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Even Bangladeshis would 'walk into' Australian team : Jamie Siddons
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Hurricane
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You are admitting he is better than any of the alternatives including the incumbents but you are saying you wouldn't pick him...Doesn't add up.
What evidence is there that batting in australian conditions is particularly difficult for overseas batsman?
Most good batsman I have seen have made runs over there.
You are admitting he is better than any of the alternatives including the incumbents but you are saying you wouldn't pick him...Doesn't add up.
What evidence is there that batting in australian conditions is particularly difficult for overseas batsman?
Most good batsman I have seen have made runs over there.
Prince EWS
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"Away" != "Australia" though.
HeathDavisSpeed
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And the sad thing is, Darren Berry still wouldn't be able to get a game.
M0rphin3
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Yeah, he is better than Twatto IMO.
robinjr
School Boy/Girl Captain
Against spin,yes but Watson is imo better against pace.But yeah i guess Tamim is probably bit better becourse he's likely to convert a start to a big one.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Nah, Tamim's as good if not better against pace imo. Played his best knocks in England. Though quite obviously as all bdeshi batsmen, he's much more comfortable against spin.
Jono
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Jono
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Would explain Hilfenhaus' continuous selection.
Blaze 18
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GIMH
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Can't help but feel you are taking a hypothetical statement too seriously. To me, 'walk into' simply implies a player is better than the incumbents and would improve the side.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Considering the problems for Hughes in 2009 were Flintoff and Harmison, I'd dispute that it's the same bowling attack.
Uppercut
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Hughes polarises opinion so heavily though. Such a rare case- some people think he's a world-beater, some people think he's utterly hopeless and both opinions are perfectly valid based on what we've seen of him. I really do think there's too huge a difference to ignore between saying someone is better than Hughes and saying you'd pick them for Australia.
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haha probably semi-true with some players. Mark Taylor might have been dropped had there not been an Ashes tour on the horizon and it's hard to understand the continued selection of Paul Reiffel in any other way.
vic_orthdox
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Nah, for mine I feel like "Walk into" means that I'd bite off your hand for that player. No doubt that Tamim would get a game at some stage, but I'd bite your hand off for Shakib, personally.
Black_Warrior
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Actually, I dont have anything against Hughes.. I dont think he is utterly hopeless either. In fact I want him to play in Sydney and I want Australia to persist with him because you need specialist openers in test cricket, not makeshift ones like Watson because even if they are getting runs. In the long run, if you are trying to build a great team, you need specialists. However, based on the performances so far, I just dont think there is enough evidence to suggest so far that Hughes is a better player than Tamim hence if Tamim was available for Australia, he would be my pick over Hughes. Simple as that.
