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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 4 - 5 on the bench
Last post by kruddler -
OK, i'm calling it.

We have our 5.

From only 8 votes, we had some varied selections, with nobody being a unanimous selection.
Our bench is...
Ollie Hollands - 7 votes
Cooper Lord - 6
Hudson O'Keeffe - 6
Frankie Evans - 4
Ollie Florent - 4

Narrowly missing out and making up our emergencies would be made up of 3 of....
Jesse Motlop - 3
Mitch McGovern - 3
Matt Cottrell - 2
Harry Dean - 2

Final Team
FB - Cowan - Weitering - Newman
HB - Saad - O'Farrell - Haynes
C - Walsh - Cripps - Smith
HF - Ainsworth - McKay - Hayward
FF - Williams - Kemp - Moir
R - Pittonet - Hewett - Cerra
Int - O. Hollands - Lord - O'Keeffe - Evans - Florent
EMG - Motlop - McGovern - Cottrell - Dean (27th)
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: LP – on
Quote from: DJC – on
I think that the only thing in Green's favour is that he's six years younger than Webster.
Yes, age, but the selection of the out of form and out of position, 39 years old tomorrow, Khawaja seems to contradict that hypothesis.

Maybe a birthday present? :o

I don’t think Khawaja is out of form, and he would have been carrying the drinks if Smith hadn’t suffered the vertigo attack. 

My main beef with Khawaja is his slow scoring and inability or unwillingness to rotate the strike.   However, it’s hard to fault his innings today.  And that’s the annoying thing about him; just when you think he’s done and dusted, he fires up 🙄
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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Green is the most over rated, over hyped player in memory
Tend to agree, talked about as a future captain but is struggling to maintain his place in the team. No doubt got talent but doesnt deliver often enough to warrant the automatic selection status he seems to hold.
Has managed to find his way into the senior player inner sanctum where once you are in and connected its very hard to lose your place in the team/squad. 
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by LP -
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Cam Green is out of credits.  Won't bowl, can't bat.  He may be seen as "better" than Webster on potential but it's performance that counts.
Can't understand what Webster did wrong, dropped for no obvious reason, while some can't get dropped no matter how badly they are playing.

The difference between England's erratic and chaotic Bazball, and Carey playing attacking cricket full of confidence and in good form just highlights the stupidity of the England game plan. England basically go all in every hand and hope for luck!
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by DJC -
I was about to have a crack at Khawaja for his slow scoring, that I think puts added pressure on our other batsmen, when he started to play some strokes.  Now he's made a 50 and has probably cemented hos place in the team for the rest of the series  ::)
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by Milhanna13 -
Joff is definitely bowling better, after smith riled him up in the 4th dig in brisbane.  but, geez the aus batsmen would be pretty upset about the way they have got out - gifted him each of his 3 wickets, after putting in the hard yards to see out his good stuff (except Green who lasted 2 balls).   they have left some runs out there on a flat track