I would take an inanimate carbon rod over Travis HeadI’d take Border to replace either Wade or Head. 5 and 6 is our weakness at the moment, and AB’s no nonsense leadership would also be handy.
SWaugh would be the same
I would take an inanimate carbon rod over Travis Head
Did they?It has to be Murali, given the way our spin bowling stocks have gone down the drain. Odd thing is Murali's long presence was one of the reasons for the regression, as it has killed the competition.
It would be beneficial for us to learn how Australia managed to keep their spin stocks up and running despite Warne dominating for one and half decades. Because we will bring a spin bowling star sooner or later. It had been the case since 1960s.
Why not Simpson? Opening steel and captaincy with slip catching and decent leg spin thrown in as well.My left-field option was someone like Lawry as adding some defensive steel up top looked a bigger problem than getting a gritty 5 in, but Border and Steve also make sense especially because it resolves the captaincy issue.
You guys had MacGill and Hogg running hot at least in one form of the game, and then discovered Lyon. We had Herath all the way, but only used him after Murali's retirement. And now we have nothing at all. Only guy who had promise was Suraj Randiv, and I don't know what on earth has happened to him.Did they?
Oh yeah good call. Don't know why I didn't think of him as I rate him higher than Lawry. Also a right-hander which fits Warner better than a leftie.Why not Simpson? Opening steel and captaincy with slip catching and decent leg spin thrown in as well.
What? That's a mad choice. We're stocked for bowlers and have Jadeja and the tail generally wags at least a little bit these days.Kapil.. easy.
Lyon kinda burst out of nowhere in a way, Warne was already long gone by the time he made his FC debut. A lot of the spinners around in the meantime domestically weren't flashYou guys had MacGill and Hogg running hot at least in one form of the game, and then discovered Lyon. We had Herath all the way, but only used him after Murali's retirement. And now we have nothing at all. Only guy who had promise was Suraj Randiv, and I don't know what on earth has happened to him.
And they didn't picked the one guy that was averaging low-20s long-termLyon kinda burst out of nowhere in a way, Warne was already long gone by the time he made his FC debut. A lot of the spinners around in the meantime domestically weren't flash
Hauritz, Krezja, Casson, Doherty, both Cullens, Heal, even Daniel bloody Doran, all were hyped up as the future at some point, dark days they were
I think a VVS would be more useful - issues around 5/6 imoWhat? That's a mad choice. We're stocked for bowlers and have Jadeja and the tail generally wags at least a little bit these days.
We'd benefit most from a Gavaskar, Dravid or Sachin - in that order, IMO.