"Ididn't say your only reason was because he is captain. "
Yes you did.
For starters...
Kiwi: "You guys think a captain should have automatic selection no matter how poorly he is playing as long as the team is winning. "
and,
"...your whole stance is the team is winning and so the captain should get a free ride"
So am I missing something here? or is it just another Kiwi blooper?
"...you can't handle having the faults picked out and have no come back you have bitten off more than you can chew, saying your just starting another argument isn't a come back, it's a cop out." OK, for the sake of
your argument, here we go:
Willow: No, apart from him being an inspiration on the field, Kiwi: Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrathand Matthew Hayden are inpirations on the field, Steve Waugh is just there.
Thats your opinion and I ask how do you know this? IMO, Steve Waugh is part of the team and contributes in many ways.
Willow: I also said he is in form atm and is getting runs.
Kiwi: It takes more than the odd 50 and one 100 in the last 22 innings to be in form. If it takes a rocket up the arse like Steve waugh got, when you are a batter of that calibre to get 70 runs off poor bowlers then you are not in form.
I said he was in form at the moment (atm) and this is credit to him... he is coming back into form. He got 77 and the knockers say it wasn't enough.
Willow: I also said he has overcome a shoulder injury and is fitter now then he was last year. I also mentioned that he coming in as a stop gap bowler now...
Kiwi: He bowls a few overs in the 4th test, gets a lucky wicket, his first in 4 years, again after the rocket up the arse and now all of a sudden he is a stop gap bowler, if he bowls a couple more overs in the 5th test next you'll be calling him a world class all rounder again.
So you're deciding what I'll be saying in the future now?
I'm fully aware that he hasn't got a wicket in 4 years and I explained that he hasn't bowled due to a shoulder injury. All I'm saying is that its another string in his bow and good news that he tumble down a few overs when required.
I was also trying to point out that he is fitter now than he was last year.
The bottom line is that I had a number of reasons and you had a number of opposite views... and I disgreed and so it goes on.
Your view that
I bit off more thanI could chew shows belligerence and is without foundation.
"What are you only reading bits of what I say. "
Well if I am, I'm not the only one.
), so why can't I? How long does one need to recover from injury? He wasn't bowling before the injury so why would he bowl after it? Other than a rocket up the arse from selectors. And he may be fitter, but he still isn't in form. Fitness means little when your aren't scoring runs. And a year ago he was scoring runs, so fitness compared to then has little to do with it. Shane Warne is still a chance to bowl in the World Cup, a leg spinner could be ready to bowl after surgery on his right shoulder in such little time, and Steve Waugh is still recovering? Again how long does he need? Andhow long before it is just an excuse?
