And to think a short while ago they were trying for maxwell to be a number 3 test bat.Congratulations to South Australia, who have reached their first Sheffield Shield final since the fabled and dramatic win in 1995/96. They will play Victoria at Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg.
I just had a revisit of the scorecard from 20 years ago - talk about "international player" city!! In the Western Australian team was Mike Hussey, Justin Langer, Tom Moody, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Jo Angel, Brad Hogg and Brendon Julian. All had or would play for Australia. In the South Australian team was Greg Blewett, Darren Lehmann, Tim May, Jason Gillespie and Peter McIntyre.
For those unfortunate enough (like I was!) to watch Australia's opening T20 match against New Zealand last night, what did you make of it? I will argue until the cows come home that the modern "professional" era of cricket - with a support staff the size of a small African village - is nothing more than a PR image designed to justify exorbitant player salaries. Australia's run chase was reduced to witless slogging that would shame a five year-old. If that's cricket, then we have a problem with the sport.
Glenn "that's how he plays" Maxwell has become something of a sideshow, enabled and encouraged by team management to swing wildly and play in a manner that puts self interest ahead of the team goal. No better example of the ills of the modern game - and its greed - exists in the Australian team. Maxwell will pocket $1.24m for his upcoming IPL stint with Punjab. I really like Glenn Maxwell as a person - he seems a cheerful, amiable, decent human. However, his reputation - and the respect it carries - is being treated as a plaything by the national selectors and the coaching staff. I am not convinced that "coming off" once in six or seven innings is good enough in an Australian side which has underperformed at T20 World Cups. Most of the eggs are in his basket (an Easter reference!), judging by the unusual batting line-up we saw last evening.
Congratulations to South Australia, who have reached their first Sheffield Shield final since the fabled and dramatic win in 1995/96. They will play Victoria at Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg.
I just had a revisit of the scorecard from 20 years ago - talk about "international player" city!! In the Western Australian team was Mike Hussey, Justin Langer, Tom Moody, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Jo Angel, Brad Hogg and Brendon Julian. All had or would play for Australia. In the South Australian team was Greg Blewett, Darren Lehmann, Tim May, Jason Gillespie and Peter McIntyre.
For those unfortunate enough (like I was!) to watch Australia's opening T20 match against New Zealand last night, what did you make of it? I will argue until the cows come home that the modern "professional" era of cricket - with a support staff the size of a small African village - is nothing more than a PR image designed to justify exorbitant player salaries. Australia's run chase was reduced to witless slogging that would shame a five year-old. If that's cricket, then we have a problem with the sport.
Glenn "that's how he plays" Maxwell has become something of a sideshow, enabled and encouraged by team management to swing wildly and play in a manner that puts self interest ahead of the team goal. No better example of the ills of the modern game - and its greed - exists in the Australian team. Maxwell will pocket $1.24m for his upcoming IPL stint with Punjab. I really like Glenn Maxwell as a person - he seems a cheerful, amiable, decent human. However, his reputation - and the respect it carries - is being treated as a plaything by the national selectors and the coaching staff. I am not convinced that "coming off" once in six or seven innings is good enough in an Australian side which has underperformed at T20 World Cups. Most of the eggs are in his basket (an Easter reference!), judging by the unusual batting line-up we saw last evening.
It's given way to more "scientific" thinking unfortunately mate. This is exactly why my interest in cricket is waning: it's no more a "professional" era now than it was in the days of Lillee and Thommo, except in the area of financial rewards.What ever happened to bowling Yorkers to the tail
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