tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post7667264779128511978..comments2019-04-06T14:17:04.891+01:00Comments on Same Bat... Different Ball Game: Women's Ashes Selection - 3 Gaps To FillSydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792368170002037565noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post-49228337913971974042014-01-05T21:17:56.162+00:002014-01-05T21:17:56.162+00:00Yes we agree really - just that question about the...Yes we agree really - just that question about the pace of the pitch. The WACA is known to be the fastest in world cricket and a bit of a spinner's graveyard. Certainly the pitch they used in the men's Test was quick (albeit it developed a crack down which Danni Wyatt could have climbed into !). I guess they won't be using that one !The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post-57011082620747877662014-01-05T16:28:25.960+00:002014-01-05T16:28:25.960+00:00Thanks for the comments! Yes - I was just talking ...Thanks for the comments! Yes - I was just talking about the Test here. I think we mostly agree - I took some cue from the ECB article which hinted that both Dani and Danni would play, so I filled in Wyatt's name on that basis; but maybe I read too much into it?Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792368170002037565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post-49689545486077304412014-01-05T16:08:33.344+00:002014-01-05T16:08:33.344+00:00Greenway and Gunn are nailed on. I don't think...Greenway and Gunn are nailed on. I don't think either has ever been dropped, at least not for a very long time. Unless Shaw sees their role (ie batting for Lydia and all-rounder for Jenny) as being challenged then they are nailed on.<br /><br />I don't think Brindle has been dropped, certainly not since her return, so I think she is nailed on as well.<br /><br />Sciver must be 'highly likely' if not nailed on. There may come a time when a selection is between Sciver and Gunn (ie both all rounders) but would expect both to get into the Test team.<br /><br />That leaves probably Wyatt, Elwiss & Cross fighting it out for the last spot - and that will depend on the pitch. Elwiss's batting has improved out of sight last summer so it'll be down to whether or not the WACA is as speed friendly as when the men played. If they need a spinner then it'll be Wyatt. If they need pace then maybe Elwiss will shade Cross because of her batting.<br /><br />I assume you are selecting a Test team here - not sure, for example, that Knight would/should open in a T20, not with Winfield (or even Jones) challenging for that spot.<br />The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.com