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What's Bracken done wrong

fot

Cricket Spectator
Can anyone tell me what Nathan Bracken did wrong to not get selected for the Bangladesh tour? Is he injured or has he falled out of favour?
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
Welcome to the boards. :)

He`s done nothing wrong, if anything, he`s done everything right recently. The selection of Johnson kills me. What was the key in the Ashes? Swing. Who`s Australia`s number-one swing bowler? Gah.
 

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
I don't think it is what he did wrong its more about what others offer:
- Clark: McGrath like bower
- Gillespie: Experience
- Johnson: Pace and Youth
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
While Johnson is obviously a major prospect for the future and impressed recently with 10 in the Pura Cup final, Bracken definitely should have been picked. Obviously the selectors have him down as an ODI specialist now, but I don't think he needs to be limited to that. He deserves a decent run in the test side to attempt to claim his place at least, especially with McGrath out and one spot available.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
fot said:
Can anyone tell me what Nathan Bracken did wrong to not get selected for the Bangladesh tour? Is he injured or has he falled out of favour?
the fact that he cant bowl couldnt have been in his favor....
nonetheless i applaud the aussie selectors, they actually got one right
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
Once more TEC, back it up. Please, go ahead. On recent form, what has he done wrong? He`s a different bowler from the one in the Tests vs India and you know it.
 

adharcric

International Coach
I think Gillespie is going to fire after getting this call-up, so Bracken won't figure much anyways with McGrath returning.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
If picked, I reckon Gillespie will struggle big-time. If the Bangladeshis play him smartly, they`ll leave most outside off, where he is most dangerous IMO. Especially without the new-ball, Dizzy doesn`t have much. Good bowler, but won`t ever be like his old self.
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
Nnanden said:
If picked, I reckon Gillespie will struggle big-time. If the Bangladeshis play him smartly, they`ll leave most outside off, where he is most dangerous IMO. Especially without the new-ball, Dizzy doesn`t have much. Good bowler, but won`t ever be like his old self.
I doubt Bangladesh will play him particularly smartly, though.

Anyway, Gillespie was quite dominant less than a year before the Ashes, on the Indian tour, and that was after he lost a bit of his pace and changed his action and run-up significantly. So I think he can still be an effective bowler at international level. Having watched him a reasonable amount in ING games this season, he's certainly been bowling better than he did during the Ashes. Worth a go ahead of Kasprowicz, who was okay against South Africa but didn't exactly set the world alight, and is probably a spent force at international level now.

I don't really have any issues with Gillespie or Johnson being looked at actually, but Bracken certainly deserves to be above them in the pecking order for the moment.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
Fair call Sean. Gillespie is certainly a big force with the new-cherry, countless times he has done the damage with it. But later on, and at the end of ING matches, he has really struggled.
 

mavric41

State Vice-Captain
Whats he done wrong? Not take wickets!!

5 tests - 12 wickets at 42. Certainly not outstanding.

Apart from a couple of overs with the new ball or in ideal conditions he offers very little.

Johnson is a younger, fitter, faster and better model.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Nnanden said:
Once more TEC, back it up. Please, go ahead. On recent form, what has he done wrong? He`s a different bowler from the one in the Tests vs India and you know it.
so what has he done since then? he had one successful performance in conditions where the ball was swinging and it was expected that he would succeed in those conditions especially when you consider the quality of the opposition batting lineup. in his other 3 innings hes taken 2 wickets.
and pray tell me why is he a different bowler from the one that played india? he still bowls with the same lack of variety, he still swings the ball only one way, he still bowls reasonably accurately and if anything his pace has for whatever reasons gotten worse since then.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
With his limited domestic matches, he`s performed excellently in all of them. He`s up there with the best One-Day bowlers on recent form. He contained the batsmen in unhelpful conditions in Perth. And then he was brilliant against the Windies. What more do you want?
 

mavric41

State Vice-Captain
Nnanden said:
And then he was brilliant against the Windies.
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He must of hid his light under a bushell.
 

andyc

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I don't get this fetish the selectors seem to have with Johnson. For god's sake, let him get some bloody experience in domestic cricket, cause from all his international games, it's clear that he needs it. On the other hand, you've got Bracken, who's a proven performer in domestic cricket and you think the selectors would at least let him come along on a tour of Bangladesh.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
mavric41 said:
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He must of hid his light under a bushell.
Scored 37, bowled accurately first innings, then took 4-for. :wacko:
 

howardj

International Coach
Yeah I thought Bracken deserved at least one more Test Match to show his wares. He bowled very well in Brisbane. Granted, the conditions were fairly friendly, however the point is that nobody exploits such conditions better in Australian cricket. His next chance came in Perth, which was an extremely docile wicket. Most of the bowlers struggled there. Moreover, bowlers who 'bend' the ball are extremely rare in Australian cricket, and should not be lightly discarded.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Nnanden said:
With his limited domestic matches, he`s performed excellently in all of them. He`s up there with the best One-Day bowlers on recent form. He contained the batsmen in unhelpful conditions in Perth. And then he was brilliant against the Windies. What more do you want?
which has relation to being part of the test side how?
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
fot said:
Can anyone tell me what Nathan Bracken did wrong to not get selected for the Bangladesh tour? Is he injured or has he falled out of favour?
He's definitely out of favour - a lack of a central contract coupled with a test record the wrong side of comical might be two sides of the same coin.
 

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