The Cricket Thread 2025

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He's just bitter because we didn't pick Konstas... I can see the argument both ways

I dont mind "horse for courses", but when the opposition is subpar, you blood players no matter the conditions.

Before you say, but we did, Inglis is on debut. You know i mean youth. Our sides again age is well over 30. We need a couple of youngsters to get into this side and get a taste before the old guys lose their edge.

You harping on about age doesn't make it a reality.

Realistically this should be our starting 11 for the first ashes test

1. Khawaja - Worlds best bat for the last 2 years, had a tough summer against the world's best bowler and once in a generation freak. Should easily see out this coming summer.
2. Konstas
3. Smith - Found his hands, has another 2 years left in him
4. Head - Early 30s, has plenty of time
5. Inglis - oldest fossil to ever debut for Australia. What a miracle
6. Green/Webster - If Green can come back and make runs in shield he'll come back in, otherwise Webster holds.
7. Carey - Best gloves in the country by miles, gigs his as long as he wants it
8. Cummins - Again early 30s, injuries aside he's got 5+ years
9. Starc - Injuries aside has 2 or 3 more years easily
10. Lyon - Goes until he falls apart, has said he wants to win an English ashes series
11. Hazelwood/Boland/Richardson/Morris - Realistically who isn't injured at that point in time

12. Labuschagne - score some **** runs

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[Azza]

He's just bitter because we didn't pick Konstas... I can see the argument both ways

Yes. I wanted to watch my shiny new opener play cricket.

I did not order this Ingles in my soup.

Now your spelling of players' names is approaching Matt level.

[Postman Pat]

He's just bitter because we didn't pick Konstas... I can see the argument both ways

I dont mind "horse for courses", but when the opposition is subpar, you blood players no matter the conditions.

Before you say, but we did, Inglis is on debut. You know i mean youth. Our sides again age is well over 30. We need a couple of youngsters to get into this side and get a taste before the old guys lose their edge.

You harping on about age doesn't make it a reality.

Realistically this should be our starting 11 for the first ashes test

1. Khawaja - Worlds best bat for the last 2 years, had a tough summer against the world's best bowler and once in a generation freak. Should easily see out this coming summer.
2. Konstas
3. Smith - Found his hands, has another 2 years left in him
4. Head - Early 30s, has plenty of time
5. Inglis - oldest fossil to ever debut for Australia. What a miracle
6. Green/Webster - If Green can come back and make runs in shield he'll come back in, otherwise Webster holds.
7. Carey - Best gloves in the country by miles, gigs his as long as he wants it
8. Cummins - Again early 30s, injuries aside he's got 5+ years
9. Starc - Injuries aside has 2 or 3 more years easily
10. Lyon - Goes until he falls apart, has said he wants to win an English ashes series
11. Hazelwood/Boland/Richardson/Morris - Realistically who isn't injured at that point in time

12. Labuschagne - score some **** runs

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If they do drop Marnus I can see a world in which they put Green at 4, leave Head at 5 with Inglis being 12th man yet again.

Green won’t be left out of the team, CA have huge plans for him.

[Matt]

He's just bitter because we didn't pick Konstas... I can see the argument both ways

I dont mind "horse for courses", but when the opposition is subpar, you blood players no matter the conditions.

Before you say, but we did, Inglis is on debut. You know i mean youth. Our sides again age is well over 30. We need a couple of youngsters to get into this side and get a taste before the old guys lose their edge.

You harping on about age doesn't make it a reality.

Realistically this should be our starting 11 for the first ashes test

1. Khawaja - Worlds best bat for the last 2 years, had a tough summer against the world's best bowler and once in a generation freak. Should easily see out this coming summer.
2. Konstas
3. Smith - Found his hands, has another 2 years left in him
4. Head - Early 30s, has plenty of time
5. Inglis - oldest fossil to ever debut for Australia. What a miracle
6. Green/Webster - If Green can come back and make runs in shield he'll come back in, otherwise Webster holds.
7. Carey - Best gloves in the country by miles, gigs his as long as he wants it
8. Cummins - Again early 30s, injuries aside he's got 5+ years
9. Starc - Injuries aside has 2 or 3 more years easily
10. Lyon - Goes until he falls apart, has said he wants to win an English ashes series
11. Hazelwood/Boland/Richardson/Morris - Realistically who isn't injured at that point in time

12. Labuschagne - score some **** runs

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If they do drop Marnus I can see a world in which they put Green at 4, leave Head at 5 with Inglis being 12th man yet again.

Green won’t be left out of the team, CA have huge plans for him.

I too can see Green and Webster in the same team. But Webby vs Inglis, same same IMO.

I see Matt Wade when I watch Inglis play. A guy with a FC avg in the middle to high 30s. Has the ability to score 100s, but not consistently.

[-PJ-]

Why do we have a 2025 cricket thread ?

We have an exististing cricket thread that is 750 pages strong.

[Azza]

Why do we have a 2025 cricket thread ?

We have an exististing cricket thread that is 750 pages strong.

Moderators bored and looking for something to do

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Some Muppet locked the old one, and the new one got merged into the old one

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[Azza]

So the Kuhns going pretty well

[RedRaider]

The elderly Josh Inglis with a hundred on debut

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It goes down as a Test 100 on debut... but far out it needs an "*". He came in at 3 for over 400

No, it doesn't. A 100 is a 100 is a 100.

Have to agree with the Azzman on this one Matt. Selected to play for your Country against another Country, they all should count.
Otherwise there is an argument for when a key bowler is missing and a player gets a big total that it should somehow be diminished?? I can't agree with that either. Play what's in front of you and if you get a ton then well done.

[greeneyed]

Why do we have a 2025 cricket thread ?

We have an exististing cricket thread that is 750 pages strong.

At a certain point, the threads get too big. The Cricket Thread has graduated to an annual thread.

[-PJ-]

Some Muppet locked the old one, and the new one got merged into the old one

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Don’t name that muppet Tim..

[-PJ-]

AUS has won the 1st test in Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs.

We rule.
They smell.

[-PJ-]

AUS-W win the test match at MCG and win Ashes 400-0 v Poms, god they are average.

Go home, never come here again, yr embarrassing.

[Northern Raider]

Aussies win both tests within a couple of minutes. That's going to be hard to replicate.

[Azza]

Ameer Sohail

[RedRaider]

Starc pulled out his 'what are you doing, you idiot?' look for Marnus again in this match. Marnus was fielding at silly point on his knees and insteps. If there had been a bat pad shot with the ball lobbing over him he had no way of getting up quickly to get it. Smith was laughing and let it go for an over or two but then common sense prevailed and Marnus was moved. Starc cannot disguise his distain for the actions of Marnus.

[T_R]

Starc pulled out his 'what are you doing, you idiot?' look for Marnus again in this match. Marnus was fielding at silly point on his knees and insteps. If there had been a bat pad shot with the ball lobbing over him he had no way of getting up quickly to get it. Smith was laughing and let it go for an over or two but then common sense prevailed and Marnus was moved. Starc cannot disguise his distain for the actions of Marnus.

I was watching grade cricket in Brisbane yesterday, and all the players around the bat were doing the same thing. It's clearly being coached.

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[RedRaider]

Starc pulled out his 'what are you doing, you idiot?' look for Marnus again in this match. Marnus was fielding at silly point on his knees and insteps. If there had been a bat pad shot with the ball lobbing over him he had no way of getting up quickly to get it. Smith was laughing and let it go for an over or two but then common sense prevailed and Marnus was moved. Starc cannot disguise his distain for the actions of Marnus.

I was watching grade cricket in Brisbane yesterday, and all the players around the bat were doing the same thing. It's clearly being coached.

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Maybe it's a Queensland thing TR. I've not seen it before and I don't want to see it again. Unless the ball comes directly to the player, they have very limited mobility. Australia have had some brilliant close to the wicket fielders and they stay on their feet to enable them to get to the ball when it doesn't come directly to them. I'll use an example, the David Boon Hat Trick catch for Shane Warne. If Boon was on his knees he doesn't get there to make the catch. Marnus should be on his knees to the selectors but not when fielding close to the wicket.

[Azza]

Marnus could give an aspro a headache

[Northern Raider]

Starc pulled out his 'what are you doing, you idiot?' look for Marnus again in this match. Marnus was fielding at silly point on his knees and insteps. If there had been a bat pad shot with the ball lobbing over him he had no way of getting up quickly to get it. Smith was laughing and let it go for an over or two but then common sense prevailed and Marnus was moved. Starc cannot disguise his distain for the actions of Marnus.

I was watching grade cricket in Brisbane yesterday, and all the players around the bat were doing the same thing. It's clearly being coached.

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Maybe it's a Queensland thing TR. I've not seen it before and I don't want to see it again. Unless the ball comes directly to the player, they have very limited mobility. Australia have had some brilliant close to the wicket fielders and they stay on their feet to enable them to get to the ball when it doesn't come directly to them. I'll use an example, the David Boon Hat Trick catch for Shane Warne. If Boon was on his knees he doesn't get there to make the catch. Marnus should be on his knees to the selectors but not when fielding close to the wicket.

I've seen it quite a bit when the batsman is dead batting everything and fielding teams is only focussed on wickets.

[Azza]

Good to see Bevo added to the Aus Cricket hall of fame, well deserved.

Also England Men's giving their women a run for the money, suck just as bad thrashed by India.

[BJ]

Good to see Bevo added to the Aus Cricket hall of fame, well deserved.

Also England Men's giving their women a run for the money, suck just as bad thrashed by India.

Long overdue. He changed the approach to chasing targets in limited overs cricket when people then said you should never let the run rate exceed a run a ball.


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[Azza]

Yeah I rated Bevo massively. Fantastic cricketer. Nerves of steel.

[-PJ-]

Yeah I rated Bevo massively. Fantastic cricketer. Nerves of steel.

Agree 100%

Never panicked, rotated the strike, found the gaps.

He single handed won games off his bat. Arguably our best one day cricketer.

[Azza]

I mean I know everyone raves about Maxwell's knock vs Afghanistan, and that's fair, but what about Bevan's knock v NZ where we were what, 6/91 odd or something chasing 240 odd? If that had been a world cup final, it would probably have gone down as the greatest knock in ODI cricket history.

Also think even though he had a ? on his ability to play the short ball, he could have been a pretty damn good test cricketer if not for all the batting depth we had in those years.

[-PJ-]

Michael Bevan ODI career.

232 games
6,912 runs
Avg 53.58
6 hundreds, 46 50’s.
Top score 108*

Regularly came into bat with his team in deep trouble.
That average..Wow !!!

[Azza]

Yeah from that great era everyone credits the McGrath's, Warne's, Pontings, Waugh's, Gilchrist's etc... but I don't feel Bevan gets anywhere near enough credit for his ODI contributions looking back. Got Australia out of jail so many time, despite those others being in the team.

[-PJ-]

Allan Border medal tonight and the men’s test team are away in SRI.

To me this is weird. Has this happened before ?

[Azza]

I mentioned this awhile back, bit of a farce.

[-PJ-]

Matthew Kuhnemann looks like Beavis.

Cmon, you’re all thinking it.

[bonehead]

Matthew Kuhnemann looks like Beavis.

Cmon, you’re all thinking it.

and he's a chucker

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[Azza]

How did Head win the AB medal, he didn't even make the Wisdom team of the year for chrissakes

[RedRaider]

Starc pulled out his 'what are you doing, you idiot?' look for Marnus again in this match. Marnus was fielding at silly point on his knees and insteps. If there had been a bat pad shot with the ball lobbing over him he had no way of getting up quickly to get it. Smith was laughing and let it go for an over or two but then common sense prevailed and Marnus was moved. Starc cannot disguise his distain for the actions of Marnus.

I was watching grade cricket in Brisbane yesterday, and all the players around the bat were doing the same thing. It's clearly being coached.

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Maybe it's a Queensland thing TR. I've not seen it before and I don't want to see it again. Unless the ball comes directly to the player, they have very limited mobility. Australia have had some brilliant close to the wicket fielders and they stay on their feet to enable them to get to the ball when it doesn't come directly to them. I'll use an example, the David Boon Hat Trick catch for Shane Warne. If Boon was on his knees he doesn't get there to make the catch. Marnus should be on his knees to the selectors but not when fielding close to the wicket.

I've seen it quite a bit when the batsman is dead batting everything and fielding teams is only focussed on wickets.

NR - interesting that with 4-6 fielders close to the wicket in the final stages of the first Test in Sri Lanka only one was on his knees. Marnus. Look at the Inglis catch taken close to the wicket off GOATs bowling (around the 2 minute 20 mark) - he moves quickly to the ball. It's a great catch. If he's on his knees he doesn't get there. Similarly with the Head catch off GOAT to get rid of Chandimal around the 7 minute mark. It lobs over Head but he is on his feet and is able to move backwards quickly to take the catch. Again if he's on his knees he doesn't get there. For GOATs attempted hat trick ball (16th minute) there are 6 players around the bat other than the wicket keeper and only one is on his knees. Marnus. There is innovation and there are things that could cost opportunity to take wickets - fielding on the knees is a dud imo and the sooner the Coach/Captain gets in his ear to tell him to stay on his feet, the better imo.

https://www.cricket.com.au/videos/42090 ... lyon-starc

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Matthew Kuhnemann looks like Beavis.

Cmon, you’re all thinking it.

and he's a chucker

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There's a reason a lot of spinners where long sleeves

It isn't for sun protection.

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[Azza]

So Konstas goes home early to play shield, the argument was if he didn't play at least he's getting experience over there... so what was the point if they are just sending him home?