Browny
State of Origin Captain
- Apr 9, 2008
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Or being 3/farkall
What does that say to Uzzie and Hughes? FMD they have done what has been asked of them
It's beyond stupid. What's the point of picking a s*** 30 year old and hoping he gets better
We aren't going to pull world class players out of the shield. It takes times for them to develop into quality test players. Cown and Warner are still early on in their test careers. We need a number 3 to replace Punter and we need to shift Watson down the order or out of the team. Our bowlers are either young and not up to test cricket yet or just **** like Hilfy and Siddle. We had such a long run as number 1 test playing nation it was always going to take time to rebuild. We just don't have the talent at the moment.
I really think Test cricket is going downwards. I don't think it will ever die per se, but if Israel Folau has taught us anything, it's that cash is king. Test cricket can never bring in revenue like T20, so I reckon that's the skillset that everyone will focus on more and more. You already see it with some players who opt to play in these events at the risk of not being available for tests.
Ratings here don't really matter though. India is the cricketing landscape, and single day formats are what dominates their ratings, which frankly is all that really matters from a cash perspective.
I don't think Australians will ever come out and say that T20 is the pinnacle, but their actions will probably compromise their test careers, if not by the style of play they grow up playing then by their actions. Didn't Watson play a T20 contest a few weeks before the test series began?
Hughes is better than Uzzie - he is an absolutely prolific century maker of which we have very, very few. I have mail that Uzzie is also not very highly respected amongst the players - there is a strong perception he is a lazy trainer. Hence the fielding and running between wickets becoming probably a bigger issue than what they are.
I'd also play Johnson ahead of Starc.