The Australian Cricketing Politics thread.

[LongHopCassidy]

This deserves its own thread, since I'm sick of trying to piece together this Byzantine intrigue across multiple threads and forums. It's too entertaining not to be centralised.

I expect profligate contributions from Backlash.

Let's start with the faction speculations:

Team Watto:

- Khawaja (the establishment has found reasons not to play him since the South Africa series)
- Maxwell (speculative, but birds of a feather etc.)
- Mitchell Johnson (homeworkgate)
- Mitch Marsh (at the Walkabout against team decree)
- Clint McKay (see Marsh)
- Lyon (repeatedly gypped by Clarke with being dropped in India, apparently a conscientious objector regarding Hussey's retirement venue and stayed in the dressing-room with him while Clarke partied on Packer's yacht)
- Alan Jones
- four_or_six
- England

Team Clarke:

- Hughes (protected species)
- Cowan (teacher's pet)
- Rogers (at least since Twatto wasted his review)
- Rad Haddin (owes his VC elevation - and really, his Test spot - to Watson's insubordination)
- Smith (see Hughes, but on a lesser scale)
- Top_Cat
- Watto's front pad

Unaligned (or insufficient intel):

- Lehmann (nominal loyalty to Clarke but inked in Watto for all five Tests without his consent)
- Siddle (hardworking big-hearted workhorse, but did same as Lyon re: Mr. Cricket's sendoff)
- Pattinson (homework not submitted but did some fine grovelling while fronting the media)
- Warner (pissed off Clarke with indiscretions but dobbed in by Watto for the Walkabout Affair)
- Wade (no conflict of interest either way, was rightfully dropped for being ****)

Insider rumours welcome. Looking at you, vic and Cribbage's grade mates.

 

[Top_Cat]

So if you're not in Team Watto, you're in Team Clarke? Nah ****, they both suck.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

So if you're not in Team Watto, you're in Team Clarke? Nah ****, they both suck.

You see the undecideds? Help me out here.

 

[vicky]

I've heard that Warner's nickname in certain quarters is "Boots"...

Reason being he's so far up Clarke that it's all you can see...

I guess that would move him firmly into team Clarke, although that was before his suspension...

 

[morgieb]

What about:

Harris
Agar
Starc

 

[morgieb]

****mark would be Team Clarke ftr.

 

[Son Of Coco]

This has a bit of Twilight about it, which is appropriate given Watto has a bit of a sheen to him all the time and would fit in neatly with those weird-looking vampires who are supposed to be the best looking people on the planet.

 

[Jono]

 

[Jono]

 

[Jono]

JUST FOUND THIS OMG so good

 

[Son Of Coco]

Edit: Not sure what happened with that thumbnail down there.

 

[Burgey]

Lol that's quality.

 

[Burgey]

Good old Hawkie.

And don't forget...

 

[Spikey]

Let's start with the faction speculations:

Team Watto:

- Khawaja (the establishment has found reasons not to play him since the South Africa series)
- Maxwell (speculative, but birds of a feather etc.)
- Mitchell Johnson (homeworkgate)
- Mitch Marsh (at the Walkabout against team decree)
- Clint McKay (see Marsh)
- Lyon (repeatedly gypped by Clarke with being dropped in India, apparently a conscientious objector regarding Hussey's retirement venue and stayed in the dressing-room with him while Clarke partied on Packer's yacht)
- Alan Jones
- four_or_six
- England

Team Clarke:

- Hughes (protected species)
- Cowan (teacher's pet)
- Rogers (at least since Twatto wasted his review)
- Rad Haddin (owes his VC elevation - and really, his Test spot - to Watson's insubordination)
- Smith (see Hughes, but on a lesser scale)
- Top_Cat
- Watto's front pad

Unaligned (or insufficient intel):

- Lehmann (nominal loyalty to Clarke but inked in Watto for all five Tests without his consent)
- Siddle (hardworking big-hearted workhorse, but did same as Lyon re: Mr. Cricket's sendoff)
- Pattinson (homework not submitted but did some fine grovelling while fronting the media)
- Warner (pissed off Clarke with indiscretions but dobbed in by Watto for the Walkabout Affair)
- Wade (no conflict of interest either way, was rightfully dropped for being ****)

jesus christ

 

[four_or_six]

jesus christ

Deffo in team Watto.

 

[Jono]

Jesus did choose to review his dismissal, but the difference between him and Watto is his review was successful and he was resurrected!

 

[Burgey]

Don't see Lyon as being in either camp tbh. He just gets treated like **** by everyone.

 

[honestbharani]

Not sure if this is the best thread for this but CA seems to be the new BCCI...


Forget Tests, BBL is where it's at | Cricket News | Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Jono]

@ Cricket Australia releasing a BBL media release.

Backlash is going to have a field day.

 

[Tangles]

Hughes was at the Walkabout also. What this about Lyon and Husseys farewell?