Australia tour of New Zealand 2010

[drainpipe32]

So Wellington is a green top, and Hamilton is flat?

May be worth playing two spiners in Hamilton?

 

[aussie1st]

Hamilton took some turn in the 3rd ODI but you definitely don't need two spinners in NZ. However if hes in your top 7 then perfect.

 

[drainpipe32]

Not so much two spinners as three bowlers, Smith and Watson.

 

[TumTum]

TBH, I'm hoping he'll do a lot of bowling if he's picked.

Same, but with 4 seamers it might be difficult.

 

[drainpipe32]

That's just a possible team make up though, not one I'd recommend.

 

[Robelinda]

Should be simple, North will obviously play both tests, so Smith is included a both a batsman's cover and a spinners cover. Hughes is the strange one, for a short tour he really wont play at all unless an opener is injured. Not a chance to move down the order, i'd rather Katich go back to the middle order.

 

[TumTum]

i'd rather Katich go back to the middle order.

Katto replaces someone injured down the order and Hughes opens?

 

[Howsie]

So Wellington is a green top, and Hamilton is flat?

May be worth playing two spiners in Hamilton?

Basically. New Zealand have played two spinners at Seddon Park in two of the last three test matches they've played there, so Smith might be a chance in the second test.

 

[War]

flip! You have got to be kidding me, no Cameron White!

North in The selectors can go blow themselves.

Although North being retained is indeed poor. Picking White would not have correct, regardless of his ODI form.

White being called up to the test squad for this tour, would mirror Andrew Symonds being selected to test squad to Sri Lanka 2004 based on ODI form - which would be unwise. White hasn't dominated in Sheidl cricket as yet & his FC average is still inflated by his time in English cricket playing for Somerset, on one of the flattest pitches in county cricket.

They are better batsmen performing in FC like Klinger who should be ahead of White still.

 

[Chewie]

Basically. New Zealand have played two spinners at Seddon Park in two of the last three test matches they've played there, so Smith might be a chance in the second test.

I hope that doesn't mean Jeetan's going to play...

 

[Ari]

Ingram has left the Blackcaps squad to go and play for Central so thats the first bit of good news we have had for a while. Franklin and Tuffey should both be good to go as well.

 

[sifter132]

Although North being retained is indeed poor. Picking White would not have correct, regardless of his ODI form.

White being called up to the test squad for this tour, would mirror Andrew Symonds being selected to test squad to Sri Lanka 2004 based on ODI form - which would be unwise. White hasn't dominated in Sheidl cricket as yet & his FC average is still inflated by his time in English cricket playing for Somerset, on one of the flattest pitches in county cricket.

They are better batsmen performing in FC like Klinger who should be ahead of White still.

Symonds' average in the 3 Aussie summers in FC cricket before being picked:
2001-02 (Australia) 10 17 2 405 91 27.00 0 2
2002-03 (Australia) 8 12 2 495 92 49.50 0 3
2003-04 (Australia) 2 3 0 112 102 37.33 1 0
Totals: 20 games, 32 innings, 4 NOs, 1012 runs, HS 102, Avg. 36.14, 1 100, 5 50s

White's average in the last 3 Aussie summers in FC cricket:
2007-08 (Australia) 9 17 2 748 149* 49.86 1 5
2008-09 (Australia) 5 8 0 462 135 57.75 2 2
2009-10 (Australia) 4 7 2 230 82* 46.00 0 2
Totals: 18 games, 32 innings, 4 NOs, 1440 runs, HS 149*, Avg. 51.43, 3 100s, 9 50s

Klinger's average in the last 3 Aussie summers in FC cricket:
2007-08 (Australia) 4 7 1 158 60 26.33 0 1
2008-09 (Australia) 10 19 2 1203 255 70.76 4 4
2009-10 (Australia) 9 17 5 848 207* 70.66 2 5
Totals: 23 games, 43 innings, 8 NOs, 2209 runs, HS 255, Avg. 63.11, 6 100s, 10 50s

White's closer to Klinger than Symonds, especially when you consider Klinger's averages contain more NOs and some big double centuries. That Symonds selection in '04 was awful - based on his off spin that was going to make all the difference in SL And then in 05/06 he was the desperate attempt to find our own Andrew Flintoff. He ended up OK, but his selection stalled the careers of Hodge and Katich and gave us nothing until a couple of fortunate umpiring calls helped him to a couple of centuries.

 

[Howsie]

Ingram has left the Blackcaps squad to go and play for Central so thats the first bit of good news we have had for a while. Franklin and Tuffey should both be good to go as well.

Such a joke IMO. I don't rate Ingram at all but three games, three games and he's booted for someone who's not going to do any better, as well as keeping another guy in the team who's played four times as many matches and averages less also. I guess he's not one of Dan's mates.

 

[aussie1st]

Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch added of Smith's inclusion: "Steven Smith is having an exceptional Shield season, three tons and exceptional innings last week. He adds great versatility to the squad, we've made no secret of fact we'd like to be in position when necessary to play two spinners and he gives us that opportunity, and he's also well and truly enough to bat in the top six."

"Steve is working on his bowling but leg spin difficult art. He needs a lot more cricket at domestic level and any exposure we can get him at international level we'll be looking to give him as well, because we think he's a player of future."

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Ah thank God they still see him as a batter, the way hes been picked in T20 and ODIs seems to suggest they only see him as a bowler.

 

[Ari]

No Broom, Stewart in and Franklin down the order could the selectors have got it right!?