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David Codey (61)
Too many men with short man syndrome in the Aus side, they look like a team filled with chippy halfbacks in need of a good smack
How do you explain Watson then?
Too many men with short man syndrome in the Aus side, they look like a team filled with chippy halfbacks in need of a good smack
How do you explain Watson then?
He is a 6 foot tall chippy halfback in need of a major smack.
Meanwhile, another scrum half scores a ton in 20/20. Not just any ton, but the world record, 156 of 63 balls!
Aaron Finch, take a bow. That was spectacular and great to watch the Pom bowling attack torn apart. We are finally on the score sheet this tour.
Still, keep him the f*** away from the test side.
McDermott is back as bowling coach! That is brilliant news. Our pace bowlers haven't been the same since he left.
I think much of our order is pretty much locked in for this series:
1. Rogers
2.
3. Watson
4. Clarke
5. Smith
6.
7. Haddin (possibly 6 if they play Faulkner again)
8. Siddle
9.
10. Harris
11. Lyon
I just hope they don't pick Aaron Finch on the back of his ODI form. That would be ludicrous. The guy has consistently been dominant in short form cricket and has always struggled at first class cricket. To expect that to change in the test team would be crazy.
Johnson is definitely back in the mix (and was named in their group of eight 'protected bowlers' whose workloads will be managed in the lead up to the Ashes).
I'd play Johnson at the WACA for sure given the current available bowlers.
Mostly I just want to see them pick 6 batsmen and play them for the series. There is no 'right choice' at the moment. Every option has upsides and downsides and there is no guarantee they will succeed. I feel our best chance is with consistency.
Personally I'd pick the above lineup and put Hughes as opener and Warner at 6.
Anyone going to have a crack at picking the team?
1. Rogers
2. Hughes
3. Watson
4. Clarke
5. Smith
6. Haddin
7. Faulkner
8. Johnson
9. Harris
10. Siddle
11. Lyon
12. Bailey
Going to play Faulkner so Watson does not have to bowl.Toss up between Warner and Hughes, as Warner is the JOC (James O'Connor) of Aus cricket he can suffer and show consistency in the shield for at least the first 3 tests.
Anyone going to have a crack at picking the team?
1. Rogers
2. Hughes
3. Watson
4. Clarke
5. Smith
6. Haddin
7. Faulkner
8. Johnson
9. Harris
10. Siddle
11. Lyon
12. Bailey
Going to play Faulkner so Watson does not have to bowl.Toss up between Warner and Hughes, as Warner is the JOC (James O'Connor) of Aus cricket he can suffer and show consistency in the shield for at least the first 3 tests.
I reckon our first test team will be:
Rogers
Warner
Watson
Clarke
Smith
Bailey
Haddin
Johnson
Harris
Siddle
Lyon
Hughes and Faulkner will probably fight it out for 12th man.
I reckon our first test team will be:
Rogers
Warner
Watson
Clarke
Smith
Bailey
Haddin
Johnson
Harris
Siddle
Lyon
Hughes and Faulkner will probably fight it out for 12th man.
Everything iI have seen in the last two days makes me think you are right.
I reckon our first test team will be:
Rogers
Warner
Watson
Clarke
Smith
Bailey
Haddin
Johnson
Harris
Siddle
Lyon
Hughes and Faulkner will probably fight it out for 12th man.