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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2019, 04:30:20 pm »
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hmm sure about those stats? I have the average at 41 and strike rate high 90s still great for a middle order batsmen though.
Yeah sorry you're right, stats I read were average of 43.5 this year and SR of 98. Not quite aa good as I claimed, although still pretty solid.

I would have had him over Marsh because I think he'd be a better no.4, and honestly that's the only spot that may be half-open in the Aussie batting lineup right now (although if Smith is our weakest link, I'm pretty happy with that).

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2019, 04:31:27 pm »
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What are people's thoughts on Carey? It's the most logical selection I guess given recent caps, but in many ways I think I'd prefer Wade.

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2019, 05:29:13 pm »
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I believe Australia would never drop Smith (at least for a while) but he has basically made his way into the team based on his name and Test batting legacy alone. In comparison Warner has actually been performing very well in the domestic leagues. I'm not a fan of extrapolating between formats but it's the only games we have now.

Pretty ironic that Smith was dropped last night by his IPL team days after being picked for the WC(and they replaced him with Ashton Turner).

Turner got a first ball duck tho  :'(

What are people's thoughts on Carey? It's the most logical selection I guess given recent caps, but in many ways I think I'd prefer Wade.
I wouldn't say i'm the biggest fan but that maybe because I haven't watched too much of him. It would be ideal that the wk is also a specialist batsmen (something you could say for wade/handscomb but not carey imo). I'd probably go wade over him too - whilst his ODI record isn't great he is currently in form domestically.


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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2019, 12:47:53 am »
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If we were talking Ashes, I'd pick Smith over Warner - but as we're talking ODIs, I'd pick Warner over Smith, and the latest numbers from IPL certainly back that.  Last year when Australia were doing badly with the bat it seemed reasonable to gamble on Smith and Warner walking back in and doing as well if not better.  Now that Australia have come together in the last couple of series, I no longer think Smith and Warner can walk back in without a body of runs behind them. They were told to go to the IPL and get runs - Warner has, by and large Smith hasn't.

So at the moment I don't think Smith should be in the starting XI, though it wouldn't surprise me if he is (and if he is, he could well perform decently - but I just don't think we can bet on him in ODIs like we can in Tests. In them, he is good, not great).  So on current form my top 4 would probably be Finch, Khawaja, Warner, Handscomb, and so I do think Handscomb is hard done by (I thought he'd at least sneak into the squad as backup keeper - though apparently he'll be on the Aus A tour and available to substitute if Carey is badly injured so long as there's enough notice).
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2019, 08:23:38 am »
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From memory you were a pretty big Smith fan. Why would you imagine Handscomb would play ahead of him? Lack of match fitness? If so, why not the case for Warner?
Handscomb is the in-form player at the moment, he has had a great summer in ODIs and I think therefore he deserves this spot over someone who doesn't appear to be in the best short format form at the moment.
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2019, 04:40:12 pm »
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What are people's thoughts on Carey? It's the most logical selection I guess given recent caps, but in many ways I think I'd prefer Wade.

Agree with this, to be honest. Think Wade is a better bat, and I don't think the keeping aspect is as important in ODIs as in test matches (although Wade is still a solid enough keeper). Maybe Carey is a 'better bloke' or whatever the criteria is these days.

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2019, 08:19:42 pm »
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The World Cup is almost on us now, and Australia's form is hopefully peaking at the right time.
I'm going to make the almost entirely non-bold prediction that the World Cup will be won by a team whose name starts with a vowel.
I'd like it to be Australia, but still think England are slight favourites, and the last two World Cups have been won by a home team...
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2019, 05:42:31 pm »
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England are clear favourites with India and Aus behind them.
So I would say right now
Tier 1: England
Tier 2: Australia/India
Tier 3: Pakistan/New Zealand/South Africa
Tier 3.5: West Indies,  Sri Lanka
Tier 4: Bangladesh, Afghanistan
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2019, 05:52:37 pm »
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England are clear favourites with India and Aus behind them.
So I would say right now
Tier 1: England
Tier 2: Australia/India
Tier 3: Pakistan/New Zealand/South Africa
Tier 3.5: West Indies,  Sri Lanka
Tier 4: Bangladesh, Afghanistan
I agree, England are the best team in the World Cup, plus at home they should be clear favourites, but I’m expecting a semi final choke from them.. Australia vs India or South Africa (despite losing last night) for me

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2019, 06:19:09 pm »
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Hard to disagree significantly. I haven't seen Stokes' catch yet - apparently a ripper?

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2019, 07:13:26 pm »
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Hard to disagree significantly. I haven't seen Stokes' catch yet - apparently a ripper?
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2019, 07:13:54 pm »
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Hard to disagree significantly. I haven't seen Stokes' catch yet - apparently a ripper?

Honestly I feel bad for  'Andile Phehlukwayo', it was a pretty good hit, going for a 6

but than 

outta nowhere Ben STOKES with the flying one - handed catch  ( crowd goes wild )

' apparently a catch of the century' - hard to disagree with that
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2019, 09:39:43 pm »
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Wanting Aus to win, but I think Buttler + England will be Player of the Tournament/Winners

Stokes' catch was pretty damn good, but he misjudged it first, so it had to be spectacular. He could've made it easier, but not to take anything away, that was bloody stunning.

But here's some food for though: For all the talk of this being a batting tournament, two teams have been knocked over already (*SA* vs Eng and *Pak* vs WI [**team that got bowled out]). Also a note: Pakistan got bowled out at the place where Australia was tonked for 481/6.

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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #28 on: June 01, 2019, 12:50:43 am »
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England are clear favourites with India and Aus behind them.
So I would say right now
Tier 1: England
Tier 2: Australia/India
Tier 3: Pakistan/New Zealand/South Africa
Tier 3.5: West Indies,  Sri Lanka
Tier 4: Bangladesh, Afghanistan

I think once you get to the semi-finals it can be anyone's tournament (just two more wins...) - but England, Australia, and India have a higher chance of making the semis.  If say West Indies or Pakistan actually make the semis, they can be intermittently brilliant enough that I wouldn't want to bet against them winning it...
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Re: World Cup 2019
« Reply #29 on: June 01, 2019, 11:57:24 am »
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How good is regular cricket, though?

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