***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

[King_Ponting]

Well his career record is worse than just ordinary.

I agree, dont see why the selectors keep persisting with him.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I agree, dont see why the selectors keep persisting with him.

Because he's got the potential to be a very, very good player. There's no room for him in the test team, and they want a full-time all-rounder for the ODI squad, so they pick him. I don't think he's well suited at all to the way they try and use him, but they'll stick with him for a while longer just like England stuck with Flintoff.

 

[King_Ponting]

Yes potential but maybe thats all..

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Another nice over from Clarke, four from it. 58 off 52 needed now. Getting tough.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yes potential but maybe thats all..

Maybe, but it's not that unusual for selectors to use the ODI squad to blood potential. Watson hasn't thrived for two reasons, one being that he's not a very good OD player to begin with, particularly with the ball, and the other being that they've misused him terribly. I'd say they are hoping he will adapt his game and grow into the role they've got for him as a long-term number 7.

His 8th goes for 4 more. 5-0-17-1 in his second spell now, nice stuff.

54 off 48.

 

[King_Ponting]

I have a feeling lee is injured. Surely he must come on if he isnt. Only 4 overs for the match

 

[andyc]

where is lee... he's got six overs left and we're into the 42nd now..

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hussey takes another wicket! Astonishing stuff.

 

[Adamc]

Hussey again.

 

[King_Ponting]

Hussey is a useful medium pacer......... I dont think u guys rate him at all. Much like ganguly as a bowler. cept a little quicker

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hussey is a useful medium pacer......... I dont think u guys rate him at all. Much like ganguly as a bowler. cept a little quicker

Yeah, I agree. He's a perfectly decent bowler, but it's not that often you see him get two genuine batsmen out to help turn a match.

 

[marc71178]

Nothing like Ganguly - a career total of 18 List A wickets in 183 games - that's not usefull.

 

[King_Ponting]

Yeh but how often in OD cricket do we see the main bowlers get slapped and then a part timer come on and get the breakthroughs

 

[andyc]

kasper back on for clarke
kasper has to bowl really well here for australia to win

 

[marc71178]

Yeh but how often in OD cricket do we see the main bowlers get slapped and then a part timer come on and get the breakthroughs

Not often if it's the supposed useful Hussey.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Kasprowicz is back on now.

 

[King_Ponting]

Nothing like Ganguly - a career total of 18 List A wickets in 183 games - that's not usefull.

Have u checked how often he has bowled? And u obviously havent seen him bowl in a match before then cause he is much the same as ganguly as a bowler

 

[Adamc]

Hussey is a useful medium pacer......... I dont think u guys rate him at all. Much like ganguly as a bowler. cept a little quicker

I'm sure Hussey is decent, I just find it funny that he's picked up two wickets after the proper bowlers were slaughtered earlier.

Anyway, 52 off 45 to win, looks like Somerset are down to their last proper pair.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Not often if it's the supposed useful Hussey.

Just because he doesn't bowl much in domestic cricket doesn't mean he is useless. And he's been bowling a little more recently - he actually had the best FC average in Australia last season ahead of Bracken with a couple of wickets in a game towards the end. He bowled in an ODI against NZ and I thought he looked pretty handy in a McMillan/Ganguly sort of way.

 

[Adamc]

Oh dear, Kasper still getting smashed around.