MisterMarcus' Australia players ODI ratings

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Warner (506 runs @ 46): 8/10. Had a typical Warner mixed bag of cameos and soft dismissals early on, but two hundreds and a rapid 48 in the finals when it mattered.

Wade (341 @ 31, 17 catches, 2 stumpings): 7/10. Would have wanted to turn one of his many starts into a big hundred, but generally did well with the bat. Racked up 19 dismissals with the gloves, the most of any keeper.

Forrest (250 @ 35): 6.5/10. Started off with a bang but tailed off late in the series with some single-figure scores. Looks the goods and consistency will come.

Ponting (18 @ 3.6): 1/10. Sadly could not get going at all, resulting in curtains being called on his ODI career.

Clarke (331 @ 55, 1 wkt @ 47): 9/10. His output with the bat was excellent given his interrupted series. As captain, was sometimes forced into defensive tactics by poor bowling.

Watson (121 @ 24, 7 wkts @ 17): 7.5/10. Struggled with the bat at times, but valuable with the ball. Will be grateful just to get through un-injured.

M Hussey (226 @ 25): 5/10. Could not get going to his usual high standards. Had some unlucky dismissals and hiding-to-nothing innings down the order, but Av of 25 must rate only a bare pass.

D Hussey (439 @ 55, 4 wkts @ 21): 10/10. Pretty much the perfect ODI series, contributed nearly every game with bat or ball or both. Played several rearguard actions with the bat and kept it tight with the ball.

Christian (191 @ 24, 13 wkts @ 27): 6/10. Still developing at this level, but chimed in with some handy cameos with bat and ball. Hat-trick clearly a highlight of his series.

Lee (12 wkts @ 28): 7/10. It was a Brett Lee ODI series.....expensive but wicket-taking with the ball.

Pattinson (5 wkts @ 29): 5/10. One good game and a couple of ordinary ones. Looked rusty at times before succuming to injury again.

McKay (15 wkts @ 19): 9/10. Excellent performance with the ball, mixing accuracy with changes of pace. Sadly will probably be remembered for the belting he copped from Dhoni in one game.

Starc (5 wkts @ 40): 4/10. As in Tests, he looked the part at times, especially in Perth where he used his height to great advantage. But only 5 wickets at 40 must rate a fail, and was not unlucky to be dropped.

Harris (3 wkts @ 57): 3/10. Like Starc, probably looked better than his figures suggest, but didn't take enough wickets to hold his place. Probably shouldn't be playing "meaningless" ODIs anyway...

Hilfenhaus (9 wkts @ 23): 7/10. Fell away at the end, but for the most part he showed the pace and swing that worked so well in the Tests.

Doherty (9 wkts @ 45): 6/10. Did his job of keeping it tight and picking up the odd wicket. Economical but not wicket taking so his raw numbers look ordinary, but such is the lot of a ODI spinner.

Lyon (0/36 in one match): 4/10. Not embarassed in the one game he played.



Thoughts?
I tend to be pretty generous...if blokes don't utterly f**k it up I give them a pass.
 

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D Hussey (439 @ 55, 4 wkts @ 21): 10/10. Pretty much the perfect ODI series, contributed nearly every game with bat or ball or both. Played several rearguard actions with the bat and kept it tight with the ball.
I always watch shows like My Kitchen Rules and shake my head when the judges give 10/10.

Like seriously, there was no way that dish could have been better...at all?

:p
 

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I always watch shows like My Kitchen Rules and shake my head when the judges give 10/10.

Like seriously, there was no way that dish could have been better...at all?

:p
I guess it depends how you rate the players.

If you are basing it on the perfect game of scoring 102 off 17 balls and taking 10/0, then most players would rate a 0.

If you are comparing him to his team mates and opponents, you can more accurately gauge their impact.
 

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Think Christian deserves at least a 7, as he got the 3rd most wickets for the series, fielded brilliantly and did OK with the bat. If he was in there purely for his bowling he'd probably get at least an 8.5, for his his good bowling, plus great fielding and handy runs.

Dussey and McKay are two of my favs, but I think they were rated a touch high, although Duss did save our asses and keep us in the series a lot early on. Maybe Duss a 9 and C-Mac an 8 or 8.5. And after doing so well last night, in the most important game of the series, I doubt his couple of bad balls to Dohni will be remembered over last night. Dohni can do that to anyone, but not anyone dominates a final.
 

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I guess my line of thinking with Dave Hussey is: if his performance with bat and ball, doing something every game, ISN'T the perfect ODI series then what is?
 

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I guess my line of thinking with Dave Hussey is: if his performance with bat and ball, doing something every game, ISN'T the perfect ODI series then what is?
There's no such thing. ;)

If in the quest for perfection, perfection is reached; then why the hell would we keep plying our trade?
 

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Think Christian deserves at least a 7, as he got the 3rd most wickets for the series, fielded brilliantly and did OK with the bat. If he was in there purely for his bowling he'd probably get at least an 8.5, for his his good bowling, plus great fielding and handy runs.
I guess one of the issues may be that he cashed in on middle and lower order bats but only took 1 top order wicket. Granted, he didn't really have the opportunity to bowl to the top order.

Compared to others that rarely do the break down according to HowSTAT! is as below;

Watson
Top Order(1-3) 38 (26.2%)
Middle Order(4-7) 70 (48.3%)
Tail(8-11) 37 (25.5%)

Doherty
Top Order(1-3) 7 (24.1%)
Middle Order(4-7) 16 (55.2%)
Tail(8-11) 6 (20.7%)

Christian
Top Order(1-3) 1 (7.7%)
Middle Order(4-7) 8 (61.5%)
Tail(8-11) 4 (30.8%)
 

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Warner (506 runs @ 46): 7.5/10. I think his finals series was 10/10 though. Was struggling for a fair while.

Wade (341 @ 31, 17 catches, 2 stumpings): 6.5/10 bat 7/10 keeping. B pass for keeping, not quite a B pass for batting, kept getting starts and then getting himself out. Hurt his chances with a dropped catch that was pretty close to a dolly.

Forrest (250 @ 35): 6.5/10. as you said.

Ponting (18 @ 3.6): 1/10. :( big punter fan here :(

Clarke (331 @ 55, 1 wkt @ 47): 9/10.

Watson (121 @ 24, 7 wkts @ 17): 7.5/10. fair call

M Hussey (226 @ 25): 4.5/10. not quite a pass rate but his record sustains him.

D Hussey (439 @ 55, 4 wkts @ 21): 10/10. agree was your assessment, was underbowled IMO.

Christian (191 @ 24, 13 wkts @ 27): 6/10. acceptable form across the series.

Lee (12 wkts @ 28): 6.9/10. just below a B pass. Leaked too many runs.

Pattinson (5 wkts @ 29): 4/10. one good games, then rubbish. :(

McKay (15 wkts @ 19): 9.25/10. subtracted 0.25 for that no ball and .5 for that over.

Starc (5 wkts @ 40): 4/10. concur.

Harris (3 wkts @ 57): 3/10. concur

Hilfenhaus (9 wkts @ 23): 7/10. concur.

Doherty (9 wkts @ 45): 6/10. concur.

Lyon (0/36 in one match): 5/10. concur but passed in his one game.

It took a while for the selectors to cotton on that SL had no worries with pace but struggled to score off the mediums and slows.
 

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