Cricket: Summer 2018-19

[Up the Guts]

All out for 230 at the MCG. Chahal taking 6 for India. Bit of assistance in the pitch for the spinners but some very poor batting. We’ll have to wait for India to bat to make a full judgment but presuming they chase it down easily we’ll need to seriously review some of the selections. We certainly won’t be winning World Cups being 2-30 odd after the power play. Warner and Short should be opening imho.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Warner injured and on his way home from Bangladesh. Maybe won't be fit for the WC.

 

[Derpus]

How you gunna go and drop Kohli and MS? What are we paying these muppets for?

Ill go and stand around in a field for free.

 

[Up the Guts]

Warner injured and on his way home from Bangladesh. Maybe won't be fit for the WC.

Only out for a month, plenty of time so long as there are no complications.

 

[Up the Guts]

Wow. Speechless at the bowling at the death, bowling outside off with no men in the deep. And let’s not get started on the fielding.

Pretty horrible game from both sides and pretty poor series overall. NZ will mince India if they play like this.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Patterson makes a hundred in each innings. Talk about lighting a neon sign above yourself and saying "pick me".

 

[Up the Guts]

Patterson called up:

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...to-australian-test-squad-20190121-p50sl1.html

 

[Brumby Runner]

Talk about egg on face. Selectors stated before the game that it would have no bearing on the test team makeup. Why do selectors in all sports seem to shoot themselves in the feet with their thoughtless proclamations from time to time?

Some of us could see the argument for including Patterson well before his two heroic innings in Hobart. If he gets to play, he needs to continue his form and his spot in the team will be confirmed for the Ashes. Opportunity knocks.

 

[Up the Guts]

If he debuts he’ll be facing an attack that failed to dismiss him in both innings a week before. Can you go into your test debut with more confidence? Great opportunity to hit the ground running and lock up the number 5 position before the Ashes.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Great decision to pick Patterson. I think the selectors might be starting to come around to this idea that form counts. I hope he grasps the opportunity with both hands.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Major shortage of Strayans in ICC's Test & ODI T'sOTY:

Teams of 2018 at the International Cricket Council's men's awards:

Test: Tom Latham (NZ), Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Kane Williamson (NZ), Virat Kohli (India, captain), Henry Nicholls (NZ), Rishabh Pant (India, WK), Jason Holder (West Indies), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Nathan Lyon (Australia), Jasprit Bumrah (India), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan).

One-day international: Rohit Sharma (India), Jonny Bairstow (England), Virat Kohli (India, captain), Joe Root (England), Ross Taylor (NZ), Jos Buttler (England, WK), Ben Stokes (England), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Kuldeep Yadav (India), Jasprit Bumrah (India).

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket...ack-caps-skipper-in-icc-test-team-of-the-year

On second reading, not many Sethfrickens, either.

EDIT: Kohli top run-scorer in both formats. Must be close to knocking Tendulkar off his GOAT-for-India perch.

 

[Beer Baron]

Real shame NZ don't play more tests. Whilst I hate their rugby team, i prefer their cricket team to ours. Their team seems full of good blokes.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ the current lot are a vast improvement over those from the Chris Cairns/ Lou Vincent/ Adam Parore era but my favorite remains the Crowe-lead team of CWC 1992, not least because me & my mate got shit-faced with half of them the night before they played Zimbabwe in Napier (TBF pretty much no-one expected there to be a match given the weather was so shit).

EDIT: this is the ICC T'sOTY judging panel:

AJIT AGARKAR
Former India bowler; commentator
RUSSEL ARNOLD
Former Sri Lanka allrounder; commentator
SAMBIT BAL
Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo
DANIEL BRETTIG
Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
MARK BUTCHER
Former England batsman,commentator
IAN CHAPPELL
Former Australia captain, commentator
DARYLL CULLINAN
Former South Africa batsman; commentator
ANDREW FERNANDO
Sri Lanka correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
MOHAMMAD ISAM
Bangladesh correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
ANDREW MILLER
UK editor, ESPNcricinfo
SIDHARTH MONGA
Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
FIRDOSE MOONDA
South Africa correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
SHAHRIAR NAFEES
Former Bangladesh batsman
MARK NICHOLAS
Former Hampshire captain; TV presenter and commentator
RAMIZ RAJA
Former Pakistan captain, commentator
OSMAN SAMIUDDIN
Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo
PHIL SIMMONS
Former Zimbabwe and Ireland coach; current Afghanistan coach
SIMON TAUFEL
Former International Elite Panel umpire
COURTNEY WALSH
Former West Indies captain, Bangladesh bowling coach

Bit harsh to label Simmons as just a coach, did he not briefly captain WI & was he not at that time regarded as a leading all-rounder?

Anyhoo, here's the Award nominations they came up with:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2018/content/site/index.html

 

[RugbyReg]

^ the current lot are a vast improvement over those from the Chris Cairns/ Lou Vincent/ Adam Parore era but my favorite remains the Crowe-lead team of CWC 1992, not least because me & my mate got shit-faced with half of them the night before they played Zimbabwe in Napier (TBF pretty much no-one expected there to be a match given the weather was so shit).

I went to the Gabba for the Oz v NZ test in 1985 (when Hadlee got 9 for 52 and a catch!) Anyway we were watching the kiwis in the outside nets (which used to be around near the old fig trees close to the school). They asked one of my mates 9we were 12 I guess) to help field at the back of the nets. Chris Cairns was batting. He was smacking them so hard straight. He bruised my mate's hand. He was very friendly though and gave my mate his gloves.

random story. The thread can continue on topic now.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ in 1985 Chris Cairns was 14 yo. Possibly it was his father Lance who damaged your mates hands.

 

[Up the Guts]

Cummins and Head named as VCs for the Sri Lankan tests. Not sure it means a great deal bar being a nice recognition for those two.

 

[barbarian]

I think it means a little bit. It's the first clear sign that Cummins is now quite high in the order of succession, and stands a real chance of being the first full-time fast bowling skipper.

Travis Head is also an interesting choice, considering Usman Khawaja is Queensland skipper and a far more experienced player. Given Mitch Marsh previously held that position though I'm not sure it means a great deal regarding his long-term selection prospects.
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[Brumby Runner]

I think it means a little bit. It's the first clear sign that Cummins is now quite high in the order of succession, and stands a real chance of being the first full-time fast bowling skipper.

Travis Head is also an interesting choice, considering Usman Khawaja is Queensland skipper and a far more experienced player. Given Mitch Marsh previously held that position though I'm not sure it means a great deal regarding his long-term selection prospects.
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There was a time in the past (maybe the 80s?) when being named VC was definitely a career killer. I seem to remember the Aussie team went through a succession of players named as VC; probably due either to loss of form or injury. Maybe those times have returned? VC is the poisoned chalice?

 

[RugbyReg]

I think it means a little bit. It's the first clear sign that Cummins is now quite high in the order of succession, and stands a real chance of being the first full-time fast bowling skipper.

Travis Head is also an interesting choice, considering Usman Khawaja is Queensland skipper and a far more experienced player. Given Mitch Marsh previously held that position though I'm not sure it means a great deal regarding his long-term selection prospects.
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apparently he's #1 on the Aussie contract list (assuming that disregards Smith and Warner) which surprised me. Don't disagree though.

 

[Up the Guts]

It’s an interesting one, I know they think Travis Head is a future captain but that’s obviously contingent on him securing his place in the side as a batsman. Would be good if NSW could throw Cummins the captaincy next Shield season so we can see what he has got.