Michael Clarke coming home !

[sumavich]

Doesn't sound good !!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/cricket/6124619/michael-clarke-out-of-champions-trophy/

 

[TorresIsGod]

Good. Give him time off after a long Summer overseas.

If a spot opens up in the batting order, Adam Voges will play.

 

[sumavich]

Hope So !! Clarke deserves a break for sure, it just doesn't sound very good.

 

[Subaru Impreza]

Australia's version of Rahul Dravid gone.

Useless in this version of the game, should be no way near the ODI and T20 teams. Too slow.

I rate his bowling and fielding better than his batting.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Better chance of winning ODI's without him anyway.

 

[Cleavy]

"shaggers back" flared up again?

 

[Carl Hooper]

Maybe he is a bitch and just needs to tough it out?

Or when hes doing Missionary, use the hips and not his back?

Or just get surgery to fix it all up so this doesn't happen every damn tour?

 

[Special Agent Utah]

Australia's version of Rahul Dravid gone.

Useless in this version of the game, should be no way near the ODI and T20 teams. Too slow.

I rate his bowling and fielding better than his batting.

Bad Call. Very good one day player.

Has a strike rate of a tad over 77, I see nothing wrong with that especially when you see Ponting and Watson's are only 80.

 

[SBI]

Bad Call. Very good one day player.

Has a strike rate of a tad over 77, I see nothing wrong with that especially when you see Ponting and Watson's are only 80.

More the fact that that SR is at 67 over the past two years. For a guy who has averaged mid 30s, that is plainly not good enough.

 

[Ogrebait]

David Hussey named as his replacement.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26151450-5019153,00.html

Personally, with Voges already there, I wouldn't have bothered.

If the ICC was happy with us not sending a like for like replacement, I would have chosen a spinner as injury cover for Hauritz.

 

[TorresIsGod]

I'm not convinced we needed to send him over there. (or anyone for that matter).

As stated, Voges is already there and clearly next in line to play should a batsman be injured or out of form.

A replacement spinner would have been a decent option, but for two games it doesn't really seem necessary.

 

[Ogrebait]

Unless Hauritz pulls a hammy, or steps on a ball.

The thought of Aust playing 4 seamers with White as our only slow bowling option does not fill me with confidence.

 

[TorresIsGod]

Unless Hauritz pulls a hammy, or steps on a ball.

The thought of Aust playing 4 seamers with White as our only slow bowling option does not fill me with confidence.

There's always a chance of an injury; there could be a collision between two middle order batsmen against England and both Voges and Hussey might need to play.

Who knows, maybe they're planning on throwing Hussey straight in to the side? Who knows.

Hopefully there's no injuries and we have an unchanged lineup, since it's working quite well.

 

[peternorth]

did i see correctly that clarke was in some photoshoot with lara for some clothing range not 2 days ago?

 

[Carl Hooper]

Yeah, I saw it in the paper, what a joke.