Oz JAMODI and A squads for pom tour announced today

rumours coming out of the spiv press that Cummins is to be selected...unclear which team...positive news if the lad is fit again...but in concerning news it appears the career (such as it was) of serial tv ad pest Stevie Nix is to get a shot in the tv talent vein with selection...tell me it aint so

So Usman Khawaja and Phil Hughes don't even make the Aus A side. That's a bit flabbergasting, really. Especially in regards to Khawaja. Can Aus really afford to leave two young batsmen averaging mid 40s in first class cricket out of their A side? There's hardly a mountain of young batting talent in Australia at the moment.

So Usman Khawaja and Phil Hughes don't even make the Aus A side. That's a bit flabbergasting

Hard to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

What's the A squad?

still no announcement on the CA site

henry...has the squads been announced.?

horace wrote:has the squads been announced.?

Australia ODI Squad

Michael Clarke (c) NSW 31
Shane Watson (vc) NSW 30
George Bailey TAS 29
Patrick Cummins NSW 19
Xavier Doherty TAS 29
Ben Hilfenhaus TAS 29
Mike Hussey WA 36
David Hussey VIC 34
Mitchell Johnson WA 30
Brett Lee NSW 35
Clint McKay VIC 29
James Pattinson VIC 22
Steve Smith NSW 22
Matthew Wade VIC 24
David Warner NSW 25

Australia A Squad

Ed Cowan (c) TAS 29
Peter Forrest (vc) QLD 26
George Bailey TAS 29
Jackson Bird TAS 25
Joe Burns QLD 22
Tom Cooper SA 25
Patrick Cummins NSW 19
Ben Cutting QLD 25
Liam Davis WA 27
Jon Holland VIC 24
Mitchell Johnson WA 30
Michael Klinger SA 31
Nathan Lyon SA 24
Tim Paine TAS 27
James Pattinson VIC 22
Steve Smith NSW 22
Mitchell Starc NSW

Interesting that Cowan is Hannibal of the A Team ahead of Bailey

No Bog either.

Marsh, Khawaja, and Hughes will all be playing County Cricket. That's as good an audition for an Ashes tour as any, I guess.

Still, go back six months and those three were considered the most promising young batsmen in Australia, so to now not be considered good enough to even play for Australia A is a bit of a slap in the face, and makes the Aus selectors look unsure as to who their best players are. On the other hand, Cowan has looked a bit out of his depth at test level, Klinger is almost 32 and has never looked more than first class standard, and Cooper has played one big first class innings in four years.

What, for example, are they going to learn about Cowan (who is apparently the first choice test opener) by sending him on a A tour at this stage? Surely if Khawaja fights back and has a barn-storming A tour, they would learn a stack more about him? Even Warner would have been a better A team pick than Cowan, but apparently his (warner's) spot is water-tight already, based on a couple of electric test innings (in amongst a stackful of failures) and a few quickfire domestic T20 hundreds. He's re-inventing the ways to secure a test spot.

Unlike Cowen, Khawaja has'nt been able to score any runs in Shield cricket either.

Good to see Paine get another chance. Shirley this must be the final nail in Haddits coffin.

Huh? Khawaja averages 50 in the Shield.

uber koala had a dire domestic season Henry...he blamed the Trevving you gave him

Henry wrote:Marsh, Khawaja, and Hughes will all be playing County Cricket. That's as good an audition for an Ashes tour as any, I guess.

Still, go back six months and those three were considered the most promising young batsmen in Australia, so to now not be considered good enough to even play for Australia A is a bit of a slap in the face, and makes the Aus selectors look unsure as to who their best players are. On the other hand, Cowan has looked a bit out of his depth at test level, Klinger is almost 32 and has never looked more than first class standard, and Cooper has played one big first class innings in four years.

What, for example, are they going to learn about Cowan (who is apparently the first choice test opener) by sending him on a A tour at this stage? Surely if Khawaja fights back and has a barn-storming A tour, they would learn a stack more about him? Even Warner would have been a better A team pick than Cowan, but apparently his (warner's) spot is water-tight already, based on a couple of electric test innings (in amongst a stackful of failures) and a few quickfire domestic T20 hundreds. He's re-inventing the ways to secure a test spot.

When did the NSP change?

good question...Inverarity extolling Midge's virtues was like reading Hildy all over again

More as in when did the new NSP take over?

**Australian cricket in crisis**

Henry wrote:Huh? Khawaja averages 50 in the Shield.

Not last season he did'nt.

KFC admen appear to be back in charge...bung, stevie nix and midge...expect Bollybogan to be rushed over there as a replacement in the event of injury

so Skully what do you think about the resurrection of midge and stevie nix

horace wrote:KFC admen appear to be back in charge...bung, stevie nix and midge...expect Bollybogan to be rushed over there as a replacement in the event of injury

At least we'll been spared the sight of ShyT chewing on a burger.

horace wrote:so Skully what do you think about the resurrection of midge and stevie nix

They'll give Midge a game. He'll get 1/60 off eight overs & we'll never see him again.....hopefully.

hmmn...hope you are right...the worry is he'll have one blinder and will be wrecking our test prospects for the next three years

horace wrote:hmmn...hope you are right...the worry is he'll have one blinder and will be wrecking our test prospects for the next three years

Invers has a few more clues than hildick......hopefully.

maybe bob simpson has adopted him