Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 9-13 December, 2014

Ethics? The Gall! wrote:

JGK wrote:Twatto.

I dont know whether to or

You could do both but make sure you get the order right.

i get the right guy with the first shot i wont need the second

Big Dog wrote:

JGK wrote:Twatto.

FFS!!

FMD, kill me now!!!

skully wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

JGK wrote:Twatto.

FFS!!

FMD, kill me now!!!

I think Ethix can help you with that.

Any chance Beetle could be a smokie for Test captain batting at 6?

If they need a replacement keeper & a replacement captain, I guess Nevill will be be asked to do both jobs, given that he plays for NSW.

Weed may have locked himself in for the Test keeper spot.

skully wrote:Any chance Beetle could be a smokie for Test captain batting at 6?

Zero.

Maybe Smith as test captain?

Rogers
Warner
Watson
AN Other
Smith
M Marsh
Haddin/Wade
Johnson
Siddle
Hilfenhaus
Lyon

AN Other, if Clarke is unfit, could come from the following and probably depends on form over the next couple of weeks: S Marsh, G Bailey, A Voges, Hughes, C Ferguson, T Cooper, D Hussey, C White

I am presuming that Rhino is not yet fit.

Also ... Sayers or NCN might yet be chosen for either Siddle or Hilfenhaus, depending on form and injuries over the next two weeks.

It's probably the most open field for a couple (if not three) bowlers and a middle order batsman for some time.

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:Pattinson- Coming back from injury. Again.
Cummins- Has played one first class game since his test debut in 2011 because of injury.
Starc- Hit and miss. More effective with the white ball than the red one.
Hazlewood- Overrated. And often injured.

Bird?

injured

Will Aus bother with a spinner? I reckon Maxwell might yet slot in at six, and provide 10 overs a day of off spin.

I'd rather see 4 pace bowlers and no spinner at the Gabba than Maxwell, who offers nothing at Test level. He's not a batsman, he's not a bowler.

He may yet become a batsman, but he needs to learn his limitations first.

Henry wrote:Will Aus bother with a spinner? I reckon Maxwell might yet slot in at six, and provide 10 overs a day of off spin.

this won't happen

So with Clarke now close to being ruled out of the test summer the captaincy becomes a ponderable with Haddin battling injury and some suggesting picking Smith in this role would be a bolder move. Rogers now looks set to retain his place at least in the short term.

Red wrote:Rogers now looks set to retain his place at least in the short term.

unless the selectors have a different view

hopefully not, but they have made dickheadedly stupid selections before

Red wrote:So with Clarke now close to being ruled out of the test summer the captaincy becomes a ponderable with Haddin battling injury and some suggesting picking Smith in this role would be a bolder move. Rogers now looks set to retain his place at least in the short term.

Cricket Aus isn't known for making bold moves.

this is the headline this morning:
Australia v India: Selectors set to name expanded squad for first and second Tests.

clearly we learned nothing from that huge Ashes squad we named when we got smashed

And you can bet your left tit that the NSP will include Fuse in the expanded squad just to annoy the shit out of the punters.

and at least 12 dubbers

Well that's OK, h. It leaves less spots for Con (and hopefully his Twatness).

Con is the unlucky 13th!!!

feel sorry for Boof who has to try and make the best of the crazy hands dealt him by the mongrels in CA

I can't believe he wouldn't have some input.

outnumbered by hilditch/simpson wannabes and the power of the Sydney media....


speaking of which last week some roob News Ltd flack in the Oz wrote a satirical attack on Peter Siddle and his selection chances...yes the guy is past it and was a great trier at best but it was an inappropriate attack on a pretty humble servant of the game.