Tonearm Terrorwrist
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Johnson will be in the team for another 2-4 years IMO. For some reason he is rated by those with the say. Plus we're playing South Africa so he's due a bullshit spell with the ball
The kids really dont deserve it just yet. Havent got the bowling behind them to survive long spells, havent got the wickets on the board to justify selection.I heard on Fox this morning that they will be up against Sidds, Hilfy and Notch for the test spots and I thought wtf ?
why take 3 steps backwards ?
Notch is not even in the picture and as far as the other 2, there maybe some opportunity for rotation but these kids are the future and imo they are better bowlers than Sids and Hilfy
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The kids really dont deserve it just yet. Havent got the bowling behind them to survive long spells, havent got the wickets on the board to justify selection.
Siddle, Hilf (if he bowls as he did last summer) and Pattinson are comfortably our best three at present IMO. Cummins, Starc, Haze, NCN, Macdermott will come in in due time through weight of numbers if they are indeed good enough.
Cummins played a shield final and pulled up with a bad back. Played a test match and broke down, didnt bowl again that summer.you make a point, however Cummins had no track record and look what he did
sometimes you just gotta make a judgement call as a selector and that's what I'd do here as the call to give Cummins a go really paid off, although he was aided by injuries to frontline bowlers
Siddle had a good season with Billy telling him to pitch the ball up, now Billy has gone so I can see Sids going back to the scrap heap. Hilfy had one good season then went to the scrap heap and got dropped. They are hardly locks in for mine but probably will be for the selectors.
Pattinson is a no brainer and watching Starc and Cummins in the limited over games they show they can penetrate which is what you want in test cricket, not just some one who can tie a batsmen up in ODIs.
From what I've seen those younguns are our best options for now and the future in test cricket.
2/18 off four for haze, 3/19 for Starc
The only thing against Hazlewood is he's never taken a bag of wickets. I remember a one dayer against vics he bowled ridiculously well for only two wickets whilst Pattinson also bowled well, not as well as haze, but managed to take 6.
I think with the way he bowls the rewards will come, keeps pressure on better than any of the other youngsters and has years ahead of him. Gotta take the wickets though.
Both of them are Mongs.
Jeez I am pissed they are sending Watson home...I had money on him as top scorer!
no midnight hoovering?