2012/13 Australian Cricket (*SPOILERS*)
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Mate, I've been a Liverpool fan for 15 years.....even my quilt cover is the LFC crest! Any Liverpool fan will tell you that the major criticism of Rafa was the squad rotation, regardless of how successful it was. Not sure what you are trying to start here?
Neither did I. The Istanbul win came on the morning of my 30th Birthday 
However given that "rotation" is the buzz word in cricket this Summer (and I have said repeatedly that I don't mind it), I was merely comparing the criticism of that to what Rafa did at the Reds and trying to make a joke of it.
However given that "rotation" is the buzz word in cricket this Summer (and I have said repeatedly that I don't mind it), I was merely comparing the criticism of that to what Rafa did at the Reds and trying to make a joke of it.
I wrote here during the 2010-11 series against England that while the selection panel at the time presided over the national team, I would never criticize the performance of any player who represents Australia.
Well, here we are again. The bowling line-up in this Test match is perhaps the most bewildering, irresponsible selection I have seen since I began following this team in 1990-91. It is not the team who is letting us down, it is the half-smart national selectors. We are actually being laughed at on Cricinfo.
Well, here we are again. The bowling line-up in this Test match is perhaps the most bewildering, irresponsible selection I have seen since I began following this team in 1990-91. It is not the team who is letting us down, it is the half-smart national selectors. We are actually being laughed at on Cricinfo.
If Watson is in the team he should be opening the batting...no use bringing him in and chucking him down the order where he doesn't want to bad.
But i agree that everything is largely the selectors fault. Cowan should have been dropped by now, and Watson should be opening with Warner. Hughes at 3, Clarke at 4. Bring in Khawaja down the order and blood him for England. Henriques has done well and should stay where he is. Obviously the bowling choices are more bewildering though...i think if you don't have any good spinners then don't play any. Or if you decide to play them then stick by your choices more than one game. Pattinson has done well so far...other bowlers need to follow suit. Too bad Siddle only has one good game per series yet is always picked for his effort...
But i agree that everything is largely the selectors fault. Cowan should have been dropped by now, and Watson should be opening with Warner. Hughes at 3, Clarke at 4. Bring in Khawaja down the order and blood him for England. Henriques has done well and should stay where he is. Obviously the bowling choices are more bewildering though...i think if you don't have any good spinners then don't play any. Or if you decide to play them then stick by your choices more than one game. Pattinson has done well so far...other bowlers need to follow suit. Too bad Siddle only has one good game per series yet is always picked for his effort...
There's only one thing to do, call Warnie out of retirement 
But it can't be good for their confidence if they keep getting dropped after one bad game. Dhoni specifically went for Lyon as he saw him as the biggest threat in the bowling line up. If he had gone out for 10 Lyon would most likely be playing in this test.
There's only one way to make quality spinners.... give them game time.
But it can't be good for their confidence if they keep getting dropped after one bad game. Dhoni specifically went for Lyon as he saw him as the biggest threat in the bowling line up. If he had gone out for 10 Lyon would most likely be playing in this test.
There's only one way to make quality spinners.... give them game time.
It is true about Lyon not being attacking enough, i just don't think he is cut out to be at test level for a long time. He has previously failed to take wickets when it was needed on numerous occasions. The problem is we don't really have anyone better to replace him. Remember when we went through all those spinners not long ago...McGain had to have been the worst 
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this is beginning to look the dark days of the eighties where one player stood up and carried that team,i'm talking about Allan Border,with out Michael Clarke things would be a lot worse,I dont think the bowling attack is the problem its the batting,losing hussey has hurt bad,and batting Wade at 6,do the selectors think he is better than Gilchrist
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