STATE SHIELD CRICKET '22/23.

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Someone asked me about our next generation Test players. In my humble view we witnessed the emergence of one yesterday. Teague Wyllie,18, became the youngest batsman to score a Shield century since Ricky Ponting some 30 years ago.

 

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I always assumed Mitchell Johnson was faster than Brett Lee.

He may well have been in the summer of 2014/15 when he single handedly smashed the Poms in the Ashes. It was Mitch's moment of glory in a topsy turvy career.

 

[Chris M]

He may well have been in the summer of 2014/15 when he single handedly smashed the Poms in the Ashes. It was Mitch's momemt of glory in a topsy turby career.

Sometimes, especially on 50 over games, Mitch's batting was almost as good as his bowling.

 

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Bulls roared Tigers were toothless.

Sth Aussies blown away by the Vics. Henry Hunt did his best to avoid the inevitable.
I have Hunt as a future Test opener.

 

[Morgan]

I have Hunt as a future Test opener.

For memory, you've said that about a few. If possible can you nominate:

• Approx timeline this could or should happen.
• What position in the batting order or what kind of bowler.
• Who they should replace?

 

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An opening position will come up when old timers Dave Warner and Usman Khawaja retire. This is expected after next years Ashes in England.

 

[Morgan]

An opening position will come up when old timers Dave Warner and Usman Khawaja retire. This is expected after next years Ashes in England.

Green and Hunt to be the openers?

 

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Henry Hunt did his best to avoid the inevitable.

I jumped the gun. Hunt batted the entire day for 329 mentally draining and energy sapping balls to save the match. An incredible effort and one the national selectors will be delirious about.

 

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Green and Hunt to be the openers?

Hunt yes. Green will be in the middle order in Test cricket. Other openers vying for a spot are Bryce Street (Qld), Tim Ward (Tassie) and Will Pucovski (Vic).

 

[Morgan]

Hunt yes. Green will be in the middle order in Test cricket. Other openers vying for a spot are Bryce Street (Qld), Tim Ward (Tassie) and Will Pucovski (Vic).

Remember Adam Gilchrist? An aggressive opener who went for his runs and came up trumps a very large % of the time. If Hunt was mentally mature enough to bat the entire day for 329!!! maybe an agressive opening partner like Green would suit him well.

 

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Hunt was mentally mature enough to bat the entire day for 329!!! maybe an agressive opening partner like Green would suit him well.

Thats a good point. Davey Warner played that aggressive role past decade for us. Not Green tho. He has the same mental stamina as Hunt. You have only seen him in white ball where you need to be aggressive. Green will be in my middle order in a future younger Test X1.
Looking 5 years (perhaps sooner) down the track given Steve Smith has retired.. my Test TOP 6 .
Henry Hunt (SA)
Tim Ward (TAS)
Will Pucovski (VIC)
Cameron Green (WA)
Teague Wyllie (WA)
Aaron Hardie.(WA)

 

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Adam Gilchrist?

Wish we had another keeper/batsman of his calibre. Be able to bat him at #6 allowing your captain to choose an extra bat or bowler.

 

[Morgan]

Thats a good point. Davey Warner played that aggressive role past decade for us. Not Green tho. He has the same mental stamina as Hunt. You have only seen him in white ball where you need to be aggressive. Green will be in my middle order in a future younger Test X1.
Looking 5 years (perhaps sooner) down the track given Steve Smith has retired.. my Test TOP 6 .
Henry Hunt (SA)
Tim Ward (TAS)
Will Pucovski (VIC)
Cameron Green (WA)
Teague Wyllie (WA)
Aaron Hardie.(WA)

Top 6 batsmen and none from NSW?

BTW did you know, even though he played his entire career for .....(WA wasn't it?), Adam Gilchrist was born and raised in NSW?

 

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Top 6 batsmen and none from NSW?

BTW did you know, even though he played his entire career for .....(WA wasn't it?), Adam Gilchrist was born and raised in NSW?

Henry Hunt born country NSW and Tim Ward Sydney- born. Both played almost all their cricket in the local comp before our state selectors ignored them forcing a move interstate.

Yep. Lismore.. north coast to be precise.

 

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ROUND #3

TAS	Caleb Jewell, Tim Ward, Jake Doran, Ben McDermott, Jordan Silk (c), Tim Paine (wk), Beau Webster, Jarrod Freeman, Jackson Bird, Peter Siddle, Riley Meredith
VIC	Marcus Harris, Travis Dean, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Peter Handscomb (c), Nic Maddinson, Matt Short, Sam Harper (wk), Fergus O'Neill, Mitchell Perry, Scott Boland, Cameron McClure

Being played on Tassies home ground.. Bellerive Oval. I watched three state games from there back in 2019.. gives you a good vantage point as the stands are small and closer to the play. Without Will Pucovski for the Vics I am picking Tassie.

 

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NSW	Blake Nikitaras, Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson (c), Jason Sangha, Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Baxter Holt (wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Tremain, Nathan Lyon, Liam Hatcher
SA	Jake Weatherald, Henry Hunt, Daniel Drew, Travis Head (c), Jake Lehmann, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan McAndrew, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Jordan Buckingham

This is proving to be a good match with the Blues just holding the upper hand on the morning of last day.
Noticing some reverse swing from this abrasive pitch that has accounted for three of our batsmen before lunch. The last being Jason Sangha with a good 41 to go with his first innings 50. I expect our skipper Patterson will be looking at about a 220/240 lead before declaring.

 

[Morgan]

NSW	Blake Nikitaras, Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson (c), Jason Sangha, Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Baxter Holt (wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Tremain, Nathan Lyon, Liam Hatcher
SA	Jake Weatherald, Henry Hunt, Daniel Drew, Travis Head (c), Jake Lehmann, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan McAndrew, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Jordan Buckingham

This is proving to be a good match with the Blues just holding the upper hand on the morning of last day.
Noticing some reverse swing from this abrasive pitch that has accounted for three of our batsmen before lunch. The last being Jason Sangha with a good 41 to go with his first innings 50. I expect our skipper Patterson will be looking at about a 220/240 lead before declaring.

Is Lyon still a regular in the Aus test team? I haven't been following test cricket for a while.

 

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Is Lyon still a regular in the Aus test team? I haven't been following test cricket for a while.

Yeh mate. Getting a bit long in the tooth but selectors still prefer him to any other spinner.

Blues innings closed 40 runs too many to force a run chase imo. Has now spoiled what may have been an exciting finish.

Lack of respect shown to Chris Tremain in not opening the bowling. Talking about a man with 270 First Class wickets compared to 102 by Sean Abbott.

 

[Morgan]

Yeh mate. Getting a bit long in the tooth but selectors still prefer him to any other spinner.

Blues innings closed 40 runs too many to force a run chase imo. Has now spoiled what may have been an exciting finish.

Lack of respect shown to Chris Tremain in not opening the bowling. Talking about a man with 270 First Class wickets compared to 102 by Sean Abbott.

I know you mentioned a good, young leg-spinner a while ago. How is he travelling at the moment? Any closer to being selected for Australia?

 

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I know you mentioned a good, young leg-spinner a while ago. How is he travelling at the moment? Any closer to being selected for Australia?

Was it Tanveer Sangha. If him he is having time out.. not sure if it is injury related or not. Selectors tend to not rush wrist spinners into international cricket as they need longer to hone skills than a finger spinner.