*Official* Fourth Test at the MCG

[four_or_six]

When this happens to Australia, it automatically means the players aren't trying or the selectors are idiots. Australia have a god-given right to be the best side in the world and if they aren't, someone has seriously ****ed up and wholesale changes need to be made. Haven't you heard?

To be fair, it does seem like the selectors are idiots.

 

[wpdavid]

Playing badly and the opposition playing well aren't mutually exclusive TBF. Two innings defeats at home would be taken badly by any country, even if it was against an ATG team.

Dead right. Otherwise, we'd all be smiling if our lot were bowled out for sub-100 simply because the opposition bowled well. It was exactly the same at Perth when most of the England fans were spitting blood about being dismissed for 120 in the 2nd innings. Yes, Aus bowled well, but the batting was still unacceptable.

 

[Prince EWS]

lol they're your words drongo.

I think I acknowledged the excellence of the Poms.

Most reasonable would think that collapsing for 98 on the same day the opposition is 0/160 would merit some criticism on a discussion forum.

Maybe we should run all posts through you first.

Even though Furball quoted your post and I then quoted his, I was just venting in general rather than attacking your post specifically.

 

[BoyBrumby]

To be fair, it does seem like the selectors are idiots.

Quite. They make ours look look, well, competent.

Persisting (as seems likely with no other specialist bats in the XII) with Smith @ #6 is Quixotic and then retention of Beer over Hauritz (playing on his own track, taking wickets, scoring runs, etc) defies logic. It compounds the error of selecting Beer initially because (presumably) they won't say mea culpa and admit they ****ed up.

 

[honestbharani]

Yep, and when Jennifer Aniston split with Brad, I was in with a chance of dating her

Aren't you happily married or something?

 

[Howe_zat]

Quite. They make ours look look, well, competent.

Persisting (as seems likely with no other specialist bats in the XII) with Smith @ #6 is Quixotic and then retention of Beer over Hauritz (playing on his own track, taking wickets, scoring runs, etc) defies logic. It compounds the error of selecting Beer initially because (presumably) they won't say mea culpa and admit they ****ed up.

New favourite word.

 

[four_or_six]

Quite. They make ours look look, well, competent.

Persisting (as seems likely with no other specialist bats in the XII) with Smith @ #6 is Quixotic and then retention of Beer over Hauritz (playing on his own track, taking wickets, scoring runs, etc) defies logic. It compounds the error of selecting Beer initially because (presumably) they won't say mea culpa and admit they ****ed up.

It's not just the dubious selections that seem to have been going on a while. They also provided us with such a lol-worthy start to the series with the 17-man squad. It looked chaotic.

 

[andyc]

Quite. They make ours look look, well, competent.

Persisting (as seems likely with no other specialist bats in the XII) with Smith @ #6 is Quixotic and then retention of Beer over Hauritz (playing on his own track, taking wickets, scoring runs, etc) defies logic. It compounds the error of selecting Beer initially because (presumably) they won't say mea culpa and admit they ****ed up.

Biggest difference in the selectors between the two teams for mine is that England were willing to drop Finn for this game, even though he'd been your highest wicket taker. If it were Hilditch and co., they'd be raving about how this young bowler has come along leaps and bounds and, despite being expensive, keeps taking those important wickets.

 

[pskov]

Biggest difference in the selectors between the two teams for mine is that England were willing to drop Finn for this game, even though he'd been your highest wicket taker. If it were Hilditch and co., they'd be raving about how this young bowler has come along leaps and bounds and, despite being expensive, keeps taking those important wickets.

Tbf, on tours it is Strauss and Flower that pick the team. The selectors just pick the touring party.

 

[Rant0r]

Biggest difference in the selectors between the two teams for mine is that England were willing to drop Finn for this game, even though he'd been your highest wicket taker. If it were Hilditch and co., they'd be raving about how this young bowler has come along leaps and bounds and, despite being expensive, keeps taking those important wickets.

*nods aggressively*

 

[Son Of Coco]

Eh? He acknowledged the English in his post.

That's irrelevant.

Bemoaning the efforts of your cricket team has been frowned upon here since mid-2009.

Won't someone just give someone some credit for God's sake!?

 

[Son Of Coco]

They also provided us with such a lol-worthy start to the series with the 17-man squad. It looked chaotic.

Yeah, it was symbolic of the way the series was going from the beginning really. England calm and settled, and Australia headless and not sure what options to take.

 

[Rant0r]

that's irrelevant.

Bemoaning the efforts of your cricket team has been frowned upon here since mid-2009.

won't someone just give someone some credit for god's sake!?

thankyou!!!

 

[Furball]

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