Australia have named a so-called "preliminary" T20 squad to travel to the Caribbean. No one really knows why. It means shit. Basically around 30 guys have been named as players who might go to the Caribbean. They might not. And they might.
I'm not going to type it out because I don't have all day and I would rather avoid RSI, particularly when the list means jack because we all know CA will go with the usual suspects. The list includes Binga, Pseudo Nathan, a heap of state players that no one outside of Australia will have heard of and a couple of Tasmanians who have barely heard of themselves. And the usual suspects.
Essectially, Hilditch has decided to wield his power a bit and dangle hopes of an international call-up before unknowns, wannabes and Nathan Bracken. Oh, and us. Because we all want Brett Lee to go, right?
Crapinfo had words with Fucker Hildy about it; they were all nice to him and shit so we don't want to know about it.
I also had a few words with him:
Sid: So, Hildy you moron ...
AH: ... sorry, I was listening to the Pussycat Dolls on the iphone Bracks sent me ... I'll just switch it off ... right, what was that?
Sid: ... do you not think this is a waste of time? Is it not also giving false hope to a heap of young players? Are you a complete bastard or what?
AH: Well, Sid, as you know I am a complete bastard. And a complete incompetent. I was getting bored with Australia winning all the time and Ponting and Pup pretty much having the team sorted - which makes my job almost non-existent - and I couldn't wait to get on with some selection. So, for shits and giggles, I thought I'd make this list. I figured it would be fun to make some of the lads think they have a chance of being picked and I was right ... I've had some great presents (cheers, Nathan).
Sid: That's pretty fucked up actually, Hildy.
AH: Well, yeah. But I was bored. Plus, I can do whatever I want. I am the chairman of selectors, you know? No, really.
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Truth be told, the purpose of a wide preliminary squad isn't necessarily to give them hope that they might be picked...it's just to give them a signal that they're on the selector's radar.
In other words, Hildy, when selecting them, would be thinking Lad, you might get an invitation to my home one day if some of the regulars get injured
:)
Yeah, but that's not as much fun when it comes to making fun of Hildy.
Blimey, at first glance at the headline, I thought you had written Hilfy and I was going to write from a point of view of 'how dare you say we don't care!'
Then I see it just Andypandy and his endless lists. Meh. He didn't put Mitchell Marsh on it so he can get stuffed with his little tick boxes for each squad place.
One day, all the ex-chairman of selectors will be hanged from the tree of hell and not a drop of tear would be wasted on those incompetent nincompoops. Amen.
How could you think I'd say bad things about Hilfy? You're absolutely right, Lou, if this really is "lad, you're on my radar", then where is Mitchell Marsh? This is why I think it's just Hildy being an arsehole.
And Som, I think you've just become my hero :-)
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