Who will step up for Australia A?

[yappy]

Mitch giving the runs up at near T20 pace. Good to know some things never change.

 

[Red Bear]

Our batting depth stinks. What happened to Steve Smith, batted well in the first tour match and hasnt been seen since?

 

[yappy]

Came back for the Darwin camp.

 

[jargan83]

Came back for the Darwin camp.

Have to keep that net form up

 

[yappy]

Have to keep that net form up

Yeah they're going to ruin the kid. He needs as many First Class innings under his belt as possible. I still think he's probably our best long term 5/6 option in tests, but if they keep dragging him away from the Shield to play meaningless ODIs and T20s he's never going to work the shit out of his game.

 

[TheParraboy]

Lunch - Day 4

England Lions lead by 353 runs with 4 wickets remaining

Johnson 0/75 - 11 overs

Cant see us winning this

 

[Red Bear]

England declared 6/315, only Hollands 3/89 or so respectable really. We are 1/40 Cowan out.

And yeah, a shitty f**king camp for the world T20, which will obviously see players miss the first two games, then in Smiths case off to the bloody champions league with the sixers, so probably wont have a shield match till November.

 

[aqua_duck]

Mitchell Johnson up to his old tricks again

 

[yappy]

And when will the selectors get through their thick skulls that Paine is no better than a no.7 bat. Seriously wtf with him at 5 in both innings pushing Burns back? As a batsman amongst the keepers he rates at least 4th below Haddin, Wade, and Nevill, and is probably battling to hold of Hartley.

 

[Red Bear]

Nev very stiff to miss this tour despite averaging 45 over the past twp years and being good with gloves, when Paine hasnt played cricket in that time

 

[Twizzle]

selectors seem to be living in the past

 

[hineyrulz]

selectors seem to be living in the past

They seem to be living on a different planet.

 

[Collingwood Storm]

There is some sort of Aus vs Aus A one-day game on in Darwin today.

 

[TheParraboy]

There is some sort of Aus vs Aus A one-day game on in Darwin today.

yeah I head that as well, an intra-squad match at Australia's team camp

 

[yappy]

Good to see Cooper keeping up his usual standards.

 

[TheParraboy]

Hughes, Paine, Cowan all half tons

Aust 9/308