The Third Test in the Ashes Series - WACA (14 December)

[Professer E]

If Marsh has "earned his spot" .... I call bulldust.

Maxwell should be pretty aggrieved right now, maybe he should change his surname to Marsh and move to NSW to ensure selection.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Kevin Pietersen has got it right, England are a fecking embarrassment and after the latest incident where they were out on the piss fighting again its clear some of their blokes are just here for a holiday and couldnt be bothered trying, he named Cook as being finished and not trying anymore and I reckon he missed a few others in the same category. They sent Ali out as captain in the latest tour match and didnt even bother selecting anyone else from the test team and its not like their batsman dont need the practice..
Was going to go the Test in Melbourne but I couldnt be bothered spending my money on a game where only one team are trying...hopefully we smash them in Perth and they send some of these slack ar$e players home and get some new ones who can behave properly,make a contest and give the public their moneys worth...

[Sexybronco]

If Marsh has "earned his spot" .... I call bulldust.

Maxwell should be pretty aggrieved right now, maybe he should change his surname to Marsh and move to NSW to ensure selection.

Just quoting the coach justifying his selection, Mitch will play no doubt about it.

[ElwoodBlues1]

If Marsh has "earned his spot" .... I call bulldust.

Maxwell should be pretty aggrieved right now, maybe he should change his surname to Marsh and move to NSW to ensure selection.

Maxwell needs dual citizenship like some of our politicians, he would get a game for NZ...
Plenty of cricket heavyweights dont like Maxwell and are critical of his selfish " its all about me" approach, Haddin(didnt want him in NSW and said so) Warne, Berry all slagged him off over the Wade debacle and Lehmann and Smith took to the public forum to criticise him which isnt the norm.
He isnt popular and thats the bottom line, he will need 200 every innings to force his way back...unlike the Marsh bros who are popular with their peers and as we have seen with Shaun get plenty of love from their team-mates especially when they do well...

Reminds me of Jamie Siddons ex Vic and SA state cricketer, should have played for Aus during the Waugh years but I heard didnt get on with Steve Waugh in particular and didnt get a look in at test level.

[cookie2]

Kevin Pietersen has got it right, England are a fecking embarrassment and after the latest incident where they were out on the piss fighting again its clear some of their blokes are just here for a holiday and couldnt be bothered trying, he named Cook as being finished and not trying anymore and I reckon he missed a few others in the same category. They sent Ali out as captain in the latest tour match and didnt even bother selecting anyone else from the test team and its not like their batsman dont need the practice..
Was going to go the Test in Melbourne but I couldnt be bothered spending my money on a game where only one team are trying...hopefully we smash them in Perth and they send some of these slack ar$e players home and get some new ones who can behave properly,make a contest and give the public their moneys worth...

Absolutely agree EB. I haven't seriously followed cricket for many years - I was right into it at the time when the WIs were riding high and I used to love it then. It's become a pale shadow these days and England are an absolute disgrace. They should be told to feck off home IMO since they are only here it seems to party and cause trouble and embarrassment. I could understand some celebration if they were actually winning but they are an embarrassment to the sport on field as well. I wouldn't shell out one cent to watch tbh, England are scornful of the paying public, and it will be interesting to see what happens in the Boxing Day test.  >

[tonyo]

If Marsh has "earned his spot" .... I call bulldust.

Maxwell should be pretty aggrieved right now, maybe he should change his surname to Marsh and move to NSW to ensure selection.

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.

[DJC]

I heard on the radio today that Marsh has only bowled 21 overs this season.  Is that correct?

[Professer E]

Yep.  Apparently he's an allrounder.... Cant bat and can't bowl... Allround crap.

[flyboy77]

Yep.  Apparently he's an allrounder.... Cant bat and can't bowl... Allround crap.

he's coming off shoulder surgery....

[Professer E]

... which means his bowling is restricted i.e. can't bowl.  And we know from his test record thus far that he isn't a test no. 6's bootlaces.  So the justification for being picked is that he is  good bloke or something of that ilk?