Re: aust openers for India tour

by Henry Thu 04 Sep 2008, 08:15

Hughes is nowhere near ready. Give him another season to check to see if he has 'second season syndrome' or not. He has some technical flaws as well, imo.

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 08:45

horace wrote:so mr S - do you agree about blooding hughes and marsh in the event the Unit is unfit this summer?

I think young Phil may be a little green just yet, h. Bog has sorta come out of nowhere but looks the goods.

As I said, I am happy we seem to have depth post Langer and Hayden.

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:02

Henry wrote:Hughes is nowhere near ready. Give him another season to check to see if he has 'second season syndrome' or not. He has some technical flaws as well, imo.

well your opinion is always valued on such matters..

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:04

Hehehe. Trev in "talking with authority when he has none" shock.

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:04

skully wrote:
horace wrote:so mr S - do you agree about blooding hughes and marsh in the event the Unit is unfit this summer?
I think young Phil may be a little green just yet, h. Bog has sorta come out of nowhere but looks the goods.

As I said, I am happy we seem to have depth post Langer and Hayden.

hatti is not a long term prospect and fleas folds under pressure as we all know...hughes is the most exciting dubber prospect since dougie...but bats with even greater maturity

by lardbucket Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:05

Potential openers: Hayden, Jaques, Katich, M Hussey, Katich, Rogers, Watson, Marsh, Hughes, perhaps even North.

by eowyn Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:06

Don't forget Katich, lardy.... Wink

by Nath Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:07

EVERYONE looks the goods in JAMODIs though... Rolling Eyes

by lardbucket Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:07

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:08

I have to agree that Jaques fills me with no confidence from a technique perspective but if he churns out the runs then he'll obviously stay.

Fleas is only a stop-gap at opener. He will probably fill Roy's vacant middle-order spot for India.

I guess the question becomes does Fleas stay as opener if Hayden is not fit, and bring in Not Paris in the middle order, or do they blood someone like Bog?

India is not really the place to blood a new Test opener.

And I hope your optimism in young Hughes is proven, h.

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:08

lardbucket wrote:Potential openers: Hayden, Jaques, Katich, M Hussey, Katich, Rogers, Watson, Marsh, Hughes, perhaps even North.

Aye, lardy. The depth looks great.

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:08

lardbucket wrote:Potential openers: Hayden, Jaques, Katich, M Hussey, Katich, Rogers, Watson, Marsh, Hughes, perhaps even North.

cripes lardie - why not include the early openeer down the road?

sensible opener suggestions - haydoss, hughes, marsh and possibly rogers if the others are struck down with flu...watto is not an opener, paris would be wasted...the others are landfill

by eowyn Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:10

lardbucket wrote:?

So good you named him twice...

by lardbucket Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:10

I am yet to be convinced by Hughes.

I remember Geoff Davies, Ian Davis, Dirk Wellham, and Peter Toohey all too well. Great starts to their careers ...

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:15

lardbucket wrote:I am yet to be convinced by Hughes.

I remember Geoff Davies, Ian Davis, Dirk Wellham, and Peter Toohey all too well. Great starts to their careers ...

Fair call, lardy. Not quite sure why horrie's admiration for the Spiv short@rse leftie comes from, at least at this early stage.

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:16

hughes played the best 1st season in yonks and shined best when under pressure...

by tac Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:17

skully wrote:
lardbucket wrote:I am yet to be convinced by Hughes.

I remember Geoff Davies, Ian Davis, Dirk Wellham, and Peter Toohey all too well. Great starts to their careers ...
Fair call, lardy. Not quite sure why horrie's admiration for the Spiv short@rse leftie comes from, at least at this early stage.

He's just getting on the bandwagon early before it's full of gay spivs . . .

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:21

just shows i am an honest type...hughes is as spiv as and while i would prefer he was a vic he is not...he has the talent and the maturity and is not a proven deck chair like fleas

by skully Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:25

horace wrote:just shows i am an honest type...

I prefer it when you are bitter and twisted. Wink

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:26

hehehehehe

by lardbucket Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:26

horace wrote:hughes played the best 1st season in yonks and shined Best

George?

by horace Thu 04 Sep 2008, 10:28

by Henry Thu 04 Sep 2008, 16:10

skully wrote:Hehehe. Trev in "talking with authority when he has none" shock.

As opposed to you? Just because you despise me, it doesn't mean i'm wrong.

by PearlJ Thu 04 Sep 2008, 16:13

Henry wrote:
skully wrote:Hehehe. Trev in "talking with authority when he has none" shock.

As opposed to you? Just because you despise me, it doesn't mean i'm wrong.

What are these technical flaws then?

by Henry Thu 04 Sep 2008, 16:16

He's too closed in his stance, and he picks his bat up towards fine leg. Makes it very hard to play full and straight bowling.

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