The selectors

[Howard Littlejohn]

Is the keeper really a test level keeper either?

No. But maybe he is the second batsman?

 

[IanG]

Thing is that the selectors can still stick to the basics: six batsmen, one keeper, four bowlers. It works for a reason.

This and while the players may not be up to it they haven't chosen the best players anyway ie. no Kwahaja or Doolan.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Thing is that the selectors can still stick to the basics: six batsmen, one keeper, four bowlers. It works for a reason.

The theory of picking two half-batsmen who are also half-bowlers, because if you add the halves together you get a batsman and a bowler, really isn't working out that well.
It really does lead to something less than the sum of the parts.

 

[Outshined]

Whatever they do now, it'll be reshuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Lots of mistakes have been made this tour, and I'm not quite sure how the NSP have managed to be consistently wrong. Even Hilditch got it right occasionally.

 

[The Passenger]

well at least the argument of playing two spinners in the previous test has been put to bed.

can we find our first spinner (which may or may not be lyon long term, but at the moment he's the best we've got) before we try and start playing around with two spinners? much less on this wicket which isn't near as big a turner as the first test.

i don't know why they bothered changing the team from the first test. i would've bought bird in for starc but obviously that couldn't happen. we still would get dusted. we're not good enough to beat this indian team in india, at least not in anything than a major upset. but just making changes for changes sake isn't going to be the way forward.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I'm still pissed at Hussey btw.

I reckon his retirement threw out a lot of the plans the selectors had for India and the Ashes.

 

[The Passenger]

I'm still pissed at Hussey btw.

I reckon his retirement threw out a lot of the plans the selectors had for India and the Ashes.

it definately wasn't good timing that's for sure but sometimes that's the way it goes.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

it definately wasn't good timing that's for sure but sometimes that's the way it goes.

Greendale's the way it goes...

Nah, I'm holding my right to be shitty at Huss. Any shot we had at the Urn went with him.

 

[Belnakor]

I'm still pissed at Hussey btw.

I reckon his retirement threw out a lot of the plans the selectors had for India and the Ashes.

Both Ponting and Hussey would have gone fine in India. Ponting's weakness was clearly against top quality pace bowling, of which india have none.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Both Ponting and Hussey would have gone fine in India. Ponting's weakness was clearly against top quality pace bowling, of which india have none.

Oh rly?

 

[Ill Chicken]

Hussey would still be there if it wasn't for the behind the scenes politics.

 

[djrossie16]

Both Ponting and Hussey would have gone fine in India. Ponting's weakness was clearly against top quality pace bowling, of which india have none.

Ponting probably would have found a way to get out in India though.

 

[Black Diamond]

Both Ponting and Hussey would have gone fine in India. Ponting's weakness was clearly against top quality pace bowling, of which india have none.

Ponting's 14 tests in India yielded just one century and an average of 26.48.

It's extremely doubtful he would have "gone fine".

 

[Underdog]

I'm still pissed at Hussey btw.

I reckon his retirement threw out a lot of the plans the selectors had for India and the Ashes.

Sorry, but that's a dumb stance to take. Hussey was 37 when he retired. The fact Australia planned poorly for the possibility of him retiring is not his problem.

Expecting him to hold on for 14 more tests when his heart isn't in it is equally as dumb.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Sorry, but that's a dumb stance to take. Hussey was 37 when he retired. The fact Australia planned poorly for the possibility of him retiring is not his problem.

Expecting him to hold on for 14 more tests when his heart isn't in it is equally as dumb.

Everybody expected Hussey to be red-hot keen for the Ashes. I don't think believing that is 'dumb'.

 

[Ill Chicken]

He retired to spend more time with his family, can't really hold that against him.

Behind the scenes politics is not a media statement.

 

[TassieEagle]

Everybody expected Hussey to be red-hot keen for the Ashes. I don't think believing that is 'dumb'.

Not dumb for believing it and although it definitely hurts the side I don't think you should be pissed at Hussey in the slightest.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not dumb for believing it and although it definitely hurts the side I don't think you should be pissed at Hussey in the slightest.

Yeah I'm not 'really' pissed at Hussey, love him too much, but I'm annoyed at the timing of his decision (even if it was for family reasons).

 

[TassieEagle]

Yeah I'm not 'really' pissed at Hussey, love him too much, but I'm annoyed at the timing of his decision (even if it was for family reasons).

The old "I'm not mad, just disappointed"

 

[King Elvis]

Hussey would still be there if it wasn't for the behind the scenes politics.

I'm assuming there is truth to the rumour of issues between him and Clarke; or more to it than that?

 

[frankrizzo]

Hoping that was all just media talk, lyon and hussey are apparently best mates so if the clarke/hussey fallout was true you would hate to think that would have influenced the move to dump lyon.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Hoping that was all just media talk, lyon and hussey are apparently best mates so if the clarke/hussey fallout was true you would hate to think that would have influenced the move to dump lyon.

I don't think Clarke was one of the ones who wanted to dump Lyon for this match.

 

[frankrizzo]

Yeah i get that feeling as well, i am sure clarke was pissed at hussey for not letting him know sooner but i doubt the stories of a major falling out are true.

 

[western royboy]

Yeah i get that feeling as well, i am sure clarke was pissed at hussey for not letting him know sooner but i doubt the stories of a major falling out are true.

Don't believe everything you read in today PR savvy times...there was definately some bad blood at the end and the dressing room story happened.

 

[Caesar]

I love it when people say "don't believe everything you read" and then assert rumours as truth in the same sentence.