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100 for Bancroft, I think he'll be in the team for the first test. He ticks all the boxes, youthful, can bat for hours, in great form.
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Bancroft has batted Renshaw out of the side imo. Not that I agree with it, but when ex-players are coming out bashing a player you just know the selectors are thinking alike. At least we won't be seeing Marsh nicking off for a duck this summer (touch wood).
With Carty and Maxxie failing today I reckon Lehmann will be 6 if he scores a ton this game. Bancroft has batted and kept well opening in the shield, I wonder if that's an option, would certainly be left field.
Yep, thank christ he's out. Him batting himself at 4 with a sub-30 FC average is a disgrace imo, just like Wade batting himself up the order to get recalled last year, and Head bowling himself more than he should to look like an all rounder (his bowling is poo).
With Carty and Maxxie failing today I reckon Lehmann will be 6 if he scores a ton this game. Bancroft has batted and kept well opening in the shield, I wonder if that's an option, would certainly be left field.
Yep, thank christ he's out. Him batting himself at 4 with a sub-30 FC average is a disgrace imo, just like Wade batting himself up the order to get recalled last year, and Head bowling himself more than he should to look like an all rounder (his bowling is poo).
How does a guy who has kept twice fix our poor keeping situation?
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I don’t disagree but you just can’t pick Wade and I don’t see the selectors going for Neville either. The way Bancroft and Renshaw are going, don’t be surprised to see Bancroft even picked just as a pure batsman.
Picking him as keeper also allows Lehmann and Maxwell/Cartwright to be picked as well...or MMarsh. :(
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Certainly won't fix the keeping side of the issue, it will improve our batting and decrease the likelihood of collapses by a great deal, which is arguably more important than dropping the odd catch. (Which Wade does anyway, so we're not losing anything in that department from what we've had for the last 12 months)
I doubt he gets picked as a keeper anyway, but you never know.
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This is even more ridiculous than choosing Handscomb as a specialist keeper.
Renshaw was picked 12 months ago on the back of some pretty low SS scores. Then Australia were abysmal in Hobart and he got 100 against South Australia and he was picked. Before that 100- 10, 22, 30, 39, 31 and 5.
In the game he got 31 and 5- Bancroft got 171- no one mentioned his name.
His career SS average is 36 and his Test average is 36. He's doing exactly what he was doing 12 months ago. They've put 12 months of work into him and in his 10 Tests he has scored 3 50's and a 100. Why would you discard him now?
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161 not out at stumps for Bancroft.
Get him in.
Get him in.
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1. Warner
2. Renshaw
3. Khawaja
4. Smith (c)
5. Handscomb
6. Bancroft
7. Nevill
8. Starc
9. Cummins
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood
Happy to give Renshaw the first test to make or break him. If he fails, Bancroft to opener and Cartwright or Maxwell in to 6.
2. Renshaw
3. Khawaja
4. Smith (c)
5. Handscomb
6. Bancroft
7. Nevill
8. Starc
9. Cummins
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood
Happy to give Renshaw the first test to make or break him. If he fails, Bancroft to opener and Cartwright or Maxwell in to 6.
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I agree, he's mentally very tough, last week he was on the field for all but the last two hours of the four days. I said somewhere else about his double 100 for WA to get them in the Shield Final he batted for 13 hours. He's tough both mentally and physically. It depends what you want from that six. I don't like guys having defined roles; you need guys that can adapt. He might be able to sure up that middle and the second new ball if things go wrong.
He's great defensively probably the best in the country, if the ball is moving or Ali is causing problems he will hold it out and bat with the tail.
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30 odd not out for Carey at the moment, if he goes on to make a big 50 or even 100, that'll make the keeper battle interesting, especially with Wade & Nevill continuing to fail to make any runs.
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Renshaw hasn't made it past 20 in his last 9 innings. I'm all for giving people who've played decently for Australia additional chances, but I wouldn't bat an eyelid if they just don't name him at all for the Ashes series, he needs more time clearly. Bancroft looks ready now.
