Australia v Sri Lanka

Can they play Tait, Johnson, Clark and McGill? Or they assume that Lee is an automatic choice?

Originally posted by zuhair_abbasi Can they play Tait, Johnson, Clark and McGill? Or they assume that Lee is an automatic choice?

Originally posted by bondy Originally posted by zuhair_abbasi Can they play Tait, Johnson, Clark and McGill? Or they assume that Lee is an automatic choice?   A definite choice given he's easily the most experienced now that McGrath and Warne are out.

But certainly not as effective as either of them!! I would have played Clark, tait and Johnson over Lee!! He will be the least successful Aussie bowler in the series...i am dead sure

Fair enough Bondy!!! Experince means a lot to the teaam, but i dont think Lee would be better than a Tait.

One can afford to miss the radar a bit in test matches!!! Thats why i go for Tait..he is deadlier

Yes an injured Tait wolnt be good for Aussies...but had he been fit...i would have played him. Lee is not expected to cause any problems to the top order at all. Aussies wont find it that easy to rip through the batting line ups ever so easily as they used to

  We'll find out next week , if Lee has an ordinary match , maybe he won't start in the 2nd test.

  Would you say that Brisbane is now the best wicket for seamers in Oz , seeing that the WACA seems to have lost some pace ?   It bounces too , which is why Warne was so effective there . Good decision to play the 1st test there in my opinion - Australia's record there is formidable.

Lets assume Lee fails miserably in the first test and gets picked again over a fit Tait!!!!! Then i will have to blame the aussies selectors for overrating Lee!!!

It's not as if it has just begun, he's been overrated throughout his entire career , although he couldn't make it into the side a few years ago and carried the drinks for around 12 months! But,  I'm still a fan of Lee's experience and ability and think he can provide more for the team at this point than Tait.

Originally posted by bondy Is Bracken seen as somewhat of a OD specialist? He's an excellent bowler and is unlucky to continually miss out on selection , and now at the expense of Johnson , who's only really proved himself recently. I'm guessing Bracken lacks a bit of pace and ability to do things with the ball , unlike Johnson?

That's the only reason why I can see why he's not selected. Bracken does lack pace but he makes up for that with variation. He's not like an Australian test bowler either, he's extremely economical but doesn't take the wickets. The selectors obviously seem to favour raw pace.

Edited by MP12 - 01 November 2007 at 9:26am

And with Tait they'd be too much venom , with little control. I'd like to hear the Australians thoughts on Lee..

Originally posted by bondy And with Tait they'd be too much venom , with little control. I'd like to hear the Australians thoughts on Lee..

Australia need Lee for the experience. I can't see Tait ever being better than him. He's always working on his bowling and although Tait swings the ball and produces more pace, he's too inconsistant. One match he'll bowl superbly with figures of 7/80 and the next he'll take 0/110. Plus one bad delivery could see him go for 10+ runs.

Where as Lee, you know what you'll get. 100 percent effort and although he may not take the wickets, his fiery attitude always see's him bounce back.

Cricket's barely started in the southern hemisphere , so it's tough to gauge anyone's form. As far as I'm aware , MacGill's never played on the county circuit , but they'll be members here who'll know for certain.

 So he's not played any cricket in England then JP !