AUSSIE OVERLOOK STINKS

A solid example of why Kiwis get the shits with Aussies:

"The fact is that Australia have won only one of the past four series, losing in India and at home to South Africa before beating South Africa away and losing in England."

~~ Shane Warne

Really?

• India: loss
• New Zealand: win
• South Africa: loss
• South Africa: win
• England: loss

Warnie's not the only one to say/write that. (Maybe he is getting back at Mark Richardson.) Jamie Panderamjam wrote the same in Wednesday's Fairaxes:

Players now have to come to terms with what the fans already know; that decades of dominance are over and they no longer qualify as the world's best following a third series defeat from their past four.

And I've heard it numerous other times during the last week.

Two more overlookers.

Fred Magee:

If it isn’t apparent that Australia is going through a rebuilding phase, the fact that we have lost three of the last four series should make it abundantly clear.

Jesper Fjeldstad (taking a break from the biathlon, luge and downhill curling):

Nielsen, dubbed "Teflon Tim" after much of the fallout from the Ashes debacle failed to stick to him, has a healthy winning percentage of 46 per cent, but has seen his team lose three of its past four series.

Comments

[The Don has risen]

let us not forget the win in SA was a fluke.

SA bowlers for some reason for two tests copied our bowlers on the best test wickets in cricket and vica versa.

Steyn should have had conservatively 20 wickets in the series but inexplicitly bowled like Siddle for two tests.

Our poor bowling is putting pressure on the batsman and this is now apparent to most.

I wil be interested to see how we play against the Pakis assuming of course they are not betting

[Tony]

How could we forget it; you keep reminding us.

Poor bowling will most always put the batsmen under pressure.

The Windies once maintained that no matter what they were bowled out for, they would always bowl the opposition out for less. This was roughly the same for Australia before Warne & McGrath pulled the pin. Both dynasties drew confidence from their powerful attacks. Now that confidence has been sapped because neither side is capable of skittling the opposition with any ease.

[The Don has risen]

Tony even you would have to admit the bowling in the first two tests in SA was completely different to any bowling before that or since.

find some strike bowlers for any nation and hey presto you find a great captain

[reality pat]

Poor old Kiwis, the forgotten little brother of the Commonwealth. I remember some bloke named Paddles, can't really remember what he was famous for. Probably roomed with Spanky in County Cricket and got his nickname there.

If anything, if Oz didn't play Roy in Oz we may well have won the series against the Saffas over here. That wasn't such a flog if memory serves me correct (please don't remind me if it doesn't).

We went allright in India considering they have/had by far and away the best Cricket team in the world.

I put down our loss in England to the Selectors 1st and 2nd, Studsy 3rd and our batting fourth.

[reality pat]

Batting collapses that is.

Plus they nobbled the wicket but lets not go there.

[Tony]

In the top 3: the tosses.

[reality pat]

List revised: 1) Selectors, 2) Tosses, 3) Studsy's mum, 4) Batting Collapses.

Pat's Ozzie Man of the Series (POMS): Sizzler. True Blue, Ridgey Didge, more Ozzie than a Cootamundra Wattle in flower with zinc on. Knows his limitations, gives his all. Always, always, gives his best and dredges up that little bit more. Someone mentioned him here the other day along with Billy McDermot and Merv Hughes and I'd agree. The sort of bloke you'd always want with you lugging your kit up the Kokoda under fire. Top effort Sizzler. We'll need plenty more of his type till we get the flair and talent built on Sizzlers sort of guts to get back to the top again.

[Lurker]

Australia 296/5 after 44.1 against the bonnie Scots. Given that Ireland nearly knocked off the Poms last night I'm glad they are taking this seriously.

[nick]

Was looking at Cricinfo - and saw a hundred for Hussey. Only a few problems - it's an ODI, it's against Scotland, and it's D Hussey. So the selectors thought Hussey was so good in the Ashes that he can sit out games? That says to me that he will be allowed to fill his boots against the Windies and Pakis in the summer. Aussie selecotrs : FAIL.

Was looking forward to seeing Paine with the gloves but it seems non 2020 pyjama cricket can't even get onto Fox Sports 3. In fact, it's so meaningless, it can't even get on at the ground!

44.2 Haq to Voges, 1 run, clipped to Hamilton at midwicket who shies at the stumps and hits and they take an overthrow. TV replays show he was well out but there's no third umpire for the TV replays

[nick]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/cricket/clarke-happy-to-play-it-safe-with-punter/2009/08/27/1251001989468.html

Check out the pic - Pup caught masturbating while dreaming of being Australian Test Captain.

[Adsy]

We sure missed this in the Ashes...

12.5 Lee to Watson, OUT, slower full toss which Watson didn't see coming and the ball lands on the top of off-stump!

RR Watson b Lee 10 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

[nick]

I think we were expecting more of this...

29.2

Johnson to McCallum, OUT, tries to pull the shorter ball but only manages to get a thin snick off the bat in to the keepers gloves

NFI McCallum c †Paine b Johnson 24 (41b 3x4 0x6) SR: 58.53

[Tony]

Hooray! We beat Scotland. Break out the bubbly.

[Lurker]

At least there's one British team we can still beat. Moet and Chandon here we come!

[Big Ramifications]

When I played cricket I just went the tonk. Even in the nets I used to go the tonk - straight drives of course, gotta make the bowler take the walk of shame.

The coach told me to stop going the tonk one training session and I didn't. My father happened to be there that night and he was appalled at my insolence, but what would he know, eh?

I was the Dave Warner of my time. Except I was way ahead of my time.

Oh, yeah, except I couldn't bat and my average was about 16.

[Lurker]

I was a Michael Bevan style nudger and nurdler through the middle order. If you have no talent, it's the most productive way to bat.

[Yobbo]

Wasn't the NZ series only 2 tests? That's why nobody remembers it.

I remember at the time thinking "What's the fucking point of this series?"

Can't say I've changed my mind.

[Russ]

Perhaps it's a pity we didn't pay the New Zealand series more attention. It turns out it was a microcosm of the Ashes, bowled out twice for sub-300 totals in Brisbane, and a hefty innings victory in Adelaide when all the batsmen scored runs.

[Shane]

I was a Michael Bevan style nudger and nurdler through the middle order. If you have no talent, it's the most productive way to bat.