*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[grecian]

Worst 'letting rip with a rant' ever?

The worst bit of it was the sign-off, people stopped saying that about three years ago.

 

[Tangles]

Read the Crucinfo article and they do let us know that Faulkner is tough, a fighter and competitive. I had assumed this was Boof or CA but Clarke is selling it hard enough for me to think it's what he wants also.

"As we've seen so far in this series, statistics, records, first-class performances haven't meant that much," Clarke said. "It's about finding a way on that day or over those five days to have success. I know James Faulkner has got the strength to do that whether it be with the bat or with the ball.

"Like a lot of our young players, he's a wonderful young talent. But I think he's got the toughness to mix it with any opposition in any form of the game at the highest level. He's a fighter. He's a competitor. He might not look the best all the time but he'll find a way to stay out there and help his partner go on and make a hundred, or make sure he's batting with the tail and find a way to get them through. I think he's got that in him.

"With the ball, he's extremely competitive and will find a way to take wickets, as he's done so far on this tour and in the shorter forms of the game. I think generally the better conditions are for batting, the better bowler James is, because he's at you all the time and he's extremely competitive. I think he's the right character for this team and I think you'll have a good opportunity to see just how much talent he's got in this Test match."

 

[MW1304]

All I can read from that is "he might look pretty ****, and not really have the skill of other players, or the natural ability to actually take wickets and make runs, and we might talk about him in a condescending manner...but he tries hard."

 

[MW1304]

Actually how would yew ozzies feel if he took 10 wickets and made a hundred.

 

[Top_Cat]

England v Australia, 5th Investec Ashes Test, The Oval : James Faulkner ready for Test elevation | Cricket News | Australia in England - The Investec Ashes | ESPN Cricinfo

"My dad is coming over. I always said that if I was ever going to play he'd be the first one I'd call and the first one I would get over," Faulkner said. "He didn't really say much on the end of the line when I told him but I'm looking forward to seeing him tomorrow morning.

Even Dad is stunned into silence by the selection. Ouch.

"I'd have picked Wade...."

/peterfalknerthoughts

 

[Maximas]

thoroughly unimpressed with the inclusion of Faulkner, we now have 5 seamers on a bunsen and we are short of a batsmen

 

[dermo]

when will faulkner bowl his first back of the hand slower ball?

[x] first ball
[] first over
[] second spell
[] after he's been hit for 100+ already
[] second innings
[] won't bowl cause he's a pure number 3

 

[Maximas]

that slower ball will be handy if the pitch turns later actually, especially if he comes round the wicket to the right handers, Bell might finally chop on like I've been waiting for all series.

 

[Riggins]

the team was in in the paper this morning, with hughes in and no faulkner

mum "what were you talking about, faulkner's not playing?"
me "nah, he is. cricket australia put the team on twitter"
mum " it must have been a fake twitter, why would they pick him anyway, he's crap."

 

[NUFAN]

I'm hoping that Australia bat first tomorrow and don't lose more than four wickets, because it will ruin my day out at the Oval if I see Faulkner participate with bat or ball.

What a dramatic thing to say to a man on debut. I'm looking forward to seeing Faulkner completely outplay other good allrounders from the recent past last Gavin Hamilton and Jacques Kallis on their debuts.

 

[Burgey]

Actually how would yew ozzies feel if he took 10 wickets and made a hundred.

Thrilled to bits tbh.

 

[Maximas]

the team was in in the paper this morning, with hughes in and no faulkner

mum "what were you talking about, faulkner's not playing?"
me "nah, he is. cricket australia put the team on twitter"
mum " it must have been a fake twitter, why would they pick him anyway, he's crap."

or some troll like that guy after the Smith catch

 

[Riggins]

it would be an all time great troll if it was just the CA social media guy.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

The Aus left hand batters were complaining that the right handers didn't have to play Swann out of the rough as much. So they decided to pick 2 left arm bowlers to make it fair

 

[Maximas]

The Aus left hand batters were complaining that the right handers didn't have to play Swann out of the rough as much. So they decided to pick 2 left arm bowlers to make it fair

a lot of posters around here seem to think the footmarks suit Lyon more than Swann due to their bowling styles, really depends on who wins the toss I'd say

 

[NUFAN]

The Aus left hand batters were complaining that the right handers didn't have to play Swann out of the rough as much. So they decided to pick 2 left arm bowlers to make it fair

Its no coincidence that the right handed Faulkner was chosen to bat on debut ahead of the left handed Wade, Khawaja and Hughes. People don't bother to think about Swann's ability to take left handed wickets over right handed batsman though. Instead all the haterz look at Faulkner's career Shield record and say he is gash with the bat and somehow saying he can't bowl either.

 

[benchmark00]

I just don't know how this happens.

Cue in the rack.

 

[Riggins]

wickets on green tops don't count, it's too easy. also, you don't make runs on green tops, therefore you can't bat. *


*i still think faulkner is ****.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What little I have seen of Faulkner he looks a steady cricketer, then again so was Mark Ealham. Faulkner may be better but I doubt he is going to be a Miller is he?

 

[Maximas]

Faulkner is neither good enough at test level or aiding team balance, can't see why he is in unless the selectors have given up on this tour

EDIT: Well maybe he will be good enough at test level but I'm not sure he has earned it