We're a mess; REFRESH THE TEAM!!!

[RangaInTeal]

You can add White, Bailey, Klinger & Hodge to that list.

No, sorry can not agree. These batters are to Robotic and Square, just will not be good International cricketers. Very 90's England like cricketers, Will dominate domestic cricket, Nothing Internationalists.

 

[SouthSwans]

No, sorry can not agree. These batters are to Robotic and Square, just will not be good International cricketers. Very 90's England like cricketers, Will dominate domestic cricket, Nothing Internationalists.

Test double hundred against the best bowling attack in the world not good enough? Gee Hodgey gets it rough on here...

What about Rogers? Jaques?

 

[Jimthegreat]

I agree. Michael Clarke is the most over rated sports person in the country. He's a passenger and an incredible weak link. Our gutless selectors won't drop him.

As for Clarke, sorry, have to laugh. He's been our best in the last couple of years and certainly our best in tight situations. That's just the basically matter of simply following cricket. Had a flat patch in India but that happens to every batsman at some stage. He stays, and if I had my way, would be captain.

North and Hussey need to go though.

 

[BACCS]

As for Clarke, sorry, have to laugh. He's been our best in the last couple of years and certainly our best in tight situations. That's just the basically matter of simply following cricket. Had a flat patch in India but that happens to every batsman at some stage. He stays, and if I had my way, would be captain.

North and Hussey need to go though.

Couldn't agree more. I can't understand all this hate towards guys like Ponting and Clarke, when they are clearly still in the top 3 or 4 batsman in Australia right now.

 

[Smokey_22]

I agree. Michael Clarke is the most over rated sports person in the country. He's a passenger and an incredible weak link. Our gutless selectors won't drop him.

I posted this 6 months ago.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=687288

Hes batted 6 times since then. Don't let facts get in the way.

 

[Dogs Rule]

The problem is you've got Hussey coming out in the media today refusing to quit and maintaining a big innings is just around the corner.

Decisions on selection are not made by the players - perhaps the players need to be reminded of that. Only the true greats get the chance to go out on their own terms.

If Hussey and North are out of form, they should be dropped immediately. Don't care what they've done in the past or what they say they will do in the future.

No player should have a mortgage on a place in the Australian team and the selectors need to take a firm stance and realise things are not rosy right now.

P.S Hauritz is a joke of a bowler.

My XI for Brisbane.

Watson
Hughes
Ponting
Clarke
Ferguson
White
Paine
Johnson
Smith
Siddle
Hilfenhaus

 

[SouthSwans]

As for Clarke, sorry, have to laugh. He's been our best in the last couple of years and certainly our best in tight situations.

That's rubbish, the main issue is we haven't had a consistantly good middle-order batsman in tight situations for the last couple of years, not one.

Apart from those back to back tons against the Pakis & the Kiwis - both of which boasted fairly paltry bowling attacks - Clarke's averaged 26 since last year's first Ashes test in Cardiff.

Without Katich & Watson we would've lost every test in the last two years.

 

[Bomber Bears]

Siddle? Bitch please

I dont know why Clarke was moved from 5 tbh, he was playing well there. Hussey should've just been swapped with someone, not moved back to 5.

Clarke was excellent in the Ashes, bar the last test. He's been a bit average since then, although I wonder how much back issues affected him during our Australian summer at least.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

My XI for Brisbane.

Watson
Hughes
Ponting
Clarke
Ferguson
White
Paine
Johnson
Smith
Siddle
Hilfenhaus

I'm not sure how anybody could justify having Ferguson and White in the team before Katich and Khawaja.

And Siddle needs some FC form before he gets back into the Test team. Was pretty poor against my Warriors last week IMO, leaked runs like a sieve.

Hauritz is still our number one spinner.

 

[Yoda_]

I'm not sure how anybody could justify having Ferguson and White in the team before Katich and Khawaja.

And Siddle needs some FC form before he gets back into the Test team. Was pretty poor against my Warriors last week IMO, leaked runs like a sieve.

Hauritz is still our number one spinner.

People want change, thorne. Sadly though , people that do not matter (Katich) are performing, whilst the people that do matter (North, Hussey) are not performing and this will not get dropped.

Siddle should not be in our test XI full stop, leaks runs far to easy and that is it, relies on the new ball far to much.

And Hauritz, he is our number one spinner? Sad state of affairs and one of the many reasons why we are now at number 5 in the test rankings..

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Conditions suited, but his action does look a lot different.

His action makes a lot of difference. He barely gets the ball to move even in really helpful conditions now. It's just straight up and down all the time.

I don't know what the coaches have done to him.

 

[stickman11]

At least ponting is making 70's.

Look at Clarke, soft as... North, Hussey and Huaritz would not make any other test side. Apart from hilf and sometimes Johnstone, our bowling stocks are a joke too.

 

[jallyward]

Keep! Refresh team asap!

either i will have no more interest of enjoy cricket.

I don't wanna more look at Rubbish player of the team

 

[Noobz0r]

Australia's next bread of Ashes stars (2011-2020);

Aaron Finch
Ben Hilfenhaus
Callum Ferguson
Cameron Boyce
Cullen Bailey
Doug Bollinger
Josh Hazelwood
Luke Pomersbatch
Micheal Clarke
Mitchel Johnson
Peter George
Peter Siddle
Philip Hughes
Simon Katich
Ricky Ponting
Shaun Watson
Steven Smith
Tim Paine
Usmin Khawaja

Mitch Marsh? The kid can seriously play

 

[RangaInTeal]

Mitch Marsh? The kid can seriously play

Yeah I noticed there were a few I was missing off of there, Mitch Marsh is deff one I would like to add, also Ben Dougal from SA, He or Moffat MUST play for SA before the year is out, both possibly moving past Cramer.

 

[The Governor]

I did not find it suprising that Michael Hussey decided to speak out about his form in an indirect way through an inexperienced News Limited journalist. Warwick Hadfield, Robert Craddock, Phil Wilkins, Malcolm Conn and myself could have written a critical article than the rookie journo.

Michael Hussey is in denial and he is using the form of Tendulkar and Ponting to justify his position in the team. He has forgotten that Hayden, Langer and Steve Waugh were scoring runs on a consistent basis during the latter stages of their careers. They did not have a huge run of low scores and then decide to graft a 70 or a 100 to save their own backside!!

From 1995 to 2004, Trevor Hohns and the selection panel did not tolerate a run of low scores unless the batsman had the runs in the bank from the previous series.

So, you can basically say that the senior players are dictating the selection polciies of the Australian side and it is about time for Greg Chappell to step in and make the hard calls for the long term future of Australian cricket.

As I have blogged before, Katich, Hussey and North have to receive their superannuation payouts from Cricket Australia. Katich and Hussey should receive the retirement handshake from Cricket Australia whilst North should receive the stamp, "Never to play test cricket again!"

At the minute, Australia's test match ranking will continue to slip down the ladder or stay at the number 5 position unless the team receives an influx of young talent into the batting lineup.

I am quite suprised by Mark Fine's comments about sacking Ponting as captain on SEN. He is the best captain to lead Australia, and the selectors should be held responsible for giving Ricky a squad of mature age players to rebuild the side. The only way for Ricky to be remembered as a good test captain on a level to ALlan Border is for the selectors to select Cameron White, Usman Khawaja and Stephen Smith and get games into them. WIth young players in the side, the only way to move forward is up and not down.

With a mature age side that contains mature age batsmen, the only way to move forward is up and there is a 50% chance of the side going backwards in their development. As we have seen, we have lost the Ashes series in 2009, the Indian series last week, the 2008 Indian Test series and the 2008-09 South African home series.

So, here is my side for the 1st test match:

Usman Khawaja
Shane Watson
Ricky Ponting (CAPTAIN)
Cameron White
Michael Clarke (VC)
Stephen Smith
Tim Paine
Ben Hilfenhauss
Peter Siddle
Jason Krezja
Doug Bollinger

White comes into the side ahead of FInch. Well, Cameron White has played against most of the English bowlers in COunty cricket over the past 8 years and his batting has come along nicely to allow him to bat at number 4. He is decent first slip fieldsman and he is a better thinker of the game than Michael Clarke.

Krezja comes into the side ahead of Hauritz, and I have dropped Mitchell Johnson from the side. Mitchell leaks too many runs for a strike bowler. I reckon the number of runs he gives away by bowling bad balls outweighs his wicket taking strike rate per test innings. If you compare him to Dizzy during Dizzy's hey day, Dizzy was a strike bowler who never leaked runs.

THE GOVERNOR

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Yeah I noticed there were a few I was missing off of there, Mitch Marsh is deff one I would like to add, also Ben Dougal from SA, He or Moffat MUST play for SA before the year is out, both possibly moving past Cramer.

Mitchell Marsh should be nowhere near selection. The hype around that kid is quite unbelievable. He has plenty of talent with the bat, but he was dropped from the Sheffield Shield 11 towards the end of the last season, and as this is the Warriors first 11, that takes some doing as they are rubbish.

The coach could bat him further up the order and see if he can make runs without always having to come in after a couple or more quick wickets have fallen, that might help get him some confidence. But right now, he's stuck in that team and playing just as mediocrely as the rest of them.

 

[Noobz0r]

Mitchell Marsh should be nowhere near selection. The hype around that kid is quite unbelievable. He has plenty of talent with the bat, but he was dropped from the Sheffield Shield 11 towards the end of the last season, and as this is the Warriors first 11, that takes some doing as they are rubbish.

The coach could bat him further up the order and see if he can make runs without always having to come in after a couple or more quick wickets have fallen, that might help get him some confidence. But right now, he's stuck in that team and playing just as mediocrely as the rest of them.

In his original post he said the next decade, we weren't talking about whether Mitch Marsh was ready for test cricket this very minute

 

[gbatman]

Next decade? Maybe Alex Keith then?

 

[courtjester]

I'm going to call for some big changes. I think will probably play our Indian team for the Ashes, but post Ashes the changes must begin. By late 2011, this it what I'd like to see for the batting/allrounders:

Phil Hughes- Must be given an extended run (2-3 series) in the opening spot.
Simon Katich- Stays in the team as long as he gets us off to consistent starts.
Shane Watson- Must always open or bat at 3. Loves the hard new ball.
Michael Clarke- Needs to stand up at 4 and take control of our innings.
Ricky Ponting- Drops down to 5, and like Katich, stays as long as he remains consistent.
Usman Khawaja- It's time to get this guy in to the team now. Future number 3 or opener.
Steven O'Keefe- Give him a go at the expense of Hauritz. If it works he is in the side for 10 plus years.
Brad Haddin- Deserves to keep his spot as long as his keeping is tidy. Will win us games with the fast scoring bat.

Hussey and North retired.

Pace bowlers from- Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, younger bowlers.

Next cabs off the rank in batting are Callum Ferguson, Cam White or Steve Smith. One of the three will take Ponting's spot. When Katich retires I'd like the see Khawaja given a shot opening with Hughes.

In two years our team should be settled for the next era as-

Hughes
Khawaja
Watson
Clarke (C)
White (VC)
Ferguson
O'Keefe
Paine​

 

[King Elvis]

I rate White hugely as a ODI/T20 player, but I really can't see him in the Test Side, especially when you've got guys like Khawaja, Smith & Hughes waiting in the wings.

 

[saint_larry]

Krezja comes into the side ahead of Hauritz, and I have dropped Mitchell Johnson from the side. Mitchell leaks too many runs for a strike bowler. I reckon the number of runs he gives away by bowling bad balls outweighs his wicket taking strike rate per test innings. If you compare him to Dizzy during Dizzy's hey day, Dizzy was a strike bowler who never leaked runs.

THE GOVERNOR

You drop johnson for leaking too many runs, and bring in krejza?
Johnsons form away has been rubbish all year, but at home, as long as we have pitches with some bounce and pace, i think he'll be the top wicket taker for the series.

 

[courtjester]

I rate White hugely as a ODI/T20 player, but I really can't see him in the Test Side, especially when you've got guys like Khawaja, Smith & Hughes waiting in the wings.

I see your point. In my side (not that my opinion counts for much) I have included Khawaja and Hughes as well as White.

Might be just me, but I'm not as sold on Smith as everyone else seems to be. And added to that, if my side was the reality in 2 years, the experience and captaincy knowledge of White would be incredibly valuable. Clarke will make a good captain, but when you have a look at what the line up will likely be, he doesn't have a lot of back up and support- mostly younger players.

I think White is good enough to have a long test career, I think he just needs an extended run in the team. And he needs to be selected as a batsman, not a spinner or allrounder.

 

[King Elvis]

I half agree with you, I just think picking a player for anything other than ability or proven performances is a risky, dangerous precedent to set.

If White was in the team, it'd be because he could demand a spot in the side, I wouldn't want his Captaincy or leadership credentials to be a factor - unless it was to decide a dead heat between two possibles.

 

[BluesMan]

So, here is my side for the 1st test match:

Usman Khawaja
Shane Watson
Ricky Ponting (CAPTAIN)
Cameron White
Michael Clarke (VC)
Stephen Smith
Tim Paine
Ben Hilfenhauss
Peter Siddle
Jason Krezja
Doug Bollinger

White comes into the side ahead of FInch. Well, Cameron White has played against most of the English bowlers in COunty cricket over the past 8 years and his batting has come along nicely to allow him to bat at number 4. He is decent first slip fieldsman and he is a better thinker of the game than Michael Clarke.

Krezja comes into the side ahead of Hauritz, and I have dropped Mitchell Johnson from the side. Mitchell leaks too many runs for a strike bowler. I reckon the number of runs he gives away by bowling bad balls outweighs his wicket taking strike rate per test innings. If you compare him to Dizzy during Dizzy's hey day, Dizzy was a strike bowler who never leaked runs.

THE GOVERNOR

Wow, nice try but thats terrible! We want to win mate c'mon.

Firstly Siddle is crapola, as is Krezja
Khawaja is not an opener, and katich WONT get dropped.
White will not play ahead of others.
4 bowlers and smith, which means only 6 decent bats ( which includes white and debutante khawaja)

AND DROPPING JOHNSON IS OUTRAGEOUS!!