4 axed for 3rd test

[Spiritsof82]

10 years ago, you'd get Ponting or Langer or Waugh or Hayden or Gilly to take him under their wing and teach him what it takes to be a Test player - who is doing that now?

What was Hughes reported to have written?

And where is the Captain in all of this?[/quote]

The captain was probably off getting his hair and nails done

 

[The_Reaper]

I don't blame the selectors. I think they had their hand forced by CA and Pat Howard.

 

[PowerForGood]

Surely Sri Lanka are. Giving up 600+ at home against the Bangas take some beating. We're certainly more than just a support act at the Comedy Store though.

Yeah, but at least the SLankers made 4/570 declared (I did say it was a road...) - so one part of their team is going ok....

 

[Phone]

10 years ago, you'd get Ponting or Langer or Waugh or Hayden or Gilly to take him under their wing and teach him what it takes to be a Test player - who is doing that now?

or maybe it's just Usman's fault.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Shane was going to talk to me today about it, as was James Pattinson apparently. Mitchell and Usman forgot about it. But I wanted it by Saturday night

Geez, hand in your homework late and you're cut. At least at uni we only lose 10% for late assignments

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Geez, hand in your homework late and you're cut. At least at uni we only lose 10% for late assignments

We had a few units where you instantly failed for missing an assignment deadline, but that was uni - you have an expectation that you might have to write something ocasionally.
edit: Those lecturers were always the ones who set the first assignment deadline for after the HECS withdrawl date.

 

[ROOTA#6]

Usman what are you doing man. Surely someone in ur position could muster up a text message saying something along the lines of "give me a crack at it, I can't go any worse"

 

[Cotchin 9]

The four could have at least included Smith, Maxwell, Doherty and Johnson .

 

[Outshined]

Heavy handed punishment for sure, but how hard is it to send a text with almost a week's notice? If the coach asks you to do something, you do it.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Seems like australia are trying to lose and become a worse team with each match.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Just reading that article, it does seem this was kind of a big deal. Players giving proper presentations and stuff.

And seriously, how can it be that Johnson and Khawaja "just forgot" about it??

 

[Dixie Flatline]

If India isn't $1.01 after this, I'll be surprised. Patto_Man has been the only effective quick from both teams and we're down to Siddle and Starc, with Henriques chipping in some military medium.

I'd never thought I'd see the day that Steve Smith played for Australia again, but his selection is all but guaranteed now. With Haddin on stand-by for Wade, it's like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have descended on the Australian touring party.

And I presume that Clarke was consulted about and supported the omissions, given he's a fellow selector.

 

[The Speaker]

Does Khawaja believe he just has a right to be in the Test team? How hard is it to do something like that?

I would also suggest that there would be more to it than just this.

 

[peternorth]

clarke gets his mate smith in.

 

[western royboy]

This is straight out of the Divide & Conquer - 101 Text Book. A very dangerous precedent has been set. Clarke will need to pul another 329 here, because the mail I'm getting is that he's as popular as an off bucket of prawns amongst the rank and file.

 

[ManWithNoName]

10 years ago, you'd get Ponting or Langer or Waugh or Hayden or Gilly to take him under their wing and teach him what it takes to be a Test player - who is doing that now?

What was Hughes reported to have written?

And where is the Captain in all of this?

Hughes wrote something and demonstrated he actually WANTS to be in the team. Shame the same couldn't be said about the vice captain.

 

[The Speaker]

10 years ago, you'd get Ponting or Langer or Waugh or Hayden or Gilly to take him under their wing and teach him what it takes to be a Test player - who is doing that now?

Well presumably the guys who are meant to be taking the newcomers under their wing would've been taught by the guys you mentioned.

So if there's none around now, what would that say about their guidance?

 

[TassieEagle]

Seems Patto and Watto might have a case, going to see him the next day. But if I was Johnson or Khawaja I would be writing and presenting as much as I could, surely it could have only helped them get back in the baggy green. Just forgetting, they haven't played so what is taking up all their time?

 

[nineteen eighty]

This just goes to show, picking a guy again who has not improved one aspect of his game after you've dropped him is a dumb move. Perhaps the next time they pick Usman he will have actually tried to improve

But...but...but he's been averaging 39 in shield cricket this season.

Indictment on our batting stocks that he got picked when averaging less than 40.

 

[King Elvis]

Well presumably the guys who are meant to be taking the newcomers under their wing would've been taught by the guys you mentioned.

So if there's none around now, what would that say about their guidance?

That we dropped them at the first sign of a struggld, and then we picked North and Quiney-types instead.

 

[danielnajdek]

Lol banning 4 guys for that. Gotta be kiddig me.

Looks like Hughes' incompetence to face spin will continue on.

 

[The Speaker]

This is straight out of the Divide & Conquer - 101 Text Book. A very dangerous precedent has been set. Clarke will need to pul another 329 here, because the mail I'm getting is that he's as popular as an off bucket of prawns amongst the rank and file.

I often say I like politics, but it's actually not true. What I like is elections, systems of government.

What I don't like is this kind of information - actual politics, based around the powers that be and the factions in whatever.

 

[The Speaker]

That we dropped them at the first sign of a struggld, and then we picked North and Quiney-types instead.

I presume you have some names.

 

[Phone]

This is straight out of the Divide & Conquer - 101 Text Book. A very dangerous precedent has been set. Clarke will need to pul another 329 here, because the mail I'm getting is that he's as popular as an off bucket of prawns amongst the rank and file.

The precedent was set with Andrew Symonds being sent home for not attending a team meeting. You've got a task or duty? Attempt it. It's that simple. Don't turn up 36 hours late and say I forgot or that I was just about to do it.

It's not a very dangerous precedent either. It's expected behaviour.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Lol banning 4 guys for that. Gotta be kiddig me.

Looks like Hughes' incompetence to face spin will continue on.

Give me someone like Hughes who'll do everything he can to be in the team and improve as much as he can as a cricketer, over guys like Watson who thinks the whole batting lineup should be reorganised to accommodate him.