Posted by Some players injured, some players rested, ‘trying out options’ ahead of the World Cup, introducing younger players. The reasons are varied, the teams are shit.
Take a look at the Australia team from their last one-day international and then take Mike Hussey out as well, because he’s going back to Australia so he can play another first-class match before the Ashes rather than playing the third one-day international against India.
- Shaun Marsh
- Tim Paine
- Michael Clarke
- Mike Hussey
- Cameron White
- Steve Smith
- James Hopes
- John Hastings
- Nathan Hauritz
- Mitchell Starc
- Clint McKay
India’s team was not much better, with a cobbled together ‘experimental’ look about it.
We predicted squad rotation four years ago. What we didn’t mention was how that would make the average one-day series even more meaningless.
Who’s going to come out on top, John Hastings or Shikhar Dhawan? Who cares?
Give the selectors their due for comedy, that bowling attack is a hoot.
We had to click on J Hastings to remind ourself of his first name.
Hastings is a battler
Stop rehashing late-Eighties/early-Nineties Scottish rugby union jokes.
Or, alternatively, try and deliver a second one.
I just thought of it now. I never rehash any joke or phrase. I only ever use them once.
I discard you.
I don’t think George Formby had anything to say about any of the players listed.
No, Smudge, but I believe George Formby did have something to day about Mr Foo from the West Indies A Team.
I think he might be a window cleaner now.