I can’t understand the expectation or mindset of some Australian cricket fans who regularly criticise the Aussie players and the National Selection Panel.
I do agree that there are times they make surprising, not-so-exciting selections and miss out on selecting some players without proper reasons. But give them time.
Life is always a mixture of right and wrong decisions, and the selectors are not exempt from that by any means.
I was one of many who were shocked when the Waugh twins were removed from the team suddenly (Mark from both formats, Steve from ODI team), but it proved to be a good decision later on.
I have also seen how persisting with some players in spite of the poor or average returns can do wonders.
Shane Warne recently criticised Cricket Australia over team selection and even suggested his own team for all three formats.
While he may have his points, its not right to indulge in things like this which will demoralize the selection panel and the players.
The best time for us to support the team is when they are struggling. We have seen retirements of the greats, Punter and Huss recently, so we must be ready to embrace some poor performances if any and continue backing Cricket Australia, the NSP and Clarke more than ever.
There are also folks who lash out new players like Maxwell, Cowan, Lyon etc when they fail. Even Watson is criticised!
While people here in India are praying and yearning for an all-rounder of Watson’s class to emerge supernaturally, it is a shock to see some Aussie fans bash Watson for his not-so-fantastic Test average in the last two years.
See, we don’t have Bradman’s Invincibles and the XI that played from 2000-2007 in our benches.
Let’s give these men some time, allow them to get used to things and master their art. I am sure the best effort is taken by these players every time to come out on top.
In Tests and ODIs post-Ponting’s captaincy (2011 ICC World Cup), Australia have lost only one Test series and only one ODI series.
No other team equals this record in ODIs past the 2011 World Cup and only South Africa has a better series win record than us in Tests.
Even the English lost to SA at home and lost 0-3 to Pakistan at Abu Dhabi!
Our team did in Sri Lanka – win the series – yet the ‘mighty’ English was not able to do so.
So, marks for NSP and Clarke in the last two years should be around eight or nine out of 10. Let’s look at this brighter side and encourage our folks as long as they wear the baggy green, especially in times of failure.
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