Bryce Mcgain

[iamdavid]

I certainly am. 1/160, hammered by Azharuddin, lucky he wasn't a one test wonder!

Nah...1/150 hammered by Shastri and Tendulkar........moral of the story is give him a chance for the nerves to settle.
Although with this being the 3rd test and McGain being 37 I dont see that happening.

 

[Jono]

If McGain wasn't 37, he'd be excused and get another test.

But he is.

Feel sorry for him, but it is also funny.

 

[Rant0r]

yeah definitely choked, and yes definitely a better bowler than that, it's a shame though because they wanted to play him 12 or so months ago but he got injured, not he's a year older, and there really isn't much time for him to come back from this.

i can't recall a more horrific pounding on debut.

 

[Julian87]

Michael Clarke > any other spinner Australia has right now.

Why waste the space? Put another player in, and let Clarke bowl all the spin. Can't be any worse than McGain, surely.

Clarke's test/4 day bowling is ordinary.

 

[NUFAN]

The way we are going, it wont be long until Chris Simpson is given a Test.

 

[stephen]

The way we are going, it wont be long until Chris Simpson is given a Test.

Well he could be picked as a specialist captain. Everyone seems to hate Ponting's captaincy, so it might be worth a try

 

[Top_Cat]

Can we forget about picking a spinner for the sake of it now? Please selectors? I feel incredibly sorry for McGain coming in under difficult circumstances (not match-hardened after a long lay-off with a ****ty injury for a leggie, hype built-up over a year, etc.) but geez, enough of throwing guy in the deep-end like that. Spinners in the Aus side have been treated like crap for a while now. Either they've been in-and-out with little reason behind selection/being dropped or have been abandoned entirely after one bad performance.

Casson - picked and treated like he was the preferred option, told he was the future then unceremoniously dropped
White - asked to be a front-line spinner when he wasn't one for his state, dropped
Krejza - took 12 on debut then took some tap in Perth (far from the only bowler to look unpenetrative in day 4 and 5, by the way) and dropped
Hauritz - Picked, took a couple, dropped, picked again and took a couple, dropped again (at worst, he was economical)
McGain - hyped for over a year, spanked by Saffies desperate to prove themselves, expect him to be dropped for the first Test in England

Hauritz seems to have been the only guy to handle the selection merry-go-round, just shrugs his shoulders and is happy to get a game. The message seems to be "Perform immediately or be dropped." and even then, it didn't save Krezja. That's ****.

 

[chaminda_00]

I know Hilfenhaus has been a unluckly this series. But it is a bit funny that Casson, Krejza and Hauritz may end up with better bowler averages then Hilfenhaus. Yet Hilfenhaus will be on of the first picked for the Ashes depending on injuries.

Lucky fast bowlers can get carried by other quicks and aren't on required to perform at the same level as spinners seemingly.

 

[howardj]

Squirmed in my chair when I saw some of McGain's fare last night.

Ah, nobody does tragic Aussie Reps like Victoria - Micky Lewis, Hodge, Rogers, Wayne Phillips (he replaced Swampy) and now McGain.

 

[Rant0r]

yeah i'd definitely be going for 4 fast bowlers plus some part timers, of course they need to start getting through the overs a bit better to do that, they haven't been doing a bad job of it this series

clarke is better as a surprise bowler, he hasn't done that well when given more overs, plus his back is rooted.

mcgain was far from picking someone for the sake of it, but their treatment of spinners is at best, inconsistent, he'll probably crawl into a small ball in the shower cell of the changerooms now, crying game style.

haha @ tragic victorians, poor old mick lewis

 

[Craig]

Australia has had plenty of chances not to have picked McGain and could of played Hauritz (or Krejza instead, but they went for him, and even though he is 37 you may as well play him again, if he doesn't then well axe him.

Even though he is 37 he hasn't played a great deal of FC cricket, so it is not as though he will disappear off the scene. I think he will play again, they have had excuses in not picking him, but they did, so they must think highly of him.

 

[Camo999]

Bryce has been a consistent performer for Victoria over the past couple of years in all three forms of the game. Hauritz, Casson and Krejza have not even been regulars in their state sides over this time.

Prince and Kallis are pretty handy players. They took a few risks and got on top of him early on and it paid off this time. The results look pretty bad so far, but you can't judge him based on just 11 overs. It's a shame it looks like he won't get anything to bowl at in the second dig as it could have been a totally different ball game.

Siddle looked pretty average in the WACA test too but you've got to give guys a decent chance to establish themselves.

 

[Craig]

Bryce has been a consistent performer for Victoria over the past couple of years in all three forms of the game. Hauritz, Casson and Krejza have not even been regulars in their state sides over this time.

Prince and Kallis are pretty handy players. They took a few risks and got on top of him early on and it paid off this time. The results look pretty bad so far, but you can't judge him based on just 11 overs. It's a shame it looks like he won't get anything to bowl at in the second dig as it could have been a totally different ball game.

Siddle looked pretty average in the WACA test too but you've got to give guys a decent chance to establish themselves.

True that. There were calls for Siddle's axing, turns out keeping him in the team was the right choice.

 

[_Ed_]

Siddle's only 24 though, it was a logical long-term investment to keep him in the side. McGain...

 

[Camo999]

Siddle's only 24 though, it was a logical long-term investment to keep him in the side. McGain...

Hmm, fair enough. Although I reckon a spinner is that one specialist position where you shouldn't lose too much as you get older. Mo Matthews is still going strong! John Traicos played forever. If Bryce did turn out to be good, (and that is a big if) he probably could play well into his forties if he really wanted.

 

[Uppercut]

True that. There were calls for Siddle's axing, turns out keeping him in the team was the right choice.

Siddle looked "pretty average". McGain has just bowled what was possibly the worst spell in the history of test cricket.

Not comparable.

 

[Rant0r]

big call

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

McGain has just bowled what was possibly the worst spell in the history of test cricket.

yeah.

Watch out for that knee.

 

[Craig]

Siddle looked "pretty average". McGain has just bowled what was possibly the worst spell in the history of test cricket.

Not comparable.

I'm not saying McGain bowled well or anything like that, I saw the highlights and McGain for whatever reason (nerves probably) bowled nothing but pies, that I can't deny and nor will I try to (for all we know he might bowl a whole lot better today).

What I'm trying to say is that they have taken a punt on him at his age when they didn't need to so I think he is worthy of at least one more Test and in essence I agree with Goughy. Not rocket science in what I said wasn't it?

 

[Krishna_j]

=Uppercut;1865152. McGain has just bowled what was possibly the worst spell in the history of test cricket.

Not comparable.

You never can tell - i thought Krejza was well on the way to achieving that when he turned 3 for 200 in his 30th over against India at Nagpur last year - five quickies turned the trick into one of the best t ever on debut