1st Test: Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane on Nov 5-9, 2015

[Bazal]

Pitch looked fine on the stream. Bit iffy around the creases but nothing on some sub continent tracks. Fine by me anyway, means the Kiwis don't bat. I'd have never declared personally.

 

[Pete Cash]

more than a bit iffy around the crease.

 

[The Charlatan]

f**k me, I can see Joe the cameraman hiding in one of those divots.

 

[hineyrulz]

Khawaja should go and buy a lottery ticket.

How on earth did Bancroft not get picked? Burns can easily bat 3.

Bancroft has 1 50 in his last 8 FC digs. Could be that reason???

 

[hineyrulz]

I like the side, as long as Siddle is left out it's the best side we could pick IMO.

 

[Timbo]

Will the match still be classed as FC? For Carters and Finch's sake, I hope so.

 

[Red Bear]

Status ie being reviewed I believe

 

[lockyno1]

Bancroft has 1 50 in his last 8 FC digs. Could be that reason???

Just as many as Khawaja has made pretty much and Bancroft is coming off making 150+ for Australia A against India...

 

[TheParraboy]

Just as many as Khawaja has made pretty much and Bancroft is coming off making 150+ for Australia A against India...

against India A.....in india

hasn't done much outside that tour

 

[Bazal]

Bancroft is far too young and inexperienced. Carters is a better option and the same was said about him on here despite being much more advanced in his career. Rightly so, too.

Burns is the right pick to open

 

[Pete Cash]

Is there a reason why new Zealand were playing their last (I think) warm up game on a Sydney grade pitch

 

[Mr Angry]

Yep, hard to blame them

 

[lockyno1]

against India A.....in india

hasn't done much outside that tour

He made 150+ in the first Metrador match...coming off a massive season last year.

Khawaja is just Darsh all over again...15-20, gets out, rince and repeat.

 

[Rabbits20]

He made 150+ in the first Metrador match...coming off a massive season last year.

Khawaja is just Darsh all over again...15-20, gets out, rince and repeat.

Same goes for Bancroft.

Hopefully Voges can have a good series.

 

[TheParraboy]

He made 150+ in the first Metrador match...coming off a massive season last year.

Khawaja is just Darsh all over again...15-20, gets out, rince and repeat.

Fair enough

Its Khawajas home deck plus we probably didn't want to blood any newbies vs southee and boult. I reckon Bancroft will play a couple of tests this summer though. Pressure on Khawaja/Burns and Voges to contribute with the bat

 

[Twizzle]

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Smudger to 4 and Oozie to 3, so 2 newbies at 1 and 3

Not a good move imo.

 

[Pete Cash]

The fact Smith batted at 3 for NSW suggests that is where he prefers to bat and he is batting at 4 because of the idiotic media attention he has got (he averages like 80 at 3) and his technique. Also to accommodate Khawaja.

I mean whatever but I think a sides best batsmen chooses where he wants to bat.

 

[Red Bear]

meant to be a bit of rain around isn't there (early I know).

 

[lockyno1]

Smith is easily a better 4 or 5 than a 3. Look at his shots in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ashes tests for evidence why.

 

[Pete Cash]

The ashes test where he scored the first Australian double century overseas for 10 years...uhh ok.

Smith should bat wherever he wants to.