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Official Touring Squad for INDIA announced

Red&BlackBear

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Smith and Maxwell are going to have their lack of footwork and no technique exposed so badly that it'll make for entertaining viewing. The Indian spinners must be rejoicing at the fact that their bowling stats will get a decent topping thanks to this well below par squad. Besides Clarke and at times Khawaja, do we have anyone that can genuinely play spin? And I'm not talking about Warner's smash them out the park technique. Cowan and Hughes have their problems, Watson is shaky at best, Wade is brainless against good spin, the bowlers shouldn't have to burden repairing an innings.

Throw in Smith, Henriques and Maxbad and we might not pass 270 once in this tour. Here's hoping I'm wrong, but this could be a disastrous tour and lose any momentum or confidence leading into the Ashes. We could well lose the majority of the next 9 if not 14 tests....

I am tipping that Hughes, Khawaja and Clarke will make runs.
Watson and Cowan won't, Warner will be up and down until the Ashes where he'll dominate,
One of our pacemen to break down,
Maxwell to return one of the worst bowling figures,
Smith to be made to look like a clueless goose batting,
Doherty to lose any possibility we had at winning a test,
Wade to drop a few.
 
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Earl

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Red&BlackBear said:
I am tipping that Hughes, Khawaja and Clarke will make runs.
Watson and Cowan won't, Warner will be up and down until the Ashes where he'll dominate,
One of our pacemen to break down,
Maxwell to return one of the worst bowling figures,
Smith to be made to look like a clueless goose batting,
Doherty to lose any possibility we had at winning a test,
Wade to drop a few.

I reckon thats pretty close to the mark
 

oldmancraigy

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Those stats honestly aren't that bad for an off spinner. Especially one who plays his majority of cricket in australia.

I would prefer Okeefe get a go at test level but considering that's unlikely Lyon is easily the best option for our spinner.

Mate, I would be the best option for our spinner if Doherty was the only other option. That still wouldn't make me a good bowler!!
 

Red Bear

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I'm really intrigued by what Steve O'Keefe must've done to ensure he never gets a start.
It's the way he bowls. Despite having comfortably the best record in the shield he doesnt look particularly threatening and hence he doesnt get a shot.

It's funny thought, the only time he got a shot against a test side he top scored in the first innings then took the best figures of 4/88

Given how f**ked this squad is, I'm surprised Darsh isn't in Khawaja's place.

Maybe Invers has just enough brain cells to not be too obvious.
People on the CA facebook page were actually blowing up over Shaun Marsh's non-selection - yeah the guy who scored 17 runs in a four test series and has scored 61 runs at 10.something in the shield this year. Idiots

From the squad named I'd got
Cowan
Warner
Hughes
Clarke
Khawaja
Watson(if he has a bowl)/Wade
Wade/Henriques (if watson not bowling)
Pattinson
Siddle
Bird
Lyon

Would rather get overs from Clarke and Warner than Maxwell, Doherty or Smith tbh.

Pattinson Siddle Bird the best of the pace bowlers, comfortably.
 

Twizzle

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I think Hughes will struggle against the spin early, will be a testament to him to see if he is a fast learner

he plays generally from the crease without going forward or back and that aint good
 

AlwaysGreen

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I'm tipping Warner will struggle on Indian pitches. He's one guy whose footwork isn't great against spinners and likes the ball coming onto the bat.

I've got no doubt that either Maxwell, Smith or Henriques will play as a non bowling non batting allrounder. And I'll bet my right nut that Johnson will be in the first test team.
 

Earl

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Smith & Maxwell are excellent feilders and they bring alot to the team both on the feild and it the dressing rooms.
 

lockyno1

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Hard to judge given the lack of even decent spinners in FC cricket. Aus A v SA he scored runs. PM's XI v WI he top scored. So internation sides has done something.

In FC actually has recent hundreds unlike Smith. Smith should be in the squad instead of Maxwell but Doolan is the better bat.

Doolan is very average against spin bowling. He is perfect for the Ashes where the quicks are the main opponent, but facing 2-3 spinners...Doolan will struggle big time.
 

Timbo

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They are now taking the veteran of one First Class match, 19 year old Ashton Agar to India as an extra spinner to play in warm up matches and to bowl in the nets as extra spin practice for the batsman.

What. The. f**k.

I'm now starting to wonder not if O'Keefe killed a Chinaman, but just how many he slaughtered in what must have been a genocidal rampage.
 

oldmancraigy

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They are now taking the veteran of one First Class match, 19 year old Ashton Agar to India as an extra spinner to play in warm up matches and to bowl in the nets as extra spin practice for the batsman.

What. The. f**k.

I'm now starting to wonder not if O'Keefe killed a Chinaman, but just how many he slaughtered in what must have been a genocidal rampage.

You're kidding right?? What's with the Agar hate??

In his latest shield game Agar got 3 wickets.
O'Keefe has nothing, what did he get in his last shield game?
 

Mr Angry

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Vice-captain Watson will make his international return from injury in the third ODI on Wednesday in Canberra after being recalled to the Australian squad for the next fixtures in place of Usman Khawaja.
The injury-prone Watson has played a Sydney club game and an interstate one-dayer as he continues his comeback from an ongoing calf muscle problem.
Cricket Australia also announced on Monday that Australia's players will depart for their India tour in three separate groups ahead of the first of two tour matches starting on February 12 in Chennai.
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Khawaja is the only current member of the ODI team down to leave with the initial group on February 7, with a host of big names to wait until February 11 to fly out.
Khawaja, Jackson Bird, Ed Cowan, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Steve Smith will fly to India on February 7 and get the maximum chance to prepare in Indian conditions.
After playing the fourth ODI in Sydney on Friday, ODI stars Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade and David Warner will then depart on February 9.
By that time, Warner is expected to have recovered from his thumb injury.
Then finally, Michael Clarke, Watson, Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Starc, Phillip Hughes and Mitchell Johnson will fly on the 11th, the day after the fifth and final ODI is completed on Sunday.
National selector John Inverarity said Watson would replace Khawaja in the 13-man ODI squad at Manuka Oval on Wednesday and at the SCG on Friday.
Inverarity said selectors had tried to find the right balance for players in choosing when members of the 17-man Indian Test squad would fly out.
"Shane Watson comes back into the squad against West Indies as an opening batsman. Shane has recovered from his injury and we look forward to seeing him get back to his best," Inverarity said.
"The First Test in Chennai is scheduled for 22-26 February. The principal warm-up fixture, a three-day game, will take place 16-18 February and another fixture will be held on 12-13 February, both in Chennai.
"(The departure plans) are subject to minor alterations."
Inverarity announced 19-year-old left-arm spin bowler Ashton Agar would accompany the players departing on February 9.
The West Australian has shown promise in the Sheffield Shield this season and will play for the Australians in the first warm-up fixture.
"He will provide ideal practice for the batsmen in the lead-up to the first Test in Chennai," Inverarity said.
"Last year we took Mitchell Starc to the West Indies to further his development and this is a similar opportunity for Ashton."
Australian ODI squad for next two matches: Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Shane Watson.
DEPARTURE DATES FOR AUSTRALIAN TEST SQUAD FOR INDIA
February 7: Jackson Bird, Ed Cowan, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith.
February 9: Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, David Warner, (Ashton Agar, WA - non squad member).
February 11: Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Starc, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson.
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