1st test selections

[sharkies4eva]

pattinson, cutting, starc and warner make 1st test squad

 

[Harsha_12]

Test squad: Michael Clarke (capt), David Warner, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, Ben Cutting, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson.

I'd have Pattinson as the 12th Man.

 

[gaz876]

I might have to put $20 on NZ to win the first test... not a great looking test side there at all

 

[theflyinggerco]

Interested to see that Copeland didn't get a gig.

Apart from that nothing too unexpected.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Copeland 0/46 from 23 overs (2 runs an over) and 2/30-odd of 25 overs in 2nd dig. How you can play Tests in Sri Lanka 6-8 weeks ago to nuthin' is beyond me.

 

[BLOWN8]

where is pat cummins, that guy is the future of cricket. i also might put a small wager on NZ, one of the worst teams selected in a long time, just my opinion. when is tim payne returning?

 

[sharkies4eva]

where is pat cummins, that guy is the future of cricket. i also might put a small wager on NZ, one of the worst teams selected in a long time, just my opinion. when is tim payne returning?

he's injured

 

[Dalbs]

Aussies have too many injuries, I think we'll get smashed too.

 

[Farmer2Goggin2Wade]

Warner to make 50 both innings. Khawaja to get a hundred. Hughes to get 100. We win also.

 

[Matty76]

Liam, I like your thinking young man

GO AUSSIES!

I laughed when I read about the "brutal" training Session today, poor Huss had to fend off the young bucks in the nets...augers well that the three quicks are so hungry.

 

[Sacha]

Just hurry up and be Thursday already!

 

[kiwi_in_melb]

Black caps are amazingly good value at the TAB $5.60!!! best chance they have had of breaking that hoodoo they have of tests in Australia but i still think they will choke lol

 

[Harsha_12]

Don't forget that Starc will get a a 5 wicket Haul.

 

[Matt26]

My prediction is that Phil Hughes will again fail with the bat....what odds can i get on that?

 

[sharkies4eva]

Black caps are amazingly good value at the TAB $5.60!!! best chance they have had of breaking that hoodoo they have of tests in Australia but i still think they will choke lol

it will be that problem of getting the 20 wickets for the kiwis, not that we havent had our fair share of problems in that department

 

[Rekless]

I think we will win, I think Punter will score big, Cutting is on his home deck which I think is a massive advantage. Siddle will get 6-7 wickets for the game. I hope Warner makes runs so he can replace Hughes.I think NZ is a great "warm up" for us before we take on the Indians.
My main concern is that Lyon will get torn apart by the Indians this summer.

 

[walshy]

I would love to see Hughes re-create what he did last time against the kiwis, he slapped them all over the park!

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I love the Kiwis saying that they'll beat us cause we have so many debutants.

Looking at the Kiwi squad, I wouldn't know half of them if I fell over them at an All Black Caps net session.

Get Chris Cairns back in there, surely he must still be better than what they've got.

 

[theflyinggerco]

Talk of Clarke playing all 4 quicks. I don't think that's a good idea, especially with Copeland not in the XII, as Starc, Pattinson and Cutting are all attacking spearheads rather than being able to tie up an end; that's the job of Lyon and Siddle.

 

[sharkies4eva]

it's game day, can't wait, hope we win the toss so we can watch these kiwis jumping about