My SHIELD TEAM OF THE SEASON 2017/18. This may be a touch belated Caroline but it gives you something to discuss before the season proper begins. I lifted it from my BAGGY GREEN thread at my former forum.
Weatherald ( D Hughes Special mention)
Renshaw (Harris Special mention)
Burns ( Ferguson Special mention)
Labuchagne ( Heazlett special mention)
Head ( Maxwell Special mention)
Doran ( White special mention)
Peirson (Josh Inglis Special mention)
Tremain
Winter
Copeland (Bell, Neser and Wildermuth Special mention)
Swepson (Fawad Special mention)
12th man. Tom Rogers..
MOST IMPROVED from Last Year: Weatherald, Labuchagne, Maxwell, Doran (batsmen) Neser, Copeland, Boland, Swepson (bowlers)
Best DEBUTS: Nick Winter, Tom Rogers.
DUDS: Maddinson, Zampa, Nevill, Henriques, Bosisto, Wells, Stoinis.
The MOVERS and LOSERS. As is the case every summer the T20 break kills Shield momentum. Some players improve while others falter. These are as I see it given there are no records from which I can confirm unless I spent hours trawling thru results.
MOVERS: Renshaw, Head, Labuchagne, Silk (batsmen) Winter, Rogers, Neser, Rainbird. (bowlers)
LOSERS: Lehmann, Larkin, Cartwright, Cooper (batsmen) Mennie, Siddle, Worrall (bowlers)