Australia in South Africa (postponed) and in NZ SQUADs 2021

[Zadar]

Right decision not to tour. Covid risk is to high in South Africa

I wonder if the players will travel to India with higher covid case numbers to fill their pockets with IPL money?

 

[JJ]

I wonder if the players will travel to India with higher covid case numbers to fill their pockets with IPL money?

Rhetorical question, right?

 

[Fangs]

Can now totally assess the Summer of cricket since the SA tour is cancelled.

The toastie incident sums it up for me.

 

[lockyno1]

I wonder if the players will travel to India with higher covid case numbers to fill their pockets with IPL money?

India are having crowds 50% by the start of the second test. It’s better than SA

 

[AlwaysGreen]

So now we don't play another test until the ashes starting in November

 

[Eelectrica]

4 test matches and 5734 T20's. What a summer of cricket.
Also 3 ODI's. icing on the cake right there.

 

[hineyrulz]

4 test matches and 5734 T20's. What a summer of cricket.
Also 3 ODI's. icing on the cake right there.

The summer of elite Toasties.

 

[Twizzle]

So News Crap with plenty of click bait on social media "did Australia just cost itself a spot in the Test Championship by pulling out of the RSA tour ?"

I never clicked on any of it as I thought we cost ourselves a shot at that when we lost the series to India

 

[Eelectrica]

If only the World Test Championship had a top 5 finals system like the BBL. We would most definitely probably have made the finals then.

 

[JJ]

I never clicked on any of it as I thought we cost ourselves a shot at that when we lost the series to India

Exactamondo... Depleted India beat you at home, you were in pole position and god know what happened. Complacency part of it??

 

[The_Frog]

Why wasn't this series in Australia anyway? They haven't been here since 2016 while we went there in 2018.

 

[undertaker]

So, if the South African test series is called off, does it mean that the Australian T20 squad to New Zealand will be changed to allow those players in the South African tour squad to partake in the New Zealand tour (i.e. players like Steve Smith, who would've been selected for the New Zealand tour had there been no tour to South Africa in the first place)？

 

[Twizzle]

So, if the South African test series is called off, does it mean that the Australian T20 squad to New Zealand will be changed to allow those players in the South African tour squad to partake in the New Zealand tour (i.e. players like Steve Smith, who would've been selected for the New Zealand tour had there been no tour to South Africa in the first place)？

I think they should stick with the selected team, they earned their spot in the team and it was picked on form, unlike our test team.

ABC news have just reported that the T20 team selected will not change.

 

[TheParraboy]

If only the World Test Championship had a top 5 finals system like the BBL. We would most definitely probably have made the finals then.

I reckon we are Thunder

Sixers are India
Scorchers are the Poms
Heat are NZ

 

[undertaker]

If only the World Test Championship had a top 5 finals system like the BBL. We would most definitely probably have made the finals then.

Possible qualifying scenarios for who will take on New Zealand in the World Test Championship Final:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...r-australia-south-africa-postponement-1249849

 

[JJ]

I reckon we are Thunder

Sixers are India
Scorchers are the Poms
Heat are NZ

I have no idea what that means, and happy to keep it that way tbh

 

[Eelectrica]

Possible qualifying scenarios for who will take on New Zealand in the World Test Championship Final:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...r-australia-south-africa-postponement-1249849

So we want England to do well, but not too well.

Honestly I'd expect India to win this 3-1 at the worst. I know England have a good team, but India in India... don't know about that.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

So we want England to do well, but not too well.

Honestly I'd expect India to win this 3-1 at the worst. I know England have a good team, but India in India... don't know about that.

Bess to DOM inate.

 

[TheParraboy]

I have no idea what that means, and happy to keep it that way tbh

Underdogs, keep winning and toasties, thats all you need to know...

 

[jim_57]

Shame we can't host another test or 2 here instead, even if it's something like Zimbabwe/Ireland/Afghanistan in Darwin/Hobart/Cairns. Sri Lanka or Pakistan free?

In conclusion T20 is shit.