Australia Off Season 2013 thread.

[Top_Cat]

Allan Border: I am ashamed of how Australia played in India | GulfNews.com

Dunno if it's just the way it's been written up but the text barely sounds like stuff AB would say.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

If Hilf is preferred over a fit Bird, then it's a joke and England will be pissing themselves

There's not much I'd prefer over a fit bird tbh.

 

[brockley]

Got 700 runs in grade this year.We are lacking depth.

 

[brockley]

Weet-Bix MyCricket: Sydney Grade Cricket
Sydney grade averages.

 

[NUFAN]

I'm not convinced he can bat 7 in a Test side though. Averages a touch under 30, which could be worse I guess, but he has yet to register a ton in FC cricket.

Even Moey, Maxwell and Tim Paine had done that.

In England I can see a situation where Faulkner could be an option to bat at 8 and be the fourth seamer. Might never happen but say if Starc isn't fit and it's a pitch similar to Hobart, he'd be very useful.

 

[brockley]

Aust under 19 wins one day series vs NZ under 19 2-1,and won a 3 dayer.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Another guy in that team looks like he's going to head off to England when he can to be a professional cricketer.

 

[brockley]

Whos' that?

 

[Spikey]

one of the victorians no doubt

 

[uvelocity]

Push for cricket at Metricon Stadium Local Gold Coast News | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

yeah buddy

 

[benchmark00]

Would be pointless. Gold Coast people wouldn't want to spend 4 days cooped up in a stadium when Dream World is just down the road ffs.

 

[uvelocity]

ill coop you up in a hessian bag in the b00t of my car

 

[dermo]

ill coop you up in a hessian bag in the b00t of my car

The Simpson's Movie - Fat Tony - YouTube

 

[NUFAN]

Push for cricket at Metricon Stadium Local Gold Coast News | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

yeah buddy

After the Comm Games are finished I think the stadium will definitely get some T20 or ODI matches. Will be nice to go to Pacific Fair for some light shopping, then catch a few waves at Burleigh Heads before heading to Metricon to enjoy some Cricket.

 

[uvelocity]

bloody hope so. not as far for coca cola to cart the sand for their beach in the stands either

will also be able to start a chix in the crowd aus v sa thread with some hope of winning

 

[the big bambino]

Absolutely

Bird missing out, while guys Doherty and Maxwell land a contract, flies in the face of Argus (pun intended)

Argus was a waste of resources

Hildick >>> Invers

Timmy >>>> Mickey

I think most fans can accept the team will do worse before it gets better but can't really see why that should apply to our selectors and coach.

 

[the big bambino]

Good thing that Haddin is going. Just need someone to finish the job with Wade and leave some training balls out or something

It'll rebound like a Dick Dastardly plot and end up tripping Michael Clarke instead.

 

[Dan]

I think we've got some rose tinted glasses going with Hilditch there. I mean, while I'll readily concede Invers hasn't been perfect, he didn't pick an 18-man squad for the first home Test just for a publicity stunt.

 

[benchmark00]

People are kidding themselves if they think Hilditch's panel did a better job. Absolutely kidding themselves.

 

[adub]

I think we've got some rose tinted glasses going with Hilditch there. I mean, while I'll readily concede Invers hasn't been perfect, he didn't pick an 18-man squad for the first home Test just for a publicity stunt.

Yeah I don't think Invers is worse than the Happy Hooker, but he's a marginal improvement if any at all.