4 axed for 3rd test

[djrossie16]

WOW what a capitulation. They trying to steal the drugs in sports headlines?

 

[MisterMarcus]

"Who Wants To Bat Like A Millionaire.......And Get Out To A 5c Shot" by Dave Warner.

"The Power Of One.......Now Where The F**k Are My Ten Team-mates??!!" by Michael Clarke.

"Chocolates To Boiled Lollies In One Easy Step" by Moises Henriques.

"Cheekbones....You Can Get By With Just One" by Matthew Wade.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

In all seriousness, whether or not you think that their axing was justified, it does go to show one thing - that the touring party is in shambles, and we already knew that.

 

[raven echo]

Won't someone please think of the children?!

Complete crap from CA.

 

[Phone]

In all seriousness, whether or not you think that their axing was justified, it does go to show one thing - that the touring party is in shambles, and we already knew that.

I don't even think that's true. There's just 4 dumb arses who can't be bothered to send in a text message.

 

[jegsteam]

Would be interesting to see if Mickey Arthur had to list 3 things he brought to the team...

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Good. It's time some of our players stopped taking their place in the side for granted.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

I don't even think that's true. There's just 4 dumb arses who can't be bothered to send in a text message.

Then the fact that 4 dumb arses couldn't be bothered sending in a text message makes the touring party a shambles - surely if your members can't send a text message in, that makes it a shambles.

 

[Mkcaptain]

I wonder how often they have to do this sort of thing, if its regular practice or just a one off

 

[Parquet Court]

keep the story headlines going lads, we can do it.

front foot lunge - shane watson

waiting for jeff - nathan lyon

up and down and back again - peter siddle

 

[Phone]

Then the fact that 4 dumb arses couldn't be bothered sending in a text message makes the touring party a shambles - surely if your members can't send a text message in, that makes it a shambles.

That those 4 people can't do a basic task like this reflects solely on them.

it's not like usman to cut a corner though.......

 

[PTizzle]

So something like...

Cowan
Warner
Hughes
Clarke
Smith/Haddin
Wade
Henriques
Maxwell
Starc
Siddle
Lyon?

Should be...interesting.

Also, excellent thread. Would love to see what FIGJAM Maxwell's was.

Perhaps "How Everyone Else Stuffed It Up For Me".

 

[Parquet Court]

where not to build a castle - phil hughes

how to dismantle a castle - ravi ashwin (trolling arthur)

how to play spin bowling - dictated but not written by phil hughes

 

[MisterMarcus]

You have to laugh, writing essays sounds like something John Buchanan would've done but I couldn't imagine him suspending players like Warne, McGrath or Waugh if they didn't do it.

Steve Waugh tells the story where Buck handed out some left-field book for them to read, and wanted an essay on each player's thoughts about how it could be applied to cricket, etc...

Andrew Symonds contribution: "Didn't read it. Don't read books".

He still got picked....

 

[jiphoc]

Seriously, if all they had to do was SMS Mickey Arthur a text message something along the lines off..

You're a useless prick, you know sweet **** all about the game, would you please STFU and GTFO

Would have sufficed.

If Mickey Mouse isn't insta-fired the second India win then Cricket Australia will lose my support.

I hear guiding the Saffas to number 1 in the world is a fair feat. Hell but what would he know?

Watson is a real tool and this proves it. Johnson and Khawaja though have been very harshly done by. Surely Hughes would have written something else outside of what was reported. He would have joined them had it of been true (if you want to be consistent.

For those here critising Arthur may I ask you 1 thing. Why is he the coach? To coach? Absolutely not, these are international cricketers. His role is to facilitate the players and their games. So we are critising him for getting players to think about how them and the team failed?

 

[Scotland]

Warner (VC?)
Cowan
Hughes
Smith
Clarke (C)
Haddin
Henriques
Maxwell
Starc
Siddle
Lyon

 

[Doodlesweaver]

keep the story headlines going lads, we can do it.

front foot lunge - shane watson

waiting for jeff - nathan lyon

up and down and back again - peter siddle

Steve Smith 'Wriggling Along'.

 

[Badesumofu]

Clearly CA need to hire Dermie as a 'Line in the Sand Moment Consultant'.

Beyond a joke. How do you even pick a side from what is left? Surely they have to fly in performers from the recent Shield round, now. Joe Burns should get a game at least.

 

[Phone]

Johnson and Khawaj's line is they forgot. Watson and Pattinson were planning to do it today. Only about 36 hours late. I'm not sure which line is dumber.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Shane Watson prepares well. He's very professional and he goes about his business in a very professional way. I've not ever been in a position to doubt Shane Watson the person or Shane Watson the cricketer. Usman Khawaja is different. This will be the catalyst I think for Usman Khawaja to realise we're pretty serious in the Australian cricket team.

That part of the article is pretty damning on Khawaja. Sounds like a lazy bloke.

Pretty stupid thing to say that this will be the catalyst to show how serious it is being an Australian cricketer compared to, say, facing Dale Steyn on a South African greentop.

FWIW pretty pathetic from the players not to get the task done. Not much to ask.

 

[Zach Package]

Ode to fine leg - James Pattinson
Prima donna girl - Shane Watson

 

[Phone]

That part of the article is pretty damning on Khawaja. Sounds like a lazy bloke.

It's part of the reason he took Ponting's bullet after the NZ test last summer.

 

[Bradesmaen]

That part of the article is pretty damning on Khawaja. Sounds like a lazy bloke.

Pretty stupid thing to say that this will be the catalyst to show how serious it is being an Australian cricketer compared to, say, facing Dale Steyn on a South African greentop.

FWIW pretty pathetic from the players not to get the task done. Not much to ask.

Its pathetic from both sides. It isn't a reason to drop them. Its a reason to make them do an extra 5km run or something like that. But yes also pretty poor from the players. Watson with his pregnant wife probably has the biggest excuse.

 

[Masto]

Good. Not the ideal thing to suspend a player for but the professionalism of the team needs to increase tenfold. This is a small start.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

"Bang for your buck: How to get more money out of less runs" by Glenn Maxwell