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Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:39 am
by auszim
Was thinking with all the changes in australia's spinning ranks...something like 14 players since warne retired. Do you think any of our guys would be capable of holding down a spot in the Aussie team?
Bearing in mind the new selection, michael beer, has played a meer 6 first class games at an average of 40 - thats bowling not batting!!
Hoping this generates a bit of discussion...sell your case to who you think would be the top contenders!!
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:51 am
by eugene
Australia would definately take Ray Price.
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:52 am
by andybligz
price for sure .
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:50 am
by chappie coventry
they would take utseya too im from australia and let me tell you we have no1 in the spin department .
zim is much more healthier in that department.
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:25 pm
by andybligz
chappie coventry wrote:they would take utseya too im from australia and let me tell you we have no1 in the spin department .
zim is much more healthier in that department.
nah sorry mate ur wrong there.. im from western australia , the selectors wouldnt take utseya especially at test level , hauritz offers more at test level also steven okeefe and beer would be much better options at test level
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:44 pm
by Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)
They already have our spin legend-JA Traicos
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:19 pm
by The Saint
Hauritz was unlucky. Price would walk into the Australian test side.
No one can tell me Beer or Doherty is a better bowler.
Utseya would'nt get a game, but with his improved form he would be a chance for the one-dayers or 20/20's.
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:53 am
by morgieb
Price, most likely. Can't really see anyone else mind. Ervine and Blignaut tried to crack it and failed.
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:50 am
by ZIMDOGGY
i dont mean to derail the price train,
but i dont think price would evenmake an aussie state side.
price can keep things economical, thats what he does and all he can do really.
thats VERY valuable in a ODI or t20 but theres not alot to him.
he wouldnt have ever cracked the grade system and got into a sheffield shield team.
despite whats happening in the aussie team....theres some awesome talent in australia and sheff shieldis a huiger standard than county
Re: Playing for Australia
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:58 am
by eugene
ZIMDOGGY wrote:i dont mean to derail the price train,
but i dont think price would evenmake an aussie state side.
price can keep things economical, thats what he does and all he can do really.
thats VERY valuable in a ODI or t20 but theres not alot to him.
he wouldnt have ever cracked the grade system and got into a sheffield shield team.
despite whats happening in the aussie team....theres some awesome talent in australia and sheff shieldis a huiger standard than county
Good point Zimdoggy. Zimbabwe have few if any players who would break into any other countries teams, except maybe Bangladesh or NZ. They are too inconcsistent. Price is a very good bowler but I guess we don't really know how he would fare in tests as he hasn't played in one for so long.