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The Australian Domestic off season 2014.

uvelocity

International Coach
honestly but if they pick this **** again and he gets blobs everywhere im going down to macksville and im blowing that joint up
 

Spikey

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god i hope he doesn't get picked in the UAE test team. we know what happens if he does. Ajmal kicks our butts and we lose so someone has to get dropped...
 

Tangles

International Vice-Captain
Knows how to go big and keeps scoring despite everything. He probably only has 1 more chance though. Wait till an opening slot is open then see if he can take it.
 

Cabinet96

Global Moderator
Bring him back in the middle order for the India test so he can smash some declaration bowling (Aus will already be ahead) so he can get some confidence and feel he "belongs". There probably isn't much point bringing him back in against Ajmal.
 

Top_Cat

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Big problem with that is India, for all their faults, possess a couple of the exact sort of bowler which has caused Hughes so much grief.

You'd imagine he's next in line, but.
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Bring him back in the middle order for the India test so he can smash some declaration bowling (Aus will already be ahead) so he can get some confidence and feel he "belongs". There probably isn't much point bringing him back in against Ajmal.

In theory this could work but gee; not picking him vs. Steyn÷Philander and then for Ajmal would mean we arent confident in the guy at all.
 

social

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Give Hughes a shot again as the guy is obviously monumentally talented and is scoring a bucket-load of runs

Honestly, how much worse can he be than Watto?
 

adub

International Captain
They just need to leave him the **** alone when he next gets picked. He'll have rough patches like everyone, but he will always work through it and come out better. 100 tests and 10,000 run player for us if we stop ****ing him around. Happy for him to wait until Rogers is done, but after that he should be a ****ing lock. He's more than earnt it.
 

Cabinet96

Global Moderator
In theory this could work but gee; not picking him vs. Steyn÷Philander and then for Ajmal would mean we arent confident in the guy at all.
True, but realistically the selectors could hide it by picking a guy like Maxwell or Henriques and sight horses for courses.
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
True, but realistically the selectors could hide it by picking a guy like Maxwell or Henriques and sight horses for courses.
They could. But its weird to hide Hughes from Maxwell.

Hughes 26 Tests, 111 First Class matches and 25 years 262 days for:
Maxwell 2 Tests, 28 First Class matches and 25 years 309 days

I've been pretty scathing of Hughes ability to handle Test match situations but really he's at that age and has the experience where he simply just needs to stand up and if a spot is available, we must pick him, even if it is against Ajmal.
 

brockley

International Captain
Queensland Cricket ‏@qldcricket 27m

#QldBulls in action v @WestEndRedbacks 2day, 50-over practice game from 9.30am at Allan Border Field; free admission; Qld team out soon
 

brockley

International Captain
Queensland Cricket ‏@qldcricket 10m

#QldBulls 8-259 v @WestEndRedbacks in practice game; Forrest 71, Hartley 51, Milenko 33 top scores; 2 wkts each to Botha & Zampa @cricketaus
 

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