mb64 said:
OK, but I would be shaking my head.
Not sure how we could say his form has dropped off. 2nd best player in the test series, one bat in ODI, made 21 in 12 balls with a torn hammy to get us back on target.
Harsh judge!
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OK, but I would be shaking my head.
Not sure how we could say his form has dropped off. 2nd best player in the test series, one bat in ODI, made 21 in 12 balls with a torn hammy to get us back on target.
Harsh judge!
mb64 said:
... and as others have said, we have up to 8 weeks to get him right. If we left him out today, the risk would be that he is ok in 6 weeks, but we cannot get him in unless we get someone else to fake an injury!
Brodders17 said:
Any uncertainty as to Hilditch's incompetency as a selector has now been removed.
How the hell can you name 2 wicket-keepers in a 15-man squad, especially when you reserve the right to change the squad anyway?
The man, Hilditch, is in 2 minds with every step. Is he scared that he might offend one of them?
Phantom said:
At the risk of defending the (possibly) indefensible, would you select Haddin only as a batsman? To me, he is probably one our best four bats at the moment. He was a bit rusty the other night, but he is a very clean striker.
Phantom said:
disagree on this one.
paine is being selected as both a backup batsman, and backup keeper. they clearly think paine is worthy of playing purely as a batsman. im sure navy will agree.
also whilst you can change the squad you can only do it with approval, and once a change is made i dont think you can change back. so if haddin was injured and another keeper brought in, haddin couldnt then return.
also if haddin was injured the night before a crcuial game there would be no time to bring in another player.
in this case i think the selectors got it right .
Fair enough.
If one of the wicket-keepers got injured and couldn't play then the rules may prevent you from replacing that wicket-keeper once the tournament has started.
If this is the rule, then the selection is justified.
In a Test series, where players can be placed anytime by a plane flight, the decision would be more questionable.
However, it is only 6 qualifying games plus finals.
It's not a full tour of Tests plus representative games.
2 wicket-keepers .....?
If one of the wicket-keepers got injured and couldn't play then the rules may prevent you from replacing that wicket-keeper once the tournament has started.
If this is the rule, then the selection is justified.
In a Test series, where players can be placed anytime by a plane flight, the decision would be more questionable.
However, it is only 6 qualifying games plus finals.
It's not a full tour of Tests plus representative games.
2 wicket-keepers .....?
Phantom said:
Good point. Poorly balanced squad. At least if we fail comprehensively his head will be closer to the chopping block.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011/content/story/497215.html
Peter English right on the money again.
Peter English right on the money again.
Wildride said:
Very true. I think some posters are getting a little emotional here.
Why does having Haddin and Paine in the squad unbalance things? Can someone give me a definitive answer.
Because when you really look at it, sure, only one can keep in any one game. But on current form around Australia, both would be in the top 12 batsmen in the country.
I wouldn't write Haddin off as a specialist batsmen for this tournament either. Paine's keeping looks more sound right now, but I could see Haddin getting a run as a No.6 batsman if Hussey doesn't come up for the World Cup.
