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Possibly will be much harder for them this time than in NZ as the test bowlers form isnt too great. But i wouldnt be surpised if they did that.
lockyno1 said:You say you don't pick out of form players- and then you pick Clarke! He is almost the most out of form of them all! As much as I bag Martyn in one-dayers, he is proven in test matches. Symonds was given his chance and failed. Tait is the same bowler as Lee so you won't pick 2 of them in the same test side until you have to! He is on tour for experience only!
Timbo said:Nothing. However I think Hussey has to be in there, and it's either Clarke or Langer who has to go. I said Langer in the interest of getting the test and ODI sides into sync.
Timbo said:O'Meeley you say the side needs a 'fresh new direction' so you drop the 2nd youngest player who has the least caps!
Iafeta said:1 Langer
2 Hayden
3 Ponting
4 Martyn
5 Katich
6 Clarke
7 Gilchrist
8 Lee
9 Warne
10 Kasprowicz
11 McGrath
No place for Gillespie. His bowling has gone to the dumps of late.
O'Meley said:Yeah but Clarke is out of form. You have to have a balance in these situations. Experience and young blood and gel them as a team. Clarke is a star of the future we all know that, but he needs to sort himself out in county cricket.
tupac said:if it was me i would pick
1.langer
2.katich
3.ponting
4.syomnds
5.clarke
6.harvey
7.gilly
8.warnie
9.tait
10.lee
11.mcgrath
JJ said:looks like the one for me - although wouldn't surprise me if they went with Gillespie ahead of Lee - they've been very conservative in recent years, and Lee is a risk in tests
Earl said:Thats not even worth taking seriously.
Tommy Smith said:If fit, Brett Lee is a sure thing for the 1st Test. Absolutely no doubt he'll be there IMO.
The side should be:
Langer
Hayden (needs to lift his game)
Ponting
Martyn
Katich
Hussey
Gilly
Warne
Lee
Kaspa
McGrath
madunit said:1-Langer
2-Martyn
3-Ponting
4-Hayden
5-Clarke
6-Gilchrist
7-Hogg
8-Lee
9-Warne
10-Kasprowicz
11-McGrath
I think Hogg would be an asset in the first test, as an optional extra bowler. The Australian attack has a lot of sameness about it with McGrath, Kasper, Dizzy and Warne. I think the pace of Lee at the expense of Dizzy is a decision that needs to be made. Hogg in for Katich, simply because I think his bowling would come in handy, and he's a damn fine fielder. Katich isn't the greatest, I've seen him drop too many sitters at Test level.
Martyn to open the batting, just to give Hayden a look at some different bowlers, as he seems to me to be struggling with Harmison. It will also change up the bowling line for Harmison, who I think struggles to hold a decent line when bowling to a left/right hand batting combination.