When I Was Wrong!

[social]

After watching him debut I thought Sami will be our replacement for Waqar Younis.

Good call

He appeared to have absolutely everything required to be a huge success - high pace, nice action, outswing

Shame he couldnt work out how to dismiss anybody

 

[Uppercut]

I thought Mohammed Asif would have a long and illustrious test career.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I believe I once said in CC during Clarke's absence from the test side that he'd never take his average over 40 again.

Sad times for me.

 

[social]

Alec Stewart - totally manufactured cricketer who was no more talented than any numbers of young guys around at the time of his early fc career

Went on to have an excellent career, playing over 100 tests and, amongst other things, scored twin centuries against the Ambrose and Walsh in the Windies

 

[Matt79]

Think I categorically stated about 12 months ago that Katich would never play another test for Australia.

 

[_Ed_]

I thought James Foster had a long and successful international career ahead of him, that Iain O'Brien would never be near Test class, that Scott Styris would never be anything more than a useful ODI bits & pieces player, that Andre Adams could be the new Gavin Larsen and that Michael Papps could be at least as successful in Tests as Mark Richardson.

Embarrassing.

 

[Matt79]

Thought Cullen Bailey would have a cracking 2008 and emerge as the clear spin option for the Australia team post-Warne and MacGill.

 

[Prince EWS]

Thought Cullen Bailey would have a cracking 2008 and emerge as the clear spin option for the Australia team post-Warne and MacGill.

Well, I thought he'd at least retain his spot in the SA side and show good signs, so you can throw me in with that one.

 

[Jono]

Stuart Clark, although I wasn't very vocal about it. I just thought he didn't look anything special and was flabbergasted when he tore South Africa a new a-hole on debut.

 

[Richard]

I thought James Foster had a long and successful international career ahead of him, that Iain O'Brien would never be near Test class, that Scott Styris would never be anything more than a useful ODI bits & pieces player, that Andre Adams could be the new Gavin Larsen and that Michael Papps could be at least as successful in Tests as Mark Richardson.

Embarrassing.

Papps and Foster aren't finished yet.

 

[social]

This thread has really jogged a memory

Scored some runs against Craig McDermott in Brisbane grade cricket after he'd been dropped from the Australian team in 1990

Thought that he'd be lucky to still be playing fc cricket at the end of the year

Came back to take another 200 plus test wickets at 25

 

[Top_Cat]

Love the thread, SO not big enough to contain the number of times I've been wrong about a cricketer so I guess I'll just pick some of the dumbest.

As far as the guys who got there despite my prgnostications to the contrary, pretty sure I tipped against Matt Hayden ever making the Test side after he was dropped in 1997 (boundary-reliant, over-rated by QLD'ers), I remember I tipped Glenn McGrath as being rubbish (just a length bowler who only had one delivery) and I'm hopeful I wasn't alone in thinking that after 1993, Andy Caddick was just a Hadlee-aping loser with big ears and no movement whatsoever. Anyone? Anyone?

As for as the guys who didn't get to where they should have by my reckoning, I maintain Matt Inness should have gotten a go ahead of Nathan Bracken, Mohammed Wasim was going to be better than Inzi (God he was smooth, though) and Jamie Siddons' spot in the Aussie side was assured, the only matter being one of time and Mark Waugh having a prolonged run of outs (once they didn't drop him after SL in 1992, knew it was never bloody going to happen.....).

 

[pasag]

Was wrong about Mahmood.

Didn't think Hayden should have been recalled in the 06/07 one-day series (tbf though, most didn't).

 

[Richard]

This thread has really jogged a memory

Scored some runs against Craig McDermott in Brisbane grade cricket after he'd been dropped from the Australian team in 1990

Thought that he'd be lucky to still be playing fc cricket at the end of the year

Came back to take another 200 plus test wickets at 25

26.5 TBH, and McDermott was never dropped in 1990 - he returned in 1990/91 (after being dropped in 1988/89) and only missed games with injuries thereafter.

 

[wpdavid]

After the 1986/7 Ashes, I never thought I'd see Merv Hughes play against England again and I thought that, at best, Steve Waugh might be an allrounder to challenge Simon O'Donnell.

 

[social]

26.5 TBH, and McDermott was never dropped in 1990 - he returned in 1990/91 (after being dropped in 1988/89) and only missed games with injuries thereafter.

Pedant

I played him in 1990 after he had been dropped

 

[Richard]

After the 1986/7 Ashes, I never thought I'd see Merv Hughes play against England again and I thought that, at best, Steve Waugh might be an allrounder to challenge Simon O'Donnell.

Of those mentioned by David and social, I'd bet most if not all had their writers-off from: McDermott, Reid, Hughes, Boon, Stephen Waugh and maybe even Healy. All Australians who would turn-out excellent 1989 onwards but had been poor to woeful 1984/85-1988/89.

 

[Richard]

Pedant

I played him in 1990 after he had been dropped

O I C.

What you meant with preciseness, then, was "Scored some runs against Craig McDermott in Brisbane grade cricket in 1990 after he'd been dropped from the Australian team".

(And yes, I know I make the odd linguistic error which allows stuff to be misinterpreted too - people pick it up then as well )

 

[Top_Cat]

Actually, speaking of Reid, I do remember having a fleeting feeling after he took wickets against India in Melbourne that maybe, just maybe, his injury-prone days were over. Of course history shows that was just crazy talk.

 

[social]

Actually, speaking of Reid, I do remember having a fleeting feeling after he took wickets against India in Melbourne that maybe, just maybe, his injury-prone days were over. Of course history shows that was just crazy talk.

Now that guy could really have been a great bowler

Actually, when McGrath first appeared on the scene, I feared he might go the same way