Australian Off-Season Thread (2010)

[Noble One]

Cleary

I imagine SA fans are fuming.

 

[Kylez]

Cleary

I imagine SA fans are fuming.

Not at all.



Seriously this is just stupid and another bad blow to SA. I swear Cleary's name was down on the redbacks contract list when it was released a week or two ago.

Top stuff SACA..

 

[Top_Cat]

Can't believe it's happened again. A bloke who's found a way to average around 30 with the ball on Adelaide Oval and SACA turfs him.

Cleary to play Test cricket in 2011. Cassel better be awesome (hope he can swing the ball)

 

[Kylez]

Can't believe it's happened again. A bloke who's found a way to average around 30 with the ball on Adelaide Oval and SACA turfs him.

Cleary to play Test cricket in 2011. Cassel better be awesome (hope he can swing the ball)

It's just really really dumb, I'd like to see the logic behind this decision. When I saw the news on my phone I couldn't beleive it...I thought they had made a mistake because Cleary's name was on the redbacks contract list.

at the bolded comment, wouldn't rule it out happening though. But don't worry we have Putland who can save us . It also makes sense to keep a quality paceman like Duval and turf Cleary.

You'll be pleased to hear though that Cassell can swing the ball, when I saw him play on TV last season for the Vics he pretty much swung every ball away from the right hander in his first few overs. ( White ball ). Cassell is also pretty tall IIRC and doesn't deliver too many half volleys because he actually releases the ball from a decent height unlike Putland.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Heard about Beer and Cleary over the past day or two. Also hearing that Cosgrove is shopping himself around to District Clubs in Melbourne, as his management doesn't want him getting big coin, and getting back to playing and enjoying cricket; even though he was offered a contract with WA if he wanted it.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Cassell was genuinely thought of higher than Siddle when coming up through the ranks, although a year or two older. Seen as our brightest prospect until years of stress fractures in the back.

Cricket Victoria is filthy about him leaving, and SA will have quite a bowler on their hands. How they handle him will be super important though, as he never had too large a workload this past season, and I'm not sure how he'd handle grinding out spells on the tarmac at Adelaide Oval.

 

[Prince EWS]

Still can't believe Cleary wasn't even offered a contract. If he just wanted a change of scenery or even if South Australia had been outbid for him - fair enough. But why actually axe him in favour of some of the pie-chuckers that were retained? I just don't get it.

 

[Kylez]

Still can't believe Cleary wasn't even offered a contract. If he just wanted a change of scenery or even if South Australia had been outbid for him - fair enough. But why actually axe him in favour of some of the pie-chuckers that were retained? I just don't get it.

Nobody gets it. It's just plain stupid and not that suprising really seeing as the SACA is making these decisions. I reckon he just got dumped because when he didn't get his 1st round contract with South Australia originally he was very dissapointed about it ( even though like a week later it said he did get one on the SACA website )

Not liking the attack for SA really now. George and Cassell will have to open the bowling with Cassell with him not bowling to many long spells. Haberfield should be first change with Christian but Putland will probably be picked... with O'Brien as the spinner.

Unless Tait decides to play FC cricket which is highly unlikely then we won't have much fast bowling reserves at all. Duval and Wise ( who I don't think even got a contract) aren't up to standard, Putland isn't to much better and if he plays then he has to open the bowling. Richardson? maybe.

If Cleary stayed the team would of been pretty gun IMO.

 

[Top_Cat]

Heard about Beer and Cleary over the past day or two. Also hearing that Cosgrove is shopping himself around to District Clubs in Melbourne, as his management doesn't want him getting big coin, and getting back to playing and enjoying cricket; even though he was offered a contract with WA if he wanted it.

Read somewhere that Mickey Arthur didn't want him?

Still can't believe Cleary wasn't even offered a contract. If he just wanted a change of scenery or even if South Australia had been outbid for him - fair enough. But why actually axe him in favour of some of the pie-chuckers that were retained? I just don't get it.

Has been seemingly out-of-favour for a while. I've no idea why, always bowls well, rarely has a really bad stretch (injuries aside) and is sometimes outstanding. SACA's long-term planning is just poo right now. It's weird for them to cite the injury history of Harris and Cleary whilst picking up Cassell. Whether you're the donkey or the speed merchant, you always have to bowl big overs for your wickets at AO.

You know what would have been a top attack? Harris/George/Cleary. FFS.

 

[vic_orthdox]

From all talk, Wise won't be hanging around. Back to Melbourne.

 

[Johnners]

Apologies if it has been mentioned earlier. But to the SA fans, is Ferguson expected to be back to full fitness for the start of the 10/11 season? And will he get a full pre-season in or will he still be in the rehab stage? (completely lost track of time, where he'd be at)

 

[Kylez]

From all talk, Wise won't be hanging around. Back to Melbourne.

Yeah, no suprise. Not really a huge loss.

Read somewhere that Mickey Arthur didn't want him?



Has been seemingly out-of-favour for a while. I've no idea why, always bowls well, rarely has a really bad stretch (injuries aside) and is sometimes outstanding. SACA's long-term planning is just poo right now. It's weird for them to cite the injury history of Harris and Cleary whilst picking up Cassell. Whether you're the donkey and the speed merchant, you always have to bowl big overs for your wickets at AO.

You know what would have been a top attack? Harris/George/Cleary. FFS.

Harris/George/Cleary would have been bloody awsome and with Dan Cullen in form it would of been even better. Ah what could of been...

Yeah completely agree with the Cleary part, apart from the injuries he has been a great player for the redbacks and to dump him and go after Cassell is just strange.

Yeah in the article about Mitchell Marsh being the next Kallis. Arthur talks a bit about Cosgrove and it was decided by the staff that they won't offer him a contract.

Apologies if it has been mentioned earlier. But to the SA fans, is Ferguson expected to be back to full fitness for the start of the 10/11 season? And will he get a full pre-season in or will he still be in the rehab stage? (completely lost track of time, where he'd be at)

Ferguson is almost fully recovered now IIRC. He is going to join the team in pre season training around mid may.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, no suprise. Not really a huge loss.

You know what I find interesting? Wise would've probably played for Victoria this year just gone. We had to play Sheridan a couple of times, even though he wasn't close to ready. Think he's a great 4th or 5th seamer within a state, and a better option than Duval. At the very least, he helps build pressure for other bowlers to capitalise upon.

 

[Kylez]

You know what I find interesting? Wise would've probably played for Victoria this year just gone. We had to play Sheridan a couple of times, even though he wasn't close to ready. Think he's a great 4th or 5th seamer within a state, and a better option than Duval. At the very least, he helps build pressure for other bowlers to capitalise upon.

Yeah and Gilmour played for Victoria a few times last season aswell and he didn't get a contract for next season. Wise is deafinately a better option than Duval, don't know how the hell Duval got a contract ( oh thats right we are talking about the SACA here ), he played about 5 or 6 FC games last season and barely took any wickets and I think he played one FRC game to go with that aswell and then he got injured. Wise isn't young or handy with the bat but he has worked on swinging the ball instead of just being steady.He is much better back up option than Duval, can't see Duval playing anything but OD cricket next season and possibley the 2020 games.

 

[Spikey]

The NSW contracts are out.

"Departures from the 2010/11 Contract list are Aaron Bird (retired), Greg Mail (retired), Dominic Thornely, Grant Lambert, Daniel Burns, James Crosthwaite, Scott Henry, Simon Keen, Josh Lalor and Phillip Wells (all de-listed)."

Copeland gets a contract, Dlishan T20 and some rookies. No other additions.

News Display | News | Cricket NSW

 

[Andre]

Could make a fair side from de-listed cricketers this summer.

Something like:

Kruger
Mash
Dighton +
Cosgrove
Thornely
Doropolous
Lambert
Cleary
Cullen
Edmondson
Wise.

Wouldn't be the worst side going around!

 

[benchmark00]

Gutted for Dom.

 

[Riggins]

Unless Tait decides to play FC cricket which is highly unlikely then we won't have much fast bowling reserves at all. Duval and Wise ( who I don't think even got a contract) aren't up to standard, Putland isn't to much better and if he plays then he has to open the bowling. Richardson? maybe.

If Cleary stayed the team would of been pretty gun IMO.

offered a contract and turned it down, to head back to melbourne.

 

[Noble One]

Don't feel the need to start a new thread for this.

Phillip Hughes suffers with dislocated shoulder | Australia Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Very tough luck for Hughes. A shoulder injury is never easy to recover from, and can persist throughout his career. Lucky he is not a bowler.

 

[brockley]

NSW 17,qld 19,sa 17,tas 17,vic 17,wa 18 contracts each,not including rookies.
interested ho picked up in the pool ill be interesting.