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If that crash craddock yarn is close to the mark I really find it hard to give a **** about this current bulls group...
It's 100% true, all it didn't do was name the group.
If that crash craddock yarn is close to the mark I really find it hard to give a **** about this current bulls group...
They're faced with no choice now, nothing short of five out right wins in the second half of the year.
What really needs to happen is the likes of Burns, Lynn and Forrest need to start making runs more consistently. I don't expect these new blokes to make much of an impact. I wish them well though. I have my fingers crossed that Steketee gets a game this weekend. The Bulls will be facing a fired up James Pattinson and Peter Siddle which will be a very good test for Burns and co.
Don't really know what to make of things. Law was given a mandate to toughen then up, so in that sense I can see why it might be unfair. But I seem to recall similar complains about Mickey Arthur were made by the Aussies in regards to his style of discipline and they're going a lot better since Boof took over.
The suggestion by Craddock not to appoint a coach actually seemed like an interesting idea though. If there really is a problem with the players nothing should expose it more than making them accountable like that.
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Queensland Academy of Sport v South Australia in Adelaide, Monday 9th - Thursday 12th February:
Matthew Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Greg Moller (c), Ben McDermott, Simon Milenko, Sam Heazlett, James Peirson, Jack Wildermuth, Cameron Brimblecombe, Mark Steketee, Cameron Gannon, Alister McDermott.
He's been named for the twos so I don't think he will play the Shield game. Plan is just for him to prepare with the Bulls but then go to Adelaide.
Shame is that these young guys have been dumped in the middle of this, instead of coming into a calm assured environment they're now coming into a storm where they need to perform.
That is a shame. He looks like a guy who could have a future. I'd have liked to see him get a few games before the end of the season. I am not sure how Pierson has gone in grade cricket but I wouldn't mind seeing him get a few games as a batsmen in shield cricket. He looks like a very handy clean striker of the ball.
Lynn 4
Pierson 78 opening
CA won. Bangers 231- CA got there in 43 overs
You've ignored several points.
The season is only half over, so we will never know where they would have finished.
No it doesn't mean one of those two things, you've forgotten he's a very good coach that the players have decided is too hard on them and doesn't make it easy so they're just not playing.
All QC have done is given into three players who were unhappy and didn't want their professional career to be too hard. Just let us cruise along if you're not going to do that we will complain.
Law was given the job of being tough on them and told by QC that was his charter, he did that and he got sacked- how is that fair? He got sacked for doing what he was told.
Interesting point you raise about Lehmann, two things one he came in after a similar situation to Law regarding Barsby and they were winning- players don't look for fault when they're winning. You overlook things and put up with what you don't like. Start losing and I bet Lehmann would have come under the same microscope.
Players have now had two coaches sacked for training too hard and pushing them to be better too much. Where to now? Do those three players pick the coach? Just let them interview candidates?
What's it say about those players- I don't like the coach he's too hard so I am going to not get wickets and runs.
Sure Law had faults, I am not suggesting he didn't- but they weren't sackable because every coach has faults. Why can't we work on faults anymore? Why don't we say few players think you can do this better- let's work on that this off-season.
You haven't looked at any of these questions you've just looked at a table and sacked a guy.