Cricket 2014/15

[Mububban]

Now Australia have bombed out of the World T20, let's have a look at the contracted players for the 2014/15 season:

Name	Age
George Bailey	31
Michael Clarke	32
James Faulkner	23
Aaron Finch	27
Brad Haddin	36
Ryan Harris	34
Phillip Hughes	25
Mitchell Johnson	32
Nathan Lyon	26
Shaun Marsh	30
Glenn Maxwell	25
Chris Rogers	36
James Pattinson	23
Peter Siddle	29
Steve Smith	24
Mitchell Starc	24
David Warner	27
Shane Watson	32

18 players, down from 20 last season. Stats on the chosen can be found here.

[Bruce]

I can't decide who is luckier: Finch or Marsh.

Finch was dropped from the Shield side on form and gets a contract. Marsh has played 3 innings of note in 2 years*.


* - # will not hold up to any scrutiny and should be considered a Denuto style 'vibe' answer

[Yossarian]

Both disgraceful selections, but who else really deserves one I guess.

[3oneday]

I could really care less about 20/20 results, we seem unable to get it for some reason anyway.

Tests matter most, I guess whilstever we suck at 20/20 the 50 over game will survive

Our two best bowlers are also our two oldest bowlers, I hope the young guys stop breaking down.

[sms316]

Henriques unlucky to miss out.

[mrbluu]

As I understand there will be more guys added to the list once they play enough international games and get and automatic upgrade to a full contract.

Strange to see only one wicket keeper on the list???

[Mububban]

Jackson Bird out for another fairly long stint. I didn’t think his action was that bad, maybe his frame just can’t cope?

(His county side) released a statement on Monday night saying Bird, who was contracted for the first six Championship matches, has suffered a recurrence of back problems and has been advised to rest for four months.

[AndyP]

Can we keep this thread to just test discussions?

[Mububban]

Test is Best, but the 2013/14 thread covered everything, can't see a reason to split it

[AndyP]

That's a shame. I'll ask again for 2015/6 when the time comes.

[3oneday]

Maybe create two threads, god knows everyone else does one for Test, one for other (haha)

[3oneday]

I have a question..... when does one stop posting in the 13/14 to begin posting in 14/15?

[AndyP]

When someone who could be bothered does it, although right now you would say it is 'Cricket 2014'. I'd put Australia's summer of cricket as 2014/5.

We used to have threads to discuss individual series, like Ashes 2013. Or a dedicated thread to discuss Matthew Hayden.

[Yossarian]

I feel March 2014 is probably a bit early to have started it.

[simmsy]

Well, it is April.

[Yossarian]

Shitballs.

[Mububban]

Squad/contracts will affect the upcoming season. World T20 is still 2013/14.

I can't decide who is luckier: Finch or Marsh.

Hopefully Marsh stays fit and finds form more than one match every series.

And hopefully Ryan Harris' knee surgery gives him another season or two in the Test team.

[Steve57]

July 1st

[Mububban]

Marcus North's replacement has been found

Western Australia has moved quickly in replacing retired former captain Marcus North, by signing respected South Australian batsman Michael Klinger.
Klinger has signed a deal with the Warriors that will see him call the WACA Ground home until the end of the 2015-16 Sheffield Shield season.
He accrued 568 runs at 37.86 in Shield cricket this year, with two centuries that included a classy knock of 213 against Victoria in February.

Is ~35 the new 45 in Shield batting averages?

[Yossarian]

No it is still 35. 41 is the new 50.

[Mububban]

Interesting. Did the SACA make a mistake or is he trouble in the dressing room?

Michael Klinger has revealed he was pushed out by South Australia rather than poached by Western Australia, in the wake of his shock departure from the Redbacks setup.


Klinger was told by the SACA he was no longer one of their first-choice Bupa Sheffield Shield batsman and they would be favouring young pair Travis Head and Kelvin Smith instead.


"I was disappointed and disagreed with the feedback I received. Two Shield games ago I scored a double-ton for South Australia," Klinger told The Advertiser from Gloucestershire, where he is currently captaining the county side.


The former skipper has led the Redbacks to two limited-overs titles and averaged 45 at first-class level since moving to South Australia.

[coalesce]

On the contract list - why have they given Phil Hughes a contract? I don't say this because I don't think he's good enough, but its seems clear to me that Lehmann and the other selectors don't want to pick him, otherwise how does an injured Marsh get selected?

Regarding Klinger, I think it is a mistake. We are light on experienced batsmen as it is and he was our best in the Big Bash this year and still pretty good in other formats. Can Cosgrove replace that? I'm not sure.

[Yossarian]

Cosgrove could replace three men.

[Sydney Hacker]

On the contract list - why have they given Phil Hughes a contract? I don't say this because I don't think he's good enough, but its seems clear to me that Lehmann and the other selectors don't want to pick him, otherwise how does an injured Marsh get selected?Regarding Klinger, I think it is a mistake. We are light on experienced batsmen as it is and he was our best in the Big Bash this year and still pretty good in other formats. Can Cosgrove replace that? I'm not sure.

Hughes is a regular in the one day team, which is probably enough to get him a contract.

[coalesce]

Just some more on the Klinger thing, apparently he wanted a longer contract and assurances of his place in the team, and when he didn't get either, he went and got a better deal from WA. Chuck Berry asked him to see out the remaining year of his contract but he wanted something more long term.

I never understand the wanting an assurance of a guaranteed place in a team - if you play well, you're in the team, and if you play bad you don't. Its called merit.