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***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2007/08
- Thread starter brockley
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yea he had a few dropped too and close LBW shouts
sometimes u can bowl well and not get wickets... i hope its not a habit though..if that makes sense.. sometimes luck isnt on ur side and it stays that way... eh..
just like Strauss last year in the Ashes.. he said he felt he was batting well but kept going out
sometimes u can bowl well and not get wickets... i hope its not a habit though..if that makes sense.. sometimes luck isnt on ur side and it stays that way... eh..
just like Strauss last year in the Ashes.. he said he felt he was batting well but kept going out
Johnners
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The number of wickets a bowler takes is more often than not a guide to how well they are bowling.
Craig
World Traveller
Right-arm medium pace. Actually the medium bit might be a bit generous, mind you he even had a crack when Laxman and Dravid when nuts in Kolkata in 2001. You know it is dire when Hayden, Slater and Langer all have a bowling spell.
What does Hayden bowl?
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Hayden actually took a fair few wickets when he was captain of Northampshire a couple years back. Back then he used to bowl with decent pace.
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Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Nah, Clark's just lucky...similar to how McGrath was consistently lucky on flat decksLee is happy with his form
he should look at ways to pick wickets rather than living in his own bubble and feeling that i am in top form and bowling well especially when he is expected to lead the bowling attack!
Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
On fire with the predictions lately.
As Roebuck agreed with me, Lee was a lot poorer than Bracken (who he said to be the pick) and Clark on that fourth day. Bit worried if Lee is happy with it.
Top_Cat
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Put me down as a Manou basher. I completely ignored how solid he looked in the OD against Vic and here he is, showing real application for a great ton, almost breaking the all time Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup 8th wicket partnership in the process. In fairness, Tassie were a bowler down and he was the bloke doing all the damage. Still, Tassie cruising at stumps.
As for Test form, I'd reckon the Aussie selectors will go for MacGill for the SL series but if he's kept quiet, will use it as justification for knocking his career on the head and picking Hoggy for the India series.
Me personally, I'd go for Hogg. He's bowling really, really well and is batting well. At his age, to be that hungry, is what you need. It comes down to a choice; do you pick a bloke who is more talented with the ball but vastly inferior with the bat and in the field (bit of a liability, in fact) and who's out-of-form but evidently believes it to be his God-given right to be in the side or do you go for the bloke who's in form with bat and ball, a gun in the field and would kill for a place?
As for Test form, I'd reckon the Aussie selectors will go for MacGill for the SL series but if he's kept quiet, will use it as justification for knocking his career on the head and picking Hoggy for the India series.
Me personally, I'd go for Hogg. He's bowling really, really well and is batting well. At his age, to be that hungry, is what you need. It comes down to a choice; do you pick a bloke who is more talented with the ball but vastly inferior with the bat and in the field (bit of a liability, in fact) and who's out-of-form but evidently believes it to be his God-given right to be in the side or do you go for the bloke who's in form with bat and ball, a gun in the field and would kill for a place?
pup11
International Coach
Finally... something going right for the Redbacks though not much went right for them with the ball, but superb stuff from Manou and Gillespie, Dizzy in a quite way has made his presence felt and i hope he can get in some sort of a bowling form too.
Anyways does anyone think Dizzy still has chance to play for Australia ever again?
Anyways does anyone think Dizzy still has chance to play for Australia ever again?
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sideshowtim
Banned
Gillespie's batting has improved out of sight. Much in the mould of Noffke. At the same time however, his bowling has massively dropped off...
pasag
RTDAS
Don't think the bowling has gone down that much tbh, had a stellar Pura Cup season two years ago and last years wasn't so bad. Not sure how well he was looking with the ball in this match though.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Never understood why a team would declare short of getting first innings points.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
To get outright points? Cricketing ettiqutte - if you declare short, then you've shown your intent for an outright result. It's then the responsibility of the other side to set up the game in the third innings. If you don't do it, then you're only shooting yourselves in the foot. Other sides won't do the right thing by you in the future.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I really don't agree with the logic of it at all though. To me, all it does is create artificial results. If your opposition can't get you out quick enough or cheaply enough, they don't deserve outright points. The same goes for if you can't get your opposition out - you don't deserve the points. Outright points shouldn't be something achieved by sporting declarations; they should be a byproduct of a really good performance whereby you outplay the opposition and bowl well enough to dismiss them twice within the given time of the match. Watching your opposition declare 4 down and then perish in the persuit of an artificial target on the last day isn't something I think should be rewarded. The current points system encouraging such is as much to blame as anything.