Why are we still persisting with North?

[Alfonz]

I reckon you could send Symonds out with 10 tins under his belt to bat with a fishing rod and he'd still score more runs.

 

[King Elvis]

I reckon you could send Symonds out with 10 tins under his belt to bat with a fishing rod and he'd still score more runs.

Shit I love that guy.

Also, under-rated post by tesse above.

 

[danielnajdek]

I reckon you could send Symonds out with 10 tins under his belt to bat with a fishing rod and he'd still score more runs.

lol

 

[Hazey1977]

HAHA....thanks for making me laff here on night shift in London mate.

Symonds was freaking awesome!

I reckon you could send Symonds out with 10 tins under his belt to bat with a fishing rod and he'd still score more runs.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I guess it shows the culture in Australia if we want to send out a drunk Symonds out to bat... He is a pathetic human being and took for granted all that he was given.

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

Probably not enough time for Khawaja to play at the WACA for the Blues and make runs to then get in the team for the Adelaide test. If there was a weekend off, and he made a score, he'd be a massive chance to come in for North, but the timing probably doesn't allow for it, perhaps sadly.

 

[danielnajdek]

I guess it shows the culture in Australia if we want to send out a drunk Symonds out to bat... He is a pathetic human being and took for granted all that he was given.

not.sure.if.serious

It was funny mate have a laugh

 

[aussie1st]

Sadly the same applies for Smith then. As crazy as it may seem O'Keefe is probably a better bet than North he at least makes runs consistently and easily outbowls him. No way would I do it atm but just saying.

 

[dan warna]

Sadly the same applies for Smith then. As crazy as it may seem O'Keefe is probably a better bet than North he at least makes runs consistently and easily outbowls him. No way would I do it atm but just saying.

wait O'keefe isn't even in the shield side.

 

[aussie1st]

Seems to be the way you get picked these days, Hauritz prime example.S

 

[Kim Hagdorn]

Pictures really do convey it more than words can.

Full Size.

Where's the 112 not out?

 

[Illinois Nazi]

The sad thing is that in ten years time we'll look back at North as a useless idiot who should never have been in the team, rather than how he should be remembered - a handy player who got a go late in his career and played some very fine innings, but was ultimately just a stop-gap between generations.

 

[DaRick]

The thing about Marcus North is that he's so ridiculously inconsistent that it is difficult to tell what his strengths and weaknesses are (consistency aside, obviously). He is capable of looking silly against any type of bowling in any type of conditions, but he can also churn out centuries in difficult conditions, against hostile bowling (Johannesburg 2009 comes to mind). Hell, even his fielding is not all that reliable.

Having someone like Marcus North in your side is perfectly alright when your openers and middle order are fairly consistent (like for much of the 2000's), but not when your captain shows only glimpses of his former brilliance, your vice-captain is injury prone and when Michael Hussey has (until yesterday) taken to batting like late-era Jimmy Adams.

But who should he be replaced with? I'm not exactly sure.

 

[BarneyBent]

wait O'keefe isn't even in the shield side.

Only because of Hauritz. He was in the Australia A side, and was top scorer and wicket taker in the first innings.

 

[Ruck Machine]

Cam White will be playing in Adelaide.

Excellent slipper, tactically smart and much tougher that North.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Cam White will be playing in Adelaide.

Excellent slipper, tactically smart and much tougher that North.

Bet North is still in place for Adelaide. They haven't dropped him yet, I don't see why they will for the second test.

 

[King Elvis]

I guess it shows the culture in Australia if we want to send out a drunk Symonds out to bat... He is a pathetic human being and took for granted all that he was given.

That's bullshit - he fell apart after he was repeatedly racially abused and hung out to dry.

 

[Costanza_]

If North isn't dropped for the next test (possibility of a 4th innings match winning performance aside) I personally vow to take a rancid dump in four separate AusPost Packs and mail them to Messrs M.Hilditch, D.Boon, M.Hughes & J.Cox.

 

[dan warna]

Smith will be in, he's already the nominated golden boy.

As for O'Keefe its time for the NSW fan club to admit he's a dud, and the NSW selectors to cut him loose and see if O'Keefe is the real thing or whether his early form is an anomaly by giving him as much shield exposure as possible

at 24/25 I think he could realistically have a 10 year career ahead of him.

if he can average 40 with the bat and 30 with the ball at test level, he'll do, early shield form suggests he can do better than that.

 

[Borisdog]

Merv may wonder why you're sending it to him - but I'm sure he'll forward it to Greg Chappell

 

[Costanza_]

Merv may wonder why you're sending it to him - but I'm sure he'll forward it to Greg Chappell

Oops.

I'll ask Merv to add his (no doubt) considerable load and pass it along.

 

[dumb]

[youtube]hklr1Pv2noo[/youtube]

a **** boonie, a ****

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

Hussey just then on The Cricket Show:

(Paraphrasing) I don't want to still be in the team if I'm just 'hanging on'.

Marcus North defines "hanging on".

 

[The Passenger]

summary of North's innings:

the team score in the nine innings when marcus north came to the crease and scored 50+:

4/151, 117 v South Africa, J'Berg 2009
4/331, 125* v England, Cardiff 2009
4/161, 97 v England, Birmingham 2009
4/151, 110 v England, Leeds 2009
4/253, 79 v West Indies, Brisbane 2009
3/277, 68 v West Indies, Perth 2009
4/176, 112* v New Zealand, Wellington 2010
4/247, 90 v New Zealand, Hamilton 2010
4/198, 128 v India, Bangalore 2010

the team score in the other 24 innings:

4/99, 5 v South Africa, Johannesburg 2009
4/266, 38 v South Africa, Durban 2009
4/330, 0 v South Africa, Dubran 2009
4/111, 0 v England, Lords 2009
4/120, 6 v England, Lords 2009
4/163, 12 v England, Birmingham 2009
4/93, 8 v England, The Oval 2009
4/220, 10 v England, The Oval 2009
4/312, 16 v West Indies, Adelaide Oval 2009
4/133, 2 v West Indies, Adelaide Oval 2009
3/81, 1 v West Indies, Perth 2009
4/143, 8 v Pakistan, MCG 2009
4/36, 10 v Pakistan, Sydney 2010
4/217, 2 v Pakistan, Sydney 2010
4/423, 21 v Pakistan, Hobart 2010
4/172, 9 v New Zealand, Hamilton 2010
4/174, 0 v Pakistan, Lords 2010
5/149, 20 v Pakistan, Lords 2010
4/29, 16 v Pakistan, Leeds 2010
4/158, 0 v Pakistan, Leeds 2010
4/218, 0 v India, Mohali 2010
4/138, 10 v India, Mohali 2010
4/126, 3 v India, Bangalore 2010
4/140, 1 v England, Brisbane 2010

Australia less than 100 when North comes to crease
5 inns, 40 runs at 8, HS: 16

Australia 101 to 150
8 inns, 50 runs at 6.25, HS: 20

Australia 151 to 200
9 inns, 1 not out, 585 runs at 73.15, HS: 128, 4 x 100's, 1 x 50

Australia 201 to 300
7 inns, 287 runs at 41, HS: 90, 3 x 50's

Australia 300 plus
4 inns, 1 not out, 162 runs at 54, HS: 125*, 1 x 100

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Australia less than 100 when North comes to crease
5 inns, 40 runs at 8, HS: 16

Australia 101 to 150
8 inns, 50 runs at 6.25, HS: 20

Australia 151 to 200
9 inns, 1 not out, 585 runs at 73.15, HS: 128, 4 x 100's, 1 x 50

Australia 201 to 300
7 inns, 287 runs at 41, HS: 90, 3 x 50's

Australia 300 plus
4 inns, 1 not out, 162 runs at 54, HS: 125*, 1 x 100

I'm not sure what this is meant to demonstrate - that when the rest of the team scores ****-all, North also scores ****-all?