Will Stuart MacGill play in Brisbane?

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Only a few hours till they announce the Australian squad for the first Test against the West Indies. What everyone's wondering is will MacGill be selected after taking 9 wickets against the World XI (and interestingly, 10 wickets in his previous Test before that against New Zealand). Trevor Marshallsea at the Sydney Morning Herald preview Stuart MacGill's chances of being selected for Brisbane but I find his article muddies the water more than anything. I'm predicting (with a strong likelihood of being proven wrong very shortly) they'll select MacGill in a 13-man squad then see how Shane Watson goes against the Windies in the warm-up game for Queensland. If he bowls well and takes wickets, McGill is in. Otherwise, they'll pick another seamer (who though? Bracken or Clark). By choosing 13, they keep the Windies (and themselves) guessing till next week. But I doubt he'll make the final 11. Two spinners at the Gabba? Especially considering it's been raining all week here in Brisbane. My heart says yes but my head says no.

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Posted by JC on Wed 26 Oct

11 comments

I think the Aussie selectors are going to make the wrong choice by not picking Mac and also by picking Watson. If I were the Windies I would rather face a mediocre bowler and below average bat than the second best leggie in the world!

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Posted by gb on 2005-10-27 10:27:41

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