Summer of 16/17

[Highlander35]

Love me some Hoggy (Black, red and white forever)

Isn't Punter only for the T20s that overlap with the India series.

Would love to see some 'silly" picks for that series.

Tommy Cooper going at an economy of 4.5 and a Strike rate of 8.5 opening the bowling for the Renegades, not many who'd beat those stats

 

[Lindommer]

This is why Wade was selected.

WTF's Garry?

 

[Lindommer]

.....let's get Hogg for India. How good is he?

Brad or Rodney? How far back do you want to go?

 

[Quick Hands]

The team for the 3rd test announced.

As expected, Cartwright to get a start. SOK and Lyon in ahead of Agar.


Australia XI: David Warner, Matthew Renshaw, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (c), Peter Handscomb, Hilton Cartwright, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Steve O'Keefe, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

 

[Brumby Runner]

Four front line bowlers all from NSW at their home ground. No excuses for failure to take wickets.

 

[Highlander35]

No excuses.

That said match figures of 0/173 & 3/113 for Lyon and SOK respectively the last time they played together.

 

[light]

Beyond happy that SOK has been recalled and hope he repays the selectors faith.

Some argue that he's getting on, but in my eyes he's at the perfect age for a leggie and still has his best years to come.

Bird is a touch unlucky but he'd have to be a certainty for India and I don't mind the selectors picking horses for courses. Cartwright's primary focus should be on scoring runs but it'll be useful if we can get a few overs out of him with the old ball too. Either way he has to be a step up from Mitch Marsh or Nic Maddinson.

Wade is probably fortunate that the BBL is on and the other candidates for the test gloves aren't playing FC cricket. Won't take too many more errors before Nevill is back in the frame.

 

[Quick Hands]

Four front line bowlers all from NSW at their home ground. No excuses for failure to take wickets.

The more New South Welshmen the better.

 

[Quick Hands]

Beyond happy that SOK has been recalled and hope he repays the selectors faith.

Some argue that he's getting on, but in my eyes he's at the perfect age for a leggie and still has his best years to come.

He's been unlucky not to have played more tests and often has been bypassed for inferior spinners. That said, he's closer to retirement than the start of his career.

Hope he goes well in this match.

 

[Quick Hands]

Ironically, the weather in Sydney is overcast with showers - this is forecast for the next few days.

We may end up with conditions more favourable for seamers.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Beyond happy that SOK has been recalled and hope he repays the selectors faith.

Some argue that he's getting on, but in my eyes he's at the perfect age for a leggie and still has his best years to come.

But he's not a leggie. He's a left arm orthodox, which means he turns the ball away from the right hander, but not with the same amount of spin a leggie would be more likely to get.

 

[Brumby Runner]

The more New South Welshmen the better.

Ha! Too many tahs.

 

[Quick Hands]

But he's not a leggie. He's a left arm orthodox, which means he turns the ball away from the right hander, but not with the same amount of spin a leggie would be more likely to get.

And he's not even a big spinner of the ball by left arm orthodox standards either.

Nor does he even have the accuracy or consistency of Jadega or Bedi.

 

[Lindommer]

Four front line bowlers all from NSW at their home ground.

Don't forget Smith made his test debut as the requisite tweaker bowling leg spin, that could make it five. If Steve could rediscover his bowling mojo it'd solve a lot of problems with this current team.

 

[light]

Pakistan look really disinterested in this test. Warner did some serious damage in that first session and Renshaw has been very good.

I suppose there's still the odd few that rate Lyon around here and SOK is the obvious target. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how Smith uses his spin options.

 

[The torpedo]

Well done Renshaw.

1st test 100

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Jeez that Renshaw kiddie looks alright doesn't he. He's gotten better and better as the day has gone on and looks to have an excellent temperament. I saw someone say that he has an air of a Matthew Elliot about him, which from a technique POV would be a good thing. He certainly looks similar at the crease.

I should also mention Warner's innings. I doubt we've seen too many attacks on a bowling group like that in OZ for many a long day on the first morning of a test match. Well played.

 

[Quick Hands]

How anyone could possibly suggest that SMarsh comes back into this team ahead of Renshaw?

Coach Lehmann alluded to this before play.

Well done young Renshaw, I hope you've hit that idea for 6. I always love young blokes succeeding - great for the future.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Me too, QH. He looks a gun and has made the team on the basis of form, which is the best way.

 

[Quick Hands]

Me too, QH. He looks a gun and has made the team on the basis of form, which is the best way.

And he gets better every innings - learns from shortcomings and then goes out and improves.