DiligentDefence wrote:Who is going to be the calm head to see the Aussies home from difficult situations. Mike Hussey fulfils that role now but he will need to be replaced by 2015.
greyblazer wrote:OZ tracks are good for batting in one-day cricket.Until I'm convinced that Bell, Cook and co. are capable enough to chase down targets in excess of say 270-280 I won't think of England. I have seen too many defeats away from home in one-day cricket to be optimistic.
shankybiggestengfan wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:Quite fancy the South Africans.
Strength in depth seems to be a problem IMO. Don't think Kallis will be around for that WC. A bit over reliant on Amla and AB, I'd say.
Making_Splinters wrote:shankybiggestengfan wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:Quite fancy the South Africans.
Strength in depth seems to be a problem IMO. Don't think Kallis will be around for that WC. A bit over reliant on Amla and AB, I'd say.
Personally I feel that depth is rather secondary to the strength of the actual team and looking at the current side all of them will be there come 2015 with hopefully Vernon coming in as well, they're the ones to beat at present for me.
shankybiggestengfan wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:shankybiggestengfan wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:Quite fancy the South Africans.
Strength in depth seems to be a problem IMO. Don't think Kallis will be around for that WC. A bit over reliant on Amla and AB, I'd say.
Personally I feel that depth is rather secondary to the strength of the actual team and looking at the current side all of them will be there come 2015 with hopefully Vernon coming in as well, they're the ones to beat at present for me.
Kallis?
Don't really see Vernon as an ODI bowler either to be honest. He is a line and length bowler. I'd say he is similar to Onions, who isn't considered an ODI bowler mainly due to lack of variations.
Even their current ODI side is hardly a world beating side, is it? Amla and AB seem to be carrying the batting with contributions from Duminy. Plus, there is that small matter of choking.
shankybiggestengfan wrote:DiligentDefence wrote:Who is going to be the calm head to see the Aussies home from difficult situations. Mike Hussey fulfils that role now but he will need to be replaced by 2015.
Way too early to say but Maxwell has shown immense promise. Smashed Saeed Ajmal, of all bowlers, in a pressure situation yesterday.
shankybiggestengfan wrote:What do you think is Faf's ideal position? Think he needs a bit of time to play himself in. Coming in at 6 is hardly ideal for him. More of a top order player IMO in limited overs cricket.
DiligentDefence wrote:shankybiggestengfan wrote:DiligentDefence wrote:Who is going to be the calm head to see the Aussies home from difficult situations. Mike Hussey fulfils that role now but he will need to be replaced by 2015.
Way too early to say but Maxwell has shown immense promise. Smashed Saeed Ajmal, of all bowlers, in a pressure situation yesterday.
Yes he did well, but I was thinking more of Hussey's ability to stablise the innings and then steer the team home. In other words someone who is able to bat well in several situations. Somebody may well step up and it may be Maxwell, but replacing Hussey will not be easy,
shankybiggestengfan wrote:greyblazer wrote:OZ tracks are good for batting in one-day cricket.Until I'm convinced that Bell, Cook and co. are capable enough to chase down targets in excess of say 270-280 I won't think of England. I have seen too many defeats away from home in one-day cricket to be optimistic.
I do see your point but there aren't a lot of high quality ODI sides at the moment. The pitches in Australia can be quite unpredictable to be honest. Sydney, for example, was a road when we played the Aussies in 2010/11 but it was a fairly green pitch for the CB series last year.
shankybiggestengfan wrote:What do you think is Faf's ideal position? Think he needs a bit of time to play himself in. Coming in at 6 is hardly ideal for him. More of a top order player IMO in limited overs cricket.
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