Brett Lee’s first 5 overs went for 8.
Stuart Clark’s first 6 overs went for 9.
Mitchell Johnson’s first 6 overs went for 26.
If Australia win this test, they will have won this series with 2 front line bowlers, which is pretty much what they did against India.
The selectors don’t want to admit they are wrong with Mitchell Johnson.
Yes he is a left armer.
Yes he bowls pretty quick.
Yes he is capable of reverse swing.
And yes he has the potential to become a superstar.
So go let him take some freakin wickets in first class cricket.
The only job he performs in test cricket is to get the opposition’s eye in.
Just drop him.
For his sake, if not for everyone else.
After being hit for a boundary he stands at the wicket this those big puppy dog eyes and you want to jump through the screen and give him a hug.
It’s not like he will disappear off the radar, his one day form is more than adequate, and there is no reason to dump him from there.
But he is 8 tests in now.
And he is regressing.
Noffke is dying to prove my animatrix theory incorrect.
Bollinger is dying to test his new hair.
With the Frank in the bank, yeah I am that clever, why not try a new bowler.
Mitchell, this isn’t about you, it’s about the selectors. You and your weirdly quasimodoesque run up don’t bother me that much, it’s the fact you won’t get injured or dropped that pisses me off.
But you’re still going on the list of players we don’t like.
It’s for your own good.
Monty took an actual haul after going on the list.
Noffke made an Australian squad
Beau Casson is about to debut.
Katich & Hodgey made come backs.
And Shane Watson has been much less of a jelly bean after his listing.
Oh, and since I’m going to bed now, if you take the last 7 wickets and make me look like a fool, you still go on the list for being a smart ass.
Mitchell really does have puppy dog eyes, doesn’t he?The Windies are putting up a bit of a fight now though. A ton for Sarwan? Some time soon?
There’s something a bit funny with his action. Not 15% dodgy, just funny. It’s not smooth.
I totally see that Miriam and for some reason it looks different than what he does in ODIs…I remember him running in smoothly and bowling at 140ks and disturbing Sachin in ODIs…Here he looks like a donkey on 2 legs with an arm that pops up out of no where..
y! it’s jerky!
kangaroo jerky?
he’s got the vital breakthrough now, with the new ball..
And why is Hodge always a sub? He’s good.
It finished a draw.He improved a bit, he took 1/70 off 20.
Draw/schmare – the Windies should have blazed it earlier when they had a chance to win.Still one more match, and for Welsh and English fans (and Kiwis) it all starts again at Trent Bridge on Thurs. Hope it’s not still underwater.
Despite his good looks, I have to agree about Mitch. Back to Ist class! And stay there til you’ve learnt to be a world class bowler. In Australia, we won’t tolerate anything less
The big Mitch reminds me of a lad I played with way back when I was Feared Fast Bowler in the leafy northern suburbs of Melbourne. This Lad all chest and nose would consistently bowl wide outside leg or off stump (he had no real preference)and thought he was quick which he was occasionally but usually off the bat. Everynow and then he would put one within reach of the bored batsman who waking up to late would play and miss. Our “bowler” would stand midpitch with that smile, the one that says to the batsman you really are f*ken useless. The Batsman would just look back wondering if that is where the Opium went and before you know it there goes that one in 57 wicket taking delivery. No one saw that coming. So he gets another over or three, ends up with a couple for a few off two many.Anyway, in danger of rambling on like a Mitch Over.Good to see him added to the list
Mimi, Hodge is not in the side because he nicks outside off alot and there are 6 better batsman than him at almost all times. Outside off, you must have come from different northern suburbs to me, because we didn’t have many leafs out my way.
Just wondering whether Mitchell should still be on this list after the season he’s just had.
I suppose he’ll forever remain on the list now for being a smart ass.