Playing for the Sydney Sixers.
Oh you want more? Well he hasn't really performed much this summer in Australia at domestic level, he's been OK, but nothing fantastic. He's behind others in the opener race for the T20 World Cup: Warner, Watson, Finch and Marsh. Now other guys are making runs like Cameron White, even Ben Dunk. Definitely a guy for the future though! If he can control himself at the crease ie. not do something too elaborate when he doesn't have to, then he will be a gun batsman.
Haha, nothing like the local paper to pump up the local boy
Yeah Hodgey has played two good innnings this BBL, a lot of poor ones though. There's probably at least 10 batsmen who've had a better BBL than Hodge. And when I went to watch the Stars, he's noticeably slow in the field. Mike Hussey would be WAY ahead of him if Australia want to pick an old player.
Just on the Aussie T20 side...the keepers haven't done much in BBL. Wonder if selectors would think about picking Ben Dunk as a keeper. Hasn't been keeping this tournament, but has for most of his career. Warner, Finch, Watson, Bailey, Maxwell and Dunk in top 6?? Pick the guy with the hot hand - he can bat anywhere too. I'm just a bit down on Wade at the moment...
As for spin, you could play Root and Bopara to give you 2 bits-n-pieces as your 5th bowler, but I think England would be better off with a superior batsman (like Trott/KP even Ballance) + Briggs/Tredwell vs Root + Bopara. Both Root and Bopara have a few issues with the bat right now, not quite good enough for permanent spot yet in my view.
