gettingbetter
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I'm calling that Amla will be MOTM, the Xmas festivities will have no effect on his performance.
Crap. Then BI better start producing that new avatar...I'm calling that Amla will be MOTM, the Xmas festivities will have no effect on his performance.
Agreed with the above, but the basic problem is that there's nobody else who has proven himself on the international stage to take Siddle's place. What makes everyone think Hilfenhaus or Bollinger will do any better?It's professional cricket mate. To hell with Siddle's feelings or needing to re-assure guys on the fringe of the team - we're down 1-0 so the team's interests, and us winning this Test, must come first. To me, that means Siddle should have missed out on this game. That doesn't mean he's condemned to the wilderness forever, but just that, in the interests of the team winning this Series, he misses out on this cut-throat match.
Fair enough comment. For mine, having observed him on TV, it's what Hilf can do with the ball. He's a genuine outswing bowler, much in the mould of Damien Flemming. Outswing is a much-lost art. By contrast, Siddle from what I've observed, doesn't do all that much in terms of moving the ball. Having said that, he's played his first two Tests on pretty benign tracks.Agreed with the above, but the basic problem is that there's nobody else who has proven himself on the international stage to take Siddle's place. What makes everyone think Hilfenhaus or Bollinger will do any better?
This. Has a tendency to drop short more frequently than most too so those away swingers quickly turn into short an wide cuttables.Hilf bowls outswing straight from the hand though. It never goes the other way, it's either straight or outswing from the hand. Any good batsman would be comfortable against him unless it's hooping sideways.
People should get time to settle in when they're the right selection, like Haddin for example. When it's the wrong selection to start with I don't see why they should be persisted with. Admit it was a mistake, rectify it and move on IMO. That said I hope he proves me wrong and takes a bag tomorrow.Hope Siddle can have a good match on his home deck! Like people have said, we need to give bowlers more than 1 game to show their ability, thus I am happy for Siddle to get another chance. He just needs to bring his line 5-10cm closer to off-stump IMO
I want photos tomorrow.People should get time to settle in when they're the right selection, like Haddin for example. When it's the wrong selection to start with I don't see why they should be persisted with. Admit it was a mistake, rectify it and move on IMO. That said I hope he proves me wrong and takes a bag tomorrow.
I'm hoping for a draw.. Sounds like a funny thing to say, but it would be nice to shut Australia out of winning the series, and I don't think we can put in another performance like we did at the WACA..Here's a question related to statistics.
Despite the perceived weakness of the Aussie team going into the Boxing Day test, can you say that Australia will probably win anyway because of their winning streak on this ground?
I don't care about the "official" rankings - no way are they worse than those 3 up there.Lee Johnson Siddle Hauritz rank below South Africa, India, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lankas attacks.. Shocking for Australia.
Sri Lanka with Mendis and Muralitharan, not as good as Australia's?I don't care about the "official" rankings - no way are they worse than those 3 up there.
Sri Lanka with Mendis and Muralitharan, not as good as Australia's?
Personally, down 0-1, I'd rather put the best XI on the park; the XI that is most likely to give us a win in this cut-throat match.Hope Siddle can have a good match on his home deck! Like people have said, we need to give bowlers more than 1 game to show their ability, thus I am happy for Siddle to get another chance. He just needs to bring his line 5-10cm closer to off-stump IMO
Sidebottom>Johnson IMO.Was being very generous.
But I think you're right - M+M = the best spinners in the world by a very large margin. Nobody else comes close.
So just Pakistan and NZ, then.
Well now that I look at the England attack: they don't really have a world beater other than Flintoff. Flintoff = Lee (roughly, going by overall career and not current form) and they certainly don't have a Johnson within their ranks.
AsifWas being very generous.
But I think you're right - M+M = the best spinners in the world by a very large margin. Nobody else comes close.
So just Pakistan and NZ, then.