Sunday, December 18, 2011

Wrap - B League and Axing Mates

1. Phil Hughes confirmed his poor state of mind - and attitude - at the end chasing 19 and giving up his wicket. The trap was set, he was dropped the previous ball and deserved what he got. Now for the axe, but can best mate Clarke deliver? Surely Warner stays. He has energy, great pace in the field and tremendous hands and bowls a lot like Warnie!!! He could be VERY handy. A couple of those shots with the red ball down the ground at the end were scintillating. His technique will be far better than Hughes' under pressure. He plays straight.

Clarke fabulous, but will never really be loved - until he marries, continues to shut up and starts having kids I suppose. Starc excellent. Pattinson superb. Mitchell Johnson may never play again. Cummins, Pattinson, Starc and Lyon. Get used to it. Siddle - the man who has not moved a ball since U/10's - will be gone soon too.

When do Hussey and Ponting go?

2. Where the hell is Bill Lawry? He is missed in the commentary box. The Twelfth Man (who should be on the Footy Show or free to air at some stage soon) will be hard at it in the studio no doubt.

3. Sydney FC. A great win by those FC's yesterday over the biggest hoax in Australian Sporting History - a team, The Brisbane Roar who had THIRTEEN (13) draws in their "unbeaten" run. Joke.

Concerned the A - League is playing at B league venues. What has happened?

4. Union. A fine win v Wales, but next week we will lose to Munster or someone. The inconsistency is a huge issue. Turner is an outstanding winger.

5. Motor Sport. The spectacle, the speed, the noise...some love it. Most would not know a Whincup from a winning cup. How do you make it more appealing? This vexed question will haunt them. The appeal to women would be very low for mine. Or maybe I should have phrased that last sentence differently.

6. Tennis. Davis Cup. The European domination of tennis looks to be never ending. It will be many moons before we see this cup again on our shores.

7. Danny Green. What sort of advice is this guy getting? Seems like a crafty and sensible bloke who was dead set on top in his mid week bout. Then he gets fancy when he should have been purely defensive - not grabbing/ holding, etc as they mostly all do - and loses his title. Vic Darchinyian also lost his bout today. Our boxing stocks are on the slide. Mundine will be next to fall. Shannon Taylor tries to top himself too. A tough game.

8. Darren Lehmann. Surely he will be snapped up soon by an International Cricket Team. Then Australia will miss out on one of the great tacticians and leaders of cricketers we are likely to ever produce. His performance with an unsettled QLD has been superb this season - in all forms of the game. Conversely, NSW is all over the shop. Picking new blokes, dropping them as soon. Saw that Steve Smith (ex Bankstown and opening bat for NSW) is selecting. He would engender no confidence in anyone, but himself. I don't see leaders in charge. I see ex-players.

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