Time for a game, guess Australia's WC 15

jobe#4 · January 09, 2015, 06:15:13 PM

Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on January 09, 2015, 02:10:14 PM
Maxwell in the AR spot bagger

maybe not, he batted at 8 in ODI...maybe because he is shower haha.

but Mark Taylor even said he could be picked purely as a spinner who can once in a blue moon hit a good knock

Bill Manspeaker · January 09, 2015, 06:25:37 PM

Quote from: jobe#4 on January 09, 2015, 06:15:13 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on January 09, 2015, 02:10:14 PM
Maxwell in the AR spot bagger
maybe not, he batted at 8 in ODI...maybe because he is shower haha.

but Mark Taylor even said he could be picked purely as a spinner who can once in a blue moon hit a good knock

nah I mean just for PB to add up the scores

Quote from: PowerBug on December 30, 2014, 01:00:40 PM
A couple of things to clarify:
Shane Watson, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott are All Rounders

just makes it a bit easier

KorridorovUncertainty · January 09, 2015, 07:29:47 PM

Quote from: PowerBug on December 30, 2014, 01:00:40 PM
Simple, guess the squad of 15. It gets named in a week or so (7th I think)...

Squads can be named an updated up until the start of the Sydney test match.

Looks to me like this rule been ignored.
As a result I will look to update mine tomorrow.
We now know team not announced until Sunday so think fair enough in circumstances.
Think the cut off should be no later than end of Test match.

PowerBug · January 09, 2015, 08:55:52 PM

Quote from: KorridorovUncertainty on January 09, 2015, 07:29:47 PM
Quote from: PowerBug on December 30, 2014, 01:00:40 PM
Simple, guess the squad of 15. It gets named in a week or so (7th I think)...

Squads can be named an updated up until the start of the Sydney test match.

Looks to me like this rule been ignored.
As a result I will look to update mine tomorrow.
We now know team not announced until Sunday so think fair enough in circumstances.
Think the cut off should be no later than end of Test match.

The rule was followed yeah, then they extended it. Once the test match is declared over, no more updating

PowerBug · January 11, 2015, 10:22:00 AM

Australia's squad:
Bats: Warner, Finch, Clarke, Bailey, Smith
AR: Watson, Faulkner, Marsh, Maxwell
Keep: Haddin
Seam: Johnson, Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins
Spin: Doherty

I will start tallying the points up now, they will be in the opening post.

PowerBug · January 11, 2015, 10:37:13 AM

So Nige, Rusty00 and AaronKirk got 14/15 correct, each getting the spinner spot wrong. the first two picked Boyce, AK went with Lyon.

Turned out the selectors were super boring and just picked the most obvious squad out there, everyone was playing for a few other names to get thrown up haha

Nige · January 11, 2015, 11:29:01 AM

I guess Doh is tried and tested.

So they ended up picking Maxi and a specialist spinner.

Gonna be interesting to see how much variation there is in the XI over the course of the World Cup. Assuming it's gonna change a fair bit depending on opponents, pitches and conditions.

nrich102 · January 11, 2015, 12:56:41 PM

If Pup isn't fit give Burnsy a go!

Nige · January 11, 2015, 01:18:30 PM

Quote from: nrich102 on January 11, 2015, 12:56:41 PM
If Pup isn't fit give Burnsy a go!

They definitely won't be selecting a player without experience in the ODI setup to replace Pup, which is why Smarh and Bear are the leading candidates.

JBs-Hawks · January 11, 2015, 01:32:12 PM

But Burns is the best thing since sliced bread

jobe#4 · January 11, 2015, 02:57:23 PM

Quote from: Nige on January 11, 2015, 01:18:30 PM
Quote from: nrich102 on January 11, 2015, 12:56:41 PM
If Pup isn't fit give Burnsy a go!
They definitely won't be selecting a player without experience in the ODI setup to replace Pup, which is why Smarh and Bear are the leading candidates.

would love to see Bear get a go, preferably at #3!