What Australia needs to archive from this
Australia should win, no doubt.
But there are things from the win they need.
Mitchell Johnson to take some bags of wickets in Australia.
Brett Lee to forget about his personal problems.
Ponting to start captaining for results rather than for fees.
Roy to be the guy he was.
And Michael Clarke to make hundreds when Australia is in trouble.
If all these things happen, Australia will win 2 zip, and South Africa will have to play out of their skins to win there.
I am thinking 1 zip based on the Klinger Kurve in Radelaide.
If no one in Australia can get him out, either team taking 20 wickets in Radelaide is a huge ask, or someone needs some huge collapses.
cricketwithballs
You guys have left out The Polish Shipyard.He can’t be ready for a home test yet.
I went to a sportsman’s dinner with Boonie last Sunday. When it came to questions from the floor people starting asking about selections:Brad Hodge (because I am living in Victoria now, I doubt if anyone in any other state thinks that Hodge might get picked): Definitely good enough. Definitely a sad thing that he hasn’t played more. But he probably wont get picked because Australia needs to move on.Cameron White: “He needs to nail something” – that was Boonie-speak for he needs to be really good at one thing, and as good as he is at the other, not just mediocre at both.Nic Jewell: He’s getting close. He’s a good kid with lots of natural talent, but he’s not there yet.Micheal Klinger: Boonie actually snorted! And laughed. Shook his head. And said “Not while I’m a selector, are you serious?”
I went to a sportsman’s dinner with Boonie last Sunday. When it came to questions from the floor people starting asking about selections:Brad Hodge (because I am living in Victoria now, I doubt if anyone in any other state thinks that Hodge might get picked): Definitely good enough. Definitely a sad thing that he hasn’t played more. But he probably wont get picked because Australia needs to move on.Cameron White: “He needs to nail something” – that was Boonie-speak for he needs to be really good at one thing, and as good as he is at the other, not just mediocre at both.Nic Jewell: He’s getting close. He’s a good kid with lots of natural talent, but he’s not there yet.Micheal Klinger: Boonie actually snorted! And laughed. Shook his head. And said “Not while I’m a selector, are you serious?”
I went to a sportsman’s dinner with Boonie last Sunday. When it came to questions from the floor people starting asking about selections:Brad Hodge (because I am living in Victoria now, I doubt if anyone in any other state thinks that Hodge might get picked): Definitely good enough. Definitely a sad thing that he hasn’t played more. But he probably wont get picked because Australia needs to move on.Cameron White: “He needs to nail something” – that was Boonie-speak for he needs to be really good at one thing, and as good as he is at the other, not just mediocre at both.Nic Jewell: He’s getting close. He’s a good kid with lots of natural talent, but he’s not there yet.Micheal Klinger: Boonie actually snorted! And laughed. Shook his head. And said “Not while I’m a selector, are you serious?”
Ned,The first two are pretty obvious. But Nick Jewell is 31, surely Boon would know this, and as good as his form is, if he ever gets picked for Australia we are struggling, and i say that as a fan of him. That does warm my heart about Klinger, i wish a reporter from the Australian had been there to hear that.