Australia Selection Errors

Keep Wandering · 8 Jan 2009, 21:31

Time is up for Andrew Hilditch, Boony and Merv.
The saying is right "You must play for New South Wales to get a game for Australia, but you can't play for Victoria".
They made blues in the Test selections with Symonds and Watson still being picked in the squad even being injured and bringing Symonds in after the "Gone Fishing" debarcle with no form in the Sheffield Shield.
Shaun Tait being picked in the One Day and Twenty20 squad, he gets to pick and choose when he does or doesn't play. James Hopes and Shaun Marsh haven't really done alot for them to be selected in the One Day and Twenty20squad.
David Warner is in the Twenty20 squad as an opener after not even being around a season, WHERE THE HELL IS HODGE AS AN OPENER???????
As much as I love Victorians Cam White is so lucky to be in both of the squads. Watching him bowl in the two Twenty20 matches at the MCG in the last month, I reckon Matthew Hayden would bowl better leg-spin than White.
Against SA White got 0/20 off 1 over, all eight bowls (two extras) were sliders out the front of the hand bowled intensionally. Then last night he got 4/10 of 2.5 overs but he only bowled two flighted fullish deliveries, the rest was short s*** that the tailenders smashed to fielders, Umar Gul did everyone proud when he smashed him for 6 which rocketed into the sightscreen. If White is in as a batsmen Hodgy should be in, he is a better batsmen, bowler and fieldsman that White.
Other vics unlucky to miss out is Nannes, McDonald, Quiney and HARWOOD with 13 wickets in one day cricket.
Chris Rogers has been unlucky ever since he went to Vic. Making a stack of runs, Chris hasnt even got a mention for possibly opening for Australia in the Test Team. "The curse of the Vics". If the likes of Harwood, Quiney, Rogers, Hodge, Nannes all played for NSW would they be in an Australian squad now????
Have a look at the start of the summer when that ACA cricket match happened with Australia v A Possible Australia 2nd XI, How many players are in the squad who played in the 2nd XI team? I can't name any?

New Selectors must come in look what happened in the last test when Australia got rid of Symonds and Lee, WE WON.
It doesn't take geniuses to pick a team. Time for Warnie to become a selector and do the Vics proud.

Edge · 8 Jan 2009, 21:32

David Smashes your effin arse that six alone last game was enough to get into a 20-20 match

BTW we didnt get rid of symods and lee they were injured.

I reckon symonds has to go but keep lee he was sick in India which weakened him plus he said he has being playing with a sore ankle for a while so this breaking of the bone and having an operation should be good for him.

Keep Wandering · 8 Jan 2009, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Edge

David Smashes your effin arse that six alone last game was enough to get into a 20-20 match

BTW we didnt get rid of symods and lee they were injured.

I reckon symonds has to go but keep lee he was sick in India which weakened him plus he said he has being playing with a sore ankle for a while so this breaking of the bone and having an operation should be good for him.

Mate,
Warner has only made 100 runs in the Twenty20 Big Bash @ around 30
Hodge has kicked his arse making 200 runs @ around 50, Hodge has been consistant with two 65's, Warner has only got a 70 in his 100 runs

Neville Bartos · 8 Jan 2009, 22:01

Bring back David Hookes. He knew the score and he'd fix this bloody disaster of a selection panel.

When was the last time someone from South Australia other than Tait got selected? Was it Fatty Cosgrove?

Considering the Vics have been the outright DOMINANT state team in all forms of the game since Hookes took over, we've been suspiciously lacking national representatives until now. Hodge probably got the biggest shafting in Australian Test history when he was dropped and they've bloody stiffed him again. Ponting must hate him or something

**Ljp86** · 8 Jan 2009, 22:17

Hodge is so overrated it isn't funny. He had his chance and blew it, end of story.

Jonesy · 8 Jan 2009, 22:47

Yep, he blew it by making 200* and averaging 55.

Edge · 8 Jan 2009, 23:15

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Originally Posted by Jonesy

Yep, he blew it by making 200* and averaging 55.

Thats in test though isnt it?

I think we r talknig about OD/20-20

**Ljp86** · 8 Jan 2009, 23:24

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Originally Posted by Jonesy

Yep, he blew it by making 200* and averaging 55.

Glenn McGrath could have made 200 on that pitch. Take out that score and you're left with an average of 33.67 which doesn't cut it at test level.

The thing is, Hodge wasn't dropped after that game, he had two more matches to back up his performances and failed scoring 7, 24, 6 and 27*. He was then given another opportunity in the West Indies and returned a modest 94 runs for the test, not a bad return but not really enough to secure a spot.

He was also given numerous chances in the one-day arena, including a whole series against India which totalled 59 runs from six innings. Not good enough again. The first game saw him score a duck on a pitch where Michael Clarke hit 130.

Hodge's domestic form in the long version of the game hasn't set the world on fire either. He is 25th in terms of runs scored in the Sheffield Shield season averaging exactly 35. Chris Rogers, Andrew McDonald, Rob Quiney, David Hussey and Nick Jewell hve all scored more runs that Hodge and all of those players are Hodge's teammates.

Granted, Brad has scored 264 runs in the Ford Ranger Cup averaging almost 53 which is a very good effort but he is now back in the queue.

Hodge has been given the chances to prove himself to the selectors but has failed to do so in the majority of the chances he has been given. Sooking to the media about not getting picked isn't going to force your way back into the side either.

crktluva · 9 Jan 2009, 00:34

Lip86, with all respect coz u r an admin and can kill me off, but mate you are so bloody wrong its not funny, i never used to agree with this vics never get a look in crap, but what the bloody hell does a good player have to do get a look in. keep wandering has the stats to back his argument and he is 100% right. they play this, " oh were planning for future crap when it suits them, well were was the future when vics were kickin butt in all games for the last how many years, make one mistake and sacked, come from NSW and ya get nine lives, its a bloody joke and a disgrace and i too have lost faith in the selectors. The vics clearly have the best batting line up in the country, and harwoods on fire with the ball. But then again no selectors other than the current guys have had to deal with the retiremnt of so many big stars either.

bundybullz08 · 9 Jan 2009, 00:38

There are many unlucky vics that could make the national squad.
but i think the two unluckiest are Brad Hodge n Shane Harwood.
I don't have any stats at the moment but Brad Hodge has been consistently dominating State Cricket in all foms of the game.
and Shane Harwood is the 2nd best death bowler in the country. behind nathan bracken.
He's got good pace and bowls yorkers and bouncers to perfection.