Reserve Aussie batsman for tour of Sri Lanka

[Mingster]

Take Symonds.

If it came to a spinning allrounder, who would you rather pick: Clarke or Symonds in the Test arena?

 

[Salamuddin]

Take Symonds.

If it came to a spinning allrounder, who would you rather pick: Clarke or Symonds in the Test arena?

Neither on the basis of their spin bowling.

 

[Mingster]

What about allrounder players then.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Take Symonds.

If it came to a spinning allrounder, who would you rather pick: Clarke or Symonds in the Test arena?

Clarke is a useful spinner at best and Symonds I rate the same.

I don't rate Symonds' seamup stuff. I rate them equally as batsmen.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Personally I would go Bevan.

He certainly appears to have sorted out his short ball problem.

How can you tell based on ODI cricket? There are rules which virtually disallow quality short bowling.

 

[Pratters]

How can you tell based on ODI cricket? There are rules which virtually disallow quality short bowling.

He has been playing wonderful first class cricket averaging 57 in first class cricket.. he deserved another chance IMO but his injury might have come at the worst moment for him.

 

[marc71178]

Neither on the basis of their spin bowling.

Especially with Lehmann and/or Katich in the side.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Who aren't much better anyway.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Yet the fact remains that they're already in the side, so why replace them if they're still performing?

 

[Gaijin-san]

Well neither of them have been named in the squad yet. I'm sure they're likely to be, but Lehmann may not, coming back from injury. I suppose it's inevitable given that all they wanted from Lehmann is to hit the ball for him to come back.

I wouldn't even name Katich in my second XI.

 

[Mingster]

Martyn has had TWO YEARS at 4 and has not scored a hundred. His form at 4 is not a patch on what it was at 6. Put him back at 6, Katich at 5 and Lehmann at 4 with Love the reserve. And if you look at Love's record he rarely gets out for less than 10.

Martyn has played 12 matches and 17 innings at 4, and has scored 682 runs, at a respectable 42.63 with 6 50s.

That's pretty solid going if you ask me.

 

[mavric41]

Martyn has played 12 matches and 17 innings at 4, and has scored 682 runs, at a respectable 42.63 with 6 50s.

That's pretty solid going if you ask me.

Solid - yes. But if a batsman is averaging well over 50 in one posistion and then 42 in another - where would you bat him.

N0.4 position is supposed to be for the batsman who builds the big partnerships after the early work of the openers. Because Hayden, Langer and Ponting have done so well, Martyn has been able to hide.

I'm not saying drop him - just bat him down the list. Lehmann would be the perfect 4 coming in.

 

[Mister Wright]

Martyn has had TWO YEARS at 4 and has not scored a hundred. His form at 4 is not a patch on what it was at 6. Put him back at 6, Katich at 5 and Lehmann at 4 with Love the reserve. And if you look at Love's record he rarely gets out for less than 10.

Yes but in that time he did have an injury and missed the flat tracks in the Windies and two tests against Bangladesh.

 

[Craig]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Come on...

Oh I'm sorry, tell me what he has done in Test cricket in the last two years?

I thought as a batsman you had to score runs to keep your spot in the Test team? Isnt that what happened to Mark Waugh.

BTW Linda if you find the time to get to know me I'm orginally not from Queensland.

But as Eclipse once said what would I know...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

 

[Mingster]

Solid - yes. But if a batsman is averaging well over 50 in one posistion and then 42 in another - where would you bat him.

N0.4 position is supposed to be for the batsman who builds the big partnerships after the early work of the openers. Because Hayden, Langer and Ponting have done so well, Martyn has been able to hide.

I'm not saying drop him - just bat him down the list. Lehmann would be the perfect 4 coming in.

He doesn't average over 50 in another position except for 7 where he played a few games

 

[Mingster]

Oh I'm sorry, tell me what he has done in Test cricket in the last two years?

He has averaged 45.38 over the past 2 years.

So is that what you call nothing? :rolleyes:

 

[Craig]

I'm talking about scoring centuries.

He's been solid but not great.

 

[Mingster]

I'm talking about scoring centuries.

He's been solid but not great.

Out of the 20 matches and 30 innings since the 2 years you mentioned, he has also hit 3 100's and 7 50's. That one 50+ score out of every 3 innings.

Just to compare, Langer has average 48, thats only 3 more runs.

Your point on Martyn is invalid.

 

[age_master]

He's been solid but not great.

that sums it up perfectly for me for martyn in tests

 

[Andre]

Oh I'm sorry, tell me what he has done in Test cricket in the last two years?

I thought as a batsman you had to score runs to keep your spot in the Test team? Isnt that what happened to Mark Waugh.

BTW Linda if you find the time to get to know me I'm orginally not from Queensland.

But as Eclipse once said what would I know...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

You wouldn't have even noticed had the media not brought it up...

I'll be honest - I just think your jumping on the bandwagon without really and properly looking at the situation.

For the record, he's averaged 45 in Test cricket the past 2 years. But hey, lets drop him! :rolleyes: