Should aussies draft Gillespie in the WC squad?

[Richard]

Martyn, Kasprowicz and Katich certainly weren't scapegoats - Katich played Tests and ODIs immidiately after, and Martyn and Kasprowicz got Test recalls, while Martyn was never dropped from ODIs (though he retired from them because of something in Tests, the poor confused fellow) at any point.

 

[pup11]

Yeah in reality Gillespie was the only scapegoat the others were just dropped for some games by the aussie selectors just to show how concerned they were about ashes loss.

 

[Richard]

He could be a possibility as I still feel he's a very decent bowler.Age is catching up with him but he could defiently do a job IMO

He's basically the same age as Clarke - just alot more experienced.

Nowhere have I heard the assertion that 25 (at the time of this post) is the same age as 31 (at the time of this post)!

Now if you were talking about Clark... 5 months, after all, is all the separates them...

 

[cover drive man]

If lee doesn't make it to the world cup, should we take Dizzy gillespie to the world cup. I know that he hasn't set the world on fire in first class cricket but he is a experienced and economical bowler in odi's. I think he would be a better choice than an inexperienced fast bowler.

I agree but I also think lee should go.

 

[Speersy]

Would be awesome if Gilliespie came back, if not I say get Warney up off his couch and tell him to start warming up.

 

[pup11]

Lee has been given some extra time to recover and show to his injury progress, that shows how desperate aussies are to get him back in the squad.

 

[pup11]

Dizzy bowled very well yesterday against tassies in limited over game with figures of 10-0-26-1.
His bowling has been really economical through this season and yesterday's performance was just another example.

 

[mavric41]

Nowhere have I heard the assertion that 25 (at the time of this post) is the same age as 31 (at the time of this post)!

Now if you were talking about Clark... 5 months, after all, is all the separates them...

Thank you to the spelling nazi for picking up my mistake. I see the error of my ways.

 

[Natman20]

I dont think they can change the squad unless there is an injury and I think Tait is already in the squad. Its guaranteed to be clark because of recent international experience to be called up over Gillespie to the squad. Unless the selectors pull out a dooser Gillespie wont get a go. I dont think the Australians bowling situation is as dire as people have been saying. Bracken ussually is pretty decent. The younger ones are inaccurate and thats why clark should be there instead of Tait or probably johnson more so IMO

 

[pup11]

I really can't understand that why does everyone mention tait and economy together, i agree he has been giving runs but so have been the likes of McGrath, bracken and even lee(who are our experienced bowlers). The real problem is that our experienced bowlers are neither picking wickets or stopping runs. Tait is there to pick wickets with all-out aggression, but the other bowlers need to compliment him by bowling tightly.

 

[burr]

NO WAY! If we go down that road we're in a lot more trouble than I thought.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Victorian coach pushing Harwood's case last few days in the papers down here. Probably one of the better death bowlers in the country, and leading the ODD wickets this year at an average of 13.

 

[Dizzy #4]

Bring Dizzy, and The World Cup is coming back Home.

No more pretending, the #4 will be back! Or else

"So Mr Ponting, Bad luck on that 10 wicket loss to Scotland, will your side bounce back aginest the Dutch?"

 

[Richard]

Victorian coach pushing Harwood's case last few days in the papers down here. Probably one of the better death bowlers in the country, and leading the ODD wickets this year at an average of 13.

Wasn't that what they said about Lewis?

 

[pup11]

Look the real debate is the lack of experience among the aussie fast bowlers, in case lee doesn't play then after McGrath no other aussie fast bowler has even played close to 100 odi's which could really be a telling factor. Thats where gillespie can help us, other experienced bowlers like bichel and kasprowicz(he is injured too) are too old, so the only option has to be Dizzy.