The New Year's Test 2006

[ozwinner]

Like it or not the RAS has given us a good challenge, and I appreciate it, better than whatchin Oz whitewash all the opposition.


Al

[bitingmidge]

Looks like we need gumby for a selector.
Hayden & Langer flop again :mad: how often do you have to stuff up before they look for replacements

Err, Pete.... I know others have leapt to Matt's defence, but can you really drop a bloke who was the second highest test run getter in the world for the 2005 year?? That useless captain of ours was highest.

Dunno, but I reckon that's OK.

Have a look at the great openers through history, and I reckon most of them'd be pushing to average 25 over their careers. If one of the above mentioned "only" gets 25, they have their futures hanging over them... what IS that about?

P
:confused:

[Ashore]

Err, Pete.... I know others have leapt to Matt's defence, but can you really drop a bloke who was the second highest test run getter in the world for the 2005 year?? That useless captain of ours was highest.

Dunno, but I reckon that's OK.

Have a look at the great openers through history, and I reckon most of them'd be pushing to average 25 over their careers. If one of the above mentioned "only" gets 25, they have their futures hanging over them... what IS that about?

P
:confused:

Comes down to Wayne Bennetts comment last year ,"If you listen to the fans then you will soon be sitting with them"
The Selectors have ( finally ) tried 6 or 7 new players since the Ashes
at least they are trying.

[redwood]

seems everyone is baying for batting blood. what about the bowlers:eek: . we should have knocked em over for under 300 with the pill swingin and seamin all over the joint. warnie excepted, mcgrath is almost ready to be put to pasture. and just like big joe angel lee cannot finish a team off thats why he will always remain our 2nd or 3rd bowling choice for the remainder of his careea. and as good as magill is hes not in the picture when warnies around. then whos in line next? bracken clark lewis, are they our future:eek: its lookin grim. our batting will survive cause we have back up. but geeez its not lookin to good for our bowling future

[craigb]

Its' pretty rare that both the openers fail. I can't remember the last time that they both went cheaply.

Having said that, why were they playing like it was a 50 over game when all they had to do was get through the 10 overs or so 'till stumps :confused:

I thought Hayden had re-learnt to be conservative?

[Gumby]

I can't remember the last time that they both went cheaply.

Do what my wife does once every once in a while. Think of England.

[Grunt]

Do what my wife does once every once in a while. Think of England.

She's gotta think of something to take her mind off the boredom. Still, you think that she'd be able to concentrate for 30 seconds.

[bitingmidge]

Don't worry chaps, they're just setting it up to be interesting 'cause we moaned about yesterday.

P

[craigb]

Think of England.

I'm trying my best to forget.

[ptc]

Hayden come on !
give me Bevan any day.
its about time some body read the riot act.

[redwood]

Hayden come on !
give me Bevan any day.
its about time some body read the riot act.

bevan was good but only wanted to play for himself. couple of years ago in tassie bevo scored i think 7 tones and the team won ony one or two outrights. very selfish but very good player

[fxst]

Its' pretty rare that both the openers fail. I can't remember the last time that they both went cheaply.

Having said that, why were they playing like it was a 50 over game when all they had to do was get through the 10 overs or so 'till stumps :confused:

I thought Hayden had re-learnt to be conservative?

thats my point exactly Thanks Craig
Pete

[Grunt]

Who are you going to replace them with? Phil Jaques?
I've never been a huge fan of Hayden's but you can't argue with them figures.

[DanP]

Warnie ought to pull his bloody head in.

Hang your head in shame Gumby, you traitor. Why dontcha move to Adelaide or sumthin. Next you'll be baggin Bucks.

Dan

[Studley 2436]

Hang your head in shame Gumby, you traitor. Why dontcha move to Adelaide or sumthin. Next you'll be baggin Bucks.

Dan

Well it would beat the hell out of being in Victoria! Can't bag Buckley northern Territory lad who came to Adelaide and learnt how to play here at Port Adelaide before going to Collingwood via Brisbane was that ever a mistake. He could have 3 flags now with brisbane or none ever with Collingwood what thinking man would go there to play. Buckley got a degree (BSc I think) here at the Adelaide University went and finished his exams the day after he picked up the Magarey Medal.

Not that I think anything of him he is just a sook who screams at the umpires because his side believes that it has never given away a free kick.

Studley