The Cricket Thread

[pirocan1]

Michael Beer..

[Greatness]

Squad Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Michael Beer, Ben Hilfenhaus

Thoughts?

[eeps]

Squad Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Michael Beer, Ben Hilfenhaus

Thoughts?

Who's Michael Beer?..

[ben_ess12]

Plays for w.a warnie recommended him...

[pirocan1]

Apparently Hughes hasnt even scored a 50 in Shield cricket this season. Worrying to say the least...

[Greatness]

'"Michael Beer replaces Xavier Doherty in the squad," Australia's chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, said. "Michael is a left-arm orthodox spinner who has been very impressive at domestic level this year. He took wickets against England in the tour match earlier this summer and we expect he will bowl very well against the English on his home ground."

But Hilditch's comments seemingly ignore the fact that the WACA has been Beer's home ground for only a few months, after he moved from Victoria during the off-season. He has played only three first-class matches at the ground and in his five first-class appearances, all of which have taken place this summer, he has 16 wickets at 39.93 with a best of 3 for 39.

Beer, 26, is a left-arm orthodox bowler who plied his trade in Melbourne club cricket until the end of last season, when he moved to Western Australia in an attempt to launch his domestic career. Against the touring England side last month he 3 for 108 and 2 for 99, and the chances of him winning a place in the starting XI for the third Test must be slim. '

Here's the link: http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/current/story/491111.html

[pi]

I like the changes... England can't use any stock footage against a surprise selection like Beer

[sam.utute]

I like the changes... England can't use any stock footage against a surprise selection like Beer

But that's about where our advantages with Beer end.

Moderator action: removed real name, sorry for the inconvenience

[pirocan1]

I predict a Jason Krezja like debut

[sam.utute]

I predict a Jason Krezja like debut

And then a Krezja like fail? Don't think I could handle that. But then it might shut the poms up a bit.

[pirocan1]

Krezja never really failed. He just had Brad Hodge syndrome.

Out of all the spinners Australia have tried in recent years, Krezja has shown the most potential. If he had been given a couple more opportunities who knows what he could have been..

[Greatness]

Does anyone think that Hughes will perform??

[eeps]

Does anyone think that Hughes will perform??

Going off his previous performances against England, I don't think so. They'll (as in England) will bowl "body-line" at him or at his rib cage area, that's how they got him out last time and it's Hughes' main weakness. I hope he proves me wrong. xD

[Greatness]

hopefully he can hit a big score, i wanna see mitchell johnson in this team and hilfenhaus

[ben_ess12]

johnson i reckon is gonna play. i dont think we will play two spinners especially in perth, i reckon steve smith will play and beer will be a 12th man....