four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Sorry, missed out the not. I've ammended the post!
Too distracted by the Grand Prix!
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Group C - Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies
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Too distracted by the Grand Prix!
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Oh, definitely not. I'm not sure I've ever heard such booing at a cricket match as when Ponting came out to bat. I was actually quite surprised at how loud it was!
G.I.Joe
International Coach
I don't think Ponting and co aren't taking this seriously enough. They're just not good enough. Full stop. And I could live with that far better than having a bunch that didn't care for the tournament, but had no qualms accepting payment for participation all the same.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Good to hear, there's no room for sportsmanship at this time
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
tbf, many of us have consistently said that we don't like T20 for several years now. Used to have the T20 Is Boring Society in my sig, but took it out after deciding it was getting too long, and that it was unnecessarily argumentative.
In all seriousness though, Australia probably needs T20 less than any other country in cricket. Tests do very well here, as do ODIs. India was probably the other country with no obvious need to "enhance its appeal", and T20 was indeed not very popular there until they won the first World Championship with a team stacked with young, engaging players.
We play so much cricket, its a recipe for failure to try and play every match at 100%. You need to take some down time and give some key players a rest. We've done it before in the Champions Trophy, and I hope we continue to do it during these apparently bi-annual T20 World Championships, if it helps us prevent burnout in important formats.
Top_Cat
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Check the current squad vs who even played IPL, let alone did well.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
To be fair, most of this Australian squad is a fair squad for the T20. And if they were in another group they would have had chance to get going, and I think if they were to get through to the next round they'd improve because they'd be getting more experience in the format. It's just bad luck they're in this group.
vic_orthdox
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I don't understand Australia's reluctance to use spin bowlers, and understanding the type of spin bowler that works in Twenty20. The slower, loopier bowlers, who might bowl a bad ball or two, are actually better than your quick, "defensive" spinner who is easier to come down the deck and slog straight. Those half bad balls you can get away with because you have that protection that you don't necessarily have in Tests. Ref: Ojha.
Krezja should have been over in England.
Krezja should have been over in England.
superkingdave
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Tests and ODI's do perfectly fine in the UK fwiw, although the spectators have to pay 4 or 5 times what they do in Australia.
Uppercut
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It's another perfectly good reason why they should have picked players who are good at T20 rather than burning out Clarke, Ponting, Hussey etc.
chris hall
Cricket Spectator
well that went out of the window ( got hit by a gayle force )
Burgey
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Indeed. But I suspect they thought the fellas they've picked have done the job for them in ODIs and tests for a damn long time.
It's frustrating to some extent, but if we're going to be cod ordinary at one form of the game, I'd rather it be T20 than anything else.