Australia ‘a’ is playing the Pakistani ‘a’ side this winter.
It is up in Townsville, so they don’t really have winter up there.
The squad is full of new names, some of which haven’t even played a full year of shield cricket.
Fair to say it isn’t really an ‘a’ squad, but a development squad.
There is no Hodge, Symonds, Harris, Nannes, Noffke, McGain, or Magoffin in it.
In the squad are some odd and surprising selections.
Ryan Broad: Whose career average of 35 in first class cricket doesn’t really turn me on.
Jon Holland: Victoria’s replacement for the injured and nationally indisposed Bryce McGain, sure he shows promise, but perhaps an ‘a’ gig is too much praise for little actual wickets.
Burt Cockley: Still hardly plays for NSWales, but everyone keeps talking him up.
Moises Henriques: All he needs is a hamstring injury and he is the new Shane Watson.
But my favourite selection has to be Shaun Tait.
Now we know why he was being held back from the IPL, because he had ‘a’ one day games (wasn’t picked for the four day cricket) to play.
Cameron White (Victoria, captain), Adam Voges (WA, vice-captain), George Bailey (Tasmania), Doug Bollinger (NSW), Ryan Broad (Queensland), Burt Cockley (NSW), Callum Ferguson (South Australia), Brett Geeves (Tasmania), Moises Henriques (NSW), Jon Holland (Victoria), Michael Klinger (South Australia), Jason Krejza (Tasmania), Shaun Marsh (WA), Clint McKay (Victoria), Tim Paine (Tasmania), Shaun Tait (South Australia), David Warner (NSW).
what is Shaun Marsh doing there? One moment he was the big new thing for opening the batting, now he’s a has-been? ANd what is it with Warner not playing against Bangladesh?
Just who is Twatto screwing, that he gets preference over everyone else, even though he’s a major risk in any and all forms of the game. And I don’t mean for the opposition.
Jrod, you are making this stuff up now aren’t you? Please tell me you are!
and I have just seen todays poll re the T20 thingy.
When the Oz selectors get serious and pick a fair dinkum T20 squad/team I might
get excited.
So my answer is,
Seems like the Oz selectors are following the “pick out randomly from the chit” method of selection.
And I used to think that the Indian selectors were assholes during the late 90s. They look like a batch of geniuses in front of these. And they were not even paid.
Warner is in the T20 international squad, isn’t he? Then what is he doing in an “A” squad even if it is not for T20?