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You also saw Meredith live at Bellerive today against the Vics. You were pretty impressed with his express pace. He will make Richardson and Abbott look like medium pacers in Perth. 

Having seen Abbott play live last year in the Shield at Bellerive, he  is very potent with the new ball and his  first spell, then he runs  out of steam fairly quickly.

I'm disappointed to see no spinner in the team. I'd like to see John Holland or Mitchell Swepson instead of Abbott.

Well the paying public in Perth have a right to see the stars in action, after they have finished work, I’m guessing is the rationale.

Carey being captain - kinda solves 2 problems... :P 

But who would be the last Australian test skipper to be captain on debut? Has there ever even been one since your first test?  Last one for NZ was Lee Germon, your NSW boss. He was captain on debut in the 1990s. And also a wicket keeper.

Australia A XI vs Pakistan. Nov 11. 3 day.
Alex Carey (captain)
Marcus Harris
Joe Burns
Usman Khawaja
Will Pucovski
Travis Head
Nic Maddinson
Michael Neser
Jhye Richardson
Sean Abbott
Riley Meredith

Looks like we have our answer to who CA wants as our future Test skipper. Glad to see Puck there while DC will be falling over himself to see Meredith chosen. Sean Abbott another undeserving CA pet. Last chance for Head to play in first Test. 

I do question why CA is having a day/nite fixture in Perth. late..late finish.

No, but I do follow the tennis. Hoping Barty will consolidate and that Federer will be immortal

So what did we think of the SL white wash today? It was all a bit woeful, really, I don't like seeing such an uneven contest. I enjoyed Maxwell's run out, though, and Cummins continues to come up with the goods.

Just what WA needs, another injured fast bowler. Their strength and conditioning coach needs a good hard look at themselves.

Well Abbott is from NSW, of course!! What is wrong with a James Faulkner. 36 T20i wickets, SR 14 and an average of 19. Or go with an experienced BBL death bowler like Ben Laughlin. 

Bobbie do you follow rugby league too. There is a thread on the Kangaroos in Rugby League topic site.

Not a lot to come from this game. The PM boys did not show much with the bat.. Other than Harry Nielsen. Dan Christian still has that limited overs touch. Like to see him picked for the World Cup.

Not a lot to come from this game. The PM boys did not show much with the bat.. Other than Harry Nielsen. Dan Christian still has that limited overs touch. Like to see him picked for the World Cup.

Bobbie Tye is out of today's game and CA has trucked in Sean Abbott. Why him @47 with a solitary wkt from 3 games in T20 internationals. We have better 4 over bowlers than him. People will argue that his BBL bowling stats tell a different story.

Good old Sco Mo. Yes I saw him running water for the boys same as he did in the PMs13 League international against Fiji recently. Sco Mo is a man of the people.. better than Bob Hawke ever was. He was a beer-swilling larrikan.. Sco Mo is a gentleman by comparison.

ScoMo in his yellow cap in the dugout at Manuka. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

The Sri Lanka tour kicks off tonite with this match at Manuka, Canberra..
Prime Minister's XI: Dan Christian (co-captain), Peter Siddle (co-captain), Chris Lynn, Ben Cutting, Jason Sangha, Fawad Ahmed, Jordan Silk, Daniel Fallins, Harry Nielsen, Chris Green, Djali Bloomfield, Daniel Leerdam (12th man) 

Sri Lanka squad: Lasith Malinga (c), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha.

Why would I disagree?

I thought it was appalling CA cancelled Bangladesh last year which would have been an early northern tour of Australia...

I'm all for more cricket everywhere, and for everyone. Including the Rich 3.

Australian hosted cricket is professionally made tv product, for English first, and I really enjoy watching it. Its a far more technological tv exercise than NZ offers, but is behind the Poms. 

Im all for more good cricket worth watching anywhere. I have to admit, I am not bothered with SA in Inda, I don't really want to see anyone in India in tests bar Pakistan right now. Only Pakistan have the resources right now to challenge them, SL are too far behind in Asia.

The northern tours were good.

I see no reason why not. Paddles may disagree tho DC.

I wish they could resurrect them.

I seem to remember we played Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in successive seasons in Darwin and Cairns. I really enjoyed  those games.

Haven't had those for ages. The last of any form of cricket up in the north were A tour games. That was at least five years ago. This year wud have been ideal to have someone tour as until June/July and between then and November.. nothing..zilch in the way of red ball cricket for our Baggies.. The ICC and CA has lost the plot.

Nine out of 22 KW. Only four are certainties. Where are you from btw?

I've always liked those home winter tests in Darwin and Cairns.

You've only got 9 Blue Baggers in there, Baggers.

Why not just select the whole NSW team, mate?

Time to think about who will comprise our team for the first Test against the Lankans. 
My Preliminary Squad:
Smith, Labuchagne, Warner, Khawaja, Pucovski, Harris, Bancroft, Dan Hughes, Maddinson, Carey, Mitch Marsh, Burns, Patterson, Paine, Cummins, Hazlewood, Richardson, Pattinson, Starc, Lyon, Agar, Holland. Smokies: Lloyd Pope, Renshaw, Ben McDermott, Harry Conway, Matt Short, Ashton Turner, Caleb Jewell, Cameron Green.

Reluctantly I agree. Smithy is not a bash artist..Warner is. Hey I still want George in my lineup.. but do CA. He has always performed when we most needed him in the white ball formats. He also has the game to steady shud early wickets fall and then later shift gears.  Starc,Finch and Lynn (if fit) only certainties.
Cameron Boyce and Brad Hogg are both better BBL performers than Zampa.  Boyce has been under rated for mine. I have admired his composure under pressure. Second best economy of the slowies in BBL last. He just does not get the publicity needed to tweak the selector's minds.

Kinda feel this should be in the tour thread for Pak and SL... But who cares.
Smith doesn't belong in your t20 side. Warner does. So you have an issue from the get go. White, Marsh and Bailey - too late really. UNless you commit to nGeorge now through to the 2020 Wt20. Which maybe you should. He does kinda perform well under pressure tbh.
Zampa is your weak link. Long has been. The more you play him, the less chance you give everyone else. A selection head ache for the most astute selector really. Starc is an automatic pick for Wt20. Lynn should be there if he can field well. If not, your top order gets more interesting. Finch is captain, so he has to play, but he can bat anywhere well. 
Interesting selection headaches. Good luck. 

Australia is gearing up for a T20 shootout against the Lankans and Pakis late this month. CA says it wants to leave no stone unturned as it aims to win the only trophy not in its cabinet a year from now on home soil.
Who makes the side? Take a look at last year's BBL and who performed in the ODI WC and we get a clear idea who will be wearing the flash new T20 pyjamas.
Contenders are Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, D'Arcy Short, Matt Wade, Marcus Stoinis, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Dave Warner, Ben McDermott, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Nathan Lyon. 
Chris Lynn and Aaron Finch have the best all time BBL records. In the top 10 all timers is Cameron White, George Bailey, Shaun Marsh and Nic Maddinson. Presuming CA wants 15 in the squad:
Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, D'Arcy Short,  Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson,  Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Ashton Turner.
I have Nic Maddinson, Ben McDermott, Jhye Richardson also in the mix.