Domestic one dayers.

[Donny]

If you'd like to watch highlights of Finch's innings, go to cricket.com.au and click on this video: Rampant Finch blasts unbeaten 188.

[Donny]

Re. Khawaja.

Some top order batsmen are expected to play 'backbone' innings in 50 over matches. Khawaja is one. Also the likes of Root, S Marsh, du Plessis etc.
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Maybe I should put this in the WC thread, but I think Khawaja just got in the way of Smith in the WC. They both lack power hitting (and Khawaja, despite one very good catch on the boundary line, is a terrible fielder), so it's hard to fit them in the one side. Root did far, far better in the WC than either.

List A pertinent stats.

Khawaja averages 48.10 with a strike rate of 86.55

Finch (including his 188*) averages 40.66 with a strike rate of 89.1

So, Ussy has a much better average and similar s/r as one of the best Limited Overs batsmen in the World.

By the way, the ODI stats of those two are almost identical to their List A numbers. Khawaja's average is lower but still higher than Finch's.

[K]

Both of them were culpable in Oz's dismal WC campaign. (Not that they were alone. It's a struggle to name any unqualified successes in the Oz squad.)

[Donny]

NSW 6/348. Hughes 152 (143), Gilkes 82 (51), Henriques 67 (57), Tye 3/86.

[Donny]

WA 5/139. S Marsh 29*, Conway 3/24.

[Donny]

6/224.

Cartwright 68*, Agar 30*.

WA needs 125 runs from 76 balls.

[Donny]

NSW won by 77 runs. Cartwright 74.

Nair & Conway 3 wickets each.

[Donny]

Next matches October 23.

NSW v. Tasmania

SCG, Sydney

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Queensland v. SA.

The Gabba, Brisbane

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WA v. Victoria

WACA Ground, Perth

[Donny]

NSW squad: Peter Nevill (c & wk), Sean Abbott, Patrick Cummins, Jack Edwards, Matthew Gilkes, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner

[Donny]

"Nine members of the 12-man Blues squad to face the Tigers have played international cricket, with the all-Australian bowling attack of Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon set to give Tasmania's batsmen a torrid time.

Following the match, Warner, Smith, Starc and Cummins will all join Australia's T20 squad for their series against Sri Lanka, which starts on Sunday." - cricket.com.au

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[Donny]

"Victoria will be without four of their first-choice Shield bowlers with James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain and Scott Boland all rested after heavy workloads." Also - cricket.com.au

[Donny]

Riley Meredith continues to impress.

Has both Warner & Smith wickets, today.

After 10 ovwes, NSW 2/52.

[Donny]

Henriques run out. Excellent direct hit from Jordan Silk.

3/57.

[Donny]

Q'land 3/24 after 8 overs.

Wes Agar at it again. Has all 3.