Monday, 24 May 2010

No test squad yet, we're waiting for Hilfy

As we should. But we have had an announcement on the ODI and T20 squads to tour England on Australia's not-tour of Pakistan.

The ODI squad looks like this:

Ricky "I might have to step down as ODI captain soon since CA are so intent on making Pup captain and he's crap at T20" Ponting

Michael "what he said" Clarke

Shane "when are they going to realise I can't bowl?" Watson

Shaun "I thought they had forgotten my name" Marsh

Michael "buffing my halo after the world cup" Hussey

Cameron "please can I be T20 captain?" White

Brad "let's see if I can get myself fined again" Haddin

Steven "I'm a better all-rounder than Watto" Smith

James "How long before I get injured again and am forced to change my name to Brett Lee?" Hopes

Mitchell "we might have lost, but Kieswetter's wicket ruled!" Johnson

Nathan "I've got a fabulous tan after my holiday in the Caribbean, but Sid still loves me" Hauritz

Ryan "Mine's not bad, eitherm but Sid is not so enamoured with me" Harris

Clint "I'll be over here playing for Yorkshire anyway" McKay

Doug "If I'd gone to the Caribbean, we would've won. I'm not up myself, honest" Bollinger

T20 squad later ...

6 thoughts on this post:

sharla- huge michael clarke and aussie fan said...

Seems like a good all round squad....except I'm not sure about James Hope....looking forward to the t20 squad and the test squad. good article.

Wes said...

@Clarke, yeah he was much better in the ODIs, weird how England slumped down after the Ashes. Should that have been Pups unrecognised awesomeness?
Watson can bowl, he bowled the shit out of India in their backyard, he just sucks at T20. I hope his suckiness won't infect his performance in the other formats. LOL@Marsh

Cheers,
Wes
Pom Hunters, on your marks!

Sidthegnomenator said...

Sharla, I love James Hopes and think he is a good bowler and fielder and a solid batsman when required. The problem is that he doesn't seem to be able to keep himself in one piece and that's not good.

So, Wes, should we lose Watto in T20 altogether? Australia's T20 squad is still a work in prgress, so maybe that's an option. Replacement?

Lou said...

Anybody seen the Aus A squads? Mitch Marsh in both, bit of a step up there, but they should at least play him in the one day games.

I'd love it if Khawaja scored so many runs they had to put him in the test squad but I won't hold my breath.

Sidthegnomenator said...

Also George Bailey, I want to see more of him. I think he and Mitchy Junior might be household names in a few years.

Wes said...

Sid you know the answer.... he plays for Tas now :D (he takes wickets too!!) (and he is a good 1st+2nd slip!)(and he has the habit to bludgeon the bowlers) (arghh I think that, in a cricket-way, I love him) (and his little tummy)

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