Black Diamond
Sleight of Hand
I've seen a version of this thread on a few of the boards around Bigfooty recently and thought it might get a good run here.
I'll start off:
I think Brad Haddin was unfairly maligned during his time as Australian wicket keeper. This is partly due to him following a legends in Healy and Gilchrist, and partly due to the fans needing a whipping boy as our performances declined. He is routinely bad mouthed on this board for his Ashes performance in 2010-11 as a batsman, however he was one of our better contributors hitting one century and three fifties at 45. No doubt the regular Haddin bashes didn't know that.
Compare that to Ponting and Clarke. Damien Martyn was dropped after 2005 for those types of figures.
I wouldn't drop Wade now, but I think Haddin acquitted himself well in the Baggy Green and deserves more respect than he gets.
Anyway, what are your unpopular cricket opinions?
I'll start off:
I think Brad Haddin was unfairly maligned during his time as Australian wicket keeper. This is partly due to him following a legends in Healy and Gilchrist, and partly due to the fans needing a whipping boy as our performances declined. He is routinely bad mouthed on this board for his Ashes performance in 2010-11 as a batsman, however he was one of our better contributors hitting one century and three fifties at 45. No doubt the regular Haddin bashes didn't know that.
Compare that to Ponting and Clarke. Damien Martyn was dropped after 2005 for those types of figures.
I wouldn't drop Wade now, but I think Haddin acquitted himself well in the Baggy Green and deserves more respect than he gets.
Anyway, what are your unpopular cricket opinions?