breaking news - michael clarke pulls out of windies tour

more details to follow...has left the training camp citing personal reasons

from abc online
<<Test vice-captain Michael Clarke has withdrawn from Australia's cricket tour of the West Indies later this month, according to media reports.

News Limited sources have reported Clarke left the team's pre-tour training camp in Brisbane to return to Sydney, citing personal reasons.

Brad Hodge has reportedly been called in to replace Clarke for the three-Test tour>>

skully in deep mourning

expect laura bungle telling all (for pots of dosh) in new idea/womens weekly/TDT shockeeeeerrrrr

Would be his old man . . . suffering Hodgkin's lymphoma, no?

very sad if that is the case

tac wrote:Would be his old man . . . suffering Hodgkin's lymphoma, no?

Bloody Vomits

why hodge not nicky???

Hopefully Hodge will hurt himself playing T20 . . . but doesn't this put Fleas in the team for the 1st test?

lol at tac

Not done and dusted yet, h

But show a little class, ay, h. You might check if it's for health reasons before gobbing off.

And FFS, anyone but Podge.

hands up to having gobbed off about bingle...thought tac was right and it was about his dad's situation..not her dad...anyway good for the kid to have his priorities right.

Indeed.

"a shadow player is yet to be finalised"

Shawn Gillies?

[snort]

i am surprised the micro kid - the first hughes to be a decent batting prospect - was not mentioned in despatches

How funny would that be. Hodge passed over for the new FAC (and a Spiv for good measure)!!

not very

I'd PMSL.

Hodge getting passed over is hella funny ...Hodge getting passed over for Hughes is batman funny ...

as you do...cripes and i am the one on the bags

Hodge won't get a game, so WGAF?

I'd like to see Hodge play a few more tests because it would be just WRONG if he ends up with a career test average of 58.42. However, it might be better if it doesn't happen in this series cos he might get some flat tracks & push the average over sixty. I say give him two more test matches on minefields.

He's pulled out of the tour because of the health of his FIANCE'S father? FFS.

I guess she threatened to ban all sex if he went on the tour? Michael Clarke's dick doesn't want to tour the Windies and Lara Bingle is Australia's newest selector.....

So who's the new vice captain, and the new future Australian captain?

lardbucket wrote:So who's the new vice captain, and the new future Australian captain?

Huss'll be VC . . .