Cricket Part II

Aceman · November 14, 2017, 8:54am

They want an all rounder for their bowling. Cartwright will get the nod IMO. Only way Bancroft comes in is for Renshaw or to keep

ROOKIE · November 14, 2017, 9:25am

I can’t see how you can pick Renshaw in his current form, it wouldn’t be fair. I’d open with Bancroft and bat Hughes at 6. Neville will be the keeper.

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · November 14, 2017, 9:33am

Merv or Phil? Surely couldn’t be talking about Daniel. Surely.

barry_day · November 14, 2017, 9:33am

Don’t discount it. He’s from NSW after all.

ROOKIE · November 14, 2017, 9:39am

He’s had a good year so far and is from NSW!

Sammy_Hagar · November 14, 2017, 10:31am

I’d bring Perry in.

Shahid_Afridi · November 15, 2017, 2:53am

Renshaw had a net session against the Aussie quicks this morning at AB Field, which may be an indication that they intend picking him. Who knows.

NSW need 128 to make it three outrights to start the season. 0/12 after 2 overs so looks like they plan on ending this quickly.

Shahid_Afridi · November 15, 2017, 2:54am

What about Kim?

IceTemple · November 15, 2017, 2:55am

The reports are that he did well, he is in.

DonsForEver · November 15, 2017, 5:22am

Possibly an attempt to assess where he is at against a top quality attack.

FuriousGeorge · November 16, 2017, 12:38am

Hopefully it gives him some confidence, knowing that he is in the team, and that he can match up to the best pace attack going around at the moment.

And I’d definitely bring Bancroft in for Wade. Wade had been in atrocious form with the bat, his keeping is sub-par, they dropped him from the 1-day team in India recently, and they’ve had their eye on Bancroft for a while now. He’s making big scores and keeping well. Seems a no-brainer to me. Also he’s 24, Neville and Wade are both 30-ish. The selectors will be licking their lips.

Munchen_Don · November 16, 2017, 5:55am

Not a no brainer, he’s kept for all of three matches at first class level. I’d be bringing in Nev, who shouldn’t have been dropped anyway and still bring in Bancroft at 6 or 1.

Shahid_Afridi · November 16, 2017, 7:21am

The SACAs look like they may pull of an unlikely win in Perth - the need another 98 with 8 wickets in hand. Great match for Weatherald with a century in each innings.

Aceman · November 16, 2017, 8:01am

Over 400 runs for the season now for Weathers, averaging in the 70’s currently with 2x100’s and 2 50’s from 6 knocks.
Started the season in great from as he also averaged 49 in the ODD series with 2x100’s and 2x50’s and peeled off 90 odd in the CA trial game against the Aussie quicks

Slappery · November 16, 2017, 8:19am

He came and had a chat with us during pre season (hasn’t helped us at all mind you)
Keeps things very simple. Only plays the shots he knows he can control and play well. Doesn’t worry about anything else. Hits a truck load of balls during the week. Was really interesting to him.

Come_Back_Hirdy · November 16, 2017, 8:57am

Great win by SA. In other news, don’t think Nevill’s omission is the biggest shock of this article:

Peter Nevill snubbed from shock Australian line-up for first Test

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

Peter Nevill is set to be a shock omission from Australia’s team for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, with Matt Renshaw also expected to be dropped to accommodate the in-form Cameron Bancroft.

Steve Smith’s squad for the first and second Ashes Tests against England will be announced in Brisbane on Friday morning after weeks of intrigue about its potential make-up.

According to sources there will be no shortage of surprises when selection chairman Trevor Hohns sits down and reads out the line-up, with Tasmania’s Tim Paine on Thursday tipped to be a bombshell pick as wicketkeeper and Shaun Marsh favoured to win the No.6 job. (CBH’s note: WTF)

Nevill had been strongly forecast to return to the side a year after he was dropped for Matthew Wade in the wake of Australia’s disastrous defeat to South Africa in Hobart.

However, while NSW’s Australian contingent have remained in Brisbane after the completion of the Blues’ Sheffield Shield match against Queensland Nevill flew back to Sydney on Thursday with the remainder of the state team.

There was heavy speculation on Thursday that Paine would trump Nevill and state teammate Wade and be handed the gloves at the Gabba when the series starts next Thursday.

Elsewhere, Renshaw’s poor run with the bat in the first three Shield runs was expected to cost him his place at the top of the order, with Bancroft likely to step in and make his Test debut partnering opener and vice-captain David Warner.

As for the vacant No.6 position in the batting order there were suggestions on Thursday that Shaun Marsh was to win a recall after losing his Cricket Australia contract in the winter, with selectors having weighed up whether to pick a specialist batsman or a player who could also provide Smith with a fifth bowling option.

Selectors had met on Wednesday to decide the team but according to CA players were not due to be told of their inclusions until Thursday night.

Paine’s recall would be the most stunning, more than seven years after his last Test against India when he was deputising for Brad Haddin.

His career has since been plagued by a series of injuries which allowed Wade and Nevill to climb above him.

Although Paine was overlooked for Tasmania’s Shield team for the start of the season, national selectors insisted he remained in the frame for the Ashes.

That omission proved a blessing in disguise as he made a half-century for the Cricket Australia XI against England before rounding off his audition with an unbeaten 71 this week against Victoria.

His shock promotion would continue a stunning revival for the 32-year-old, who was close to retiring this year and accepting a role with goods manufacturer Kookaburra.
He returned to the national set-up in February when named as the wicketkeeper in a severely undermanned Australian Twenty20 team.

Marsh, meanwhile, last wore the baggy green in India, where he played key knocks in two of the four Tests but still finished with a series average less than 19.

The 34-year-old’s Test career seemed over when he lost his CA contract but burst back to contention with a stellar start to the home summer, which saw him named player of the JLT Cup.

Although his Shield form, with 236 runs at 39.33, has been steady rather than spectacular, he impressed last round with a fighting 91 in difficult conditions against Australia’s Test attack in round two against NSW at Hurstville Oval.

Australia (likely squad): David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Jackson Bird.

Shahid_Afridi · November 16, 2017, 9:29am

I just can’t see them picking Paine, I think their source has been on the sauce. No Lyon in their squad either, but will assume that’s an oversight.

ROOKIE · November 16, 2017, 9:45am

Paine!! Wow…
Wade moves to Tassie and gets replaced as wicketkeeper in the Australian team by the Tasmanian first slip…

Wrighty05 · November 16, 2017, 9:46am

I’m not against the Paine selection but I can’t believe he hasn’t made a first class 100 since 2006

leon_baker_4 · November 16, 2017, 10:02am

I’d love to see paine get a chance. If not for injury he’d have been the mainstay since his debut.

Utterly baffling selection though. I don’t know how they could possibly justify it. Good luck to him though.

He is the nephew of robert shaw