First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

[lemmon]

So the Aussie side is out, we've gone with:

Burns
Harris
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Head
Patterson
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Richardson
Lyon

Really exciting to see a couple of good young debutants but wow, you have to feel for Pucovski. Kid has come about as close as you can get to a baggy green.

Richardson is really exciting and brings a different look to the attack. He has a bit of the Dale Steyns about him - a bit shorter, pacey, skiddy but has a wicked bumper. Extremely exciting kid.

[Remi Moses]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Why on earth name Pucovski and not play him?

[Mofra]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Why on earth name Pucovski and not play him?

It's an interesting one. If you're purely going on batting averages at first class level Wade is in ahead of a few there (Labuschne for a start), so I thought we were giving a talented youngster a taste based on his ceiling.

[Axe Man]

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Why on earth name Pucovski and not play him?

My guess is they did intend on playing him but changed their minds with the form of Patterson. I think they wanted to play one of Burns or Renshaw to move Khawaja back to 3 and were committed to Loosebuschange (although I can't see Marnus holding a spot in the short-medium term).

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Why on earth name Pucovski and not play him?

The only reason has to be that Patterson has knocked the door down for the selectors

[Topdog]

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because they just do whatever they want. Burns and Renshaw scored 7 & 4 in the first innings and 10 & 22 in the second innings and we've called up Burns. Its baffling.

[Happy Days]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

At least they picked Richardson over Siddle.

On Marnus - didn't we just do away with a guy with a good technique, a habit of losing concentration and getting himself out, who also bowled a bit of spin? I don't understand the obsession when Maxwell, a better version of the same player (plus the obvious ball striking advantage) has had his papers stamped.

[Twodogs]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Why on earth name Pucovski and not play him?

It's almost like the selectors don't know what they are doing.

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Apparently Pucovski's uncle tweeted that he was told he was playing, so all his friends and family arranged to fly up for the game, then they changed their minds at the last minute and picked someone that wasn't even in the squad.

[jeemak]

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Apparently Pucovski's uncle tweeted that he was told he was playing, so all his friends and family arranged to fly up for the game, then they changed their minds at the last minute and picked someone that wasn't even in the squad.

Don't worry, they'll just deny it and make the player out to be dishonest in public.

[lemmon]

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Richardson's a bloody good kid, isn't he? If he has a massive series, you wonder what they do come Ashes time.

[Axe Man]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Richardson's a bloody good kid, isn't he? If he has a massive series, you wonder what they do come Ashes time.

Drop Starc the way he's been travelling.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

Richardson's a bloody good kid, isn't he? If he has a massive series, you wonder what they do come Ashes time.

I've caught some glimpses so far and he is doing very well.
I think they should have played Tremain but you can't be critical of the way Richardson has bowled so far.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

It would be good to wrap this up quickly and it's frustrating to watch so far.

Just as I started typing a quick falls

[Twodogs]

Re: First Test - Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

I don't like this. We bowled well but fielded poorly and that usually means we will bat poorly. I really hope that I am wrong but I can see us getting shot out here.