Champions Trophy 2017

AUSTRALIA SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa

No Fork ...WTF!!!!

Reeks and Stoinis in


Howling before Big Dog

Isn't Lynn injured (again)?

No Uzzie either.

Starc is injured too

the NSP are giving them time to recover

Wank and Beetle also left out

No Fork for Stoinis and/or Reeks is a farkin outrageous travesty.

Reeks ODI averages: Batting 6.57 and bowling 40.83. What a fantastic selection, and as for the rest, too many T20 players. Apart from Smith, the batting looks very average.

Big Dog wrote:Reeks ODI averages: Batting 6.57 and bowling 40.83. What a fantastic selection, and as for the rest, too many T20 players. Apart from Smith, the batting looks very average.

Is he a quota selection?

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Reeks ODI averages: Batting 6.57 and bowling 40.83. What a fantastic selection, and as for the rest, too many T20 players. Apart from Smith, the batting looks very average.

Is he a quota selection?

Well, he IS a dubber.

Big Dog wrote:

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Reeks ODI averages: Batting 6.57 and bowling 40.83. What a fantastic selection, and as for the rest, too many T20 players. Apart from Smith, the batting looks very average.

Is he a quota selection?

Well, he IS a dubber.

I was trying to find a logical reason for his selection. At least we know why we are lumbered with Duminy.

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

taipan wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Reeks ODI averages: Batting 6.57 and bowling 40.83. What a fantastic selection, and as for the rest, too many T20 players. Apart from Smith, the batting looks very average.

Is he a quota selection?

Well, he IS a dubber.

I was trying to find a logical reason for his selection. At least we know why we are lumbered with Duminy.

Our idiot selectors like to pick players based on 'potential' rather than form. You only have to look at Australia's slide down the rankings to see how this is working.

After his highly embarrassing effort in SL, Reeks should've had his file marked NTPFAA. Yes it was Tests, but his ineptitude was breathtaking.

And I'm convinced The Greek will prove a one hit wonder.

Explanation. Kjnr has a crush on Reeks FFS

not sure why we're supposed to get excited/angry about the Champions Trophy. Waste of time tournament.

Nath wrote:not sure why we're supposed to get excited/angry about the Champions Trophy.  Waste of time tournament.

IMHO it is a better tournament than the WC. It is over quickly and doesn't drag on forever like the IPL WC.

Nath wrote:not sure why we're supposed to get excited/angry about the Champions Trophy.  Waste of time tournament.

True dat but it gives an idea of what the selectors are thinking for the real cricket & it doesnt look good.

taipan wrote:

Nath wrote:not sure why we're supposed to get excited/angry about the Champions Trophy.  Waste of time tournament.

IMHO it is a better tournament than the WC. It is over quickly and doesn't drag on forever like the IPL WC.

... it's a tournament South Africa has won?

Agree with you about the IPL. Death throes, you'd think (and hope).

lardbucket wrote:

taipan wrote:

Nath wrote:not sure why we're supposed to get excited/angry about the Champions Trophy.  Waste of time tournament.

IMHO it is a better tournament than the WC. It is over quickly and doesn't drag on forever like the IPL WC.

... it's a tournament South Africa has won?

Agree with you about the IPL. Death throes, you'd think (and hope).

Under a straight knock out format. I think we all agreed the past few WC's dragged on for too long.

Agree with taips on this. It's a bit of a spare wheel tournament, but it is fun when it comes around.

I have no recollection of any of the previous 'Champions tournaments'.

Apparently Australia has won it a couple of times too.

What Taips said: the are fewer meaningless games in the Champions Trophy. It's a much tighter tournament altogether and doesn't suck the oxygen out of the air like the World Cup

lardbucket wrote:I have no recollection of any of the previous 'Champions tournaments'.

2nded.

England's squad:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Pretty much as expected - the selectors will have their fingers crossed about Wood's fitness though

The Groups:

Group A:

Australia
Bangladesh
England
New Zealand

Group B:

India
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka

The Draw:

Thu Jun 1 Group A - England v Bangladesh, Kennington Oval, London
Fri Jun 2  Group A - Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sat Jun 3 Group B - Sri Lanka v South Africa, Kennington Oval, London
Sun Jun 4 Group B - India v Pakistan, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Mon Jun 5 Group A - Australia v Bangladesh, Kennington Oval, London D/N
Tue Jun 6 Group A - England v New Zealand, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Wed Jun 7 Group B - Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston, Birmingham D/N
Thu Jun 8 Group B - India v Sri Lanka, Kennington Oval, London
Fri Jun 9 Group A - New Zealand v Bangladesh, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Sat Jun 10 Group A - England v Australia, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sun Jun 11 Group B - India v South Africa, Kennington Oval, London
Mon Jun 12 Group B - Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Wed Jun 14 1st Semi-final - A1 v B2 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Thu Jun 15 2nd Semi-final - B1 v A2 Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sun Jun 18 Final - TBC v TBC (Reserve Day) Kennington Oval, London

So, that'll be England, Australia, India and South Africa in the semis then.

I think you under-estimate NZ in this format at your peril.

We may not make the semis ... not that that means anything in this format.

lardbucket wrote:I think you under-estimate NZ in this format at your peril.

We may not make the semis ... not that that means anything in this format.

True. Group A is the Group of Death.