Season 1: First Class Shield (Discussion Thread)

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Bad news for the Vics, Marcus Stoinis called up to the ODI squad. Don't think he will finish the current shield match.

[Nige]

:D :( Onya Stoin!

Sammy Harper on debut, expected it but didn't name him. :/

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I'm going to try and put more effort into this, I hope that it can also result in a similar response from you guys :)

Round 6 Progress (Day 1/4)

T Devils 0 vs Q Koalas 91
The Devils look to be struggling again, down to 2 players selected for this game (Been some selection issues here). Koalas haven't had much of a start yet but 5 of their 6 should see extended action tomorrow.

ACT Cockatoos 56 vs WA Swans 189
The Cockatoos will be playing with 5 this round after Paine didn't get named, and neither did any three emergencies (3 others got named though). All 5 of their players will be getting involved tomorrow. WA have had a good start, they also have only 5 players, Nic Maddinson the best performer so far with 89. Expect less scoring from them tomorrow.

V Possums 174 vs NSW Platypuses 298
This is match of the round for sure. 2nd vs 1st, and Day hasn't disappointed. The Possums will have their two star bats facing up tomorrow, along with their All Rounders. The Stoinis situation will be interesting, if he gets one more day with the Vics then his batting points might be crucial. NSW can thank Renshaw for 196 of the points. Bollinger and Lehmann will be their main point scorers tomorrow, a chance for Victoria to catch up some points I feel!

SA Wombats 233 vs NT Kangaroos 55
This is also an important one for the vital 4th spot. NT have got Finch, Wade, Maxwell, Behrendorff all out from their best 6, SA have got Marsh, Hastings and Bailey out. Luckily for the Wombats they have Aussie quick Peter Siddle and GOAT Nathan Lyon playing. Siddle and Ed Cowan the best point scorers for them, but should be a quieter day for them tomorrow. NT should see contributions from 5 of their 6 tomorrow so expect the gap to close.


*Note: When I say that a team should see scores, I mean that the player is doing the job expected of them. E.g. When I say Voges will be getting involved I mean that we should see him come out to bat, I'm not necessarily saying that I'm expecting him to go well (However with Voges it would be reasonable expect some kind of score from him)

[PowerBug]

And Stoinis isn't playing anymore, Ian Holland has taken his place :-\

[Nige]

Inb4 he doesn't play for Australia and isn't released from the squad.

[PowerBug]

I thank you for at least replying to me in this thread Nigey :) Where's the rest of you at? >:(

[Nige]

#dedicated

Vested interest obviously though.  :P

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Round 6 Progress (Day 2/4)
T Devils   70   170   Q Koalas
Two players for the Devils makes it hard, even more difficult when one has -10 for you through two days. The Koalas haven't been great, but they will get a victory here to keep them in 4th heading into the final round.

ACT Cockatoos   399   327   WA Swans
Well, the Swans are making a game of this. It's 5v5 and tomorrow will decide a lot. Voges is still not out for the Cockatoos, while the Swans have Pattinson bowling with 7 more wickets available. If Tim Ludeman can get to 50 runs I think the Swans will win this one.

V Possums   410   476   NSW Platypuses
The top two sides showing off why they are there. The day started badly for the Possums with news that Stoinis was leaving the side for National duty. It then got better with Dan Christian hitting a wonderful 95 to actually put the Vics in front at one point. But the Platypuses fought back late, Jake Lehmann the reason, he's 92* heading into Day 3. The third innings of the SAvQLD game will be vital to this outcome, Joe Mennie Possums skipper bowling to Chris Lynn the Platypuses skipper. I pick NSW from here to remain undefeated.

SA Wombats   300   224   NT Kangaroos
And finally a slightly lower scoring but just as intense match. The Kangaroos fought back as expected but maybe not as much as they may have hoped. Quiney didn't score much, Abbott didn't really get involved with the ball either. The Wombats had a quiet day only Nathan Lyon getting a serious shot at points, of which he managed 33. Peter Siddle will need wickets to keep them ahead, and Alex Doolan might need to play a bit of an innings this time. For NT, I say the two Blues bowlers need to chip in, and then the WA All Rounder Hilton Cartwright will need to find a score whether it's with bat or ball.

[nrich102]

Our koalas are a funny team. We really aren't that good, but we just seem to find a way to win when we need to  :P

[Scrads]

Anyone know why Agar wasn't playing?

[PowerBug]

Anyone know why Agar wasn't playing?

I was surprised by that too, at least you have the cover. Seems like your emergencies were in the wrong order though the other two are outscoring Jake Doran so far :(


T Devils   70   343   Q Koalas
ACT Cockatoos   637   327   WA Swans
V Possums   438   595   NSW Platypuses
SA Wombats   339   256   NT Kangaroos

Scores updated as of:
Tea in NSW vs WA
End of 2nd innings in SA vs QLD
Stumps Day 2 in VIC vs TAS

ACT loving what Adam Voges has done, QLD extend their lead thanks to Sam Whiteman, will the Possums regret not selecting Beau Webster (172 cureently)? SA vs NT still up in the air for mine.

[Torpedo10]

Our game is over, Voges doing everything right here.

[PowerBug]

Quiney has cut into our lead, need Hartley to get to 50 here just for the extra 30 points. (Just got it yay!)

Ed Cowan retired hurt as well, that's not cool :( Would he be considered out if they lose the other wickets and he doesn't return? Coz the 10 points he might lose could be crucial. Thankfully there's only 1 day left and NSW should declare for they lose all their wickets so he will definitely be not out then.

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Round 6 Progress (Day 3/4)

T Devils   180   467   Q Koalas
Jackson Bird and Tom Cooper have tried, but not to be. Even a Cooper 200* would see them short so it's the Koalas game. Now they have one more day to add on as much % as they can.

ACT Cockatoos   673   347   WA Swans
Same deal here, this one is done. ACT have some blokes in action tomorrow, Hopes should get a serious bowl and Nevill or Voges should have another bat at some stage. WA need Ludeman to score runs and Hemphrey to take the wickets to get him in.

V Possums   568   654   NSW Platypuses
Well, it's still close on the scoreboard, but NSW have held the same leda for 3 days now, so you would think it will stay this way through tomorrow. Let's go through who is doing what for each team here.
NSW Platypuses:
Chris Lynn (c) - In the field, little points available
Jake Lehmann - Should get a bat
Matt Renshaw - In the field
Doug Bollinger - Should get another bowl but it'll be a short one.
David Moody - Bowling currently

V Possums:
Michael Klinger - Should get a bat
Michael Neser - Bowling
Joe Mennie (c) - Batting at 8, will need to come in and get lots of runs you feel

I think the Platypuses stay undefeated here.

SA Wombats   557   429   NT Kangaroos
Much like the above game, the Wombats have held the lead right throughout, but it's still within striking distance for the Kangaroos. Here's the breakdown for that match:
SA Wombats:
Nathan Lyon - Batting currently, might get a bowl later as well
Ed Cowan - Unsire whether he will return to play
Chris Hartley - in the field, may get a catch or two
Chadd Sayers - Batting as a tailender, no points here.

NT Kangaroos:
Cameron Bancroft (c) - Should get a chance to score some runs later
Sean Abbott - Will get a bat and probably a bowl
Hilton Cartwright - As above, should get a small window to do both
Trent Copeland - Should get a chance to bat and bowl as well.

So I think the Kangaroos will get home, their players just need to turn up

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Holey moley the results of one of the matches. shower it was a tight one