5th Ashes Test: Australia v England at the SCG, Jan 4-8 2018

[8Ball]

Bring back Borthwick

 

[TIGER14]

Has Mason Crane hit puberty yet?

 

[Bazal]

I think SMarsh will open in South Africa

Khawaja should secure his spot with a good score here

We just don't have any opener or middle order bat screaming to be picked, unless we go Maxwell.
Maxwell and MMarsh at 5 and 6 may be too much of a gamble but it also could be a good gamble if they click. MMarsh has seemed to get it last couple of tests

Burns 5 matches, 2 hundreds, 2 fifties, 514 runs @ 59
Ferguson 5 matches, 1 hundred, 3 fifities, 541 runs @ 60

Maybe not screaming, but loudly requesting selection. Plenty of experience too

Travis Head has 400 runs as well

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Lucky this kid's brothers are psychiatrists, he might need them if he cops a mcgaining.

 

[TheParraboy]

so Crane got player of the year at club cricket last year

and averages over 43 with the ball


I had no idea our club cricket was in this sort of crisis

 

[Bazal]

Yeah I hear you.
I do prefer the idea of moving foward with real youth, instead of turning to guys like Ferguson for example, but if no-one else is demanding the gig, that makes it hard.

Yeah I also think that in a relatively weak side whatever experience you can bring in becomes very valuable. Ferguson would, IMO, still be an international cricketer had he not had such awful luck with injury

 

[AlwaysGreen]

so Crane got player of the year at club cricket last year

and averages over 43 with the ball


I had no idea our club cricket was in this sort of crisis

First class average 43.

 

[Bazal]

so Crane got player of the year at club cricket last year

and averages over 43 with the ball


I had no idea our club cricket was in this sort of crisis

He doesn't average 43 in grade cricket though

 

[TheParraboy]

14 overs in and twin spin attack

 

[Sphagnum]

so Crane got player of the year at club cricket last year

and averages over 43 with the ball


I had no idea our club cricket was in this sort of crisis

Got a michelle on debut for NSW

 

[Sphagnum]

Surely Warne comes straight into commentary now.

Told ya

 

[TheParraboy]

He doesn't average 43 in grade cricket though

sorry 1st class cricket

43.98

putting fear on top order international batsmen

 

[AlwaysGreen]

14 overs in and twin spin attack

sorry 1st class cricket

43.98

putting fear on top order international batsmen

Twin spin terrors.

 

[Sphagnum]

Twin spin terrorists.

Fixed

 

[Bazal]

Twin spin terrors.

Crane and Ali just doesn't have the same feel about it as Warne and McGill

 

[TheParraboy]

Crane and Ali just doesn't have the same feel about it as Warne and McGill

or Hemming and Giles...

 

[Blade23]

Without looking at the stats site who has the higher test batting average? Woakes or Vince?

 

[mozza91]

Crane and Ali just doesn't have the same feel about it as Warne and McGill

A Bryce McGain/Jon Holland combo would be more lethal.

 

[mave]

I can see Crane getting Khawhaja here.

 

[TheParraboy]

Without looking at the stats site who has the higher test batting average? Woakes or Vince?

ill go Woakes only cause you would think it was Vince