World T20 - 2016

[Bornadog]

Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Andrew Tye, Shane Watson, Adam Zampa

[LostDoggy]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Agar ahead of Boyce seems wrong to me.

[whythelongface]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Is Lyon being omitted from this squad a surprise? I don't really follow T20 closely but assuming both Agar and Zampa are better bats than Lyon, hence they were chosen ahead of him.

[lemmon]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Agar ahead of Boyce seems wrong to me.

They've gone with Agar for his lower order hitting I assume. Michael Beer is one they should have considered strongly if they wanted a genuine spin option

[Sedat]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Michael Beer is one they should have considered strongly if they wanted a genuine spin option

He's a genuine no-spinning spinner. That's not a criticism by the way - Jadeja from India is the best no-spinning spinner going around. Players play for his turn that isn't there and he picks up loads of wickets, especially on home decks.

[Mantis]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

I love that our selectors stick fat with players and don't chop and change.. It's a great quality

[Axe Man]

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Fair enough Wade getting the chop, but Nevill just doesn't strike me as a 20/20 batsman, surely Paine would have been a better option? I understand they have gone for the best glovesman, but is there really much between Nevill and Paine behind the stumps? Paine has a clear advantage with the bat in this form of the game.

Don't really understand the Agar inclusion, how many all rounders do they need in the team? Watson, Mitch Marsh, Maxwell and Faulkner seem like enough. Then there is Hastings and Coulter-Nile who are at least handy with the bat.

Otherwise the squad seems reasonable.

[LostDoggy]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Agar is a horrible selection. Crap bowler and average batsmen. Another Batsmen should have been included.

[Ozza]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Fair enough Wade getting the chop, but Nevill just doesn't strike me as a 20/20 batsman, surely Paine would have been a better option? I understand they have gone for the best glovesman, but is there really much between Nevill and Paine behind the stumps? Paine has a clear advantage with the bat in this form of the game.

Don't really understand the Agar inclusion, how many all rounders do they need in the team? Watson, Mitch Marsh, Maxwell and Faulkner seem like enough. Then there is Hastings and Coulter-Nile who are at least handy with the bat.

Otherwise the squad seems reasonable.

I think the problem with the Paine selection/non-selection is that they would see Paine as an opener in the short formats - and at this point there is already 4 potential openers in the squad (Warner, Finch, Watson, Khawaja).

[Twodogs]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

When is it?

[LostDoggy]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

In March. Australia's first game is the 17th.

[Twodogs]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

In March. Australia's first game is the 17th.

Typical. I've got a big job induction sort of thing all day on that date. They probably aren't planning on taking a couple of hours break to watch the cricket.

[LostDoggy]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Typical. I've got a big job induction sort of thing all day on that date. They probably aren't planning on taking a couple of hours break to watch the cricket.

Will be played in the Indian evening, which would be very late night/early morning here, so you should be right as long as you've got the energy to stay up.

[Twodogs]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

Will be played in the Indian evening, which would be very late night/early morning here, so you should be right as long as you've got the energy to stay up.

The morning before or after? Turning up with more red than white showing in my eyeballs might be a bit of an own goal.

[LostDoggy]

Re: World T20 Squad - 2016

The morning before or after? Turning up with more red than white showing in my eyeballs might be a bit of an own goal.

It'll be late night 17th/early morning 18th here.