Battler's NBL Round 17

GL mate. How's the studies going?

yeah bit of a strange old win for Australia. They really had so much in their favour after batting first and making a big score, but they still really laboured and only JUST got it done. Some of the dismissals were really odd and had an element of luck, it sure wasn't like watching Australia in the good old days when Warne, McGrath et al would just tear through batting lineups on the 5th day.

I just wish our selectors would do away with this allrounder obsession. Could not agree more. As you say, we've both said it.....Johnson can hold a bat, Lee can as well, Siddle and Hauritz and Krejza have all held a bat.....for fuck sake, let it go. 6 batsmen and 4 bowlers or even 5 batsmen and 5 bowlers depending on the conditions....fuck the allrounder obsession.

 know we both had gripe about it a while back, but again, reckon they should just pick the strongest 6 batsmen, and the strongest 4 bowlers and go with it. Unless you've got a Flintoff or a Kallis, there's very little to be gained.

Hauritz has to go, he's way too passive both in his body language and his bowling. He's a "roller" not a spinner. - pick a spinner and stick with him for 12 months / 10-12 tests...even 6 months. Right now, I think it's Krejza

We need bowlers! We need bowlers! We need bowlers!  What's doing at the Academy / at national u20 levels ect ?? Where are our up and coming quicks ? We don't seem to hear about the next generation of Australian cricketers much nowadays. Or maybe I'm just not watching "Inside Cricket" enough ?!

And finally, I gotta take another swipe at my old mate Mitchell Johnson. The day this guy gets his bowling arm another 10 degrees vertical and gets his wrist behind the ball like every other goddam bowler at first class level, is the day Australia has a consistent wicket taker on it's hands.

Right now, he's essentially bowling fast left arm orthodox spin, because he's carving the pill out the side of his hand. It's attrocious! And the reason his control is so awry at times. - I think the most damning part was that Australia bowled their worst spell in the game when we had them 8 down. Boys, BOWL AT THE STUMPS AND MAKE THEM PLAY! Johnson wasn't alone, but yeah he did throw a heap of pies down the off-stump line and they could just let it go. Not good.BUT, he is the spearhead now, the senior bowler, and we need him to fire.

Anyway, I see us struggling in the return series in South Africa. Can't wait for it myself....I think we are closer to SA than many believe