Redbacks: Title Town

[King Elvis]

****ing idiots.

 

[JP Sauce]

Yeah I'm not too fussed about this. Something had to change.

 

[King Elvis]

A Saffer chucker is our captain.

 

[JP Sauce]

Still 100 times better than when Adcock was.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Lol Adcock

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We must do something.

This is something.

Therefore we must do it.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Hopefully the signing of Phillip Hughes will change a few things.

 

[Freddy Bassett]

Hopefully the signing of Phillip Hughes will change a few things.

Bloody oath.... He will hit bucket loads of runs at Adelaide Oval.... And free up a spot for another gun NSW kid.... Win/Win

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Bloody oath.... He will hit bucket loads of runs at Adelaide Oval.... And free up a spot for another gun NSW kid.... Win/Win

I rate Hughes. Don't forget that Hayden, Langer Damien Martin started off their test career very slowly and were dropped and left out of he test side for 2 or 3 summers before becoming a regular. The kid has talent, what he needs to do now is mature and develop the poor parts of his game. Hopefully batting on the Adelaide Oval will allow that to happen.

The kid can play and will score mega runs for SA and then Australia.

 

[Smoooothy]

i don't care what any armchair critic says, anyone that represents their country in cricket at 20 or 21 is seriosuly talented! fantastic signing!

 

[SydCrow]

we've signed a chucker and now a slasher

good news is that he will be available for all SA matches

 

[Freddy Bassett]

I rate Hughes. Don't forget that Hayden, Langer Damien Martin started off their test career very slowly and were dropped and left out of he test side for 2 or 3 summers before becoming a regular. The kid has talent, what he needs to do now is mature and develop the poor parts of his game. Hopefully batting on the Adelaide Oval will allow that to happen.

The kid can play and will score mega runs for SA and then Australia.

Spot on.... Every batter from our golden period was dropped at some stage including Ponting and the Waughs...

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

i don't care what any armchair critic says, anyone that represents their country in cricket at 20 or 21 is seriosuly talented! fantastic signing!

and had what, 3 or 4 centuries to his name before his 21ast birthday can play the game.

 

[Smoooothy]

2010/11 - T20 champs
2011/12 - One Day champs
2012/13 - ??

The ?? obviously needs to be filled in, but we are putting players in place that could deliver us a big one.. a seriously good side is being put together here..

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Spot on.... Every batter from our golden period was dropped at some stage including Ponting and the Waughs...

Was Ponting?

Steven Waugh famously was for his brother Mark but I can not remember Ricky Ponting getting dropped. Maybe for a very short period, but it wasn't for a long patch (12-18 months) was it?

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

2010/11 - T20 champs
2011/12 - One Day champs
2012/13 - ??

The ?? obviously needs to be filled in, but we are putting players in place that could deliver us a big one.. a seriously good side is being put together here..

Add the role players (Baily, Borgus, Christen, Cooper, Putland and Ludeman) who are learning how to win, perform with pressure and contribute to the team success. Add that to Fergy, Hughes, Klinger and Botha and we're got a very good looking squad of player.

Success is just around the corner in the ling form of the game.

 

[Freddy Bassett]

Was Ponting?

Steven Waugh famously was for his brother Mark but I can not remember Ricky Ponting getting dropped. Maybe for a very short period, but it wasn't for a long patch (12-18 months) was it?

Yeah back in the 90's... Had a problem nicking to 3rd slip when driving outside off stump... Pretty sure Lehmann grabbed his spot....

But it wasn't for a long period of time

 

[Smoooothy]

pretty sure punter only ever got dropped for a couple of tests, and i think it was more for his extra caricular activities than his form

 

[Freddy Bassett]

pretty sure punter only ever got dropped for a couple of tests, and i think it was more for his extra caricular activities than his form

Nah, he got dropped after 3 tests in the Ashes 98/99 by memory.... He was averaging about 11 in 6 digs to be replaced by boof who didnt end up doing much better... I am old

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ponting also got dropped early days. Got shoved up to number 3 very early from memory while Steve Waugh hid down at number five. Missed out against the Windies a few times and made way. Again only briefly.

I think this is right... time playing tricks

 

[Vantz]

Great news for SA. Probably not quite ready for International Cricket, but has the ability to be star. Fantastic signing.

 

[spenze]

Great news for SA. Probably not quite ready for International Cricket, but has the ability to be star. Fantastic signing.

He just needs to tone down some parts of his game. When it sticks in his head the parts of his game that are his weakness and not allow teams to get him out those ways, he will be a run machine at test level. Steve Waugh cut out the hook and pull behind square from his shots, bowlers still bowled there but he wouldn't play the shots anymore. He became a more compact player but scored lots of runs because of it and so will Hughes.

Mere mortal players have to get better at their game when they get worked out at international level, it is very rare a Gilchrist comes along with an eye like his ( jeez I miss watching him bat)

 

[Freddy Bassett]

He just needs to tone down some parts of his game. When it sticks in his head the parts of his game that are his weakness and not allow teams to get him out those ways, he will be a run machine at test level. Steve Waugh cut out the hook and pull behind square from his shots, bowlers still bowled there but he wouldn't play the shots anymore. He became a more compact player but scored lots of runs because of it and so will Hughes.

Mere mortal players have to get better at their game when they get worked out at international level, it is very rare a Gilchrist comes along with an eye like his ( jeez I miss watching him bat)

True, to a degree. Waugh never scored a great deal of runs from the pull shot even when he was playing it, so it made sense for him not to play it. Phil Hughes scores most of his runs slashing outside off stump. He needs to keep playing his natural game IMO, but tighten up his technique, specifically which ball to leave. Nothing would be better than Hughes opening the batting for Australia with Dave Warner...

 

[cammo6556]

True, to a degree. Waugh never scored a great deal of runs from the pull shot even when he was playing it, so it made sense for him not to play it. Phil Hughes scores most of his runs slashing outside off stump. He needs to keep playing his natural game IMO, but tighten up his technique, specifically which ball to leave. Nothing would be better than Hughes opening the batting for Australia with Dave Warner...

a mans gotta know his limitations... not saying my theory will work at test level... but i put away the cut shot until im on roughly 40 and or/feeling good enough to play it. Im rubbish at it early but can be a good shot for me later in the game... If Philby can grind his way to 40 (or whatever) before he starts playing certain riskier shot outside off, it might go a long way.

 

[Freddy Bassett]

a mans gotta know his limitations... not saying my theory will work at test level... but i put away the cut shot until im on roughly 40 and or/feeling good enough to play it. Im rubbish at it early but can be a good shot for me later in the game... If Philby can grind his way to 40 (or whatever) before he starts playing certain riskier shot outside off, it might go a long way.

He rarely scores on the leg side. I think if his only form of scoring was from driving early in his innings he would be in big strife. International bowlers would work him out very early. By playing some big, early cuts he will get a few half volleys as a result