So, future prospects for Oz test cricket

How far away is James Pattinson from playing for Victoria again?

Also, Pat Cummins needs a solid season of Shield cricket before he gets anywhere near the Aus test side again.

Henry wrote:How far away is James Pattinson from playing for Victoria again?

Also, Pat Cummins needs a solid season of Shield cricket before he gets anywhere near the Aus test side again.

Patto is likely out for the summer (the Test series anyway).

Big Dog wrote:Coulter-Nile is crap. Struggles to take wickets in ODI's. In Test cricket he would be just another journeyman trundler.

wont know until he is tried

I reckon he'll go well

Henry wrote:How far away is James Pattinson from playing for Victoria again?

Also, Pat Cummins needs a solid season of Shield cricket before he gets anywhere near the Aus test side again.

Personally I think you should write them both off.

keep Starc away from the Test team.

Nath wrote:keep Starc away from the Test team.

SO not fond of mitching and matching .

This guy should be an automatic choice.

Link.

If you want to win the Ashes, play the kids against India, find out they're crap then go back to the oldies for next (English) summer. Best for us is if you burn out the veterans then have to throw in a load of untried or tried and failed players to come over here.

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:How far away is James Pattinson from playing for Victoria again?

Also, Pat Cummins needs a solid season of Shield cricket before he gets anywhere near the Aus test side again.

Personally I think you should write them both off.

Dennis Lillee says hello

For the Gabba game v India I'd like to see Lyon 12th at best, a fast deck, and Johnson bowling with Harris and with support from Hilfenhaus, Siddle, and Marsh. I would open with Warner and Rogers, bring Watson back at 3, keep Smith and Clark, and choose an in-form player at 6 regardless of age. this might be Klinger, Voges, Cooper, Bailey, or Ferguson. Rogers is clearly on borrowed time and one more failure would do him in ... but stepping back he has had to bad Tests overseas after a fair period opening successfully it's Warner on wickets to which he is more suited, and he is certainly suited tomEngland wickets (next years Ashes), so I agree about the brownie points. At number 6 I would choose Bailey, who has the experience, will jot be troubled by the Indian bowlers, and who can assist Clarke with the captaincy, as he did when we beat England here.

Doesn't Bailey average something like 25 in first class cricket since 2012? He's just not good enough in the longer form of the game to play test cricket.

no more tasmanians pls ...as well as over rated dubbers

over rated dubbers inc Starc, schoolgirl, haddit, sok, lyon

lardbucket wrote:For the Gabba game v India I'd like to see Lyon 12th at best, a fast deck, and Johnson bowling with Harris and with support from Hilfenhaus, Siddle, andMarsh. I would open with Warner and Rogers, bring Watson back at 3, keep Smith and Clark, and choose an in-form player at 6 regardless of age. this might be Klinger, Voges, Cooper, Bailey, or Ferguson. Rogers is clearly on borrowed time and one more failure would do him in ... but stepping back he has had to bad Tests overseas after a fair period opening successfully it's Warner on wickets to which he is more suited, and he is certainly suited tomEngland wickets (next years Ashes), so I agree about the brownie points. At number 6 I would choose Bailey, who has the experience, will jot be troubled by the Indian bowlers, and who can assist Clarke with the captaincy, as he did when we beat England here.

How are you playing 4 bowlers, Marsh and a #6? Shirley that is where marsh would bat.

embee wrote:

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:How far away is James Pattinson from playing for Victoria again?

Also, Pat Cummins needs a solid season of Shield cricket before he gets anywhere near the Aus test side again.

Personally I think you should write them both off.

Dennis Lillee says hello

Cummins is in the T20 team playing today.

Taips is still death riding the kid ...never got over Cummins' efforts against his chokers

G.Wood wrote:

lardbucket wrote:For the Gabba game v India I'd like to see Lyon 12th at best, a fast deck, and Johnson bowling with Harris and with support from Hilfenhaus, Siddle, andMarsh. I would open with Warner and Rogers, bring Watson back at 3, keep Smith and Clark, and choose an in-form player at 6 regardless of age. this might be Klinger, Voges, Cooper, Bailey, or Ferguson. Rogers is clearly on borrowed time and one more failure would do him in ... but stepping back he has had to bad Tests overseas after a fair period opening successfully it's Warner on wickets to which he is more suited, and he is certainly suited tomEngland wickets (next years Ashes), so I agree about the brownie points. At number 6 I would choose Bailey, who has the experience, will jot be troubled by the Indian bowlers, and who can assist Clarke with the captaincy, as he did when we beat England here.

How are you playing 4 bowlers, Marsh and a #6? Shirley that is where marsh would bat.

by not playing a keeper

warner keeps as well/badly as haddit

I like george bailey...everyone does...but he has not given one signal that he is up to this level of cricket

bleak

Ethics? The Gall! wrote:bleak

2nded.

Went to a small lunch today where Ryan Carters was speaking about his "Batting for Change" charity. Had a good chat to him. Very impressive guy.

I told him to score some runs this year if for nothing more than to keep Phil Hughes out of the Test side. He politely said he'd try.

JGK wrote:I told him to score some runs this year if for nothing more than to keep Phil Hughes out of the Test side.   He politely said he'd try.

Awesome!!!

Carters shd take the gloves if Neville gets to replace Haddin in the Oz team...he had a great season last year.

His batting only stepped up when he gave up the gloves so I don't think he/they should risk it.