Recent content by gandalf

Throw in Tim Payne as one of the unlucky ones.

Hughes can't be dropped after one match. He has to be given a chance. Dave Hussey will never be picked because they are looking for a new generation to build the team for the future. Hussey, Ponting and Katich, will be gone soon, then Haddin, Harris soon after. They can't keep replacing old guys...

I hope the Johnson naysayers will be helping themselves to a healthy dose of humble pie this christmas

my God, Smith's worse than I thought - I think I counted 3 occasion when he should have been out. Totally out of his depth and this must seem like a real kick in the teeth for Cameron White (presuming they want to go with the batting all-rounder - otherwise Khawaja should be in). Australia will...

Bell will be in next. Should be all rapped up by lunch time today - possibly even by drinks. 1-1 going in to Boxing day - nicely set up

you know our battings in trouble when they throw Smith in as a replacement for North. I'm confused - if they want the batsman + spin option, why on earth wouldn't you pick Cameron White? Maybe his bowling is not right up there, but his batting has gone from strength to strength in the one...

Ryan Campbell was on the news today saying that Hughes doesn't deserve to be a shoe-in - given his current domestic form. He says Shaun Marsh should be in instead. Lets see, Hughes FC average - 53, Marsh FC average - 38. :p I'd say Marsh would be about as effective a test opener as his dad was...

come on, he's scored 5 test centuries - he's not that bad. Just remember, Steve Waugh got a far far longer stint with no runs than North, and he went on to become Australia's best batsman of his era.

edges are generally a combination of misjudging the length and being off balance. If you're driving half volleys you want to get your head over the top of the ball and your centre of gravity to your front foot. To get this right requires drills - get your team mates to throw ball after ball at...

are you serious? At this rate I don't think the selectors will have the balls NOT to drop him. Or what I should say is keeping him for the next test will be far gutsier selection than dropping him.

This from cricinfo commentary - pretty much sums things up for Johnson :p

I see little point in choosing from players I have never seen play as you are relying entirely on statistics and what others claim about them. So from my own experience, I would choose the team under Steve Waugh's captaincy from about 2000 to 2004 - the greatest bowling attack in almost a...

he'll probably be allowed to fail 2 or 3 more times, then he'll score a century when it doesn't matter. A more pressing problem may well be Clarke - is he fit? If not, why the hell was he passed? There may well be a lot of selectional red faces after this match.

LOLZ @ Clarke... not only was he clueless out there, it doesn't sound as though he's even fit. Blinder of a selection decision :D (this forum really needs a LOL smiley)

I don't think anyone but yourself can explain why you choose not to play shots lol! ;) Its not uncommon for openers to get bogged down, it happens to the best of us. But the good news is you're fulfilling the primary role of an opener - which is to see off the new ball. If you want to be more...