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  1. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Huge innings for D Hussey this.
  2. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Reckon the guy is a more than reasonable OD option to be fair. Pretty comfortably our second best option behind Hauritz in the 50 over stuff. Shouldn't be judging his abilities as an OD cricketer on what we saw in Test cricket where he was pretty significantly out of his depth cause he doesn't...
  3. Andre

    The types of the Bowls manufactured and their differences.

    In brief: The white ball swings a bit more and is more difficult to control than the red due to the amount of laquer they put on it to get it to the white colour (not a natural colour of leather). Kookaburra balls maintain their shape better than a lot of other cricket balls but go softer and...
  4. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Not ruling out doing an armchair fans critique of the Argus review.
  5. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Indeed, I printed it out and went through it with a fine tooth comb and was very impressed, you talk sense, I like.
  6. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Second most anticipated review of the past 12 months.
  7. Andre

    *Official* Third Test at Edgbaston

    Which goose gave Sanjay Manjrekar a microphone?
  8. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Yeah exactly right. Hauritz was doing a fair job and the fact we dumped him suggests that we aren't in the maret for a steady type like that, hence the continued exclusion of O'Keefe, even though it is exactly the sort of cricketer we need at the moment (not saying it is definetly O'Keefe...
  9. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Echoing the thoughts of everyone else here, great to see Adub on the forum, good to have another man involved in meaningful discussion. Re: O'Keefe's selection. I reckon it has a fair bit to do with tradjectory he bowls at. At the risk of being simplistic, he's quite a round arm bowler who...
  10. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Can't say I disagree with Craddock on this one though. The only problem with his arguement is the precendents the panel have set - if they hadn't picked some people from the sky then I'd agree that O'Keefe should be making those phone calls. However, the theory behind Crash's article is sound -...
  11. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Yeah the S Waugh point is valid - different sort of player though. Was an all-rounder for a lot of his career so never really did much batting in the top 4 in his formative years at Shield level or below (and somewhat a byproduct of his brother seemingly batting 1 ahead of him for a fair portion...
  12. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    This. Word on the street is that poor old Shaun, well, just isn't that bright, so takes him a while to learn from his mistakes. But he's making progress. Wouldn't suprise me if he averaged 45+ in Test cricket.
  13. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Clarke is the big boy now - absolutely has to step up at No. 4.
  14. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Last spotted hanging out with Paul Wilson, Matthew Nicholson, Beau Casson, Chris Rogers and Clint MacKay at a one-hit-wonders cover band night.
  15. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Only bloke who has 'bashed the door down' to make the squad is Copeland I'd say. Had a real hard time getting past the 'too slow' tag to even get his first game for NSW - he'd dominated grade for a couple of years before he got picked for NSW unlike most other guys. Now he has dominated Shield...
  16. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Heard over the weekend he's moving there to play grade and 'see how he goes' with regards to a Shield spot. Heard last week he's still skipper at Manly is Sydney grade and was just going to Adelaide for the Big Bash. Reckon he'll turn up in Adelaide.
  17. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Let's not underestimate the importance of Shane Watson with the ball in SL - Greg Matthews reckons it is the country where the ball can swing the most in the world. Watto's seamers might play a huge part in the series if there is a lot of humidity around.
  18. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Hughes Watson Ponting Clarke Hussey Marsh Haddin Johnson Harris Siddle Beer will be the XI for the first Test I reckon. Seems pretty clear that Marsh will be getting a game from Hilditch's quotes. Kind of think that Khawaja, Lyon, Pattinson and Copeland are going for experience as much as...
  19. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    PS: How do we pick a squad of less people for one of the most ardious Test tours going around than we did for the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane?!
  20. Andre

    ***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Oh I agree with you mate - it was a ****-up of epic proportions that led to Bolly being so underdone in the first place, however, the selectors thinking on him is pretty clear from Hilditch's quote: "Doug Bollinger has been left out of the Test squad. The NSP feels he needs to improve his...

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