So long as you are an Australian fan ...its all ok isn't it...
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***Official*** India in Australia
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Prince EWS
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Wasn't I a South African according to you anyway?
It certainly isn't when an Australian Cricketer cries "Racism"
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
.. and that has no relevance to what you or I were saying at all, but thanks. I think you just showed us all why you were against Arthur making a statement. It had nothing to do with whether he was distanced from it (as.. umm.. you.. are..) or not - it was what he said.
Yes.
"There's certainly been a lot of feeling from ex-players who think the baggy green has been disrespected,'' Lawson said.
"Some of these (current) players need to be spoken to. I just think a bit of counselling needs to be done with how these players perceive themselves."
"As an ex-Australian player I was pretty disappointed."
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
LOL, if anything reading that piece made me think he is even more guilty.
Point is: if he said something racist, then there was no simple apology that was going to suffice. The Australians are pretty convinced it was, I don't know why Kumble comes out trying to make Ponting out as if he is stopping the progress. Pretty poor IMO, at the least he should acknowledge what Ponting has had to weigh up.
totally agree... not intentional but he's not making Ponting look that good... when he did nothing wrong in backing up Symonds
Captain Cricket
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I think the accusations on Ponting have been taken out of hand. All he was doing was standing up for a teammate.
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Would be folly to pick Sehwag on the strength of this knock. Remember Sanath Jayasuriya belted a better bowling attack to all parts of the Adelaide oval and yet come Test time, on an easier wicket to bat on than the WACA looks right now, he not only looked out of his depth but unfit. I fully expect Sehwag to do the same. Love watching him when he's going but picking him now isn't doing the right thing by him or the team because if he fails, the team are all going to be saying "See? What's he doing here?!" and if he then gets dropped again soon after, what will that do to his confidence? He might never get picked again.
I'd stick with the same order. The Indian selectors picked them, now bloody back them. On a Perth-type deck, I'd back Yuvraj to come good with at least a half ton. He's shown too much form of late to drop him after a couple of failures. He's a special player, just needs one start and I reckon he'll be away. Andy Symonds was similar, really; unorthodox player who's woefully under-performed relative to talent. The selectors backed him a little bit further than they probably could have justified (especially in ODI's before 2003) and look where he is now (numerous let-offs notwithstandaing
).
I'd stick with the same order. The Indian selectors picked them, now bloody back them. On a Perth-type deck, I'd back Yuvraj to come good with at least a half ton. He's shown too much form of late to drop him after a couple of failures. He's a special player, just needs one start and I reckon he'll be away. Andy Symonds was similar, really; unorthodox player who's woefully under-performed relative to talent. The selectors backed him a little bit further than they probably could have justified (especially in ODI's before 2003) and look where he is now (numerous let-offs notwithstandaing
).
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I probably agree although India have nothing to lose in the next two tests so it won't matter if they have Sehwag, Karthik or Pathan.Would be folly to pick Sehwag on the strength of this knock. Remember Sanath Jayasuriya belted a better bowling attack to all parts of the Adelaide oval and yet come Test time, on an easier wicket to bat on than the WACA looks right now, he not only looked out of his depth but unfit. I fully expect Sehwag to do the same. Love watching him when he's going but picking him now isn't doing the right thing by him or the team because if he fails, the team are all going to be saying "See? What's he doing here?!" and if he then gets dropped again soon after, what will that do to his confidence? He might never get picked again.
I'd stick with the same order. The Indian selectors picked them, now bloody back them. On a Perth-type deck, I'd back Yuvraj to come good with at least a half ton. He's shown too much form of late to drop him after a couple of failures. He's a special player, just needs one start and I reckon he'll be away. Andy Symonds was similar, really; unorthodox player who's woefully under-performed relative to talent. The selectors backed him a little bit further than they probably could have justified (especially in ODI's before 2003) and look where he is now (numerous let-offs notwithstandaing
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I'm more referring to the batting. In terms of the bowling, for mine Pathan strikes me as the perfect bowler to bowl into the Fremantle Doctor. A bowler who swings the ball at around medium-fast pace is always dangerous post-tea at the WACA. They might want to consider finding a place for him, perhaps for Harbhajan.
pasag
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For me, it's time to cut your losses early with Yuvraj. Even from the start I argued that a player in such good international form should be considered for another format but if they fail, get them out early before any serious damage is done. I have no qualms with selectors persisting with top form FC cricketers, but not with ODI players. I can't see any indication that he'll come good either. He's there because of form, he's shown none of that so far in Australia, get him out.
Edit: This thread is already the second biggest official thread in CC history and only half way through the series as well.
Edit: This thread is already the second biggest official thread in CC history and only half way through the series as well.
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Ugh, Irfan is cannon fodder. We don't need an extra bowler, if we are going to bring someone in for Yuvraj, it has to be an opener so Dravid can go back to his #3 spot.
gettingbetter
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1st being 05 Ashes or 07 WC?
pasag
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Yeah Ashes 05 had nearly 16 thousand whilst Ashes 06/07 (15,000) and WC (32,000) had separate forums and different threads for different matches/stages. Those two are now archived.
duffer
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Heh, he'd still contribute more than Yuvi does and he can roll his arm over if needed too
Sehwag flaying a meh attack shouldn't bring him back into the side. I wouldn;t mind seeing Dinu reclaim his spot, I just feel Sehwag didn't deserve to be in the squad let alone play in the Test team.