Something to make Australians happy-Hilditch and Chappell got the chuck

[Flem274*]

From Cricinfo;

Andrew Hilditch's tenure as Australia's chairman of selectors is over after the Cricket Australia board decided to appoint a full-time national selector. On a day of major upheaval for Australian cricket, the CA board has also removed Greg Chappell from the selection panel, while the coach Tim Nielsen is in danger of losing his job.

Australia news: Andrew Hilditch gone as chairman of selectors | Australia Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Congratulations are in order then

 

[GIMH]

Be interesting times ahead then.

 

[smash84]

Oh no. This might mean Aussie resurrection

 

[centurymaker]

couldn't they have delayed this for 6 more months

 

[marc71178]

The old team would've beaten your rag tag outfit anyway.

 

[andyc]

**** yeah!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why the hell didn't they do this about 6 weeks ago before the men they have just sacked picked the squads to tour Sri Lanka?

Not like there wasn't a long enough gap after the ashes before this series started to get the report done was there.

 

[four_or_six]

It must be one hell of an atmosphere atm in Sri Lanka, with Nielsen and also apparently Greg Chappell is the on-duty selector!

 

[Stapel]

Why the hell didn't they do this about 6 weeks ago before the men they have just sacked picked the squads to tour Sri Lanka?

Not like there wasn't a long enough gap after the ashes before this series started to get the report done was there.

Because it is easier to have the outgoing management make some tough decisions, perhaps?

 

[Uppercut]

About ****ing time. Now get Katman back.

 

[Cevno]

****! They sacked Chappel ahead of the India series?

 

[four_or_six]

To summarise what Chappelli just said about the Argus review - I haven't read it, but the whole thing is basically rubbish.

 

[Spikey]

hahahahaha sounds like him. The review hits its stride from around p27 onwards

 

[four_or_six]

hahahahaha sounds like him. The review hits its stride from around p27 onwards

Quite enjoyed page 6 myself.

 

[Spikey]

 

[Lostman]

As long as they dont un-**** the already chosen test squad, we are good in SL

 

[tooextracool]

Should have been done about a decade ago. Its too bad they got complacent while they were the top team in the world and failed to realize the kind of ridiculousness that was going on with their selection panel.

 

[Neil Pickup]

My favourite extract thus far:

The evidence from the Ashes and other recent series is that our basic cricket skills are lacking in key areas, in particular:

For batting; batting for long periods; batting against the moving ball; our approach to playing spin; general batting technique in some instances

For bowling; building pressure; bowling to an agreed plan; spin bowling and captaincy of spin bowling; swing bowling, including generating reverse swing.

For fielding; overall fielding, especially catching

General athleticism; this has extra significance as in the panel's view fielding standards reflect the attitude and professionalism of the team.

For our overall approach; Building batting and bowling partnerships; General game sense/match awareness and cricket expertise, including the ability to problem-solve during the course of a match

Delete the bit about reverse swing and that's my season's planning for an U11 side...

 

[smash84]

Isn't this a list of just about everthing under the sun?