Test Series v India

[mrslong]

What about the Victorian keeper?

 

[Bucking Beads]

What about the Victorian keeper?

He is in form with the bat but apparently his keeping is on par with Brad Haddin.

 

[m1c]

Phil Hughes has also stood down from the Big Bash to concentrate on getting himself right for first class cricket. Succeeding at test level obviously means a lot to him.

 

[Ari Gold]

Christian surely can't be a worse option at six than Steve Smith was. Would play White over both though. Better fielder by miles, and also quite adept against spin.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Steve Smith was averaging over 45 when he first got picked for the test side. Cameron White is a #### batsmen far worse then Smith.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Phil Hughes has also stood down from the Big Bash to concentrate on getting himself right for first class cricket. Succeeding at test level obviously means a lot to him.

I think it is excellent that he has made this call. I really hope he makes it back provided he fixes his game.

 

[ningnangnong]

Phil Hughes has also stood down from the Big Bash to concentrate on getting himself right for first class cricket. Succeeding at test level obviously means a lot to him.

Can't fault the kid's attitude. Really want to see him succeed.

 

[m1c]

Well considering Steve Smith consistently bats higher than him and has a far superior first class average... Both are short form specialists IMO. Christian's bowling is easily superior though.

 

[Ari Gold]

I couldn't give a #### what steve smith averaged when he was selected. It doesn't change the fact he was an extremely average number 6.

 

[ningnangnong]

I still remember all the hype around Steve Smith... he's gone completely off the radar! :haha:

 

[Bucking Beads]

I couldn't give a #### what steve smith averaged when he was selected. It doesn't change the fact he was an extremely average number 6.

Didn't doubt he was average, what is laughable is that you want Cameron White in the test side

 

[Bucking Beads]

I still remember all the hype around Steve Smith... he's gone completely off the radar! :haha:

It was all about the leg spin

 

[ethos]

The best first class all-rounder not in the team is Simon Katich. Averages 52 with the bat and 35 with the ball.

 

[mrslong]

Steve Smith went to cult hero status when he caught that ball remember he was going over the sidelines, threw it back in, then grabbed it. Anyway once he did that, his popularity went through the roof and the selectors were swayed it seems.

 

[Jeba]

Wasn't that Adam Voges?

 

[mrslong]

hmm yeah i must have gotten confused with some other miraculous thing he did in the 20/20, maybe it was his bowling?

anyway he did have this cracker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeawE3Aur4U

 

[Bucking Beads]

Smith can field that is his strength at the moment. If he could fix his technique up he would be very well suited to batting at 6 in the longer forms.

 

[mrslong]

Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt), Dan Christian, Ed Cowan, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Ricky Ponting, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

At first I thought this was a weird line up, but then realised it's alphabetical order.
Diabolical that Haddin is the vice captain. Gah!