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The Australian Cricket Team THread
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man united forever
Senior Squad
Meh. The series is over. The thread was going to die anyway so might as well continue a popular thread than have ten small ones.
PaPaGeorGeo
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Lee To Undergo Surgery
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/MAR/101764_AUS_20MAR2004.html
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/MAR/101764_AUS_20MAR2004.html
man united forever
Senior Squad
*Inzamam-ul-Haq c Tendulkar b Kartik 38 85 51 5 0
Looks like my man Murali brought the extinguisher for you
Quick reminder of the series result:
3-2 to India
Victorious
Reserve Team
Matty Elliot and Brad Hodge offered 'lucrative' contracts for the aussie national team whilst Andy Bichel and Michael Bevan are left in the cold.
About time they FINALLY dropped Bevan...He hasnt been performing for the past 3 years...
I say the one day side should be (assuming Warne does NOT comeback):
Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Martyn
Symonds
Clarke
Katich
Harvey
Lee
Gillespie
Williams (McGrath when Fit)
Bevans average has only been 40 over the last two years, which is good for a one day average, BUT with his strike rate at about 63 for that period of time, it is time for him to make way...
I say the one day side should be (assuming Warne does NOT comeback):
Hayden
Gilchrist
Ponting
Martyn
Symonds
Clarke
Katich
Harvey
Lee
Gillespie
Williams (McGrath when Fit)
Bevans average has only been 40 over the last two years, which is good for a one day average, BUT with his strike rate at about 63 for that period of time, it is time for him to make way...
celtic_bhoy
Senior Squad
horay, finally some vic's are recognised for there performances - only becase steve waugh isnt there no more, he loved nsw and you had to be world class to get in the squad if you werent an nsw player.
hahahah
Thats the biggest load of bollocks ever....
Steve Waugh didnt choose Bracken, the selectors did, and every other NSW played deserved to have been there...
Hodge is a good player, but look at his career first class average, and apart from last season, he is a step below guys like Katich. As for Michael Clarke, the selectors know that they need to look to the future a bit, and choosing guys that are late 20s, or early 30s already is ridiculous...
I admit, that I still believe Matty Elliott is the 2nd best TEST opener in the country, behind Hayden, but ahead of Langer. But he has been unlucky with injuries etc hampering his chances to concrete a test place.
I cant believe you claim its the whole NSW thing (which is what the Vic media like to believe...)
Look at the test side/'s that took on India:
Hayden (Qld)
Langer (WA)
Ponting (Tas)
Martyn (WA)
Waugh (NSW)
Katich (NSW)
Gilchrist (WA)
Lee (NSW)
Bichel (Qld)
Gillespie (SA)
Williams (WA)
Bracken (NSW)
MacGill (NSW)
From memory all sides were chosen from that 13...
MacGill had to be there, we needed a spinner, White definitely isnt Test Class yet, and MacGills test average, and previous test record speak for themself...He is a long long way off being a great leg spin bowler, but he is test quality in nearly all other test playing nations...
Bracken shouldnt have been there, he was there because he was left handed, and the selectors thought he could swing better than he could...
Bichel is just a step below the class that you need in a test fast bowler I feel...Just not quite there..
Anyway the numbers:
NSW:5 Waugh had to be there; Lee should be, but wasnt fit and was rushed back IMO; Bracken shouldnt have, but was left handed-so the selectors took that risk; MacGill should have been there; Katich should have been there and actually made his test debut when he was playing for WESTERN AUSTRALIA!
WA: 4, all deserved to be there, altho Langer probably isnt as good as Elliott, he is a hard man to drop...
Qld: 2 Bichel is doubtful...Hayden...well Hayden
SA: 1 Dizzy
Tas: 1 Ponting
Seriously, Victorians are making a huge deal about Hodge when he has had one good summer...His first class average is 44.68, he'll be 30 later this year...A good test batsmen will usually boast a career first class average of at or around 50...Maybe a touch below...Simon Katich (the guy that Hodge would be most likely to take the test place of) averages 52.82...
Its time Victorians stopped just crying 'unfair' and looked at the facts...
Thats the biggest load of bollocks ever....
Steve Waugh didnt choose Bracken, the selectors did, and every other NSW played deserved to have been there...
Hodge is a good player, but look at his career first class average, and apart from last season, he is a step below guys like Katich. As for Michael Clarke, the selectors know that they need to look to the future a bit, and choosing guys that are late 20s, or early 30s already is ridiculous...
I admit, that I still believe Matty Elliott is the 2nd best TEST opener in the country, behind Hayden, but ahead of Langer. But he has been unlucky with injuries etc hampering his chances to concrete a test place.
I cant believe you claim its the whole NSW thing (which is what the Vic media like to believe...)
Look at the test side/'s that took on India:
Hayden (Qld)
Langer (WA)
Ponting (Tas)
Martyn (WA)
Waugh (NSW)
Katich (NSW)
Gilchrist (WA)
Lee (NSW)
Bichel (Qld)
Gillespie (SA)
Williams (WA)
Bracken (NSW)
MacGill (NSW)
From memory all sides were chosen from that 13...
MacGill had to be there, we needed a spinner, White definitely isnt Test Class yet, and MacGills test average, and previous test record speak for themself...He is a long long way off being a great leg spin bowler, but he is test quality in nearly all other test playing nations...
Bracken shouldnt have been there, he was there because he was left handed, and the selectors thought he could swing better than he could...
Bichel is just a step below the class that you need in a test fast bowler I feel...Just not quite there..
Anyway the numbers:
NSW:5 Waugh had to be there; Lee should be, but wasnt fit and was rushed back IMO; Bracken shouldnt have, but was left handed-so the selectors took that risk; MacGill should have been there; Katich should have been there and actually made his test debut when he was playing for WESTERN AUSTRALIA!
WA: 4, all deserved to be there, altho Langer probably isnt as good as Elliott, he is a hard man to drop...
Qld: 2 Bichel is doubtful...Hayden...well Hayden
SA: 1 Dizzy
Tas: 1 Ponting
Seriously, Victorians are making a huge deal about Hodge when he has had one good summer...His first class average is 44.68, he'll be 30 later this year...A good test batsmen will usually boast a career first class average of at or around 50...Maybe a touch below...Simon Katich (the guy that Hodge would be most likely to take the test place of) averages 52.82...
Its time Victorians stopped just crying 'unfair' and looked at the facts...
PaPaGeorGeo
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Contracted players
Michael Clarke, Matthew Elliott, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Michael Kasprowicz, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann, Martin Love, Stuart MacGill, Jimmy Maher, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait, Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Brad Williams.
Good to see Tait there
Michael Clarke, Matthew Elliott, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Michael Kasprowicz, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann, Martin Love, Stuart MacGill, Jimmy Maher, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait, Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Brad Williams.
Good to see Tait there
PaPaGeorGeo
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Zimbabwe weakened
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3629135.stm
This could be a very interesting test Series
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3629135.stm
This could be a very interesting test Series
Essendon BFC
Senior Squad
Im not one of those victorians that cry when there are no victorian players in the team, But I still do think the Mafia (NSW) are favoured.
Hopefully Shane Watson gets a game after his back injuries. He has been in great form in Domestic Cricket.
Hopefully Shane Watson gets a game after his back injuries. He has been in great form in Domestic Cricket.
PaPaGeorGeo
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NSW are favoured no doubt. Even in coaching. SA are allowed to send 2 people each year to get there level 3 coaching certificate(highest you can get) NSW are allowed to get as many as they want