped? Playing both in the WI with no Ryno is an option if the pitches are condusive. A bagful of WI wickets would distract the selectors for sure.

 

[Red]

Likelihood of us playing both Watto and MMarsh in the WIs so Fawad and Lyon can both play and have a spin off?

Apparently WI pitches take spin?

 

[TheJediBrah]

2 spinners in Windies could be very likely. Especially since we've got several seaming all-rounders.

 

[Spark]

i don't really like playing mmarsh and watson in the same top six tbh

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah the WI is interesting now because a lot of the pitches seriously turn but they've just adopted the Duke which means you'll get early swing too. If anything, the team would be better off with two spinners and a swing bowler (ie. Starc), rather than playing both Johnson and Haze.. but I'm sure they'll both play.

 

[Spark]

does anyone think the selectors will go a bit mad and decide to pick starc over haze purely on the back of one-dayers?

 

[Prince EWS]

does anyone think the selectors will go a bit mad and decide to pick starc over haze purely on the back of one-dayers?

I'd like to that if it'd have as much to do with the conditions as the one dayers if that happened.

 

[morgieb]

does anyone think the selectors will go a bit mad and decide to pick starc over haze purely on the back of one-dayers?

Yeah I'm a bit concerned. Although given we're using the Duke in the West Indies it probably is less alarming than what it should be.

And Starc will become a proper Test bowler sooner rather than later IMO.

 

[TheJediBrah]

i don't really like playing mmarsh and watson in the same top six tbh

me neither, but didn't they do that for a test or two this summer?

 

[Spark]

me neither, but didn't they do that for a test or two this summer?

i'm pretty sure they did it at brisbane (did watson play at adelaide?)

 

[Tangles]

MJ, Haze, Lyon and Ahmed could play as the 4 bowlers. MM and Watson don't both have to play. I wouldn't play Ahmed but if the selectors want a look before England he's almost guaranteed 1 game. Did the SS final vault Ahmed past Lyon into the team? Are the selectors over the search for the next Warne that led us to Beer...

 

[Spark]

i doubt mmarsh will play regardless tbh. really hope we put watson down the order again, though. why on earth we reverted to him at #3 again having shunted him down to #6 in SA, i have no clue.

 

[Gnske]

i doubt mmarsh will play regardless tbh. really hope we put watson down the order again, though. why on earth we reverted to him at #3 again having shunted him down to #6 in SA, i have no clue.

Apparently all paths lead to Watson whenever a new no.3 bat gets dropped.