Ok so let me get this straight.
Shaun tait gets a contract because he has depression.
Ben Hilfenhaus gets a contract because he was good last year.
Doug Bollinger gets a contract because he is from NSWales.
But Petter Sizzle (Siddle) does not because he is Victorian.
Actually that all makes sense.
Now on to the Spinners.
Last year there were 4.
Stuart MacGill who at that stage was slightly fitter and not so much a TV presenter.
Brad Hogg who at that stage was still being called a spinner.
Dan Cullen who at that stage was getting fewer wickets than Brad Hogg.
And Cullen Bailey, who is the second highest paid club cricketer in Australian history behind another leg spinner Adbul Qadir.
This year we have Stuart MacGill, a little older, a little rounder, and a little less interested.
Beau fu©king Casson the man who has played 4 good games in 4 seasons, but moved to the right city.
And…
Oh that’s it.
Australia is only going to use these two this year.
That’s it.
An untried wrist spinner who couldn’t buy a wicket for years, and a 37 year old wine connoisseur with a bung knee.
No place for Bryce McGain, lets check why, oh that is right, he’s Victorian.
The only thing that remains consistent for selectors is that NSWelsh players get picked all the time, and Victorians get the high hard one.
Any theories as to where/how the prejudice originated?Kick a…… naah.
I put all the blame on Harold Holt and Eddie McGuire.
Damn those Chinese midgets.
I can neither confirm nor deny involvement in the Kick a Vic campaign..Don’t know if I’d call MacGilla a wine connoisseur – he’s into Wolfblass afterall!Full rebuttal over at Beer and Sport
and didn’t Siddle just have a shoulder reconstruction?Though I suppose the response to that would be Watson – WTF?
Isn’t Bollinger’s leg still in a cast?
you say potato….he had a foot injury that ruled him out of the windies tour, I read in the local rag for his area that he’s recovered enough for his wedding tomorrow..
What sort of a dude gets married just before he makes the big time.
one who looks like a b’allbag?Glad to hear you think so highly of Douggie