Comments on: hussey and cook

By: Vim

Vim — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:50 +0000

Steve, I’ve never called myself one before. Does finding Paul Collingwood less unattractive as a batsman due to Phil Hughes looking so rotten with the slog stuff count as being a stylist?

jogesh, Murali looks like a bit of a clubbie, doesn’t he these days? What’s going on? He might bowl them out on the last day but then again he might not.

Ha, ha, Mishra is supposed to be protecting Sachin Tendulkar. I love it when night watchmen come out and then promptly go for a few shots.

By: jogesh99

jogesh99 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:03:46 +0000

Just get Chandrapaul and the match is over. The Aussie batting line up is irrelevant guys – Ponting and Katich should suffice.

But check whats happening at Ahmedabad – the Lankans should win this one, if Murali and Herath can use the 4th day track.

By: Hewy

Hewy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:32:17 +0000

Of course – Mitch. Had a brain fade there.

Speaking of style and such, it could well be a battle of pattern baldness for the 1st test.

Krejza has been heavily mentioned as a chance for the Gabba. Of course Bollinger is in the mix.

Do the selectors go with the baldie buzzcut or the hair plugs?

By: steve

steve — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:11:00 +0000

Vim

are you a cricket stylist?

Hewy

the toothy one is Mtich

By: Hewy

Hewy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:46 +0000

and I was too pissed to read what I was writing! Who is this toothy one you speak of?

By: jrod

jrod — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:39:18 +0000

Hewy, too pissed to read what you rote, but, wasn’t he dropped because the toothy one was playnig like a cunt?

By: Vim

Vim — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:51:31 +0000

I do’nt want Hughes opening the batting yet for Oz as I can’t bear watching a player that looks about as technically correct as Ben Hilfenhaus walking out with Simon Katich to open the innings. It’s doing something bad to my soul. How can a player step over to leg and expose his stumps like he is batting in 20/20 in the first few overs of a test match? I can’t bear it, I just can’t.

I don’t much like Phil Jaques either for the first 20 balls he faces he looks like hell on earth, but Hughes is on another plane of depression.

By: Hewy

Hewy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:14 +0000

Mate, I’m not blaming Hughes – he is as he is. But he had flaws and they were exposed and they needed to get him out of the side. Have you seriously ever heard of anyone being dropped to protect them from good bowlers? And then waltz back into the side when you’re supposedly playing someone easier? That’s my whole beef – he was dropped for the right reasons (he wasn’t going to make a run against good bowling because he’d been worked out and he needed to do some work), but the call for reinstatement is for the wrong reasons (he hasn’t improved his technique but he is The Future and hopefully the bowling will be easier).

Re Hussey. Umm, would you believe 3.5 months? Look he should really have been axed half-way through the ashes – if not 6 months earlier. He wasn”t, made a ton, and honestly hasn’t looked back. I think he’ll get picked in the 1st test but I wouldn’t be concerned if he wasn’t. But I do reckon you should hesitate dropping someone when they’re in form especially for a ‘project’ player. If Hussey were to be dropped, I’d rather a straight swap with Hodge, rather than shoehorn Hughes in, when nothing has changed with regard to his situation.

By: jrod

jrod — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:59:50 +0000

Hewy, Ponting drops Hughes to stop him getting pounded by Flintoff, and you blame Hughes, how bout blaming Ponting and Hilditch for being soft cocked dicks. Well done to Butterworth, he now has Hughes out in a way he still has never had the chance to go out in during a test match.

Hussey has failed in the last 4 months, two ducks, and a 10 against the England.

By: Dustbinner

Dustbinner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:52 +0000

I love Mussey, but you’re right about his time being up.

And if there is a quota on Husseys – Hilditch needs to be sacked.

Oh wait … Hilditch needs to be sacked anyway.
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