Comments on: Michael Hussey; class, ass, or temporary?

By: raj

raj — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:40:29 +0000

Sunny, I have no problems accepting that Ponting is not in the same class as Sachin-Lara. But all the same, Ponting will end up with all career batting individual records, and perhaps the captaincy records as well – which basically means that the Oz Media machine will work hard to keep propogating the myth that Ponting is the second best batsman ever and that Sachin and Lara were mere upstarts against him. To some extent, they will repeat this lie a million times that many gullible souls in the future will actually believe this. pity them.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:24:13 +0000

@raj – ponting will break all of sachin’s records?! don’t think so. 42 + 43 = fucked punter.

and even if he did, who cares? someone will break his. just accept that one of the greatest batsman in cricket history is an indian. the second one is a west indian. technically, sachin is a west-indian as well. hmmm..

By: raj

raj — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:53:49 +0000

Ponting WILL beat all Sachin’s records even if a thousand Ishants bowl at him in every match he plays. He is destiny’s child.

By: Suave

Suave — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:33 +0000

Jimmy Adams anyone?

By: alex

alex — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:43:27 +0000

When Hussey was in peak , hayden and gilchrist opening and give solid partnership , it makes everyone following play like bradman.

Hussey played with freedom when he first played with the team. now no one to protect him , pressure got to him. When you are under pressure , opposition can target you easy.

It is like this , when sehwag score big , indian middle order play veryw ell. When sehwag fails , they mosly collapse like 9 pins.

For me hussey has never had a class. Ponting is the da best because he played very well when under pressure when team needed him which we can’t say much about choker tendulkar. Also ponting main enemy is Ishant sharma. As long as ponting do not play india or ishant sharma injured , ponting can beat all sachin records.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:49:11 +0000

i have thoroughly enjoyed the drop in his average. others take 10-15 years to avg 50+ per bat and this kid just walks in and thinks he is bradman?! i think it was the mr.cricket moniker where things went pear shaped.

By: Sid

Sid — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:59:53 +0000

The strength of the aussie team had been their rock solid attacking line-up and a bench strength that cud make into any country’s playing xi. As u mentioned the guys have had such a illustrious past, that the management wonder wen to kick them. and the guys on the bench don’t hv a clue how to make it to the field. Hussey has a got battle with time now, I am sure he does’nt have much of it left. So, he’ll have to get a few(few = more than one rare innings) knocks under his belt soon!

@ The Holden : he dint make it to the posters! right!! but, the knock he played against kings xi Punjab was enuf ! I am sure the team management are least bothered about the who shud be on the posters n commercials for now!

By: sla

sla — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:59:23 +0000

2 yrs ago he was the second greatest test batsman of all time. No?
Now he’s struggling to make the best 6 currently playing in australia.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.

By: Neerav

Neerav — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:33:22 +0000

This is one issue with guys debuting in their 30s – any form slump and there is that much more pressure on you. You don’t have luxury of comebacks or 2-3 years of revival period.

By: poopsie

poopsie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:15:39 +0000

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, no bowler would ever be given such leeway with a comparable 18 test record like that. The guy is done, has been since returning from India