zeb wrote:
So we're about to lose the Ashes on home soil. Sucks to be Australian cricket at the moment. Things might not get better soon either.
Watson - He's in my 11 but not sure where. Doesn't seem to want to go on and make big scores.
Hughes - Weird technique. Need to see more of him. Unfortunately he isn't hanging around long enough for me to have a look.
Ponting - Sadly his time is over. Wish that he hadn't blown up at the MCG over that call. A bad way to go out.
Clarke - Form trough. Still our next best option as captain.
Hussey - Has been a champion all series. I hope he gets a chance to reflect soon and go out on his own terms.
Smith - Will stick around. Has talent but has a lot to learn.
Haddin - Close to our MVP this summer. If only we could get him and Tim Paine into the same 11.
Johnson - Flashes of brilliance. Not as dependable as you'd like, obviously.
Harris - Love this guy. Might not see him back again, given chronic knee problem and current injury.
Hilfenhaus - Also love this guy. Has toiled for not much result. A shame.
Siddle - Not sure whether I like him terribly but he keeps bowling great spells.
North - Loved him when he was making runs but obviously completely out of form.
Doherty - This was a bad idea.
Beer - This was a much worse idea.
Katich - A good campaigner but it would seem that his time is over.
Watson - He's in my 11 but not sure where. Doesn't seem to want to go on and make big scores.
Hughes - Weird technique. Need to see more of him. Unfortunately he isn't hanging around long enough for me to have a look.
Ponting - Sadly his time is over. Wish that he hadn't blown up at the MCG over that call. A bad way to go out.
Clarke - Form trough. Still our next best option as captain.
Hussey - Has been a champion all series. I hope he gets a chance to reflect soon and go out on his own terms.
Smith - Will stick around. Has talent but has a lot to learn.
Haddin - Close to our MVP this summer. If only we could get him and Tim Paine into the same 11.
Johnson - Flashes of brilliance. Not as dependable as you'd like, obviously.
Harris - Love this guy. Might not see him back again, given chronic knee problem and current injury.
Hilfenhaus - Also love this guy. Has toiled for not much result. A shame.
Siddle - Not sure whether I like him terribly but he keeps bowling great spells.
North - Loved him when he was making runs but obviously completely out of form.
Doherty - This was a bad idea.
Beer - This was a much worse idea.
Katich - A good campaigner but it would seem that his time is over.
I pretty much gave up on the boxing day test match when we were going to be bowled out for less than 100 before tea on the first day
What i dont get is that its almost the same English team from 4 years ago without Flintoff! Credit to them though, their batting and bowling was fucken awesome.Agree with you there about the team but Ponting's time is over. He came into this series knowing everything was at stake and sadly i just couldnt see the killer instinct in him. Hes the captain, hes gotta lead from the front and that never say die attitude just wasnt there and didnt rub off onto the rest of the guys when it was needed. Found him to be all talk and no action. Makes it hard for the bowlers to defend our pissy little totals on a batsmans wicket.
This series has proven that the band aid approach isnt working and maybe clearing out the dead wood, rebuilding from the ground up around players like Smith might be the way to go.
Hopefully we can level the series in Sydney but i doubt it, the Poms have smashed us fair and square
We are still number 1 in the world rankings for one day games, sure doesn't feel like it however.
