Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[JonHenry]

Siddle is only 30??? :o

And he's the best lock down bowler in Australia.

I think you've listened to too much Thommo, I love the guy but lately his opinions have been a bit erratic. Reports are Thommo spent the evening at a pre-ashes dinner sitting next to Rogers and asked someone at the end of the night who Rogers was!

Shaun Marsh has never played before because he has a crap record on the swinging / turning decks you get in county cricket.

What you need to ask yourself is why the selectors are not smarter, they knew what sort of wickets the UK would dish up yet they picked a squad to play cricket at the WACA! :o

England are playing psychological games based on the fact the Australian batsmen are rattled since the death of Hughes, so they are delivering them up and down pitches that make our blokes uncomfortable. Add to that they have asked us to play nice, knowing blokes like Haddin, Warner and Johnson thrive when they are provoked.

Finally, Australian cricket is doomed until the country wrestles control of cricket back off NSW, FFS it's our national game not NRL!

I rest my case. If Siddle is our best lock down bowler we may as well play strike bowlers only. Same run rate with a chance of wickets.
I have never listened to a word Thommo has said.
Shaun Marsh has never played in England because he has a crap record there? That's my point, surely he would have improved with experience. To be honest he has a pretty ordinary record everywhere.
Australia's problems with slow pitches have a lot more to do with their attitude towards out and out attack rather than building an innings like Rogers did. Warner's comments are a worry but not surprising.

On another note, Peter Neville looks a very promising type, hopefully he can add some steel to the batting line up, even though it's not his primary job in the side.