Comments on: Australian selector says the batsmen are rubbish

By: wolf

wolf — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:30:36 +0000

In reply to Ged. Ricky Pontings face. I'm an aussie and that thing frightens me away from the team. That, and the arguing, the poor sportsmanship, the questionable decision making and inabililty to know when it's time.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:18:39 +0000

As someone who struggles sometimes with pronouncing R’s, I humbly request that everyone stop referencing Inverarirarity.

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:51:52 +0000

In reply to Ged.

Bill Lawrie’s one-eyed, smug commentary is the thing that sticks in my craw…

…and the existence of Matthew Hayden.

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:21:37 +0000

In reply to Ged. I just think of a certain Chappell bowling underarm, and any sympathy vanishes.

By: string

string — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:31:01 +0000

In reply to Ged.

Nicely put Ged.

King Cricket readers of a more sympathetic disposition, take note. If you are feeling sorry for our antipodean adversary, try to conjure thoughts of Chappelli’s leering face, Shane Warne’s flipper, or Mark Taylor’s smug waddle. This should cure you.

WARNING: may cause brief feelings of despondency.

By: Ged

Ged — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:33:36 +0000

It took me only 5 or 6 years to switch from “elation that England is better than the West Indies” to “I feel sorry for them and about it, I hope the West Indies recovers and starts playing decent cricket again soon”.

I hereby serve notice to all KC readers:

THE AUSSIES WOULD HAVE TO FALL A HECK OF A LOT FURTHER FOR A HECK OF A LOT LONGER BEFORE I’D FEEL A SMIDGE OF SYMPATHY OR SORROW.

Sorry to shout.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:01:45 +0000

In reply to Angy. Tommy Cooper?

By: wolf

wolf — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:31:33 +0000

In reply to Angy.

Voges is good, but theres a young lad with significant ODI experience who came off a cracker of a domestic season – Tom Cooper.
I have no idea why he hasn’t been selected yet (if only to cock block the Netherlands the way we did with Nannes).
He bats at first drop too…

By: Howe_zat

Howe_zat — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:22:20 +0000

Yesterday, The Age has reported this as:

“Australia’s chief national selector John Inverarity says he’s happy with the next batch of batsmen putting pressure on Australia’s Test top six ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.”

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/inverarity-happy-with-aussie-batting-depth-20120704-21hk5.html

Today, they went with:

“AUSTRALIA’S chief selector, John Inverarity, admits he is dissatisfied with the depth in the country’s batting stocks, conceding George Bailey, Peter Forrest and veteran David Hussey are ”the best we’ve got” outside the Test team.”

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/batting-depth-not-up-to-scratch-inverarity-20120704-21hjg.html#ixzz1ziYJbyWl

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:46:57 +0000

In reply to D Charlton.

Yes please.

And also, I note that Mitchell Johnson didn’t bowl a single no-ball in the 3rd ODI. That has to be worth something, like an Ashes place for example.

I would guess (hope) that currently the selectors have the following pencilled in for the Ashes 2013:

Watson
Hughes (please)
Ramprakash
Clarke
Hussey (hopefully the wrong one owing to confusion)
Smith
Haddin
Johnson (pretty please)
McKay
Siddle
er, Doherty, or someone else, it doesn’t matter (*)

(*) Not Warne