Australia tour of India (Feb '17/Mar '17)

[Umair7]

Our Squad will be announced at 04 am (Pakistan Time) tomorrow

 

[CerealKiller]

Our Squad will be announced at 04 am (Pakistan Time) tomorrow

A chance for Swepson or Zampa?

 

[Umair7]

A chance for Swepson or Zampa?

Zampa and Swepson nah If they want a third spinner then they can select Head or Maxwell! TBH I won't mind Fawad Ahmed (He is bowling well plus he is a leg spinner!)

 

[Umair7]

I still think we should play one spinner if two spinner theory fail in the first match afterall the last time we won in India we played 3 fast bowlers with 1 spinner

 

[CerealKiller]

They'll get wacked like in Abu Dhabi if they play with 3 seamers. Jackson Bird doesn't look like a fast bowlers suited to Asian conditions. And they should pick 4 spinners.

 

[Velocity]

And they should pick 4 spinners.

I would say pick Lyon (even though he is sh*t in Asia), O'Keefe, Zampa/Swepson and Travis Head for that part-timer. I just don't think Maxi should play on this tour. Head looks better than him in terms of batting.

 

[Umair7]

They'll get wacked like in Abu Dhabi if they play with 3 seamers. Jackson Bird doesn't look like a fast bowlers suited to Asian conditions. And they should pick 4 spinners.

In Sri Lanka our pacers did a good job and as I said we should only try that if our spinners fail [DOUBLEPOST=1484431290][/DOUBLEPOST]

I would say pick Lyon (even though he is sh*t in Asia), O'Keefe, Zampa/Swepson and Travis Head for that part-timer. I just don't think Maxi should play on this tour. Head looks better than him in terms of batting.

Head is good but if Maxwell has finally learned to play according to the situation and if he is willing to shut up and let his bat do the talk then GO MAXI

 

[Velocity]

Swepson joins spin quartet for India | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Maxi's back! He has won the race against Head to be selected on this tour. What's good is that Shaun Marsh is also back as well. I am surprised Wade is not dropped.

 

[Umair7]

Mitchell Marsh :/ JESUS tweaking CHRIST WHAT THE HELL !!!! Swepson hmm let's see what he will do

 

[Umair7]

Mitchell Marsh :/
SHIELD FORM : FUBAR!

 

[CerealKiller]

Why did they drop Cartwright? He didn't do much wrong. Surprised to see Head not selected.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

Intrigued by the selection of Swepson. If he performs well in the warm up games, he and O'Keefe should be the first choice spin pairing. It's a bit of a shame that proven failures like Shaun Marsh have been chosen over talents like Head to be honest. Going to stick to my earlier prediction for the series, India 4 - 0 Australia.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

On what basis is maxwell selected?Is it because he has a good record against Ashwin in the Ipl matches?

 

[zwarrior]

Sridharan Sriram to coach Australia's spinners in India | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Monty Panesar to mentor Australia's spinners ahead of India tour | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Wow. They are preparing well. Getting two coach/mentor, and practicing in UAE pitch.

 

[asprin]

Honestly, I don't think they need to. I've a feeling Lyon would play an important role this time around.