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Well can't fault Voges for plundering the shit out of a fucken terrible WI bowling attack then, ahem, ours but he is certainly a case of a record not being a true reflection of his ability. Pollock and Barry Richards obviously stand out as guys with great averages over short careers and he isn't going to be spoken of in the hushed tones that those blokes were. Put it this way: when the mythical "team of the 2010's" is named and the upper/middle order comprises of Smith, Root, KW and Kohli as I suspect it will my boys are gonna wonder why he isn't in the team instead of one of them which proves stats aren't everything.
Voges being dropped is a definite possibility though, no two ways about it and if he does then that's the end of his career for sure.
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:
Rod Marsh has walked as Chairman of Selectors.
Trevor Hohns is the interim.
Will it change anything? Dunno. We might smash the Proteas in the next Test because they're all hitting the piss right now.
Didn't Jeff Thomson mention the Aussie team in the 70s could get on the piss and still beat the NZers ?
The shoe's on the other foot now "Thommo"
Loved the one liners he came up with though. Screaming "You'll never fucken die of a stroke" to Bruce Edgar is probably my favourite.
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Ricky Ponting reckons he has been telling CA for ages what the problem is. Apparently the issue is that state coaches don't get paid enough, so all the retired greats go sit in the commentary box for less work and more money. Ricky knows this, because it's exactly what he did.
The blood-letting over here this week has been awesome. Everyone is copping it, and everyone is shifting the blame. Actually, not everyone is copping it, Steve Smith and Boof Lehman have got off lightly, the ire is directed at the system, the high performance manager, the players, CA, the future tours schedule.
Imagine what it would look like if the ABs lost 5 straight tests, it's basically that.
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@NTA nasty blow for Voges, hope he is OK. Potentially career ending if he cannot play the next test.
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Selectorial merry-go-round for aus. Guys in, then out. 6 changes for Adelaide, could have been more with Lyon's replacement injured
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@No-Quarter said in Aussie Cricket:
@NTA nasty blow for Voges, hope he is OK. Potentially career ending if he cannot play the next test.
That selection may not matter - as @mariner4life has just implied: its a fucking dartboard selection-wise right now because no change is bad change, and we've essentially got nothing to lose.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
Imagine what it would look like if the ABs lost 5 straight tests, it's basically that.
Oh, I don't know? I reckon we would be more mature about it....................................................
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While Australian cricket has been imploding, Faf got nabbed for ball tampering.
If you've seen the video, it's pretty bloody obvious he's got a mint in his mouth and is using it to shine the ball. Like he's testing his fucking gag reflex, reaching back that far.
Did it make a difference? Fuck knows. Warner has said it didn't apparently.
Got ugly at Adelaide airport when a Channel nine reporter got in the way of the team, trying to get a comment, and was man handled by a staffer from the proteas.
The outcome of the hearing was 100% match fee as a fine, free to play this week. But he's going to appeal it.
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:
While Australian cricket has been imploding, Faf got nabbed for ball tampering.
If you've seen the video, it's pretty bloody obvious he's got a mint in his mouth and is using it to shine the ball. Like he's testing his fucking gag reflex, reaching back that far.
Did it make a difference? Fuck knows. Warner has said it didn't apparently.
I guess it's like a lot of things - make it a blanket rule so they don't have to come up with a ridiculous test for how much is necessary.
Got ugly at Adelaide airport when a Channel nine reporter got in the way of the team, trying to get a comment, and was man handled by a staffer from the proteas.
I can understand the irritation when press get in your personal space pissing you off.
The outcome of the hearing was 100% match fee as a fine, free to play this week. But he's going to appeal it.
Faf knows the rules, he should pay the fine and be thankful he's not banned for the next game.
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I am dead against that press prick from Nine getting in their way. As another media person put it: Channel Nine have the best access as host broadcaster but Faf can't say anything anyway, so why bother?
That said, I think Faf has acted the prick a couple of times now - the mint and the pat on the shoulder to Aleem Dar after his decision was overturned - so he can suck it up.
Expecting the appeal to be a wet bus ticket
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@booboo said in Aussie Cricket:
Should get a ban.
That's going to be hard to police. Heck, it's hard enough with a fine:
- Is Saliva OK to shine the ball with? (yes)
- What about sweat? (yes, but only if natural)
- How long after eating a mint can you shine the ball? (no idea)
- Do you need to have designated ball shiners who don't eat mints? (how do you enforce it?)
- How about sun cream and hair gel - if you wipe sweat off your brow and onto the ball, should that be a ban too? (yes, to be consistent)
what Faf's been pinged for is being obvious. Lesson: don't get caught, and don't make it obvious.
