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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2205 on: February 23, 2021, 02:43:24 pm »
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All I am going to say." Aus vs NZ.
Discuss

Pretty comprehensive win for New Zealand, wasn't it?

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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2206 on: November 26, 2021, 06:36:32 pm »
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Cummins new Captain with Smith as the Vice-Captain

Cummins is the obvious choice and probably the only viable but for VC will CA ever learn? At this rate seems like AUS just need a specialist captain to be an ok person.

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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2207 on: November 29, 2021, 11:00:23 am »
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Cummins new Captain with Smith as the Vice-Captain

Cummins is the obvious choice and probably the only viable but for VC will CA ever learn? At this rate seems like AUS just need a specialist captain to be an ok person.

What do you think about the whole bowler-as-captain thing?

Also, thoughts on Australia's best test XI at the moment? My preference would probably be like:

1. Warner
2. Khawaja
3. Labuschange
4. Smith
5. Head
6. Green
7. Carey (not sure - Inglis?)
8. Cummins
9. Starc
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

12. Richardson

EDIT: In actuality, I'd probably start Richardson over Starc. I'd take Khawaja over Head in the middle order, too, on the assumption that Harris will play.
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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2208 on: December 08, 2021, 10:26:27 am »
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Ashes predictions? I'll go with 4-0 Australia.

Anderson out of the first test. Apparently injured but then also apparently not injured?

EDIT: Wow, no Broad either!
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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2209 on: December 16, 2021, 04:32:31 pm »
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What do you think about the whole bowler-as-captain thing?

Also, thoughts on Australia's best test XI at the moment? My preference would probably be like:

I don't mind having the bowler as the captain. Probably will be fine as long as it is captain only for tests and not every format.

Assuming everyone fit my preference would be something like:
1. Street
2. Hunt
3. Khawaja
4. Labuschange
5. Pucovski
6. Green
7. Carey
8. Cummins (c)
9. Richardson
10. Hazlewood
11. Swepson

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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2210 on: December 16, 2021, 04:42:01 pm »
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I don't mind having the bowler as the captain. Probably will be fine as long as it is captain only for tests and not every format.

Assuming everyone fit my preference would be something like:
1. Street
2. Hunt
3. Khawaja
4. Labuschange
5. Pucovski
6. Green
7. Carey
8. Cummins (c)
9. Richardson
10. Hazlewood
11. Swepson


Interesting line-up! What's the rationale for dropping Warner/Smith/Head/Lyon?

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Re: The Cricket Thread
« Reply #2211 on: December 18, 2021, 02:34:13 pm »
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Interesting line-up! What's the rationale for dropping Warner/Smith/Head/Lyon?
Warner/Smith - cheating/sandpaper/"brain-fades", etc - probably other things that were never caught
Head - probably harsh to drop now but wrote my XI based on what I was thinking before the first test
Lyon - not great sportsmanship although this tends to get glossed over for him I think