1st Test: Australia v Pakistan @ Optus Stadium Perth, Dec 14-18 2023

[TheParraboy]

Im sure we will all give due diligence by staying up and watching the 5th T20 match tonight before moving on to the home test series...


There is a PMs XI match commencing on Dec 6th

Pierson next test keeper if Carey injured or out of form in the summer?

Prime Minister’s XI squad

Nathan McSweeney (c)
Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Green
Marcus Harris
Nathan McAndrew
Todd Murphy
Michael Neser
Jimmy Peirson
Matthew Renshaw
Mark Steketee
Beau Webster


Test Squad Feathers is BACK !!!

Australia's first Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner

Warner on track for Sydney farewell while Marsh and Green both named in Test squad

All three part of a 14-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan in Perth with Boland and Morris with Lyon replacing Murphy as the only change from the last Ashes Test

www.espncricinfo.com

Six Test cricketers selected for Prime Minister’s XI match vs Pakistan

Aussie candidates to square off in old-fashioned bat-off as battle for Warner’s Test spot heats up

www.foxsports.com.au

Australia's Test squad takeaways: Warner remains, Marsh vs Green, blooding new quicks

There are no surprises in the 14-man squad for the Pakistan Tests, but three vexing questions remain to be answered

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Channell 7 selling Pakistan like they are the greatest team to tour Australia in history. No surprises here.

Khawaja
Warner
Labs
Smith
Head
Marsh
Carey
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazelwood

 

[King-Gutho94]

Pakistan are statistically the worse country to travel here in past 30 years.

There last 5 series out here they have lost all 14 tests.

Haven't even managed a draw all tests been whitewashed.

Outside of that test match in Sydney about 14 years ago that has red flags with bookies money all over it.

They haven't come close to being competitive in recent tours.

 

[mozza91]

Might watch a little bit of the series in between replays of the BBL. If they bring in a bash boost point and strategic timeouts I’d show some interest.

PS: I am Kaif

 

[Bazal]

It warms the tips of a mans feathers to see the fastest bowler ever Lando Morrell back in the mix.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Green a chance to push Marsh out?

 

[TheParraboy]

Channell 7 selling Pakistan like they are the greatest team to tour Australia in history. No surprises here.

They did the same for the West Indies last year , quite cringe

 

[Fangs]

Ahh Lance.

This is basically Davey's send off Summer. Bit of a snooze, not as entertaining to watch anymore. But if he fails in the first test then things will get very interesting. Will be a lot of talk and ultimately it's good for the sport.

 

[TheParraboy]

We are all anticipating the great Davey run , hop and high jump bat salute couple of times at least id imagine this summer

 

[simmo1]

Green a chance to push Marsh out?

Hopefully.

 

[JJ]

Was going to ask the same thing, while Marsh pops up and does great things occasionally, mostly it’s clumsy dross, sure they need to pick and stick with Green? It’s an old side… (a lot of sides are atm, not unique to Aust)

 

[Chins get the wins]

It's nice to have @JJ here to cheer on his little champion one last time. I hope he leaps for you baby

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Was going to ask the same thing, while Marsh pops up and does great things occasionally, mostly it’s clumsy dross, sure they need to pick and stick with Green? It’s an old side… (a lot of sides are atm, not unique to Aust)

Marsh is one of the favoured sons. Tbh, he can't be considered as an allrounder because his bowling is pedestrian, only slightly better than a Head or a Labuschagne. So if they want their allrounder its got to be Green.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Marsh is one of the favoured sons. Tbh, he can't be considered as an allrounder because his bowling is pedestrian, only slightly better than a Head or a Labuschagne. So if they want their allrounder its got to be Green.

Green doesn't take wickets though

 

[simmo1]

No point sending Green back to the Shield, he was already the best batsman in the comp by some distance. Green is a much better talent than Marsh, so why not give him the opportunities we gave Marsh at the same age? There is no way we are losing a test this summer, so time to give the future a chance instead of throwing them in the deep end in an away series against India.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Green doesn't take wickets though

He takes as many or more than Marsh. They've been obsessed with an allrounder since Flintoff in 2005, Marsh isn't what they are obsessed with.

 

[Bazal]

Pick a bat this summer. Let Green have a season of Shield to grow his game. Send Darsh to the prairie to be with the other Bison

Nathan McSweeney. Why not?

 

[hineyrulz]

Problem with Darsh and his bowling every time he bowls a decent amount of overs he breaks down. He’s not a test all rounder it’s as simple as that and is he in the top 6 bats in the country??

 

[Incorrect]

Is Cam Bancroft even the remotest of remote chances of getting in to the Test team regardless of how many runs he scores in 1st class cricket?? Rightly or wrongly I think he might be persona non grata in the Aussie changeroom since talking out of school Re sandpaper-gate....

 

[King-Gutho94]

Is Cam Bancroft even the remotest of remote chances of getting in to the Test team regardless of how many runs he scores in 1st class cricket?? Rightly or wrongly I think he might be persona non grata in the Aussie changeroom since talking out of school Re sandpaper-gate....

Depends i suppose. JL is no longer there to get him into the side.

How Bancroft waltzed back in at the start of the 2019 Ashes was disgraceful & JL looking out for his WA buddies.

He came back with a technique worse then what he started with. I was watching him side on at Edgbaston that test match he felt like a walking wicket every ball he faced.

I would have Renshaw as the next opener as he has at least looked capable when he played 6-7 years ago. I feel he has been treated shabbily tbh since Langer took over.