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Cricket Thread..
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Sir Didier Drogba
Head Official
If you had said 'match interrupted by crowd disturbance, they probably ate too much curry or something', that might be racist.
Our batting has been appalling.
When the going gets tough, our batsmen show time and time again that we get out. We've shown it time and time again. We're a team of flat track bullies.
I've also been saying for ages that Smith isn't a 3. He's a freak batsmen, and will score runs anywhere, but he is a middle order player - not a 3. Coming in after Rogers and Warner already had plenty on the board was easy - but the few times he's been tested as a true 3, against a new ball, he's failed. He should be at 4 and Clarke 5. My concern is that I'm not sure Shaun Marsh is the man for 3 either - in any case Marsh will be picked for the next test (but likely at 5).
I get sick of our batsmen doing this away from home, whenever conditions are a little hard. I wonder if it's a Gen Y thing (even though I'm Gen Y), that they're not willing to score hard runs. If it's tough conditions they try to play their normal games and get out playing silly shots that don't suit the conditions. Perhaps it's not a Gen Y thing, perhaps it's just the minimal amount of Shield cricket played these days (and when it is played, it's given bugger all recognition and is played on pitches made to get results in 4 days). Perhaps it's the amount of T20 and 50 over cricket played these days and the emphasis it's given (though loads of nations could use that excuse). Whatever the reason it's not good enough. We need 6 Chris Rogers'. Guys willing to knuckle down and work for their runs. Nevill has been that guy at Shield level - hopefully he scores runs tonight.
When the going gets tough, our batsmen show time and time again that we get out. We've shown it time and time again. We're a team of flat track bullies.
I've also been saying for ages that Smith isn't a 3. He's a freak batsmen, and will score runs anywhere, but he is a middle order player - not a 3. Coming in after Rogers and Warner already had plenty on the board was easy - but the few times he's been tested as a true 3, against a new ball, he's failed. He should be at 4 and Clarke 5. My concern is that I'm not sure Shaun Marsh is the man for 3 either - in any case Marsh will be picked for the next test (but likely at 5).
I get sick of our batsmen doing this away from home, whenever conditions are a little hard. I wonder if it's a Gen Y thing (even though I'm Gen Y), that they're not willing to score hard runs. If it's tough conditions they try to play their normal games and get out playing silly shots that don't suit the conditions. Perhaps it's not a Gen Y thing, perhaps it's just the minimal amount of Shield cricket played these days (and when it is played, it's given bugger all recognition and is played on pitches made to get results in 4 days). Perhaps it's the amount of T20 and 50 over cricket played these days and the emphasis it's given (though loads of nations could use that excuse). Whatever the reason it's not good enough. We need 6 Chris Rogers'. Guys willing to knuckle down and work for their runs. Nevill has been that guy at Shield level - hopefully he scores runs tonight.
Mus;3841611 said:
Ponting? He retired at 38...So I'm not sure what you're referring to.
Ponting is also a very different style batsman to Clarke. Clarke is closer to Hussey. Ponting was always nippy early. Steve Smith will be more likely to follow the Ponting path.
Na, he was only bad his last two years...and even then it isn't helped by the type of player he was.Mus;3841714 said:
I'm more concerned about Clarke because he's never seemed to have had the love for the game that Hussey and Ponting (and that generation) had. I'm sure he enjoys it, and enjoys winning, but he has always been likely to retire early, so maybe this is the beginning of the end. I can imagine he's likely to believe the hype.
Sir Didier Drogba
Head Official
I didn't bother tuning in til after lunch because I thought 'realistically how much can I miss?'.........