The Australian Selectors Should be Shot

[Hooper]

They have made a monumental disaster this wholes series. In fact, they have been shocking for a while.

Notable mistakes:

- Not playing Clark this Ashes series.
- Giving Bryce McGain a test cap.
- Giving Krejza a test cap.
- Dropping Hughes for 2 bad tests, yes, just 2 bad tests (when other players i.e Hussey, Hayden have been shite for a year).
- Not pushing Hayden to retire earlier, ruined his legacy as a legend.
- Playing Hauritz in the Ahes. Why are you so afraid to go with 4 seamers?
- Playing MacDonald in a test match. WHAT THE FARK!? This bloke can't bat, he bowls poofta medium pacers...He is no test player.
- Keeping Johnson in the team when we have pace bowlers like Clark itching to get into the team.
-Not bringing over a reserve batsman. Yes thats right, not even one bloody backup batsman in case players like Hussey and Hughes dipped in form (Watson is not a replacement for Hughes, Watson is best as a middle order batsman and a bowler, not just a specialist opener).

Who are our selectors? Absolute boneheads, thats who.

- Merv Hughes - Dopey dumb fast bowler, more known for his drinking exploits rather then his cricket knowledge.
- David Boon - Dopey looking plum who holds drinking records. Enough said
- Hildritch (sp?) - Has made shocking decisions. Utter shocking.
- Jamie Cox - Crap Tasmanian inbred who never even played a test.


Australia has had some of the greatest captains to ever grace the game, I'm sure they know who to pick. We Australians have some of the greatest cricket brains ever yet we don't use them. Possible selectors include;

- Waugh brothers - both still love cricket, great cricket brains
- Shane Warne -One of the best tactical thinkers, very smart cricketer
- Mark Taylor - Smart cricketer
- Chappells - Ian and Greg, both know their cricket and have had successful after cricket careers.
- Terry Jenner - Knows more about bowling then you know about your own penis.

I and a lot of Australians have been very disappointed with some of the selections over the past year or two and I'm surprised no ones started a thread on it yet.

 

[somersetargyle]

i dont really see how you can complain about hauritz

 

[King Pietersen]

Totally agree. Hauritz has proven everyone wrong. Has outbowled Swann, and looks to be developing nicely as a cricketer. Good selection, same with Hilfenhaus over Clark.

 

[evertonfan]

I said at the start of the series (and you can search for evidence if you want) that Hauritz was nowhere near as bad as people were making out and he's been one of the bowlers of the series. The only glaring error that the Aussies have made is not playing Stuart Clark. They'd be 3-0 up by now if he was playing.

 

[Covvy]

You always gotta try experiments, the clown could of got a century and five wickets and be playing right now!

 

[Hooper]

I'm not complaining about Hauritz. He is a decent bowler, but definitely not great. And definitely not as good as a Lee or a Clark. You pick your best bowlers, Hauritz isn't up there with the best of our bowlers. He isn't ever going to set the world alight.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

you know what I find ridiculous. All through australia's reign it was noted over and over again how even your A team was probably better than any other test nations.

Well where are these legendary players waiting to come in and demolish everyone? were McDonald, Krejza and McGain amongst them? because quite frankly not even bangladesh would bother with that lot.

Siddle, I'm beginning to have my doubts about him. Great hustle, actually I really like his attitude, but erm, wickets? Persevering with Hussey, playing watson as an opener, don't seem to have any batsmen in the touring squad, is that because no one was worth bringing? as far as I know Calum Ferguson was next in line in the batting stakes, well if he's no better than North (who is dogged but nothing more) and Hughes (who would have better technique if you broke his arms, is also dogged at best) then I don't think anyone's worried.

the best stroke maker australia have brought in in the last two years is a bowler.

 

[Eon]

You cant pick lee, he isnt match fit. Sure he can bowl in the nets. but thats with in himself, in a game he would run in and try to bowl fast and hurt himself in the first over. and you need a spinner in england, with out a front line spinner in england you are going to be in trouble

 

[aussie1st]

you know what I find ridiculous. All through australia's reign it was noted over and over again how even your A team was probably better than any other test nations.

That was before the last Ashes in England. When the team looked like
Phil Jaques
Chris Rogers
Brad Hodge
Mike Hussey
Michael Bevan
Andrew Symonds
Brad Haddin
Andy Bichel
Nathan Bracken
Stuart Clark
Stuart MacGill

Reserves: Shane Watson, David Hussey, Marcus North, Noffke, Tait, Hogg, Lewis, Harwood

 

[Inbox24]

It goes back longer than that:

- Picking Johnson over Hilfenhaus when McGrath retired
- Messing around with the spinners; Casson should never have played, McGain should have been given a longer go, ditto with Krejza.
- Not picking Hussey or Hodge for tests (and the latter at all)
- Shaun Marsh debacle
- Persisting with James Hopes
- The concept that an all rounder is critical to a successful test team
- Marcus North
- Picking Symonds for tests

 

[angryangy]

- Jamie Cox - Crap Tasmanian inbred who never even played a test.

You never played a Test, so how can you criticise?

 

[Hooper]

It goes back longer than that:

- Picking Johnson over Hilfenhaus when McGrath retired
- Messing around with the spinners; Casson should never have played, McGain should have been given a longer go, ditto with Krejza.
- Not picking Hussey or Hodge for tests (and the latter at all)
- Shaun Marsh debacle
- Persisting with James Hopes
- The concept that an all rounder is critical to a successful test team
- Marcus North
- Picking Symonds for tests

Yeah, just a few more.

Thanks for pointing out the ones I didn't get.

You never played a Test, so how can you criticise?

Jamie Cox? Come on, you might as well be a selector.

 

[angryangy]

I will be a forceful and effective administrator.

 

[jazz]

I think the problem is most of the greats retired all at once McGrath, Warne, Langer and Martyn all retired at the same time with Gilchrist and Hayden following on 1-2 years later.

If they retired separately i.e like Warne then the following year McGrath then it could of been a different story young players like Hughes and some new faces could of played in the team with still one of the greats in their.

I was surprised with Lee I used to think he only got Wickets because McGrath kept the other end tight, but since McGrath retired Lee stepped up and proved me wrong

Now its hard for new players to keep up the same level of expectation. That doesn't include Johnson he was in the team when the big boys where still in but now his just some how lost the plot in this series.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

I was surprised with Lee I used to think he only got Wickets because McGrath kept the other end tight, but since McGrath retired Lee stepped up and proved me wrong

not really, it could have just been an indian summer, if you'll pardon the rather obvious pun. he's had the odd good performance in the past but the season he played sri lanka, india and the west indies was the best of his life. the following one he was back to being quite average.

I really feel with Lee, he juts had a good run of form at exactly the right moment. i.e. immediately after mcgrath and warne retired and the spot light was on him. since then he's only really had one good test against new zealand in adelaide and was pretty awful against india and south africa and even the other test against NZ.