Katich to remain in Australia

[James]

Katich to remain in Australia

 

[Richard]

Good to hear. His chances of playing another Test have probably gone, but you never know these things.

One of the most poorly-treated players of recent times.

 

[NZTailender]

Would love to see him play for Australia again. Yeah, I'm in the minority, but I love watching him bat.

 

[Flem274*]

Good to hear. His chances of playing another Test have probably gone, but you never know these things.

One of the most poorly-treated players of recent times.

Might as well use him next test. I don't really rate the likes of Jacques.

 

[Richard]

Would love to see him play for Australia again. Yeah, I'm in the minority, but I love watching him bat.

Don't especially love watching him bat, but have always liked waking-up and finding-out he's scored runs.

 

[Richard]

Might as well use him next test. I don't really rate the likes of Jacques.

I do!

Anyway - Jacques is pretty well an opener, Katich a middle-order man. Hodge is ahead of him there.

I mean, I'd happily put Hussey opening and have specialist middle-order bats in the middle-order, but most seem to favour leaving the opener (Hussey) there.

 

[Flem274*]

Don't especially love watching him bat, but have always liked waking-up and finding-out he's scored runs.

These slow and steady type openers are really useful. Just look at the likes of Cook and Richardson.

 

[Flem274*]

I do!

Anyway - Jacques is pretty well an opener, Katich a middle-order man. Hodge is ahead of him there.

I mean, I'd happily put Hussey opening and have specialist middle-order bats in the middle-order, but most seem to favour leaving the opener (Hussey) there.

He's a middle order player? I always thought he was an opener.....Damn.

 

[Richard]

These slow and steady type openers are really useful. Just look at the likes of Cook and Richardson.

Katich is a middle-order batsman, though. But yes, runs are runs regardless of how quick they come.

 

[Richard]

He's a middle order player? I always thought he was an opener.....Damn.

Well he has opened in ODIs I suppose... but that was only ever some bright-spark trying to manufacture it.

 

[Flem274*]

Well he has opened in ODIs I suppose... but that was only ever some bright-spark trying to manufacture it.

John Bracewell's long lost brother?

 

[Richard]

Don't think we ever found-out for certain who was responsible, really - could have been any of the selection committee.

 

[four_or_six]

I do!

Anyway - Jacques is pretty well an opener, Katich a middle-order man. Hodge is ahead of him there.

I mean, I'd happily put Hussey opening and have specialist middle-order bats in the middle-order, but most seem to favour leaving the opener (Hussey) there.

Only chance of that happening is surely Watson having a gun start to the season.

 

[Richard]

Think Watson's a shoo-in almost regardless, ie unless he scores barely a run at the start of the season. Failing that, Symonds would probably get picked.

At least, that's what seems to be the general consensus amongst the educated Aussies on this board.

 

[quick4mindia]

I would have completely forgotten katich had i not seen this thread. how is his form in domestic cricket in australia.....i rated him very highly when he was almost a regular member of the aussie team.
Though very slim chances of making it back to the team ....but you never know with so many players in their mid thirties

 

[Richard]

I would have completely forgotten katich had i not seen this thread. how is his form in domestic cricket in australia.....i rated him very highly when he was almost a regular member of the aussie team.

I did and still do, and his form is good as it always has been.

Sadly, though, Brad Hodgie is now ahead of him in the pecking-order.

 

[howardj]

As a Test player, Katich is one guy who could say has been genuinely unlucky. His dropping in 2004, for Andrew Symonds in Sri Lanka, was possibly the harshest call on a batsman this decade in Aussie cricket. Then he was dumped, effectively for Boof Lehmann, after he did a great job filling in for Ponting in India in 2004/2005. After that, he seemed to bat with less freedom in both forms of the game.

 

[Richard]

It's an interesting one... just how hard did that absurdly unfair treatment hit him? He certainly wasn't the only one to struggle with the swing in the last 4 Tests in England, and he's played one authentic Test innings since. Well, it was more than Martyn got, I suppose, but still...

At 32, though, it's unlikely he'll get any more chances, you'd have to think?

 

[four_or_six]

I would have completely forgotten katich had i not seen this thread. how is his form in domestic cricket in australia.....i rated him very highly when he was almost a regular member of the aussie team.
Though very slim chances of making it back to the team ....but you never know with so many players in their mid thirties

There aren't really so many players mid-30s though. Only Hayden among the batsmen, so really that's only one spot up for grabs. (I'm ignoring the Langer spot, which surely Jaques/Rogers/Hodge/Waston are all above him for)

 

[Perm]

Quite like Katich TBH, he has been treated harshly and I'd love for him to get another chance in the Test side.