So, Shane Warne will not be rejoining the side (like anyone other than complete idiots ever thought he would) but his idea of giving us a spinner with no experience, who has hardly played at any first class ground let alone the WACA, has been taken on board. We're getting Michael Beer.
Oh well, as I said - he can't possibly be worse than Doherty.
And the bells ring out - North has been dropped! Actually, now I'm a bit sad but only because it's his home ground. I imagine Steve Smith will play, because they don't seem to have picked a specialist batsman to replace Our Marcus. How bad must North be if even a bowler is considered better with a bat than him?
Bollinger, sadly, has also been dropped and his removal has made way for Mitchy to return. Let's hope he has his shit together now. Hilfy is also back and, as expected, Babyface Phil is in the squad in the place of Katich.
My Lord, by the way, is NOT back in the squad. Colour me stunned.
My favourite bit, though, is where Hilditch announces that they have selected an altered Australian squad because he believes the side needs to be more aggressive. That's nice. Clearly he didn't think they needed to be more aggressive two tests ago.
Well done, Hildy.
And in a side note, England's bowlers have failed against Victoria in their tour match in Melbourne. It doesn't mean a lot, because they aren't the bowlers who gave us grief in Adelaide but they are potential Ashes bowlers. So, basically, Victoria's batsmen are better than those on the national side.
Excellent.
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Hello,
Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody here at thoughtsfromthedustbin.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?
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Jack
What the hell is the above message? Seems to crop up every couple of days; it's almost as though the incompetence of the selectors weren't enough to make one rant and rave.
I know, they show up every now and then on here. I have no idea what the point is - they could at least give a link to some porn or something! What a waste of time.
It's just ridiculous. How many more spinners do Australia really want to try out?
It's as if they've started a stereotypical great hunt after the 'super infallible awesome spinner' who will bag 10 in every game he plays. Nate was impressive of late, they really needn't have looked ahead to Beer.
Sunny, they've been doing this for 3 years. It's a game the selectors play in lieu of really doing things that they need to be doing.
It's called 'spin the bowler'.
Anyway, I'm quite entertained by the idea of Michael Beer suddenly playing for Australia. Isn't anyone else?
They could have given Wes Robinson a shot as opener while they are at it. Or chosen Michael Hogan or Ryan Duffield to bolster the seam attack for that matter. Ryan has got to be a better bet than the non-reconstructed Johnson.
Besides, now that Marcus North has gone, a strange calm has descended on me. It's just sheer relief.
Actually, fielding the Victoria side won't be a bad idea. Collingwood and even Strauss bowled better than Tremlett/Bresnan/Shehzad!
Apparently Warney is having it away with Liz Hurley!
What next?
Lou
How about O'Keefe - if we're gonna play spin-the-bowler, let's play it properly hey?
Does anyone else think Shane Warne was taking the piss when he suggested Beer? That he just wanted to see if they would go for him just because he, Warne, suggested it?
I have a feeling ...
I do, Sid. I have suggested as much elsewhere. He's just on a pull your leg trip.
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