1st Test - AUS v SL @ Gabba - Pick Your Side

[yobbo84]

What XI would you like to see for Australia in the first test next month? Who will take the spots of Langer, McGrath and Warne? Has Mitchell Johnson done enough? Time for a recall for Bracken? SCG MacGill or another quick? Who will open? What will the new batting order be? Some very interesting questions.

I'll start, my team would be:

M.Hussey
M.Hayden
R.Ponting (c)
B.Hodge
M.Clarke
A.Symonds
A.Gilchrist (wk)
B.Lee
M.Johnson
S.Clark
S.MacGill

12th man: B.Hilfenhaus

 

[The Colonel]

Jaques
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Clark
Johnson
MacGill

Hilfenhaus 12th - sent back to Tassie and allowed play with a local given the fielding and 12th man duties.

 

[big pat]

not a bad team yobbo, not sure about hodge, bit down on confidence at the moment, will have the vic wa game to get back into form, does anyone give david hussey a chance.

 

[ash the bash]

Good teams guys....

Im still not sold on Jacques TBH with u, i don't think he is suited to Indian/ Sri lankan attacks, i can see him struggling against Murali, Harabajin singh and co.... who turn the ball alot, much better player against pace i suppose he will be opening the batting thou....

anyway,

1M. Hussey : Mr fixit, allways thought he should bat alot higher..
2M. Hayden: Picks himself
3R. Ponting: "above"
4M. Clarke: The "new Mark Waugh" try and make this position his own..
5B. Hodge: As much as i can't stand the prick him and punta are best mates so gotta include him somewhere...
6A. Symo: Think we will see him coming into his own this summer, cant wait to see tear India a new asshole
7A. Gilly:
8B. Lee: needs to lift his game a bit tbh
9M. Johnson: deserves selection IMO
10S. Clark: Really rate him as a test match bowler more that ODIs definately
11S. Macgill: Pretty low stocks regarding spin, hope we get bouncy wickets...

 

[ash the bash]

not a bad team yobbo, not sure about hodge, bit down on confidence at the moment, will have the vic wa game to get back into form, does anyone give david hussey a chance.

I can't stand how he is still in the team (look at disgraceful thread), but i worry that we don't have someonelse, maybe David Hussey is worth a go, but i doubt punta will drop his mate... Anyone else notice Hogde sitting next to punter in the dressing room after he gets out LOL, iv seen it in the last two games bloody Suck Up...

 

[Matt23]

Jaques
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Clark
Johnson
MacGill

12th Man - Hilfenhaus
Unfortunatly I fear Watson may get a game as opener

 

[Bazal]

Jaques
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Clark
Bracken
MacGill

12th Man Hilfenhaus

 

[Twizzle]

please, no Hodge

 

[Marshall_magic]

Jaques
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Clark
Bracken
MacGill

12th Man Hilfenhaus

change Jaques for Rogers and I agree

 

[JJ]

Rogers
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Clark
Johnson
McGill

 

[TheParraboy]

If anyones interested in having a look, I did a thread like this about 6mths back

Funny how Symonds will be a certainty now, but wasnt back then by a lot of punters, though no tests have been played in between.

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=170401

Sunshine got a good going over

 

[Matt23]

http://http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=170401

Does that link work for anyone else?

 

[Earl]

1. Matt Hayden
2. Phil Jaques
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Michael Clarke
5. Michael Hussey
6. Andrew Symonds
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Brett Lee
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Stuart Clark
11. I wan't to say Stuart MacGill but his form last year was pretty poor. I think Brad Hogg will probably come into calculations.

Thats the team I'd prefer, having said that I'm sure the selectors will find room for Shane Watson and Brad Hodge.

 

[TheParraboy]

Does that link work for anyone else?

Fixed now Matt

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=170401

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

f**k no, please no hodge

ah who am i kidding he's got incriminating photo's of hilditch for sure

jaques or rogers it doesn't matter which one.

jaques/rogers
hayden
ponting
clarke
hussey
symonds
gilchrist
lee
johnson
clark
macgill unfortunately

now the selectors will base their team around

1
2
3
4
5 Hodge
6 Watson
7
8
9
10
11

 

[hineyrulz]

1. Jaques
2. Hayden
3. Ponting
4. Clarke
5. Hussey
6. Symonds
7. Gilly
8. Lee
9. Johnson
10. Clark
11. Macgill

But dont be suprised to see Hodge and Hogg in there somewhere.

 

[lockyno1]

1. Hayden
2. Watson
3. Ponting
4. Hussey
5. Clarke (not ready to be a 4 yet)
6. Symonds
7. Gilchrist
8. Lee
9. Clark
10. Johnson
11. Macgill
12th: Tait (play him on the WACA, drop Macgill)

 

[NK Arsenal]

Phil Jaques
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Andrew Symonds
Michael Hussey
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Watson
Brett Lee
Stuart Clark
Dan Cullen

12 Man: Ben Cutting

 

[lockyno1]

Hussey at 6..are you f...king mad! Watson is not a 8, top 6 at least!

 

[NK Arsenal]

Hussey at 6..are you f...king mad! Watson is not a 8, top 6 at least!

Why not have him at 6? Gilly is at 7 and it works a treat.
With watto down the bottom we have a huge amount of depth in the batting and bowling departments.