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There are any number of reasons why the All Blacks are too good for the Wallabies at the moment. This includes fitness, skills, the coaching at national, Super and pathway level, basic skill errors and a lack of rugby smarts.
The European Aquatics Championships have just finished. This has given us a much better idea of how Australia is placed ahead of the Rio Olympics.
The Aussies look surprisingly well placed for a strong performance in this series, starting with the first Test in Chennai.
It’s only 60 days until the start of the Olympic Track and Field program. Four meets into the Diamond League series, it’s a good time to start having a look at some of the main events as a prelude to the Games.
Without commenting specifically about what the team should be for Perth, this article looks beyond this series, up to around the next Ashes series in England in mid-2013.
I have been very concerned by reports and assumptions in the last 24 hours that, with Simon Katich out for the series, Phil Hughes will logically come in to replace him. Ricky Ponting said as much yesterday, and news reports have confirmed this.
Sorry Fionn no contest there. Naisarani is a beast, McCaffrey is no more than a solid Super player. I don’t think he’d handle the step up.
Seven talking points from Super Rugby Round 10
Ashwin you goose…
Shikhar Dhawan's cheeky taunt as Ravi Ashwin tries to catch him out of his crease
Especially if you had handscomb at 4 keeping and Turner at 7. Serious batting.
Bancroft's tons put him in World Cup frame
He does Phil?
I’m scratching my head to work out how this piece is so offensive. Did everyone wake up without a sense of humour this morning?
Israel, please shut up about God – oh, and happy Easter!
You don’t have to swear on the bible
Israel, please shut up about God – oh, and happy Easter!
Reds deserved that. They played tough and the scrum penalty that led to the Sharks try at the end of the first half should have gone the other way.
Kerevi and LSL great, McDermott too. Wright his best game for sure capped off by the big turnover at the end.
How long since two Aussie teams won on the same weekend?
Reds topple Sharks in huge upset
It’s a delicious irony, isn’t it?
Israel, please shut up about God – oh, and happy Easter!
TWAS, you’re really not doing yourself any favours there.
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Agreed, I’d have Turner
Australia well placed to defend World Cup with Finch, Warner and Khawaja at the top of the order
Thanks to the media for blowing it up. It’s given them so much oxygen
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Again Fionn, I reckon the courts would intervene
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Doesn’t matter if they say it or not. We know that’s the reason.
I think it’d be pretty easy to establish.
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
But Fionn if Folau keeps his contract, don’t they have to make selections decisions for rugby reasons?
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
I reckon they’d accept him back in.
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Agreed that seems a middle ground. A few days ago I said if Izzy finished his post with a message of love to those groups (sinners) and imploring them to repent, it would have been different.
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Yeah maybe. But if they Thorn him that could bring a whole new lawsuit
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Genia said he’s a lovely humble guy good to be around, when he criticised the comments.
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
By the way happy Easter everyone.
Dare I say it esp on this thread (“dare, dare” says Sheriff Bart), but Christ died today for our sins…
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
Fionn did the senior players say they don’t want to play with him?
Cheika stumbles in first test of new Wallabies paradigm
You’ve missed the point Paul. Having faith means believing in something you can’t prove. Atheists don’t need proof. That’s like saying prove Santa doesn’t exist. You’ve got it round the wrong way.
You can’t expect believers to prove god exists, either. If they could, they wouldn’t need faith.
Israel, please shut up about God – oh, and happy Easter!