My XI for the World Cup:

YT
Gilly
Drunky
Kiddie
Paris
Token
Hoggy!!
Dung
MJ
Ferny
tgm

As far as quicks go we almost have too many to choose from now in this form of the game(clark hilfenhaus johnson mcgrath lee bracken)

I think clark is looking the least likely of the 6 to make the WC though, hilfenhaus too might be one for the futre but won't make the final squad.

Clark is a joke ODI bowler. Why must the selectors keep recalling him every time we have a new series? How could he get picked ahead of Hilfy (aka "The cave man" ) for the opening match when rubbish trundlers such as Lewis FFS get gifted 10 games in a row?

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Originally posted by Nasty, brutish, and short:
My XI for the World Cup:

YT
Gilly
Drunky
Kiddie
Paris
Token
Hoggy!!
Dung
MJ
Ferny
tgm

SHYTEY as an opener? BWAAHAHAHA. The blonde slogger is ok at what he does but needs to achieve more with his straight breaks to hold down his spot.

No doubt he'll stay however. Like Lewis FFS before him just to appease the whinging Vomits if nothing else, while hardworking, skillful prospects such as Trav Birt, Hilfy and Adam Griffith get left behind because there's far less people in their state to cry about it.

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Originally posted by Dwayne W II:
Bond is nowhere near the bowler he was 5 years ago, when he gave even the best batsmen nightmares. Now he just sprays it around half the time and isn't as fast. I doubt he'll even come close to those hights again.

Well, he is maybe just a little bit less venemous than he was, but he has picked up 35 wickets at 22.8 in his last twenty mateches. Still pretty lethal - picking up wickets while not bowling as well is a very useful trait.

With one more wickets in his next match he will become the fastest equal bowler to reach 100 wickets in ODIs, tying with Saqlain Mushtaq, and with a phenomenal SR and average.

Anyhoo... While Gillespie and Patel both look like really good prospects our batting line up looks very suspect. We don't have the quality top 6(especially openers) to forgo our usual depth.

Oh yeah, grats to the stinkin Aussies and all that.

This is not meant as a woof, a reverse woof or whatever the forum calls it.

But this world cup is there for Australia to lose. They are so strong in all facets and I cannot see them losing.

It will take a monumnetal feat like a Jayasuriya 150, or a Bond 7-fer that could possibly knock Australia out in one of the knock out games.

Does anyone else think McMillan these days is making Inzi look svelte?

I can't wait for the cavery - Styris, Oram and Mills - to come over to Australia for the NZ side. That would make the batting look much more assured:

1. Fleming
2. Astle
3. Taylor
4. Styris
5. Fulton
6. Oram
7. McCullum
8. Vettori
9. Mills
10. Bond
11. Gillespie/Patel

I will give McCullum one more go at opening. If he can't get a score against the English attack, send him back down to 7.

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Originally posted by Dwayne W II:
How could he get picked ahead of Hilfy (aka "The cave man" ) for the opening match when rubbish trundlers such as Lewis FFS get gifted 10 games in a row?

Lewis hasn't played 10 ODIs, let alone 10 in a row.

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Originally posted by Steve Ferrier:
I can't wait for the cavery - Styris, Oram and Mills - to come over to Australia for the NZ side. That would make the batting look much more assured:

1. Fleming
2. Astle
3. Taylor
4. Styris
5. Fulton
6. Oram
7. McCullum
8. Vettori
9. Mills
10. Bond
11. Gillespie/Patel

I will give McCullum one more go at opening. If he can't get a score against the English attack, send him back down to 7.

Good team, looks a bit light on bowling options though. Vettori seems wasted at 8

6 bowling options, plus Astle makes 7.

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Vettori seems wasted at 8

Vettori should never bat higher than 8. He's a gutsy player but nowhere near all-rounder status.

So it will be an Aussie vs Pom Pom final then?

I reckon the Pommies can take this of yer lot.

How did Bracken and Hilfonpopadopalus go?

So Symonds DID get 2 wickets.

When is the battle of the wooden spooners? (England v New Zealand).

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Originally posted by Nasty, brutish, and short:
My XI for the World Cup:

YT
Gilly
Drunky
Kiddie
Paris
Token
Hoggy!!
Dung
MJ
Ferny
tgm

My XI:

MtB
Gilly
Drunky
Watto
Token
Paris
Kid
Bung
Midge
Ferny
tgm

Reserves:
YT (batting/all-rounder)
Hilf (bowling)
Raunchy (keeping)

Last 12 ODIs. Won 9, Lost 2.

Results

India - Played 3, Won 2, Lost 0.
West Indies - Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2.
England - Played 2, Won 2, Lost 0.
New Zealand - Played 2, Won 2, Lost 0.

Average innings total batting first: 254 (7 occasions)
Average innings total batting second: 202 (5 occasions)
Average opposition innings total batting first: 206 (5 occasions)
Average opposition innings total batting second: 172 (7 occasions)

Batting (Most Runs)

Clarke, M - Runs: 322 (Avg: 46.00, 50s: 3, 100s: 0, HS: 81, St/Rt: 72.36)
Martyn, D - Runs: 316 (Avg: 52.67, 50s: 3, 100s: 0, HS: 78, St/Rt: 67.38)
Ponting, R - Runs: 293 (Avg: 29.30, 50s: 4, 100s: 0, HS: 82*, St/Rt: 78.55)
Hussey, M - Runs: 252 (Avg: 63.00, 50s: 0, 100s: 1, HS: 109*, St/Rt: 79.00)
Gilchrist, A - Runs: 251 (Avg: 35.86, 50s: 3, 100s: 0, HS: 92, St/Rt: 85.67)
Symonds, A - Runs: 235 (Avg: 33.57, 50s: 3, 100s: 0, HS: 69, St/Rt: 83.04)
Watson, S - Runs: 227 (Avg: 28.38, 50s: 3, 100s: 0, HS: 79, St/Rt: 78.28)
Haddin, B - Runs: 174 (Avg: 43.50, 50s: 1, 100s: 0, HS: 70, St/Rt: 86.14)
Hayden, M - Runs: 158 (Avg: 39.50, 50s: 1, 100s: 0, HS: 54, St/Rt: 70.54)
Katich, S - Runs: 92 (Avg: 23.00, 50s: 0, 100s: 0, HS: 36, St/Rt: 51.40)

Bowling (Most Wickets)

Bracken, N - Wks: 20 (Avg: 17.85, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/16, RPO: 4.49)
Lee, B - Wks: 18 (Avg: 17.44, 4wi 1, 5wi: 1, BB: 5/38, RPO: 4.50)
Johnson, MG - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.53, 4wi 1, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/11, RPO: 4.59)
Watson, S - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.73, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/43, RPO: 4.33)
McGrath, G - Wks: 13 (Avg: 20.69, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/22, RPO: 3.36)
Symonds, A - Wks: 6 (Avg: 41.67, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 2/41, RPO: 5.34)
Clark, S - Wks: 5 (Avg: 47.00, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 2/36, RPO: 6.91)
Hogg, GB - Wks: 3 (Avg: 25.33, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 2/48, RPO: 4.47)

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Bowling (Most Wickets)

Bracken, N - Wks: 20 (Avg: 17.85, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/16, RPO: 4.49)
Lee, B - Wks: 18 (Avg: 17.44, 4wi 1, 5wi: 1, BB: 5/38, RPO: 4.50)
Johnson, MG - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.53, 4wi 1, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/11, RPO: 4.59)
Watson, S - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.73, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/43, RPO: 4.33)
McGrath, G - Wks: 13 (Avg: 20.69, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/22, RPO: 3.36)

No wonder we're not losing many matches. Outstanding bowling.

And as for Pidge's record - I'd say "stick that up your arse Peter Roebuck" if I knew he wouldn't enjoy it.

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Originally posted by JGK:

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Bowling (Most Wickets)

Bracken, N - Wks: 20 (Avg: 17.85, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/16, RPO: 4.49)
Lee, B - Wks: 18 (Avg: 17.44, 4wi 1, 5wi: 1, BB: 5/38, RPO: 4.50)
Johnson, MG - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.53, 4wi 1, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/11, RPO: 4.59)
Watson, S - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.73, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/43, RPO: 4.33)
McGrath, G - Wks: 13 (Avg: 20.69, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/22, RPO: 3.36)

No wonder we're not losing many matches. Outstanding bowling.

And as for Pidge's record - I'd say "stick that up your arse Peter Roebuck" if I knew he wouldn't enjoy it.

Indeed. A case could almost be made to play 5 quicks so that there are no easy runs for our opponents.

Imagine:

Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Hussey
Symonds
Clarke
Watson
Lee
Johnson
Bracken
McGrath

Frightning bowling attack without sacrificing much batting. You could even have Hilfenhaus in there for Watson and I would still find it hard to see us losing.

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Originally posted by Steve Ferrier:

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Vettori seems wasted at 8

Vettori should never bat higher than 8. He's a gutsy player but nowhere near all-rounder status.

Yeah... was amazed to see him batting at 6. He averages 15 FFS! At 3/160 and Taylor blazing away yesterday I thought we might be in trouble but if I'd had a quick glance at the batting order I wouldn't have been so worried. I took the dog for a quick walk, came back about 40 minutes later and the game was over...

Stuart Clark seems to struggle a bit in the shorter form of the game. Perhaps its a clue to attack him more in Tests, as he seems to get a bit rattled.

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Originally posted by smegged99:

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Originally posted by JGK:

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Bowling (Most Wickets)

Bracken, N - Wks: 20 (Avg: 17.85, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/16, RPO: 4.49)
Lee, B - Wks: 18 (Avg: 17.44, 4wi 1, 5wi: 1, BB: 5/38, RPO: 4.50)
Johnson, MG - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.53, 4wi 1, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/11, RPO: 4.59)
Watson, S - Wks: 15 (Avg: 16.73, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 4/43, RPO: 4.33)
McGrath, G - Wks: 13 (Avg: 20.69, 4wi 0, 5wi: 0, BB: 3/22, RPO: 3.36)

No wonder we're not losing many matches. Outstanding bowling.

And as for Pidge's record - I'd say "stick that up your arse Peter Roebuck" if I knew he wouldn't enjoy it.

Indeed. A case could almost be made to play 5 quicks so that there are no easy runs for our opponents.

Imagine:

Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Hussey
Symonds
Clarke
Watson
Lee
Johnson
Bracken
McGrath

Frightning bowling attack without sacrificing much batting. You could even have Hilfenhaus in there for Watson and I would still find it hard to see us losing.

On a Windian road, I want to see some variety - especially wrist spin - in there. Hoggy and/or White?

We're very lucky that our ODI spin options can be covered by Clarke, White, Hogg, and Symonds; all of whom can bat, three of whom are almost first-choice batsmen.

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Indeed. A case could almost be made to play 5 quicks so that there are no easy runs for our opponents.

Imagine:

Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Hussey
Symonds
Clarke
Watson
Lee
Johnson
Bracken
McGrath

Frightning bowling attack without sacrificing much batting. You could even have Hilfenhaus in there for Watson and I would still find it hard to see us losing.

That would be pretty close to the No 1 side I think (although still not convinced by MTB as opener). Watto's bowling has been outstanding recently. We don't lose anything with him as a front liner.

Token and Clark could be the back up 6th bowler if spin is needed. If we needed a spinner on an obviously turning track, Hoggy plays for Mitch.