Aus squad for SAf

G.Wood wrote:It's not like there was someone suitable scoring shedloads in the SS that they could have picked instead.  They had little choice but to take a punt.

Averaging 50+ in the Shield

North
Pomersbach
Ferguson
Voges
Carters
Hughes
Lynn
Forrest
Whiteman
Cooper
Burns
White

embee wrote:Shaun Marsh is a talented batsman with his main weakness being mental ...he is in the right place mentally at the moment ...so to select him as a possible replacement is a good call

He is the batting equivalent of Mitchell Johnson

embee clearly has been affected by sunstroke suffered during umpring stints over the weekend

Not at all , h

That is my long held view of Shaun Marsh

embee wrote:

G.Wood wrote:It's not like there was someone suitable scoring shedloads in the SS that they could have picked instead.  They had little choice but to take a punt.

Averaging 50+ in the Shield

North
Pomersbach
Ferguson
Voges
Carters
Hughes
Lynn
Forrest
Whiteman
Cooper
Burns
White

Someone suitable is obviously a spiv (a proper one) who we know would not let us down

embee wrote:Not at all , h

That is my long held view of Shaun Marsh

long term result of successive heat stroke events and stress caused by the infamous kidnapping attempt of Princess A by Skully..

Bog has been woeful in tests and is a drunken nob who only exists to make the gcs and english cricket look responsible

as usual h ...you are full of gibberish

as usual embee, you are full of baseless optimism about bog...Marsh has done little to warrant inclusion

he only had to do little

his competition was North White Voges Ferguson or Pomersbach (experienced guys who done something this year ) They are all mehh selections ...Marsh has the most upside

Doolan got the other spot ahead of Lynn or Burns ( Doolan has been at the front of that queue for a while)

why were there 2 queues?...where was Fuse?

oh well I hope you are right...I can see 0 upside in bog's selection

horace wrote:why were there 2 queues?...where was Fuse?

oh well I hope you are right...I can see 0 upside in bog's selection

couldnt take 2 untried ...and waste of time take 2 recycled

WTF would you consider Hughes? the saffies may bowl shit to him again and we'd be stuck with him

really is a bit of a case of pot luck...

Red wrote:

JGK wrote:

Red wrote:

JGK wrote:

Red wrote:http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2014/1/20/australia-squad-for-south-africa-tour

Anyone else think that Marsh is mighty lucky to get the trip even if Bailey didn't help his cause?

Australia Test squad for South Africa: Michael Clarke(c), Brad Haddin (vc), Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.

Isn't that an NTR?

How so?  I couldn't see the actual team listed anywhere.

Because it was in the link; I get picked up for that.  

Really? I guess that'd be by your usual protagonist and maybe the Assassin?

I would've thought normal etiquette is to post the link, quote the bit you are intending to comment on or wish to highlight, then make a comment. The link is the proof, the quote is the bit you've targetted or are highlighting, and the comment is...well...your comment.   

Anywho, enough of semantics. I feel sorry for Beetle, but the runs weren't there. Bog is dead lucky to be there, with only the complete dearth of FC batting talent allowing his inclusion. The same could be said for Twatson, but he seems to be a darling of the selectors.

It would seem that the NSP is nervous (probably rightly) about chucking Alex Doolan in at the deep end, and Bog is "experienced" cover at the top of the order.

In summary, batting looks fragile, bowling looks solid.

And TF Hughes wasn't picked.  

skully wrote:

In summary, batting looks fragile, bowling looks solid.

It's just a shame we won't be playing England

G.Wood wrote:

skully wrote:

In summary, batting looks fragile, bowling looks solid.

It's just a shame we won't be playing England

same birthplaces but more darkies

how come they have less bad days?

2-0 to the SAffers, that is all.

G.Wood wrote:how come they have less bad days?

Poms had first choice on the whiteys

embee wrote:

JGK wrote:

embee wrote:

Henry wrote:30 years old, and an average in the mid 30s after close to 100 first class matches suggests that Marsh doesn't deserve a spot, and probably never will. He's never been sure quite how to bat in first class cricket. He seems to be all-out attacking or all-out defensive.

Thanks for the unendorsement

This will be an interesting experiment as to whether Henry's talents work in reverse.

But I don't think Marsh will play any matches anyway.

with the untrevving and the JGKing he'll most likely be highest run scorer

We can but hope. Midge and Haddit (and Warner in various I2s) played out of their socks when few of us expected them to figure much at all in the Ashes. Perhaps Bog at 3 and Twat at 6 will surprise us.

On the squad, does anyone (other than MB) consider NCN unlucky to miss a spot? I guess Tweet was way higher in the pecking order prior to his injury, so deserves to be back in the limelight.

NCN needs more FC bowling

Patto and Bird are both a long way in front of him at present

Young Queensland quick Mark Steketee looks a good 'un. I reckon he'll be playing for Australia in the next two years.

Henry wrote:Young Queensland quick Mark Steketee looks a good 'un. I reckon he'll be playing for Australia in the next two years.

He has just taken up football

Cricinfo on Bog's selection

Pointing out all the statistical reasons why he didnt deserve selection and then giving the reasons he probably was

Liked by Boof ( who coached him in the IPL)

Liked by the team ( who remember his batting in his first few games)

skully wrote:

Red wrote:

JGK wrote:

Red wrote:

JGK wrote:

Red wrote:http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2014/1/20/australia-squad-for-south-africa-tour

Anyone else think that Marsh is mighty lucky to get the trip even if Bailey didn't help his cause?

Australia Test squad for South Africa: Michael Clarke(c), Brad Haddin (vc), Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.

Isn't that an NTR?

How so?  I couldn't see the actual team listed anywhere.

Because it was in the link; I get picked up for that.  

Really? I guess that'd be by your usual protagonist and maybe the Assassin?

I would've thought normal etiquette is to post the link, quote the bit you are intending to comment on or wish to highlight, then make a comment. The link is the proof, the quote is the bit you've targetted or are highlighting, and the comment is...well...your comment.   

Anywho, enough of semantics. I feel sorry for Beetle, but the runs weren't there. Bog is dead lucky to be there, with only the complete dearth of FC batting talent allowing his inclusion. The same could be said for Twatson, but he seems to be a darling of the selectors.

It would seem that the NSP is nervous (probably rightly) about chucking Alex Doolan in at the deep end, and Bog is "experienced" cover at the top of the order.

In summary, batting looks fragile, bowling looks solid.

And TF Hughes wasn't picked.  

Actually it was by her fellow "Aussies"

Darsh? really?

Henry wrote:Young Queensland quick Mark Steketee looks a good 'un. I reckon he'll be playing for Australia Queensland in the next two years.

edited for accuracy.  might jag a game