vic_orthdox
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I think Jaques is unlucky, but with his long term injury and the emergence of Hughes, the ball had to be placed in his court to bash the door back down again.
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Australian Off-Season Thread (2010)
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Simon
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As good as Jaques is, what is the likelyhood of him playing for Australia in the next 12 months? Given he is clearly only viewed as an opening batsman he'd need two of Katich, Watson and Hughes to fall over to get a look in the test side and he's also seemingly not in the frame for the other forms. Never really had a hope imo.
howardj
International Coach
He was treatly very badly 12 months ago when he missed a contract, especially considering that in the past they'd retained injured players eg Watson, Tait, Lee etc.
However, with such a dearth of FC runs this Summer, and with three openers way ahead of him, he is in my view not unlucky.
Dave warner expected to make his call on his future today,with the likelihood he will stay with the blues on a long term contract.
Seems west sydney and geelong are etching out canberra and gold coast as to the newly expanded kfc cup.
Both are making major bids and have major backing,the west sydney games likely to be played at anz stadium.
Seems west sydney and geelong are etching out canberra and gold coast as to the newly expanded kfc cup.
Both are making major bids and have major backing,the west sydney games likely to be played at anz stadium.
wfdu_ben91
International 12th Man
Funny how players like Jaques, Rogers, D Hussey, Hodge have dominated state cricket for a long period of time but yet players like S Marsh, Ferguson, etc do **** all and get handed opportunities.
wfdu_ben91
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Yeah, it takes a real politician to smash a cricket ball, doesn't it? 
wfdu_ben91
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There is an 'i' in win, which is the objective.
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Yeah and a team with a **** or two is less likely to do that. See it at all levels.
vic_orthdox
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All of them?
Haven't heard too much about Dave Hussey or Phil Jaques. And it's not as though there haven't been "difficult" personalities in the dressing room before. I think with a few of them, it really has just been wrong place at the wrong time.
wfdu_ben91
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You have to have a **** to play a real man's game.
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They just needed the right kind of 'difficult personality'.
vic_orthdox
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True, but I'd hazard a guess that Dussey wouldn't have had as many opportunities in the OD arena if it weren't for his personality. He's like a more extroverted, cheeky version of his brother.They just needed the right kind of 'difficult personality'.
Jaques was certainly not a demanding figure around the rooms, but he seemed to be fairly respected, and certainly never seemed unpopular.
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My mail differs but was a long (10+ years - yikes) time ago, in fairness.
NUFAN
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Where would the Gold Coast team play? At the new AFL Stadium?
I don't think the Gold Coast have proven that they are capable of getting big enough crowds to any sport barring Rugby League. I think this expansion will be rubbish if CA doesn't think carefully about the locations of the teams.