Australia v. Sri Lanka. 2 Tests.

Post by **Donny** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:35 pm

Australia squad for first Test against Sri Lanka: Tim Paine (c/wk), Josh Hazlewood (vc), Will Pucovski, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle

Batting: Three openers picked - 4, if you include Khawaja. S & M Marsh dropped. Handscomb and Finch, as well.

How the hell Renshaw gets a gig mystifies me.

10 innings this season. Average 19.9 !

From out of the blue - Will Pucovski !!

Bowling: No change.

Post by **Donny** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:40 pm

My team.

Harris
Burns
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Head
Pucovski
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood

12th. Siddle

Post by **Donny** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:07 pm

CA XI: Joe Burns (c), Kurtis Patterson (vc), Scott Boland, Jake Doran (wk), Jon Holland, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Will Pucovski, Jason Sangha, Matt Renshaw, Chris Tremain

Jan 17-19: Tour match, CA XI v SL, Hobart (D/N)

Jan 24-28: First Test, Gabba (D/N)

Feb 1-5: Second Test, Canberra

K · Post by K » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:17 pm

Will Pucovski is in the 13-man squad.

No Marshes, Finch or Handscomb.

As noted previously in this forum,

"His burgeoning career has been interrupted by a series of worrying head knocks and he has only recently returned from a break from the game that he took to deal with mental health-related illness." (The Age.)

Post by **Donny** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:54 pm

Thanks, K.

Is your Age quote referring to Harris or Pucovski ?

K · Post by K » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:34 pm

Pucovski.

I see I noted one concussion last March:
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.ph ... 22#1820522

I thought I'd noted here before the health-related break from the Vic. side, but I can't see that right now.

Post by **Donny** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:36 pm

Further to my dismay at Renshaw's selection.

He's 45th. on the SS batting table, averaging just under 20.

Take out his only 50+ score and he has 110 runs from 9 innings.

ronrat · Post by **ronrat** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:38 pm

I watched a highlights packages of Pucovski making 200 against WA and he plays very similar to KD Walters. I nwould like to see how he goes against a moving ball as that will give us a clue about the ashes.Stoinis is unlucky.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:06 pm

Warm-up match.

Cricket Australia XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Blundstone Arena, Hobart

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:23 pm

Interesting XI.

The Bulls' top 3: Renshaw, Burns and Labu.

The Bushies' bowling attack: Boland, Tremain and Holland.

Hoping Pucovski gets some good time at the crease.

CA XI 0/11 after 5 overs.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:29 pm

Burns out for 4.

1/11.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:27 pm

Test hopefuls, Burns, Renshaw (7) and Labuschagne (6) couldn't muster 20 runs between them.

Pucovski didn't fare much better. Scored 23.

5/124. Patterson 64*.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:14 pm

5/172. Patterson 83*, Doran 37*, Chameera 3/34.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:53 pm

5/188.

Patterson 97*. Doran 39*.

Post by **Donny** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:20 pm

5/305.

Century for Patterson. The Patterson/Doran partnership is 207 unf.

Patterson 153*, Doran 95*.

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Australia v. Sri Lanka. 2 Tests.

Australia v. Sri Lanka. 2 Tests.