Browny
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He was great at getting wickets off no balls
To be fair. He was great at getting injured.
Well you don't get a lot of time to score SS runs while you're in the test team.
All of those guys could have played more tests though, especially Lehmann and Elliot.
Nice trolling btw Bman.
That's my point, it's a telling stat.
Why isn't there more Blues in the top Shield runs? All getting picked for Tests? Not making enough Shield runs? Then why are they playing Tests?
Why aren't guys that are getting truckloads of Shield runs getting picked for Tests over the Blues that are obviously there?
Not that I think the author of this reflects much or revisits what he said but it is interesting to note that of the highest scorers in Shield Cricket.
Lehmann (SA and VIC)
Cox (Tas)
Siddons (SA and VIC)
Bevan (NSW, TAS and SA)
Hodge (VIC)
Elliot (VIC)
Love (Qld)
DiVenuto (TAS)
Blewett (SA)
Jones (VIC)
One from NSW and all of them didn't play a super lot of Tests despite their outstanding form.
Is it just me, or are the players born outside of NSW (or moved away from it) are more likeable too?
Who would you have replaced Taylor, Langer, Hayden, Slater, Ponting, the twins etc with really?
Lee was easily one of the best OD players in recent times, but from memory was pretty ordinary in the test matches for Australia.
Same with Mark Waugh.
I've always enjoyed the One Dayers more though.