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  1. burr

    Australian test selection 2019-2020

    Khawaja is infuriating. Cummins is inspiring. That's all I have.
  2. burr

    Tim Paine fail thread

    His shot selection this series has been really poor. I'm disappointed; expected more. None of the other choices inspire much however so I'm not too anxious to do away with him.
  3. burr

    3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

    Yes, however they also absolutely have to win one of the next two, and draw another. So blowing your load here wouldn't be very smart. Quality over quantity matters too of course. Clarke in 13/14 with Johnson a proven case. At a minimum, Root lacks imagination as a captain. And that's being kind.
  4. burr

    3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

    Root doesn't manage his bowlers does he. In general, I'm really underwhelmed by his captaincy. Always come across as overly defensive in media appearances; rolling out the company line with no apparent critical analysis. You want strategy, vision and caring for your people from a leader. Don't...
  5. burr

    2nd Test, Lord's, London

    For Australia not to have a good slipper out of its top three is historically most unusual. And could cost em this series.
  6. burr

    Final - England v New Zealand

    What an insane match. I'm still trying to grapple with it and I don't support either team. Never has staying up to 5.15am and surviving on 2.5 hours of sleep at work the following day been so worth it. It's also eery that this is 20 years on from the other WC tie in the same country, which I...
  7. burr

    *Official* Big Bash League 2018-19

    Rubbish. He's always been average. 2015 WC case in point. One hundred against England does not make a man.
  8. burr

    *Official* Big Bash League 2018-19

    It's a struggle to decide who I respect less for their cricket ability (although they are apparently both lovely people): Finch or Henriques...
  9. burr

    *Official* Big Bash League 2018-19

    Edit: And then gets out. Seriously. This man plays for Australia. Oh boy.
  10. burr

    *Official* Big Bash League 2018-19

    Aaron Finch. Forcing everyone else to throw away their wicket with a SR of 112. What a man.
  11. burr

    Australian test selection 2018/19

    That is pretty interesting. Not a single first class title. It was the lack of process which was astounding. If you look at successful examples like Hawthorn, they went through a really solid process and appointed the best candidate (Clarkson), not some hunch pick or favourite son. That's the...
  12. burr

    Australian test selection 2018/19

    Test selection may be an issue to a minor extent but the problem is still with Shield cricket (and its scheduling). I fundamentally don't agree with Cowan when he says people are knocking the door down. A Wade and Burns definition of 'knocking down the door' would have Bevan et al. laughing...
  13. burr

    Most comprehensive defeats of Australia in their own backyard

    This still isn't as bad as 10-11. That was the equivalent of ripping living skin off the flesh with no painkillers.
  14. burr

    *Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

    If Australia wants to know what playing hard cricket means they just need to ask Pat. Man hates giving up his wicket, hates giving up runs and the look of absolute disgust when he dropped that catch the other day was a pleasure to witness. The enormous skill obviously helps too.
  15. burr

    Latest Review into Australian Cricket

    Yep, the scheduling and the blatant disrespect shown to the domestic ODIs and Shield is what needs fixing. Not this smile with us c**p. It's rare I agree with Warne but that made the bile rise.
  16. burr

    *Official* South Africa in Australia 2018

    So there's only six ODIs for the entire Australian summer. And that before a WC. Man, the game here is going the way of a minority sport. Have to start playing the Junction Oval.
  17. burr

    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    England play a ridiculous amount of cricket. Didn't you just finish a series v. India.
  18. burr

    *Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

    That was awesome. And to think my colleague at work said, 'So we're really celebrating draws against Pakistan now?' Man, no idea.
  19. burr

    ***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2018

    What an abject performance by Australia. Well done South Africa.
  20. burr

    Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"

    This whole 'culture' thing is so amorphous, I'm not convinced. And I certainly don't want Australia to become like NZ, whatever that is. I never bought into that whole 'Baz' McCullum everyman myth. What they need to get rid of is the moralising hypocrisy. I don't want Warner telling other...

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