***Official*** VB Series 2006

[Top_Cat]

I just got a shocked SMS from a friend of mine who used to work with Kat; she reckons she's never seen him swear so much!

 

[andyc]

LOL Andy I was thinking that too. He was definitely 'sticking it up' everyone that doubted him and called for his head. That was fairly obvious.

Haha yeah. I'm just curious as to who it was he was saying **** you to.

 

[mavric41]

Well played Sri Lanka. They certainly lifted their standards and made the finals worth while watching. A very entertaining and gutsy effort.

 

[Jono]

Obviously Katich was very emotional and he got carried away in the moment, but I can think of better ways to celebrate my maiden ton than swearing on national TV.

 

[SquidAU]

Haha yeah. I'm just curious as to who it was he was saying **** you to.

When I first saw it, I was so sure he said "**** you selectors"!

 

[Top_Cat]

I think it was more like "***kin' beeeeeooooooty" Then a few more......

Not that I wish to open a potential moderators nightmare by encouraging people to speculate on what expletives Katich said......

 

[Crazy Sam]

best one day player in the world named man of series. what a player, what a team. so great.

 

[SquidAU]

I think it was more like "***kin' beeeeeooooooty" Then a few more......

Not that I wish to open a potential moderators nightmare by encouraging people to speculate on what expletives Katich said......

Well, he did say "Thats for you...." but didn't work out who "it" was for!

 

[Nate]

Obviously Katich was very emotional and he got carried away in the moment, but I can think of better ways to celebrate my maiden ton than swearing on national TV.

Was pretty hilarious though.

 

[Jono]

When I first saw it, I was so sure he said "**** you selectors"!

Lol the thing is, the selectors have been the ones backing him. If he was going to stick it up someone, you'd think it'd be the media and the fans. The selectors gave him plenty of opportunities when I thought he'd definitely be dropped after his first knock back from injury at Sydney where he failed.

 

[alternative]

Well played aussies, good series win.. All through the series it looked like aussies, but srilanka gave one hell of a challenge, hats of those guyz..
and now gilly and katich.. excellent play.. loved the batting..
Roy as to MOTS and Gilly for MOTM

 

[alternative]

Lol the thing is, the selectors have been the ones backing him. If he was going to stick it up someone, you'd think it'd be the media and the fans. The selectors gave him plenty of opportunities when I thought he'd definitely be dropped after his first knock back from injury at Sydney where he failed.

It could also have been to Phil Jaques.. (**** U no chance for u)

 

[Nate]

These highlights of the summer are awesome. Cricket moves so quickly, I forgot about so many of the Test Match moments! Hussey`s batting with McGrath, Symonds` bowling.

Go Test Cricket.

 

[luckyeddie]

Hound Hondo, then hound Jason. Anyone who doesn't agree with the Aussie majority on this forum are not good enough and need to be hounded out of here , right .

the pack mentality , eh..

Shut the hell up, silly. It's not just the Australians who think that a few of you are acting like spoilt children.

 

[Jono]

You know the coolest guy in the Sri Lankan team? Their physio who always runs at full pace off the ground when he's treated someone. I remember him doing it in New Zealand, and it was hilarious when he did it today. He almost knocked over Aleem Dar to try and catch up with Kulasekara (I think) when he took the head start.

 

[aussie]

Obviously Katich was very emotional and he got carried away in the moment, but I can think of better ways to celebrate my maiden ton than swearing on national TV.

ye Kat looked wild their, but it was legal

 

[JASON]

Shut the hell up, silly. It's not just the Australians who think that a few of you are acting like spoilt children.

Sorry old boy, forgot the few poms as well. Why don't you shut yours eh ?

 

[JASON]

Oh grow up, it's not that you're in a minority; it's that both you and Hondo are making zero sense right now. None, nada, zip, zilch. It's so ridiculous, in fact, I question whether you really believe what you're saying and aren't just taking the Michael.

I do mean what I say. This is a forum for discussion, not for silly old farts to come and tell others to shut up when they don't like opinions that are contrary to theirs being said !!

You are at least having a discussion here, the old guy is telling people to shut up.

That is pretty foolish and stupid.

 

[luckyeddie]

Sorry old boy, forgot the few poms as well. Why don't you shut yours eh ?

You know me - always side with whitey.

 

[Pratters]

Australia have won the VB series in some style after the initial hiccup. Many weaknesses of the Australian one day team, once invincible, are there for all to see now though.

The biggest problem has been the bowling. A look at the stats - http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VBS/STATS/VBS_JAN-FEB2006_ODI_AVS_AUS.html is enough. Apart from Lee and Bracken, NO one impressed. With Warne (who I believed would be back for the world cup) not looking in that direction (at least for now) and McGrath is future uncertain with his personal crisis the bowling cupboard is extremely bare. Can we really expect Brad Hogg to perform better than ordinary? He is no great force. And even if we consider him to pass the cut, who play the roles of the 4th and 5th bowlers? Watson, perenially injured, may solve a bit of the problem. But guys like Watson, Symonds can play support roles. If some player doesn't step up, the Aussie team can look to chase big totals against the other strong one day teams.

Regarding the batting - the team has had collapses. With Katich and Martyn not performing at a level required, there have been situations of trouble. It is an area which needs to be strengthened to ensure not losing matches because of collapses. It is an area which Australia can rectify hopefully in the future (with Jacques or some one else stepping up).

But I do not know how Australia can counter the first problem it is encountering.

The VB series showed there are plently of problems for South Africa (specially since the world cup will be played in the slow, low pitches of the Windies) and a lot of positives for Sri Lanka. Without going into those details, the marathon series, often sluggish, has shown a lot regarding the three participating teams.

Cross posted at http://sportolysis.blogsome.com