Tim Nielsen is in today's Fairfaxes talking up Brett Lee for the Ashes: "he is progressing well." That's talking up, right? Anyway, it must have escaped Nielsen that since The Slot injured his foot during the Melbourne Test Australia have looked a tighter bowling unit, winning three Tests while losing only one, a dead rubber. Also, a cursory check of the records would reveal Slot is the proverbial pie-chucker in England, where his Test average is a miserable 45.44, and on current exposed form, unlikely to go lower.
On the upside, get on board Slotto. You'd be in clover had you correctly picked the runs hit from each of Slot Lee's eight overs at the World T20.
Priceless!
Actually I had Stuart Broad as the most expensive bowler in the tournament in my picks, but he'll have to go some to beat Brett now...
Posted by: The Old Batsman | Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 09:34 PM
Since the Aussies seemed to treat the T20 as practice for the Ashes, the selectors must be ecstatic with Lee's progress. His accuracy was clearly trending in the right direction over the eight overs, bar the last over blip.
At least, that's what they would have us believe.
Posted by: Tony | Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:06 AM
I just hope we don't start giving excuses for every tournament we don't happen to dominate as "practice for the next one". It doesn't look great.
Having said that, early crow touching some wood says we'll smash the Poms in The Only Series That Matters(TM) next month.
Posted by: Adsy | Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:37 AM