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Well it hasn’t affected Ussie in any way… oh wait…
Fawad Ahmed: from refugee to baggy green?
Well I certainly look forward to the release of his tour diary then…
Australian cricket's captaincy catastrophe
It’s nice that you think these things Johnno, but it’s clear that Cowan has some respect within the squad for the ability to use his brain. He is one of the senior players and has experience in a winning culture with Tasmania and so may in fact have some good advice to offer. Also, he’s clearly aware of his limitations and has discussed them in public.
Your entire argument is that his average is currently in the mid 30s, which you made a little superfluously. If he doesn’t make runs he’ll be dropped (eventually). That doesn’t mean that in the meantime he doesn’t have other things to offer.
Australian cricket's captaincy catastrophe
He’s not dobbing, he’s pointing out that he’s seeing changes in the squad and that he thinks they’re probably not helping their current position.
What’s he’s actually doing is going up to the coaching staff and saying you’re not doing your job. Think about it, they’re meant to be responsible for these things. He’s simply pointing out the failings of Arthur and his entourage and unfortunately, Arthur then decides he needs to draw a line in the sand over a single issue instead of taking matters into his own hands and dealing with the players directly.
Positive signs for Australia coming out of third Test
TedS, I’m sure Lisa has had to deal with it many times in her career, but your snide remark about her being a pretty lady really makes you sound like a sexist horse’s bum. Any arguments you may have successfully put up all but disappear when you choose to take that path.
Also I suspect she’s played more games of cricket for Australia than you have so you’d think that her opinion might hold at least a little weight, no?
Positive signs for Australia coming out of third Test
Yep, just like with George Bailey. Unfortunately Sheek, I think we can safely throw the rule book out the window at this point. So many terrible, against the bleeding obvious decisions keep being made and as far as I can tell, nobody is responsible for them. How is it that if Clarke is injured, we’ve now come down to the choice of captain between a bloke who is a giant sook, who agitates for whatever position he feels like in the team, who has just been stood down for a test for failing to do as required and who doesn’t even warrant a place in the team on batting form alone, or a bloke who was dumped from the team a year ago and has just been recalled to cover an injury and, coincidentally, just happens to be about the most experienced bloke in the squad? Seriously, where is the forward planning?
We’ve had 2 years to get this right. We knew there was an Indian tour coming up and we picked a 2nd spinner based on his limited overs form while ignoring the best performed Shield spinner. We’ve got an Ashes tour coming up in England after this and our batting is a rabble. We knew Ponting and Hussey could go any minute and who have we picked? Maxwell? Henriques? They were never going to turn into polished players in an instant. Fortunately, and perhaps surprisingly, Smith looks to have sorted himself out enough to have the possibility of doing okay. In the meantime, Khawaja is on the sidelines and can’t get a look in and Hughes needs a psychologist on the pitch with him just to get through a tour.
Arthur keeps making comments about how much he hopes a player will come good while pining for the return of Hussey in the public, which says what to the players currently in the team? Not to mention what it says about our esteemed coach and selector. It’s just a schemozzle all ’round at the moment and despite the recommendations of the Argus report, it’s getting worse not better.
I’m just about at the point now of not being able to follow it any more. A bit like politics in Australia, it’s just got so stupid that there’s no almost no point in even listening to them.
Haddin should captain the Test team
That he’d be a decent bet in the Ashes squad based on his limited overs form. The thing is he probably would be, but it would be a bet only. Picking on form in the format is what the Argus report recommended no? Yeah, uhhhh, just like Maxwell and Doherty…
Haddin should captain the Test team
Pretty sure both Ponting and Clarke and maybe even Hussey have done this in the past. Then again, we’re talking about someone with the mental fortitude of Watson and not those guys so forget I ever mentioned it.
Watson heading back to India cricket tour
So does that mean that he wasn’t actually suspended for this test because he would have gone home anyway??
Watson heading back to India cricket tour
Lyon bowled better yesterday because he was throwing it up more often. So who’s in his ear telling him to bowl the same 88km/h dart every ball? Is this what spin coaching consists of?
When is a Test spinner not spinner?
I don’t think it’s just those two. Look at how much better both Siddle and Lyon bowled yesterday. Starc was also suddenly able to swing the new ball, which may be more about conditions or even the ball itself but still, it suggests a sudden shift in mindset for these players who were doing nothing (in their specialist areas) to suddenly come out and play that way.
It may be more to do with the fact that all is lost and so they just let go of all the theories and did what they know best. Which of course is still a coaching issue. I don’t think Arthur has done himself any favours on this tour and I’d say his position may well be under review. Or at least it should be, CA don’t tend to work that way though.
Will day five be Phil Hughes' day?
Rubbish. You opened that para by explaining to Pies&Beer that NSW didn’t make the final, in response to his suggestion that Khawaja go home to play in the final, the clear implication being that he plays for NSW so won’t be required for the final.
It’s okay to admit a mistake. Especially when you’ve only got 10 minutes to edit it.
Will day five be Phil Hughes' day?
Just in case we thought Starc getting 99 wasn’t an indication of what a good batting strip this currently is…
India vs Australia Third Test Day 3: Cricket live scores, updates
Well, you got Haddin back. And you got the same result. Over confident, out too early when he needed to go on with it.
Brad Haddin excited by Test call-up
True, but Watson was always a chance to head home for the birth anyway. We should have selected better in the first place.
India vs Australia Third Test: Cricket live scores, updates
So we’ve gone in with 4 specialist batsmen, one of whom hasn’t scored against spin in the previous two tests. Yep, can’t see any problems there at all.
India vs Australia Third Test: Cricket live scores, updates
Of course he’s too old at 35. He’s got nothing to offer whatsoever. Like that other old bloke, what was his name? That’s right, Hussey. There’s no way he’d currently be in India and an automatic selection for the upcoming Ashes series at his age if he hadn’t retired.
Chris Rogers must play in the Ashes series
C’mon Kev, the batsmen need to go out there and “express themselves”, that’s how it’s done in these modern times. And sure, if you want to express yourself by batting like it’s a limited overs match, you go ahead and do that.
Arthurs comments are rather exposing too. Each time he opens his mouth lately he just confirms that he absolutely 100% should not be involved in selection in any way whatsoever.
Pup gives pep talk to Australian cricket team
Cowan and Warner have been the best performing opening pair in test matches in the last year or so which means that they are one of the things that is working in the lineup. I’d say they both need to go on and make bigger scores more often but that’s why Cowan is safe at the moment. He also top scored in the last schemozzle of an innings.
Hughes is already the beneficiary of the Quiney sacrifice so don’t make it seem so bad. Although the selection isn’t his fault, he hasn’t scored a single run against the spinners yet and hasn’t looked likely to. If the selectors don’t think he can survive against the pace of South Africa, and he can’t survive against the spin of India, I seriously doubt he can survive against the madness of the NSP.
Watson’s a great one day player. Like Doherty. And maybe Maxwell. The NSP sure do like that stuff.
At last! Clarke will bat higher up
Okay, it’s only because you mentioned Khawaja at 3 in the article. The only spot left seemed to be 5 and as we know, Roarers demand that Watson MUST open!
Your talk sounds great, if not obvious, but surely that’s why they flew over early! Get used to the country, learn what to do when you’re there. Only, they didn’t. They asked Matt Hayden after the 2nd test was over. The bowlers seem to have no idea either. Why is it that they seem to have forgotten everything that’s come before them in India?!? That’s what I’d like to ask them anyway.
At last! Clarke will bat higher up
Doherty bowling much better this over. Good to see.
India vs Australia Second Test day three: Cricket live scores, updates
So Doherty replies with short balls, outside of off.
India vs Australia Second Test day three: Cricket live scores, updates
Fair enough, Maxwell does seem to have bowled a bit better this morning.
India vs Australia Second Test day three: Cricket live scores, updates
This is good news. I think his re-implementation of the 6 week boat journey to England with daily coits and cocktails will also do the lads no end of good fitness-wise.
EXCLUSIVE: Australian cricket selectors’ heads roll as Lord steps in