I hate to see a young bloke like Marsh squandering his opportunity to play for Australia. Cricket can be so fickle (bit like my golf game) one minute a player is poorly out of form then the next a near shining light. There must be technique and cognitive issues that the coaching group can deal with if the selectors are going to continue to select marsh.
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@happy tiger said:
Yes I agree Happy. Clarke or Ponting should be 3 and the other at 4\. Watson seems to me to be a natural number 6 being a counter-attacker and with his opening experience will be well suited to facing the second new ball.
happy_tiger
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What do you think an appropriate point to declare will be ??
I would like to have 5 sessions at them to be on the safe side and approximately 500 lead
I would like to have 5 sessions at them to be on the safe side and approximately 500 lead
@happy tiger said:
I think the lead is already close to being enough. I'd leaving long enough to run them around in the field in the heat for a bit longer. I'd be thinking sometime around drinks between lunch and tea.
Gee it could be time for the Zimbos to have another break from test cricket…
NZ 7/495 (dec)
ZIM 51 and 3/5
If you enjoy watching sporting torture it's on Fox Sports 3.
NZ 7/495 (dec)
ZIM 51 and 3/5
If you enjoy watching sporting torture it's on Fox Sports 3.
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@diedpretty said:
Plus :
No 3 is the most crucial position in the batting lineup - Marsh was picked solely on past performances and has been rushed back in underdone. It has been shown that runs in mickey mouse games do not guarantee similar form at test level - Marsh may well be the answer at 3 in the long run but his technique and form are way too rusty at the moment.
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Hate to gloat but i will anyway.
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@Jazza said:
I imagine everytime Chappell hears the word India he shaves his beard off , packs his suitcases and rings the embassy
He was bloody lucky to get out of India alive last time he coached them
@happy tiger said:
I remember Roy Slaven suggesting Greg Chappell was just coaching India as "a gee-up" and that everyone in world cricket knew he wasn't being serious!
@Yossarian said:
:laughing:
That's what happens when you go against the regime. After this series just gone and the catty swipes the Indians took at Chappell prior to the series starting I'm sure he's now giggling his arse off.
And as I finished typing up my last post, I find the following story on the SMH.
Looks like Chappelli doesn't mind rubbing salt into the wounds :laughing:
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/blame-players-says-chappell-20120129-1qo07.html
Looks like Chappelli doesn't mind rubbing salt into the wounds :laughing:
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/blame-players-says-chappell-20120129-1qo07.html
happy_tiger
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@Cultured Bogan said:
Yeah well he is right CB
Dravid was their best performer in England and Tendulkar picks himself but these guys need to make way for the younger guys Best performer Kohli and he was the youngest batsman .
@happy tiger said:
I know he's right mate, about as subtle as a sledgehammer too which is what the Indians need. The BCCI won't listen though, if they ever moved Tendulkar on before he was ready they'd be run out of India.
Laxman definitely needs a shove. As CB notes, Dravid was excellent against India but looked hopelessly out of touch here. So I think Laxman should be dropped now for a younger guy and Dravid is on his last warning. Being out of form is one thing but his defence and footwork looked like age had caught up to him.
Picking Tendulkar for the ODI is a joke especially seeing as though he was out of that team (so I was led to believe anyway). You can only think it has more to do with this stupid 100 x 100s they endlessly harp on about…
Picking Tendulkar for the ODI is a joke especially seeing as though he was out of that team (so I was led to believe anyway). You can only think it has more to do with this stupid 100 x 100s they endlessly harp on about…
@Yossarian said:
Dravid should be the last out of the ageing trio to be dropped. He was the only one who stood up against the English… I thought it was ironic how he and Shaun Marsh paralleled each other in the sense they came into this series after playing well in their previous series (taking into account that Marsh was injured,) only to struggle badly.
Laxman should be definitely marched, and Tendulkar should be on notice, but we all know the Grand Poobah does things as he pleases. If anyone thinks the BCCI is bad now, I shudder to think what they'd be like if Tendulkar ever ends up in the top job there.
Well another summer of test cricket over, what am i gunna watch until the footy starts? i don't like t20 but the odi's might see me through to the 1st of march. The Indians need a good clean out but you couldn't get rid of sachin. The Indian public would riot if they sacked him, he'd need to go out on his own terms. Like all champions. I believe that should happen to Ricky as well, Let him decide when he should go. If they would have sacked Ricky when he was having a bit of trouble we would have missed out on the gutsy hundreds he has scored against the indians and quite possibly lost the series. They know when it's time, not us,definatly not the news papers.
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@tigerkaz said:
Yeah agree with mostly what you are saying Kaz but you can't let these guys play forever
They are no different from you or I in the fact they want to make the bucks while they can to try and set themselves up for life
If they are still performing that's fine and Ricky appears to still have it but if they begin to lose form someone still needs to be there to tap them on the shoulder and let them know its time
It would be a shame to see Ricky go on too long He is arguably one of the best batsman in his era and to ruin his legacy for a few extra bucks would be disappointing
It is hard to expect the guys to retire when the money is so attractive. Every year someone like Ricky sticks it out means a lot of cash coming his way. If I was on that kind of money I'd be sticking it out as best I could too! But you're spot on in saying that's when selectors need to have a quiet word.
