West Indies in Australia

[Stephen Bailey]

That's one way to look at it, but I think it's more to do with Hussey and Hodge being better than Clarke at the moment. Clarke is quite obviously a talented young man and with a few more years experience and tweaks to his game, he'll be a very good batsman.

 

[langerrox]

I dont rate him at all, He just goes for his shots nomatter the situation which loses Aus the game, And now his spot. Serves him right

 

[icyman]

Agreed that he was not performing and so he must be dropped.
I still remember his debut test century against India at Banglore.
A truly magnificent knock that took the game and series away from India.
He is no doubt a fine player but just needs to be toned up.

 

[langerrox]

Yeh, Thats what im saying people will go 'Remeber Clarke got hundred on home and away debuts' and thats it, but for ponting its like, remember those double centurys, and consitency etc

 

[siddharth2002]

I dont rate him at all, He just goes for his shots nomatter the situation which loses Aus the game, And now his spot. Serves him right

When Aus were here in NZ earlier this year(I guess), there was an ODI at Basin Reserve, Wellington. We were at the boundary near Clarke and couple of guys cracked him a bit. Conversation went something like this-
Guys", what's that number on ur shirt, is that what ur batting position is(the number was 77 a close guess).
It was the number of that old man(Steve Waugh), who gave u that number anyways, u don't deserve it, u slack. And you know Mills is gonna get you, so don't bother padding up today.
what are u doing in the team anyways.
Clarke", well, I still gotta collect my wages"

 

[langerrox]

Lol, thats clarke for ya!

 

[Sando]

It was the right thing to drop Clarke, too many other blokes are deserving of a top order spot. Makes you think how long it will take him to get back in.

The Adelaide test is always good for blokes to boost their batting averages, I wonder if the Aussies will have another dead rubber shocker. It would be a very embarrasing loss indeed. Let's just get this over with and get on with the rest of the summer, the upcoming ODI's against New Zealand should be great.

 

[aussie1st]

WI are not going to be push overs for this last test. If Lara gets the rub of the green, he could really hurt us. This could really be a case of picking 5 bowlers as Symonds on the Adelaide wicket is going to be gun barrel straight medium pacers.

 

[aussie1st]

WEST Indies' luckless tour of Australia suffered another blow today when batsman Marlon Samuels flew home suffering a knee injury.

Samuels' departure further depletes West Indies' misfiring batting line-up ahead of the third and final Test against Australia in Adelaide, beginning this Friday.

It will increase pressure on its talismanic batsman Brian Lara to perform after a disappointing series, which the tourists have already lost after two heavy defeats in Brisbane and Hobart.

Samuels, 24, suffered the knee injury when he was hit by a ball from Australia paceman Brett Lee in the first innings of the second Test in Hobart.

Doctors had told him he had no chance of recovering in time for the Adelaide Test and it was best he return to Jamaica to recuperate.

"It is disappointing that I am not able to complete the tour but this is an unfortunate situation and I need to heed the medical advice now so that there is no further damage," Samuels said.

Team physiotherapist Stephen Partridge said he was encouraged by the fact that a scan had showed no new damage to Samuels' knee.


West Indies will not bring in a replacement batsman to the squad as the tour is drawing to a close.

Agence France-Presse

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,17326181-23212,00.html

Big blow for the Windies. He was starting to look good in teh 2nd test, also the Windies will miss his off spinners which they would have been counting on for the 3rd test.

 

[langerrox]

This side is probley the best Australian side ive seen ever, Only complaint put Haydos back in the ODI side, Whats better the current side or the 2003 Side?
For me it would be current because theres so many players you would want to bat for your life in it!

 

[aussie1st]

03 side. Waugh, Martyn still there. Bichel, Dizzy and Kaspa at their peak.

 

[jarl]

This side is probley the best Australian side ive seen ever, Only complaint put Haydos back in the ODI side, Whats better the current side or the 2003 Side?
For me it would be current because theres so many players you would want to bat for your life in it!

nicely put, i would have to agree this side is going to do some great things in the next few years

except the bowling should be the 03 bowling attack

 

[langerrox]

I donno, Lee is better than kasper in his hay day, But Bichel was one hell of a player! Kasper got 8/44 recently

For all you clarke haters make this your sig!

 

[Shadow007]

This side is probley the best Australian side ive seen ever, Only complaint put Haydos back in the ODI side, Whats better the current side or the 2003 Side?
For me it would be current because theres so many players you would want to bat for your life in it!

You haven't seen many Aus sides have you? 2001 Ashes through to end of 02-03 Ashes is probably the best we had since the mid-late 70s. Only complaint in that period was Lee and an eventually over the hill M Waugh.

 

[langerrox]

Nah, i still rate this players higher, i mean of the last decade, of course the DK lilee team would be best, God. What a bowler!