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  1. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Should say, well done India. You were the better team and although we put it to you at times, your best players stood up and took the matches away from us. The first test in particular was a classic and the second featured another wonderful Tendulkar moment and a much smaller but also great...
  2. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Actually, it's distinctly possible if thrown into a situation like this test and he failed, it would set him back a lot as a bowler. Leggies are a funny bunch - they either have monstrously tough egos and self believe like Warne or O'Reilly or they really need some time to develop a bit of...
  3. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    White wash in a two match series pretty lame compared to three, four, or five match series.
  4. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    So your solution is to drop a guy for a much less experienced player who you admit would probably be of much the same standard? Smith has potential, but he's not a test bowler. Hauritz, I would argue, is, albeit a moderate-to-serviceable one. Prior to this match, he's taken 60 test scalps at...
  5. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Reckon the umpiring equalled itself out over the first test.
  6. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Easier line to rattle off when your team is losing as well. This is a longstanding gripe of yours, and I've never really understood what you specifically think the problems are, besides IIRC you took strong exception to how CA handled Andrew Symonds. What would you change?
  7. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    And of those, Clarke and Katich would be two of the first names on everyone's team list, so not really a selectorial issue there. The main thing that will have caused us to lose this match, besides Tendulkar being awesome, was Dougeh being injured. So in terms of a management issue, there was...
  8. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    I would like to see Hughes in the team, and I think it will happen soon. He was probably dropped too quickly, or left out for too long, esp. compared to North, but I certainly have no problem with them giving Hussey a bit more slack in terms of time to recapture form.
  9. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Yeah, Michael Clarke obviously can't bat! 8-)
  10. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    :yawn: Put up some names that you reckon are being excluded because they're not "steady characters" then.
  11. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Again, you're acting like there are obvious changes or management issues that need to be tackled that would have prevented this result, which I think is really debateable. It's not a question of "accepting mediocrity" which is an inaccurate comment about any Australian team IMO, it's a question...
  12. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Yeah, I don't want him in the team anymore either, but he's continued his pattern of producing something really good just when the pressure is getting impossible on his place. It's tempting, but slightly unfair to just ignore the good things he does because of his inconsistency. For me, I'm...
  13. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    When saying that, at least add who you think should be dropped and included in their place. The obvious one is maybe Steve Smith for Hauritz, but I think that is a call really only the guys who are facing both of them in the nets can make.
  14. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Nah, we were ok. India, especially at home, are just formidable opponents. Reckon we can fall into the trap of disrespecting our opponents sometimes if we solely attribute any loss to us playing badly. India have taken wickets when needed, and hung in when we looked like taking it away (North...
  15. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    That's like saying India had Dravid and Tendulkar at the same time, so therefore, it's baffling that they haven't produced another young gun who's taken Test cricket by storm yet. Warne, and to a lesser extent, MacGill were freaks - you can have good systems in place to identify and promote...
  16. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    Cloke re-signed. Was always the most likely result by far - his dad isn't exactly a smooth media handler. Very important player for us, so well pleased.
  17. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Someone like Sehwag or Sachin will today provide the latest demonstration that the adage about it only being bowlers who win matches is a load of cobblers.
  18. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    Bit harsh knocking North for his contribution in this match - yeah, he failed in the second dig, but we wouldn't even be in the game without his 1st innings effort. Consistency is a fair knock, but he's done his part this match.
  19. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    He really is an absolutely great cricketer.
  20. Matt79

    *Official* Australia in India 2010

    @ DeusEx - Because he always smashes it first match back from a decent rest - Gabba here comes Ricky! Seriously, probably because he doesn't fancy playing them and as captain of the team, with the amount of important matches coming up (Ashes, WC), why would you make him play in another...

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