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BARNES OUT
I've never seen that happen twice in a match, let alone 2 hours.
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***Official*** South Africa In Australia
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LongHopCassidy
International Captain
And again! A nation lets out a collective FFS.
luffy
International Captain
I'm sick of Australia trying out these half-decent allrounders.
It seems to me that we are only selecting batting all-rounders, i believe we need a change and pick a bowling all-rounder.
We need someone who can bat at 6 or 7 reasonably well, but their main focus is bowling. We've proved by now we can score runs, just not take wickets.
A good example of a bowling all-rounder is Flintoff. If we can have someone like him in the team who can open the bowling and what not, instead of Symonds, McDonald, Watson and co, we will have more success, instead of picking all-rounders that will score runs, just not get the wickets.
It seems to me that we are only selecting batting all-rounders, i believe we need a change and pick a bowling all-rounder.
We need someone who can bat at 6 or 7 reasonably well, but their main focus is bowling. We've proved by now we can score runs, just not take wickets.
A good example of a bowling all-rounder is Flintoff. If we can have someone like him in the team who can open the bowling and what not, instead of Symonds, McDonald, Watson and co, we will have more success, instead of picking all-rounders that will score runs, just not get the wickets.
inbox24
International Debutant
Ponting is just dire. Same old, same old brute force method, the specialists are tiring and he just keeps them going letting the batsmen get into a rhythm. Same type of captaincy with Warne and McGrath in the team. Definitely should bring some part timers on (not Hussey), a spinner like Katich or Clarke to break it up a bit.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Lee and Johnson (and even Hauritz) are effectively playing like bowling all-rounders, though. Wouldn't be totally nuts to bat Johnson at 7 and slot in a Bracken or a Hilf.
I worry, though, about Haddin at 6. Hasn't really had consistent form yet - for all we know, this is his peak.
In any case, are there any ostensible bowling all-rounders making a case atm? Seems a bit fatuous to blood a total neophyte in Tests for team balance's sake.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Did it actually hit the stumps again?
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Yep, clipped them really hard.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
haha sheeesh. ABC blokes have called bowled 3 times today, when it wasn't, way to get my hopes up.
luffy
International Captain
If he keeps batting the way he has been he could be classified soon enough as that, at the moment he's just a bowler that can bat ok.
While that's true about Lee, Johnson and Hauritz, i don't consider any of them Bowling all-rounders just due to the fact they can't be relied onto score runs every innings.
I don't actually know to be honest if there are any real bowling all-rounders in the domestic ranks at the moment, don't follow it closely to be honest.
But your absolutely right about Haddin, he'll get there eventually, but batting at 6 is a massive risk.
at the inability of both teams to get tail out in this series.
Sam Handwich
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
I preferred the pigeon.
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