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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: List Building - More than one way to skin a cat
Last post by Blue Moon -
In the draft and trading period, Silvagni, TDK, Durdin and Curnow left, Docherty retired and Fantasia, Binns, Lemmey and Cinotta were delisted as well as either E.Hollands or White. This means ten players went out of the playing list and they were replaced by Ainsworth, Florent, Hayward, Reidy and Chesser, with Dean, Ison and Byrne Drafted. On top of this Smith and Newman were unavailable due to injury and are available this season.
The question is, "Are the ten players who are available this year better than than ten players who have left?" To my mind at the top end, losing TDK and Curnow will be a loss, but overall I think this year's list is in better shape than what it was last year. What we won't know until the season starts proper is who has improved, who has dropped off and what injuries we ill have.
I think we did alright  in this years draft and trade period considering the hand we were dealt, And at this point of time we have ,our draft capital available for next year is greater what we would normally be entitled to. This the first time I can remember this happening. In the past we have always traded away future draft picks so next year we will be in a position to make a real charge at the draft.
The challenge for us is to get out of that dead zone of finishing seventh to twelfth.



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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by Professer E -
I'd play Richardson (genuine pace) because I don't think Mahli Beardman is ready.  I like Perry and ONeill but they aren't express and I think we lack some real anxiety inducing pace.
Webster for Green. Enough.  Perform or get the sars.
Murphy is an outstanding spinner with a lot of tricks and deserves a go...sides are always stronger with solid spin options.  Rocchicoli is another possibility.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by LP -
Quote from: DJC – on
An exercise in hypocrisy!

Josh Frydenberg, ever the opportunist, is criticising the Government's position on hate speech but he strongly advocated weakening existing hate speech legislation when he was an MP.
Because he is guilty of it, he wants to throw rocks for political gain, that is part of his  hypocrisy exposed.

He is no different to Pauline, same tactics from a more profitable perspective. One targets the welfare state, the other billionaires.

They are not leaders, they are antagonists.
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: dodge – on
Swepdon, if you want a leggies, Rocciocelli (sp) WA is having an excellent shield session.

England batting properly except for their horrible get out shots when they ran out of patience looked much more threatening than the first two tests.

AUS team for boxing day - In: Smith, Neser, Murphy. Out: Inglis (for Smith), Cummins (rested), Lyon (inj).  Green lucky - too many changes, Usman lucky - boys club means he survives instead of Ingliss.  Unlucky again - Webster.
Agree on the Ins and the reasoning.
I reckon Bethell will come into the top 6 for England and they may rest Carse for one of Potts or Fisher who are both more traditional county line and length seam bowlers. McCullum has two years to run on his contract at decent money so it's going to be an expensive decision to sack him.
I'd expect a more likely outcome to be that he develops bazball version 2 which will be a throttle back from what we have seen over the past couple of years.
Plenty of criticism back in England about the lack of county cricket played by the incumbent test players who play a lot of white ball cricket but don't turn out for the longer game either by choice or by fixturing of short format tournaments either home or overseas. Darren Lehmann who coaches Northants says he hasn't seen a selector or key personnel at any of their games or had a phone call about any of his players.
McCullum has been running his own boys club and I reckon that's going to change when England return home..
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by dodge -
Swepdon, if you want a leggies, Rocciocelli (sp) WA is having an excellent shield session.

England batting properly except for their horrible get out shots when they ran out of patience looked much more threatening than the first two tests.

AUS team for boxing day - In: Smith, Neser, Murphy. Out: Inglis (for Smith), Cummins (rested), Lyon (inj).  Green lucky - too many changes, Usman lucky - boys club means he survives instead of Ingliss.  Unlucky again - Webster.