Clark got shunted because he challenged Tim Nielsen about how the bowlers were preparing for the Ashes.
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Tim Nielson reappointed till 2013 Ashes series
http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/473879.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/473879.html
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Can someone explain the reasons for that? We have gone backwards as him as our 'coach'. He has done nothing to suggest that he is getting the best out of the team.
Seems Ponting loves him there \
I am suprised this happened prior to the World Cup. I would have thought post World Cup would be better (unless other countries were trying to poach him??). Seems like a Matthew Knights esque extension. Premature.
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The players cheered when told.
I guess that explains it.
I guess that explains it.
Must say rather surprising reappointment, when he took over we were the clear number 1 now we are clearly well off the pace.
I mean outside of the South African away series(which is looking more like a fluky two week purple patch) we have been ordinary in our big series.
Surely Cricket Australia haven't settled on mediocrity this quickly?
And what if we also lose the ashes at home as well as away? it's going to look pretty silly having a back to back ashes losing coach taking us to England in 2013 to win them back.
I mean outside of the South African away series(which is looking more like a fluky two week purple patch) we have been ordinary in our big series.
Surely Cricket Australia haven't settled on mediocrity this quickly?
And what if we also lose the ashes at home as well as away? it's going to look pretty silly having a back to back ashes losing coach taking us to England in 2013 to win them back.
It is premature, they should have waited till after the Ashes at least. Still at least we know that it will be the players that get held responsible for any Ashes losses, not the mgt/selectors. That is, if anyone gets held responsible.
The Aussie set up is looking more safe and cosy by the minute.
The Aussie set up is looking more safe and cosy by the minute.
He makes Matthew Knights sound like a genius.
Will any media actually kick up about this disgrace or are they all on the CA gravy train. I'm predicting the latter, maybe Patrick Smith is far enough away to have a crack.
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It's got me tossed too. He just doesn't give me any confidence when speaks publicly. I guess if the players love him he must have something going for him. I'd prefer Shipperd.
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To be fair, that may've had something to do with, in particular, the retirements of Warne and Mcgrath, as well as Langer Gilchrist etc, the long downswing of Hayden before his retirement and age catching up with Ponting. All things pretty out of his control.
What shits me is that the selections around this and the makeup of the sides has been managed very poorly, and this is where Nielsen and selectors have a lot to answer for
Obviously it would be unrealistic to expect him to have kept us at the very top, but he certainly seems to have helped speed up the downhill slide we are on.
Contract extensions are usually rewards for improved performance or winning a marquee series so maybe if we won back the ashes and retained the WC he would be in line for a reward but what have we really done of late except fall well off the pace?
Contract extensions are usually rewards for improved performance or winning a marquee series so maybe if we won back the ashes and retained the WC he would be in line for a reward but what have we really done of late except fall well off the pace?
All true, which means player management, selection and coaching needed to be absolutely spot on, to minimise the damage.
Basic shit like not playing the Hilf in a pointless ODI Series when they already knew he had knee-tendinitis, or not bringing an unfit and out of form Symonds in for the South African Series.
And more basic shit like getting Stuart Clark over to Dubai when he was never an ODI player and had a contract with Kent which would have prepared him for the Ashes 09. I didn't mind him not being in the starting line-up for the Ashes, but it was so short-term to grab him away from Kent to at least see if he could get proper mileage under his belt and get some real confidence and rhythm back.
That was a decision that at the time quite lost me, and then when they decided not to give Johnson more than one warm-up match (even though Nielsen said during the World t20 before the Ashes that Johnson 'needs a lot of bowling to get going' how ironic!) I lost the most of the respect that I had for the management and coach. They haven't regained it either.
Though to give the management their due, in hindsight, I don't think much would have made a difference with nervous Nellie, I mean, our lead strike bowler.
But they have still managed to win a lot of tests that they have played. That is apart from against the good teams. lol.
And with Pakistan who really knows?
http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/483152.html
Does Tim Nielsen actually make sense anymore? Some of the stuff in this just sounds like drivel. Hauritz has played in India before. This is about the third time he has been there with Aus teams.
I wish they would stop making excuses, they are sounding like a bunch of kids.
Does Tim Nielsen actually make sense anymore? Some of the stuff in this just sounds like drivel. Hauritz has played in India before. This is about the third time he has been there with Aus teams.
I wish they would stop making excuses, they are sounding like a bunch of kids.
Still a moron.
He's started getting used to the conditions... when the series has finished.
Brilliant!
How many losses do we have to tolerate before this clown get's the arse?
He's started getting used to the conditions... when the series has finished.
Brilliant!
How many losses do we have to tolerate before this clown get's the arse?
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