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Imperious arm-chair critic. Future tyrant of Cricket Australia.
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Australia's T20 selectors have left poor old Steve Smith with an absolute mess on his hands. Smudge has been shot in the foot by…
We've just passed the halfway point of the series and despite having already lost the Ashes there have been promising signs. If Australia can…
Australia's impressive fast bowling stocks were recently ranked on The Roar. There's no doubting the depth and class in that department. In stark contrast…
We were clearly dominated early in the second Test. India have outplayed us in every facet of this Test match and series thus far.…
Dear Mr Inverarity. I'm a cricket fan, a lover of the game and now I'm close to considering myself as a former Australian supporter.…
Usman Khawaja is touted as Australia's next in line and he showed why for the Prime Minister's XI yesterday. He built a solid 69…
I'm still undecided as to who will go on to win the Ashes. An away tour for the Ashes against a fantastic, balanced and…
When Shane Watson was ruled out of the 2011/12 summer and Phil Hughes' form had dipped to an unparalleled low, Australia found itself with…
I'm always up for a good debate on The Roar. Yesterday I was at odds with another user on the issue of whether an…
We may have thumped Sri Lanka, the batsmen may be scoring runs, the bowlers taking wickets and some of the fielders snaffling catches. But…
He bowls to the left and he bowls to the right, Mitchell Johnson, his bowling is... deserving of a Test recall? The Poms will…
Roberts, Garner, Marshall and Holding are names synonymous with the terrifying West Indies side of the late 70s and early 80s. The fearsome foursome.…
At first I was in denial. Surely they had made a mistake. The name must have been printed wrong or someone was playing a…
Shane Watson considers himself "unlikely" to be part of the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba starting November 9. While the exclusion…
Yesterday Cricket Australia named its Australia A XI for the three day warm up match against the Proteas at the SCG. Some inclusions raised…
I've seen much debate on The Roar about how Australia's third tier, Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship can/should expand. I thought I would…
Someone please explain to me how the selectors of Australia expect the side to win when they've picked a second rate XI. "We're taking…
Much has been said about how the new rule changes relating to shoulder charges have gone wrong. I still hear callers on the radio…
Australia will likely start next summer with Ed Cowan opening, Ricky Ponting at number four and Michael Hussey in the lower middle order. Despite…
It's time the Blarney Army had a bit more to cheer about. The recent Woolf Review, called for by the International Cricket Council (ICC),…
State of origin is a perfect case study. The amount of young Pacific Islanders pledging their allegiance to Australia in order to play origin is getting silly. But I don’t blame them, who wouldn’t want the opportunity to play at the pinnacle of their sport, and that’s what origin is to many.
Would you adopt a new country to play at the highest level?
If you read the article/my comment directly above yours, you would see that Hodge was excluded because he is not an active first-class cricketer. Then some of those others you note are listed as ‘notable omissions’.
Ranking Australia's batsmen
“Needs to mature”, what does that even mean? What about Steve Smith is immature?
The future of Australian cricket
Couldn’t agree more on those two. They’re my two biggest batting hopes. Along with Mitchell Marsh
The future of Australian cricket
For what it’s worth, I was considering active first-class cricketers. Even within that criteria, I don’t see Simon Katich inside Australia’s top ten at the moment.
Ranking Australia's batsmen
This looks a good batting unit. If we go into the first test looking like this, I will feel as though we’re giving ourselves the best shot at winning.
DIZZY: It's time for the Aussie batsmen to fulfill potential
Robbie Deans is far too concerned with his defence. He think more about how not to lose, than how to win. He worries more about minimising the opposition, rather than getting the best out of his own side.
This is a fundamental flaw in the structure of the Wallabies. For a team lucky enough to have so many players with attacking flair, we are held back by a misguided, if well-intended, approach to our international rugby.
As long as this is the case, the dazzling potential of a Cooper-Folou combination, along with many other attacking sights will be held back.
Picking Quade and Izzy is a no brainer
I’m fairly sure he directed his comments straight to Craddock, so you’re “be a man and talk to them” stance goes out the window. He said what he felt he had to say, he did it in the public forum, but please don’t try telling me that Warner was trying to rally the support of the public in some sort of Craddock and Conn boycott. You’re giving Warner far too much credit, there’s no way he could have articulated that concept before tweeting away. He’s just a frustrated young man who’s made a bit of a mistake here.
David Warner and Australian cricket's 'Siege Mentality'
Craddock and Conn won’t have me reading their articles ever again, they’re a pair of geese.
David Warner and Australian cricket's 'Siege Mentality'
To say that Craddock’s article doesn’t make any sensational claims and then highlight the fact that the things he says are only “reputedly” the case is quite contradictory. Craddock says some bold things as though they were facts and that they were wide spread, endemic faults, in the culture of the IPL without providing any evidence what so ever.
You also imply that Warner intentionally went about attacking Craddock and Conn as part of the general siege mentality you claim Australian cricketers have. I would be surprised if Warner knew what a siege was and the more likely scenario is that Warner had a long day playing playstation (which is pretty exhausting work), was tired and just lost his cool for a moment. He is only human after all and we all make mistakes.
Warner took exception to the constant dribble you see from Craddock and Conn in the papers and let them know what he felt. Just because Warner doesn’t articulate arguments in the greatest of ways doesn’t mean his outburst was wrong, maybe ill-thought-out, but by no means unjustified. He’s a professional cricketerer after all, not an author.
It does make Warner look bad, but Craddock and Conn a serial offenders when it comes to having a go at Australian cricketers just for the sake of it. They never take an investigative approach to their journalism, they don’t look for big stories, all they do is write opinion pieces, which they’re entitled to do, the shame of it all is that the cricketing public waste their time reading it.
David Warner and Australian cricket's 'Siege Mentality'
I’m not dismissing Warner’s rebuttal. I just think that it comes across poorly because of the way he went about it. I’d say Warner’s well within his rights to respond to anything written about him, his team, or the competition he plays in. It does however, reflect badly when he throws in half the four letter words you can think of.
David Warner unleashes stream of abuse on Twitter
If it weren’t for the swearing, I think Warner’s response is relatively fair and valid, if only a little incoherent. Craddock’s article wasn’t too bad, I certainly don’t find it hard to believe what he’s saying is true. Only the other night I noticed Chris Gayle tweeting about how drunk he was.
David Warner unleashes stream of abuse on Twitter
You can’t watch English Premier League games live in England on TV, maybe that’s the way to go here. If you want to see it in real time, make going to the game the only option…
How to increase crowd numbers in the NRL
A football stadium at Barangaroo is a great idea I think. I’d be far more likely to go there than walk over a kilometre from central to the SFS or get herded into ANZ stadium. Saturday night at the footy and then hit the city? That’s a great idea.
How to increase crowd numbers in the NRL
The concept that you need to fine tune your skills and techniques over years and years is rubbish. Some people are lucky to be born with an abundance of athletic ability. They’ve either got the ability or they don’t. Tactics and skills can be taught, but raw athletic ability is hard to find. The US have an abundance of untapped athletes, why wouldn’t rugby be well served by trying to harness it? I see the USA as a top rugby nation within 15 years.
Rugby's sleeping giant is finally stirring
Spot on, the obsession with “strike-bowlers” is as misguided as the obsession with all-rounder. Having an attack full of bowlers with the lowest bowling averages and measly economy rates is surely going to mean sustained pressure AND consistent wickets. That’s got to be a win-win.
DIZZY: Australian bowlers look the goods for the Ashes
Grab the bull by the horns? We need to God to prove his existence and deal out a full blown batting miracle.
DIZZY: Australian bowlers look the goods for the Ashes
You’ve just got to watch the guy bowl to know he’s out of the top draw. It may be a big call, but I’m with Johnno in saying I think it’s the right one.
DIZZY: Australian bowlers look the goods for the Ashes
Well, your first mistake was taking what’s written on an IPL website at face value. I do enjoy the IPL, but it’s worth baring in mind that they do get a little carried away in India sometimes (not to say we don’t get carried away here either).
Marsh has a picture perfect technique. Hits the ball hard and has had a great deal of success in the games shortest format.
I disagree with the author when he says Marsh’s ODI record is mediocre. I think he’s always been at home in Australia’s one day side. He’s yet to really transfer that into his speciality T20, but he’s got the ability.
Unless he really steps up his game in the Sheffield Shield, I doubt we’ll see him again in a baggy green, however his limited overs exploits are bound to see him don the green and gold again. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t feature in the next world cup.
Unfortunately for Marsh, his style of play really doesn’t seem to suit the longest format. He’s a stroke player, and while stroke players can succeed in test cricket, they have to be of the highest quality. Marsh is a good stroke player, but not a brilliant one, so limited overs cricket seems to suit his game the best.
Is Shaun Marsh just a T20 bully?
I actually think Inglis at fullback for the Eels would lift them, Slater and especially Boyd would vanish. Hayne does a fairly good job at carrying the entire team each week.
Hayne's not a fullback nor a five-eighth, he's a winger
Inside center? What, number 12 playing rugby? I think you’re lost…
Hayne's not a fullback nor a five-eighth, he's a winger
I think this is fantastic news. The BBL on FTA would be massive for CA as fan interest will only sky-rocket with such massive exposure. Nine’s coverage has been a blight on the game for at least the last few seasons running. I hope Ten don’t fall into the trap of flogging rubbish TV shows like “the block”, during their coverage.
As far as commentators go, I was very impressed by Matthew Hayden’s input on the series in India recently, I’d be signing him up quick smart if I were Ten and got the rights. Lose the fossils, but that doesn’t mean throw in the likes of Brayshaw who commentate like it’s a footy match.
Channel Ten fires $500m bid for cricket rights
Who cares where they’re from? They call Australia home, they can represent it.
This fast-tracking of Ahmed is a concern