12-11-2017, 09:11 PM
(12-11-2017, 04:54 AM)tonyo link Wrote:Vics have been copping it on the Test selection front for some time - Dean Jones, Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Hodge, Rob Quiney, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Matthew Elliott, Marcus Harris (should have been picked ahead of Renshaw) were either unfairly dumped or never got a deserved chance at Test level. Even Darren Lehmann couldn't get a gig until he went back to South Australia.
The NSW Cricket Mafia have had it their own way for too long. And now Trevor Hohns is promoting Queenslanders before their time.
At least it means the Vics have dominated the Sheffield Shield for the past 10 seasons or thereabouts.
Yep, I agree with much of that, going back 10 years to 2006/7, Vic have won 5 titles & Tassie 3 Yeahh !!!! :-)
but NSW players have certainly dominated the Aus side in that time. Obviously that doesn't help their side with regards the domestic comp.
It has been going on for longer than that though, and to be fair, is not restricted to Vic players not getting a go. I could mention a few Tassie lads who were battering down the door back as far as the 90s through to recent years.......Jamie Cox, Deane Hills, Michael DiVenuto through to the likes of Luke Butterworth. In fact if it weren't for Boonie, who paved the way for Tassie players to at least be considered, I hate to think how many players might have been overlooked.
Mind you, I can remember a certain Australian side of around 1981 I reckon that had at least 7 West Australians in it, so the NSW dominance hasn't always been the case. Here's my attempt at dragging those names from my memory: Graham Wood, Bruce Laird, Kim Hughes, Bruce Yardley, Rod Marsh, Terry Alderman & Dennis Lillee......there may have been someone else as well, can't remember !
cheers
Mal.
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