I've had enough, Virat Kohli.......

[Jono]

Smith was always a dickhead.

What'd he do pre-captaincy (other than being completely overrated as being entertaining by Spikey and his crew because he wore a onesie in a photo) worthy of being called a dickhead?

 

[TheJediBrah]

What'd he do pre-captaincy (other than being completely overrated as being entertaining by Spikey and his crew because he wore a onesie in a photo) worthy of being called a dickhead?

When he was in juniors he was hitting warm-up balls into a pack of spectators one time and laughed when one hit a kid

Supposedly a true story

 

[Burgey]

Other kid should have known how to catch.

It's a tough world out there.

 

[Jono]

If I was going to wahh about anything it'd be him picking Langer.

Yeah but you cop the Hayden/Langer double on the nut I reckon.

 

[GIMH]

What'd he do pre-captaincy (other than being completely overrated as being entertaining by Spikey and his crew because he wore a onesie in a photo) worthy of being called a dickhead?

I don't like his face

 

[morgieb]

If I was going to wahh about anything it'd be him picking Langer.

I think the logic with Langer was that he wanted an opening partnership that has batted together before, and tbf I would be picking the partnership that left me a great platform to dominate too. (especially given Ponting's best years were during the time they were opening and he was at 3)

Surprised Kallis is batting 3 and Sangakkara 6. Surely you'd swap them?

 

[GIMH]

Lack of Englishmen just shows he's still bitter about being booed in 2009

 

[TheJediBrah]

Surprised Kallis is batting 3 and Sangakkara 6. Surely you'd swap them?

No way

 

[harsh.ag]

Yeah, I would swap them too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nah, Kallis would be wasted at no. 6. Also Sanga's the keeper so it makes sense to give him a smaller batting workload.

 

[morgieb]

Nah, Kallis would be wasted at no. 6. Also Sanga's the keeper so it makes sense to give him a smaller batting workload.

Gilchrist is.

Also Sanga played wayyyyy more at 3 than Kallis did IIRC.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh wait he's not the keeper. Eh, still would be a better no. 6 than Kallis.

 

[harsh.ag]

Oh wait he's not the keeper. Eh, still would be a better no. 6 than Kallis.

But Kallis is the fifth bowler. Wouldn't you want to apply the smaller workload theory there? Not to mention Sanga was more of a number 3 than Kallis.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Ponting is one of those guys who's been surprisingly good post-retirement. Watching him play and captain a side you'd assume he's a raging arrogant prick who knows **** all about tactics but he's actually quite good. He's been great in the BBL.

He has been excellent in the small amount I have seen him do. Wish we got him over here instead of Warne. Adds a very good modern captains view to it all too and doesn't just slag other captains off but tries to tell you why they may have done what they did.

 

[Gob]

Yeah Punter is awesome. I think he became an awesome guy post giving up the captaincy actually.

Being captain makes many people pricks I reckon, pressure must be just ridiculous.

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

 

[harsh.ag]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

Masked vigilante generalizes ****.

 

[Gob]

masked vigilante generalizes ****.

where are they?

 

[Gob]

As fer topic i think Housie is going bit ott here. Virat's biggest problem is his lack of runs in India. He has got like what 3 tons over there and frankly its weird cos usually its the other way around and also he is pretty good against spin.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nah, Kallis would be wasted at no. 6.

Exactly. Both would be good at no. 3, but Sanga would be much better at 6. Kallis' game just doesn't suit it as well.

 

[harsh.ag]

Exactly. Both would be good at no. 3, but Sanga would be much better at 6. Kallis' game just doesn't suit it as well.

Because Kallis is so one-dimensional.