Ferguson out for 6-12 months

[pasag]

Callum Ferguson to undergo knee surgery

Ruptured his ACL, undergoing surgery.

Devo.

 

[Shri]

Was looking forward to see him bat over the next year. Real shame.

 

[vic_orthdox]

vic_orthdox dislikes this.

 

[Top_Cat]

Geeeeeeeeez. That leaves Cossie as SA's only really gun bat, especially in FRC. Crap.

 

[NUFAN]

So unlucky. I really wanted Ferguson putting pressure on the Australian Test middle order bats.

 

[Julian87]

Terrible news, especially for South Australia.

 

[Johnners]

Gutted tbh, was starting to become an integral part of the ODI team. Wouldn't have been surprised to see him named for the Pakistan away series either if he had a strong summer.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Will certainly miss him getting to 20 in 9 balls then chipping one to extra cover.

 

[Top_Cat]

Smitteh on the right of screen.

 

[four_or_six]

Crikey, the Australian team has had a nightmare with injury the last 12 months. There seems to be hardly anyone who hasn't missed a chunk of time.

 

[Prince EWS]

So unlucky. I really wanted Ferguson putting pressure on the Australian Test middle order bats.

Personally would have bleated if he got anywhere near the Test team in the next twelve months TBH.

 

[NUFAN]

Personally would have bleated if he got anywhere near the Test team in the next twelve months TBH.

I think he's a lot closer to the Test team then you think, in fact I think he could possibly have been one or two injuries from you bleating like a goat.

He obviously needed to have a very good start to the summer, making more then 20 (9).

 

[Prince EWS]

I think he's a lot closer to the Test team then you think, in fact I think he could possibly have been one or two injuries from you bleating like a goat

Nah, I actually think he's quite close to the Test team (or at least was before his injury). I also think it's an absolute joke though and if my suspicions (and yours, evidently) came to the fore and he actually got a run in it, I'd have bleated like nothing else.

 

[Simon]

Given he's a member of the one day side and the selectors obviously see something in him if he had of been fit and scoring buckets of runs this summer then I think he would have been definitely in line to be in the squad.

 

[Prince EWS]

Given he's a member of the one day side and the selectors obviously see something in him if he had of been fit and scoring buckets of runs this summer then I think he would have been definitely in line to be in the squad.

Don't think anyone is denying this tbh.

 

[Flem274*]

An Australian prospect hampered by injury?

YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.....

I mean...Oh no how terrible.

Nah in all seriousness, pretty unlucky. Seems a decent (but fustrating) propect for Australia.

 

[Richard]

Probably good in the long-run. Think he's frankly a little fortunate to have got where he has the last 9 months or so, and though he deserves full credit for taking his chances this is a setback that might force people to row back where otherwise they would have given more undeserved chances. Have thought exactly what Cribb, Bowen et al suggest of late - a bit more and he might be in the Test team, which he frankly deserves to be nowhere near. If this means those who get a chance having deserved it more, well, good. Reminds me a bit of people saying James Foster was unlucky to be injured when he was because he might've been a fixture in the Test team from 2001/02 onwards had he not been. Well, no, he was incredibly fortunate to play in 2001/02 ITFP. As and when Ferguson's back he should now have to produce some serious results before he gets back in the picture.

Wonder if Symonds might get a last ODI chance as a result. Or has that been essentially ruled-out by now?

 

[andyc]

Probably good in the long-run. Think he's frankly a little fortunate to have got where he has the last 9 months or so, and though he deserves full credit for taking his chances this is a setback that might force people to row back where otherwise they would have given more undeserved chances. Have thought exactly what Cribb, Bowen et al suggest of late - a bit more and he might be in the Test team, which he frankly deserves to be nowhere near. If this means those who get a chance having deserved it more, well, good. Reminds me a bit of people saying James Foster was unlucky to be injured when he was because he might've been a fixture in the Test team from 2001/02 onwards had he not been. Well, no, he was incredibly fortunate to play in 2001/02 ITFP. As and when Ferguson's back he should now have to produce some serious results before he gets back in the picture.

Wonder if Symonds might get a last ODI chance as a result. Or has that been essentially ruled-out by now?

I can't really agree with this. I'd say he was pretty deserving of his ODI selection, he's only 24 and he was coming off a much improved one day domestic season, and he performed pretty much as soon as he came to the side. I agree that he's not deserving of a Test position, but it's definitely harsh to say he was given an 'undeserved chance' in the ODI team.

Symonds has no chance, AFAIC. Done and dusted. Massive pity, mind you.

 

[Nate]

Probably good in the long-run.

Stopped reading after this.

 

[Richard]

I can't really agree with this. I'd say he was pretty deserving of his ODI selection, he's only 24 and he was coming off a much improved one day domestic season, and he performed pretty much as soon as he came to the side. I agree that he's not deserving of a Test position, but it's definitely harsh to say he was given an 'undeserved chance' in the ODI team.

Didn't he only get what seemed like a pretty one-off-reward-for-short-term-excellence fill-in position for a couple of games and end-up doing so well that he got preferred to others (such as Symonds)?

I've never considered someone deserving of an international opening because they've had a whole 1 good season after years of being a letdown.