Which opening pair is better Warner and Watson or Warner and Ed Cowan

[manav 56]

How about giving Phil Hughes another chance surely he's not done yet

Yes thats surely a good one.

 

[formula1man]

no Hughes is done forever.
And because the selectors are going to drop Marsh (not happy about it) Watson will have to bat 3.

 

[Sedition]

So Katich has retired and Hughes should be back into the mix even though we just dropped him for poor form, which has continued in domestic, and we already have 3 openers vying for the 2 spots.

I must not keep up with Australian cricket.

 

[Ahmad94]

I'd like to see Watson going down the order. It'll be interesting to see what happens when he's back in the team.

good idea, so he can bowl more in test as he does have a nack of picking wickets

 

[Fenil]

In tests, I'd go with Watson-Warner combo but well in ODIs and T20Is, I'd rather try out Warner-Wade combo. Watson can be in the middle order. Watson has experience which can be fruitful in the middle overs. Also, Mike Hussey and Ponting are not expected to play for long years now, so by moving Watto in middle order would also make him comfortable there by the time any of Mike-Ponting retires. Also, it has another benefit. If a wicket falls early, say within first 10 Overs (in ODIs of course), Watto can be promoted and the slambang can go on and Watto can always contribute in the end overs when Australia need quick runs.

 

[War]

Watson will definitely be bowling whether our attack is killing it or not. There were quite a few occasions throughout the summer where Clarke was thinking gee Watson would be useful instead of having to bowl Lyon when the ball was moving around. In particular just before the second new ball when it was reversing however since Clarke wanted to use the new ball the new ball pairing couldn't use it. That is where Watson steps in, our best exponent of reverse swing and 4th seamer so he won't be bowling with the new ball.

Well the reverse-swing thing will be a factor, but i still think if the 3-man quicks + Lyon were to continue to develop - he may not be needed at all to bowl.

Look at ENGs simple 4-man attack vs india in the summer, their was times in the first 3 test when Swann was being smashed about, that i felt that in those seaming conditions Strauss could have used a 4th seamer. But the 3-quicks were bowling so well, they kept coming back and getting wickets a vital stages.

 

[aussie1st]

Our quicks were going equally as well this summer but Clarke still managed to get some overs out of Hussey and at times Lyon when he probably wanted Watson.

 

[angryangy]

Mike Hussey has bowled in three quarters of Australia's innings this summer even though only once did the batting side bat for more than 100 overs. You can argue that it wasn't needed, but it happened. I can't see why Watson wouldn't be asked to bowl in the majority of innings if capable.

 

[aussie1st]

As mentioned alot of those overs would have been just before the 2nd new ball where Clarke would have loved bowling Siddle and Watson in tandem allowing Hilfy and Pattinson time to rest before the new ball. He gets the best of both worlds, there is no risk of his new ball bowlers being tied and Siddle and Watson would be the best reverse swing bowlers in the team and they might end up bowling the opposition out before the 2nd new ball. Instead we got Siddle and Hussey/Lyon which ain't quite the same threat.

 

[Rehan_24]

Cown should bat at 3. Watson and Warner would be a lethal combination I suppose.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

has anyone said watson-cowan? that seems to me to be the best balance with warner at 3.

 

[Rehan_24]

Warner doesn't suit for number 3, as in number 3 you need a dependable batsman who can block well and maneuver himself according to the situation. Warner is an aggressor and only place he can fit in is opening in my humble view.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

neither cowan (too defensive) or watson (too attacking) can do that either.

 

[angryangy]

As mentioned alot of those overs would have been just before the 2nd new ball

Well they only had 4 chances to take a 2nd new ball out of 12 innings, so I'm surprised how much has been made of it. Of those, Hussey only bowled approaching the 80th over in the Sydney and Adelaide Tests; Sydney being the only instance where it was the only time he got the ball.

 

[Rehan_24]

Haven't seen Cowan much but I am hoping that he is a bit stable than Warner in terms of temperament