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Rob Quiney the batting coach?
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Leave my mate alone , he was sacrificed to spare Hughes from facing Dale Steyn
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Sacrificed? he was sent out with a bat , he just couldn't use it
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They protected Hughes and Bob was caught right on the boundary , also deserved his spot with a great average at Shield level , not like some of the duds that have been getting a game recently .
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Sure he deserved a spot but he was bloody awful.
Everyone is someone's mate , doesn't mean they didn't suck. Worse things than being an ordinary international cricketer mind you , still better than most
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Agree , he was though , Steyn is one of the great fast bowlers . At least they made a change .
The selectors should've retired Warner 2 years ago , they carried him , Usman is about 38 , who replaces him , no one is consistent . Handscomb has 3 test tons but Bumrah would destroy him , but many in that category.
By the way old mate Bobby played in a 19s flag at my club
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10 sad years since Phil Hughes past away.
On SEN his coach at the time Darren Berry did a fantastic tribute and disclosed some unknown facts , like Phil was back in the test team in the next game , it's a good and sad listen
On SEN his coach at the time Darren Berry did a fantastic tribute and disclosed some unknown facts , like Phil was back in the test team in the next game , it's a good and sad listen
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It is a moment for reflection hey? I remember exactly where I was when it came over the radio that play had been abandoned, and that it was Hughes that had been hurt.
Funny that last week you were happy to paint a not-so-favourable picture of him needing to be protected from Dale Steyn, and that your mate Rob Quiney somehow got shafted in the process.
Hughes averaged 75 over there in 2009.
Next series wasn't so prolific but, from a total 10 digs against SA, Steyn only ever got him once.
Hughes, the opener, had been out of the side for two series prior to Quiney getting called up to replace an injured Shane Watson at No.3.
Now I'm sure you'll come up with some story about how people in high places that you know, told you the selectors were gonna put Cowan back to three to bring in Hughes but, given he averaged better than 50 against them, I call BS that they sacrificed Quiney to protect Hughes from Steyn.
Quiney earned himself a baggy green, and well done to him, nobody can ever take it away.
Does it make you feel better about his actual performance to misrepresent the truth around his selection?
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I loved Phil Hughes and never wanted him out of the team , so take your attack on me elsewhere and obviously you hate me , so maybe use the ignore button .
ps Quiney is heavily embarrassed by his test career .
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Geez, that's a bit reactionary. I don't hate anybody.
I do dislike people trying to convince others of their knowledge by presenting BS as facts.
Hughes didn't need protecting from Dale Steyn. And Quiney wasn't sacrificed to save him from Steyn. End of!
Can I suggest, that if you're a little sensitive about being called out for talking BS, there is a really simple solution.
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I was in a bad head space , as happens sometimes to people , but no BS and happy to discuss in a PM anytime
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Morkel and Steyn, not appreciating getting clattered by this audacious young Aussie, started bouncing him.
"I was batting with him. Morkel and Steyn had a crack at him … It started to get a bit heated," Ponting says in the documentary.
"On one particular occasion, Morkel had something to say to him and I went down to him and just looked at him and said 'how are you going with this?'. He looked at me and said 'I f***ing love it, mate'.
Clearly needed protecting. Morkel only got him once as well.
"I was batting with him. Morkel and Steyn had a crack at him … It started to get a bit heated," Ponting says in the documentary.
"On one particular occasion, Morkel had something to say to him and I went down to him and just looked at him and said 'how are you going with this?'. He looked at me and said 'I f***ing love it, mate'.
Clearly needed protecting. Morkel only got him once as well.
Head is well, Head and shoulders above any other batsman in our line up at the moment. Good to see Marnus get a few runs today as well. If we can squeeze out a lead of 150-180, I think it will put us in a pretty good spot.
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Has won us a number of big games. Not sure where Marsh's head is at. Missed the ball by some margin.
What a complete and utter ****ing tosser Siraj is. Don't normally wish ill upon the opposition, but I hope he eats something dodgy and ends up with a week of the runs.
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He's a dickhead. Should get rubbed out for the sendoff.
How the **** was the Cummins dismissal not called a no ball? There is no way part of the foot is behind the line.
Nah first point of impact was behind the line(heel) then the foot slid
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Absolute turd , i said that the last test , hopefully the MCG crowd give it to him
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Can someone please explain something to me.
Why do they call the bowlers in a cricket side "the attack"? As in "a new bowler comes into the attack for Australia". It's never made much sense to me because isn't the whole point that the bowlers are basically trying to prevent the opposition from scoring runs, and the batsmen are the ones trying to score by getting runs?
Why do they call the bowlers in a cricket side "the attack"? As in "a new bowler comes into the attack for Australia". It's never made much sense to me because isn't the whole point that the bowlers are basically trying to prevent the opposition from scoring runs, and the batsmen are the ones trying to score by getting runs?
Will be a majority blue in the crowd I'd say. Hopefully they get the pleasure of sitting there and watching the Aussie batsman ply their trade.
I'd say it would be that they are active in beginning the play and their primary role is to attack the stumps or the edge of the batsman.
On another not, what a ****ing gun Head is!
