CRICKET General Cricket Discussion - 2023/24

Chris Green with another 50. He has to be getting close to being number 2 spinner behind Lyon with that batting ability a huge bonus. He now averages over 50...as a batsman! Wonder how he'd go batting at 3 for Aus. I joke of course.
 
Sproj said:
Chris Green with another 50. He has to be getting close to being number 2 spinner behind Lyon with that batting ability a huge bonus. He now averages over 50...as a batsman! Wonder how he'd go batting at 3 for Aus. I joke of course.
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Is there genuine batting skill there with him or is he just on a bit of a tear ?
 
Bull Shark said:
Is there genuine batting skill there with him or is he just on a bit of a tear ?
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Well he has just scored his 6th fifty in 18 innings batting at 8/9 mostly so it is honestly hard to say. Manenti is in a similar boat for SA. Lower order runs are pretty common in Australian FC cricket as the actual recognised bats mostly suck.

I mean Greg Matthews averaged over 40 in tests for Aus and no one really talks about him as a batsman. The fact remains though, to score 6 fifties, many of them not out, there has to be something there. But scoring runs as a specialist under pressure is different to scoring them as a bowling all rounder.
 
Sproj said:
Chris Green with another 50. He has to be getting close to being number 2 spinner behind Lyon with that batting ability a huge bonus. He now averages over 50...as a batsman! Wonder how he'd go batting at 3 for Aus. I joke of course.
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We look stacked for pace/spin/allrounder options going forward. Really need one or two batsmen to become clear standouts now.
 
Fernando said:
We look stacked for pace/spin/allrounder options going forward. Really need one or two batsmen to become clear standouts now.
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Agreed, thankfully Davies looks like he is one of those needed bats, he really looks the goods.

Might have to settle for Webster and Jewell in the interim if others are needed and I am not saying those names because they deserve it, just they seem to be standing out a bit from a bad bunch.

That said, Clayton looks really promising too. Pucovski being unpickable really sucks because he was the other banker along with Davies.

But man, can we get Inglis in the test team yesterday?
 
Thomas Kelly gets back to back 50s. There is something about him. I suspect he has massive upside but hasn't ignited yet. Good game for him though.

McSweeney also on track for back to back 50s.
 
Sproj said:
Agreed, thankfully Davies looks like he is one of those needed bats, he really looks the goods.

Might have to settle for Webster and Jewell in the interim if others are needed and I am not saying those names because they deserve it, just they seem to be standing out a bit from a bad bunch.

That said, Clayton looks really promising too. Pucovski being unpickable really sucks because he was the other banker along with Davies.

But man, can we get Inglis in the test team yesterday?
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I think our current batting lineup gets us through to the end of this WTC cycle before any changes and retirements occur, and even then they likely try make it to the 2025 home Ashes so the next in line probably have 18 months to put their hand up.

I'm stoked with the bowling and all rounder depth but with Labs, Green and Head there long term (hopefully) and Marsh still around for a while we are only looking for a couple batsmen. The shield stocks are super thin but I reckon a few will stand out by then, we generally seem to produce someone and they've got some time. Davies and JFM would be ideal.
 
McSweeney and McDermott 50s.

This innings by McSweeney is going a long way to saving this game for SA.
 
Fernando said:
I think our current batting lineup gets us through to the end of this WTC cycle before any changes and retirements occur, and even then they likely try make it to the 2025 home Ashes so the next in line probably have 18 months to put their hand up.

I'm stoked with the bowling and all rounder depth but with Labs, Green and Head there long term (hopefully) and Marsh still around for a while we are only looking for a couple batsmen. The shield stocks are super thin but I reckon a few will stand out by then, we generally seem to produce someone and they've got some time. Davies and JFM would be ideal.
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Yeah same only bloke I see getting the chop could be Carey. Inglis is hitting his prime years and he already has the white ball gloves. Carey is just getting worse and worse with the bat.
 
CA women’s Australia A1 v A2 three-day red ball match has had some notable results from the first day.

Plenty of Queenslanders involved:

CA Green has Georgia Voll and Courtney Sippel

CA Gold has Charli Knott, Grace Parsons and Sianna Ginger

Green are 3/355dec after a 200* from Volly

Gold are batting at 0/64, Knott to bat at 5

Parsons took the 3 wickets for 69, Knott 0/66 off 13, Ginger 0/20 off 5.

Sippel yet to bowl
 
Allo said:
CA women’s Australia A1 v A2 three-day red ball match has had some notable results from the first day.

Plenty of Queenslanders involved:

CA Green has Georgia Voll and Courtney Sippel

CA Gold has Charli Knott, Grace Parsons and Sianna Ginger

Green are 3/355dec after a 200* from Volly

Gold are batting at 0/64, Knott to bat at 5

Parsons took the 3 wickets for 69, Knott 0/66 off 13, Ginger 0/20 off 5.

Sippel yet to bowl
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Gold get to 4/350dec yesterday - Knott declares after getting out

Voll makes another 50 and Green are still batting at 8/218 and it's 1:30pm - why would you not make this a 4 day match?

Cricket Australia are so inept
 
it's currently 8 degrees at Dharamshala as the first ball is bowled in the 5th Test between India and England.. could this be the coldest Test Match of all time ?
 
Bull Shark said:
it's currently 8 degrees at Dharamshala as the first ball is bowled in the 5th Test between India and England.. could this be the coldest Test Match of all time ?
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You certainly don't expect those conditions in India
 
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