Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[sydneybluesfan]

It really is comedy capers with the selectors now - it's embarrassing. Hohns and Chappell should walk the plank at the end of this series. Dropping Marsh and Finch are both admissions of failures that blind freddy could see coming - Finch isn't even a domestic level opener, and Marsh STILL isn't good enough at either batting or bowling to hold his place at test level. But every man and his dog knew that already.

So we replace them with Labuschagne - who hasn't proved himself capable of converting good starts at domestic level to bat 3! And we move our best performed batsman from 3 to open to make this happen. And then we add in Handscomb who hasn't looked like scoring a run in the 2 tests he played, instead of trying Burns or Maxwell and give them a crack.

You seriously couldn't make this stuff up. And these blokes are paid to this? Chappell is the prime architect of the demise of our batting stocks and he somehow remains as a selector??

[flyboy77]

It really is comedy capers with the selectors now - it's embarrassing. Hohns and Chappell should walk the plank at the end of this series. Dropping Marsh and Finch are both admissions of failures that blind freddy could see coming - Finch isn't even a domestic level opener, and Marsh STILL isn't good enough at either batting or bowling to hold his place at test level. But every man and his dog knew that already.

So we replace them with Labuschagne - who hasn't proved himself capable of converting good starts at domestic level to bat 3! And we move our best performed batsman from 3 to open to make this happen. And then we add in Handscomb who hasn't looked like scoring a run in the 2 tests he played, instead of trying Burns or Maxwell and give them a crack.

You seriously couldn't make this stuff up. And these blokes are paid to this? Chappell is the prime architect of the demise of our batting stocks and he somehow remains as a selector??

Maybe the selectors are getting paid by the BCCI?  ;D

[LP]

Check out the commentary today.

In Melbourne it was the pitch, the batsmen, pretty much everything except the bowlers.

Now Slater and McGrath and others are commentating at their beloved SCG it's all the bowlers fault!

Too much influence from the commentators/broadcasters, it's an old boys club and it affects selection policy!

[sydneybluesfan]

Maybe the selectors are getting paid by the BCCI?  ;D

Maybe it was part of Chappell's termination payment from the BCCI - come back to Australia and be welcomed back with open arms and then proceed to f*ck up Australian cricket over the next 10 years with your stupid ideas and dogmatic approach. Do such a bad job that CA will promote you to a selector and then you can reek even more havoc on the game......

It's the only logical answer - he's working for the other guys! But seriously, what's he ever done as a coach / administrator that was a resounding success?

[Professer E]

Slater.... Can't see him being invited into MENSA anytime soon.

Gees it would be nice to win a toss.

Still don't understand what Maxwell and Doolan  have done wrong. Let's pick a bloke with a horrid technique and a kid who is years off being ready.  Oh well,  at least we should chase field competently.

[DJC]

Ed Cowan gave the selectors another serve on the wireless today.  He is dumbstruck over the inclusion of Labuschagne and Handscomb and wants to know if anyone thinks that they are the next two best cricketers at the moment.

His most telling point was that our Test team should be a meritocracy and it is far from that  >

[flyboy77]

Ed Cowan gave the selectors another serve on the wireless today.  He is dumbstruck over the inclusion of Labuschagne and Handscomb and wants to know if anyone thinks that they are the next two best cricketers at the moment.

His most telling point was that our Test team should be a meritocracy and it is far from that  >

Maxwell is a better bat than all bar Khawaja....and the latter ain't in form.

[Professer E]

Bowling was pededtrian today,  especially early.  As others have said,  not enough balls on tight lines.  Not enough looking for the LB on bats propping forward.  Off cutter/in dicker is an easy ball to bowl and a good ploy on dead pitches.  Then again our crew are like lightning,  can't hit the sane spot twice.

If  Labusgne, or whatever his name is, is either in the top 50 bats or spinners in the country,  I'm Dutch.  He needs time, a lot of game time at first class level.  Idiotic decision,  now the kid will get burned by being picked before his time.

A lot of criminally bad selection decisions have been made,  starting in the UAE.  There is a common factor.... If you're not on notice Langer you bloody well should be.

[flyboy77]

Bowling was pededtrian today,  especially early.  As others have said,  not enough balls on tight lines.  Not enough looking for the LB on bats propping forward.  Off cutter/in dicker is an easy ball to bowl and a good ploy on dead pitches.  Then again our crew are like lightning,  can't hit the sane spot twice.

If  Labusgne, or whatever his name is, is either in the top 50 bats or spinners in the country,  I'm Dutch.  He needs time, a lot of game time at first class level.  Idiotic decision,  now the kid will get burned by being picked before his time.

A lot of criminally bad selection decisions have been made,  starting in the UAE.  There is a common factor.... If you're not on notice Langer you bloody well should be.

He got appointed - therein lies the problem.....

[DJC]

Too much attention on Langer - Hohns is a bigger problem  >