Tag Archives: Selection

Bryce goes down on Ponting but still no cap

Bryce McGain has made the ultimate sacrifice to break into the Australian XI, alas his ball service does not compare favourably with Cameron White’s and he’ll have to wait until Durban for another chance to impress his skipper downstairs. Asked … Continue reading

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Top 10 reasons Austrlaia lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy

10. Losing the toss I’d love to see some stats on how many teams have won in India with a first innings defecit. Batting first is key and each test was controlled by the opening innigns. Losing 3 tosses did … Continue reading

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Genghis screwing Bluetongue

The future Australian XI did well to restrict the star studded Redbacks outfit to 313 after they won the toss and elected to swing the willow. A pumped up Bluetongues blew off the demons of losing their 50 Over match … Continue reading

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Roy’s path to redemption

Seems Roy hasn’t done enough to make up for missing that very important last minute team meeting before the Top End Tour in August. You remember the series, we played some one day games against the Kiwi Crushers Bangladesh in … Continue reading

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Merv, it’s time to go

I loved Merv the cricketer, his ability to involve a crowd unsurpassed, always happy to like a teammates ear, and the guts to bowl all week up hill into the wind. I enjoyed giving shit to Merv the tour guide, … Continue reading

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