I'd imagine he is desperate. As I said up above, I stopped watching after the 4th Test on this tour and I've watched some serious horror shows from England through the years and always derived enjoyment from it. This series NOTHING. I shudder to think where his confidence and morale are at. I...
You know better than this though. He'd be equally damned if he started calling players out in public and giving them a piece of his mind a la Di Canio. That is the last post of a captain/ manager that's lost the dressing room in any sport. We must have all learnt not to pay any attention to what...
I haven't watched any of this tour since the 4th Test but I think I'll have a look at the highlights tonight. I mean it had to almost be funny didn't it?
And to think Faulkner can't make their test side. Good bowler, destructive batsman, looks like he's the one to replace Watson when he quits.
I'm not saying it couldn't work but those 2 have had chances in the past against attacks inferior to the current Aussie test one
Having said that a few of that great Australian team had pretty modest starts to their test career. Justin Langer springs immedaitely to mind.
Or it could be that after nearly 2 months of thrashing England the Aussies are easing up a bit. The bowling attack is significantly weaker than the test one - no Harris (their best bowler IMO), no Siddle (their most reliable bowler) & no Lyon their best spinner.
Really? Morgan looked the real deal when he started his test career but his wierd stance and high backlift got found out. His dropping was more of a mercy killing than anything else. Bopara had plenty of chances and didn't ever take one. Both their test averages are extremely modest - Morgan...