Yeah, the reason North was picked in the first place was because Watson was injured and Australia wanted to use four seamers in South Africa; he was the spinner. He hit a ton on debut and cemented his place as a specialist batsman for another 20 odd painful Tests though.
Haven't they already said he's only going to be properly fit for the last two tests if they are lucky anyway.
Yeah, but the standard of a # 9 right now - through practice, guys should improve.
I think everyone in the Australian setup at the moment meets the minimum expected requirement of a professional cricketer though, bar perhaps Bollinger. Australia doesn't have a proper #8 in the side at the moment but it doesn't have any rabbits either.
How come New Zealand has so many batsman that can't bat?
It's because of their questionable existence.How come New Zealand has so many batsman that can't bat?
I think we will go better because the pitch won't be so bouncy. So I expect us to get to 250 all out but without relying on Vettori to get a century to get us there.
There are very few genuine bunnies in world cricket. Those who are, I would say it's a co-ordination thing more than anything. Chris Martin could spend the rest of his life in the nets and wouldn't get much better.
There are some of us who know what's coming from India. And because of that, this Test Series is most definitely the highlight.
Technically none, as the Test in Melbourne was already well out of Australia's reach. I still think, given Harris' recent injury history, it's a risk that Australia should avoid taking wherever possible though.
Not good enough in terms of skill/talent? Or not good enough in terms of mental concentration?
Just...no.
I don't see it as much of a problem at all if he breaks down after a match or before it - we are starting to get some good depth with our bowling now, so it isn't exactly a crisis situation. Bowlers come in and out of teams all the time anyway, irrespective of injury issues. I think it would be good if we could build to have a core set of say, around 6, test bowlers ready to go, but in terms of one of them occasionally being substituted in or out, I don't see it as much of an issue. I think what we should be doing with Harris right now, is playing him if he is fit and as a auxiliary bowler (basically like what Siddle has been doing), but only if it looks like he would really augment the attack. He probably shouldn't play consecutive matches either, unless the break in between is long enough. I don't think it's right he should be shelved all together - he is too good a player to waste imo and simply deserves some more goes. The perception of his role in the team just needs to be changed from him being the key part of the attack, to a very useful addition when fit.
But this was so awesome.
You know, one of the main reasons I've kept my sig for more than a few days is because of this
