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WACA test should be Hussey's last. If selectors had any brains they would inform Huss that the WACA test will be his last. I am a one-eyed sandgroper and it kills me to say it but at least his hometown fans could see him off proper, instead of getting shafted between tests with no real...

Re: Bring back australia a? Remember when Hayden and McGrath had that collision and Hayden gave him a mouthful? Gold. Personally I think that the Aust T20 side should be the equivalent of the Aust A team. By putting top level players in T20 sides then you are just giving it more credit than...

Re: Brad Hodge to retire from First Class cricket How much truth is there to the story that Brad Hodge, the batsmen, was not the problem. Brad Hodge, the team member, the person, was a different story, hence his lack of selection? But yes unfortunate, saw him make his double ton at the WACA.

Re: Richie Benaud extends contract for three more seasons Sorry mate yeah 1999, the one where the Paki's threw the final. In a weird way The 12th Man has ruined as well as enhanced their rep's. A lot of the time I wish they swore at each other, I wish Max Walker barricaded himself in the...

Re: Richie Benaud extends contract for three more seasons There is real need for some new blood (not just Slats and co.) in the comm box. I really did enjoy it once, 2001 WC during the SA vs AUS match and Lawry and Greig on together, when it got tight at the death it was brilliant...

Re: Tim Paine If he continues to bat like that then there is no spot for Haddin as far as I am concerned. Manou showed more promise in the one test he had as well, I do not see the fascination with Haddin, the moment he is no longer making runs at test level....goodbye.

Re: Hussey Must Be Dropped for Ferguson One more test for Huss. (biased) Well they have not set a great precedent with Hughes. So i guess Ferguson is selected, fails, then is dropped? Regardless of Hughes' problems with the short stuff you cannot drop a bloke after a few bad innings but...

Re: Best Australian Cricketer never to play a Test? If we are strictly saying 'a test'. I always reckoned Bing's big bro Shane wasn't a half bad all-rounder, would of been especially handy on a juiced-up deck with a bit of swing.

Re: Why i think Australia lost the Ashes I am with the Distributor, Duke ball: Get used to it Australia! Remember the 5 p's? England won the series! Australia - Get used to batting in swing friendly conditions, maybe send the possible squad to England to play county rather than Shield...

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire? If Huss cannot produce good runs i.e 3 figs, against the likes of the Windies this summer, then yes, as much as it kills me, it's time. Although, anyone from my end of the world would know that he should of been in the side WAY before he was eventually called...

Re: Retirements in cricket, how to. Yes, very much a supporter of looking at selectors as a full time position. Basically these idiots didn't have too much to do for the better part of a decade, the team sorta ran itself with great success. Now selections, and bringing up younger players is...

re: Australian Test XI - Selection Thread Top half of the team should replicate the one used in the ashes, but putting Hughes back in and getting rid of Watson. Bottom half: Haddin - If his keeping does not improve....goodbye. Hauritz - never again, if he cant wipe out a few BAD...

Retirements in cricket, how to. Well my username sorta gives this thread away. What i would like is some opinion on is the way cricketers retire, in particular, Australian cricketers. We are all aware that in the realms of AFL, servants to the club get a pretty good send off in their...

Re: Brett Lee If he is smart enough, in tests. I have often found some of Lee's best deliveries are between 135-145km/h. Then as he winds up the pace the swing seems to disappear. Either encourage him to slow a tad and play the five day game, or go out with a bang and knock peoples heads...

Re: How we lost the Ashes & How to fix it. This is not the same side of years ago, public struggling to come to grips with that. In Ponting's defence, not one media 'expert' has mentioned the last series after the 2005 defeat in England. 5-0, plus the miraculous second match at Adelaide...