***Official 08/09 Sheffield Shield comp***

Ross wrote:Rogers is now 'vozzie as' vomitous, Zat.

embee wrote:

horace wrote:lol...another standard outright win under 3 days...jokes aside, I thought the retros would be much more competitive, even tho they had the worst of the batting conditions

they're in full on crab mode , H

batting was shit ....coot is the least talented of the top 6 by a long way and he was the only one to show a bit of fight ....bowlers had the vomits in deep trouble twice (4/59 & 8/193) and still conceded an 81 run lead ...Eddo needs to get fit so he doesnt break down

The problem is ...

Davis / Robinson ...new players ...very inconsistent ...have both done well at times ...also been shit at times too

Marsh ....CA contracted player ...Should he be opening or at number 3 ? ...I dont think going to India and sittiing on his arse was what his cricket needed ...seems to be a bit tighter this year but it just means he doesnt score as many runs before he plays his rash shot and gets out

Coot ...Plenty of heart ....handy medium pace ....not the most talented of the top 6 ...i'd keep him and drop of of the "untouchables"

North ...leading run scorer for the season ...most of them in one game ...reasonable captain ....tidy part time spinner

Voges ... needs some runs ....spot might be in danger ...did well as captain last season ...tidy part time spinner

Pombasher ...2 hundreds and a fifty this season ...all in second innings ...dropped down the order as was a bit exposed at number 3 ...poison chalice curse continuing

Doropolous ...Young player ...bowling not to back up level ...has the ability to be a very good player at shield level

Ronchi ....keeping has been outstanding ...batting has been awful

Heal/Mangan ...suffered from Woz playing four games at the WACA so far ...little game time ...lack of penetration or opportunity a problem

Magoffin/Dorey ...excellent start ...has lacked support or the killer blow

Eddo/Davis/Crawford ...keep breaking down in games ...has hurt the other bowlers

Kelly ...expensive

Johnston has scored enough runs at grade level to be given a chance as the 6th batsman ...and got an 80 against the Saffies ...his bowling should be handy too

Simmons / Heron have been tried before ...dont think either are the solution

Johnson ...the second keeper ...can bat ...not sure if ronchi should be axed for the top orders inability to score

thompson or coetzee might be worth a look as bowlers

horace wrote:
rogers aside, none of our blokes have been starring but all have chipped in with timely contributions.

Invader Zim wrote:So when a dubber plays for another state he's a dubber, and when someone from another state plays for the dubbers he's a dubber. Got it.

Geez, Cracka, you're ****** in the head sometimes.

embee wrote:not as grouse as...

Over 10.4: Magoffin to Hodge, no run, OUT

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

WideWally wrote:

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

A bloke who wasn't good enough to make the Qld team has just made 74 in a test for the Windies & another bloke who isn't good enough to make the Victorian team played a test for England earlier this year.

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

Australian players who have done well at County level: well, there have been a few.

lardbucket wrote:

WideWally wrote:

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

A bloke who wasn't good enough to make the Qld team has just made 74 in a test for the Windies & another bloke who isn't good enough to make the Victorian team played a test for England earlier this year.

Sage as a sage thing.

Murray Goodwin was unsuccessful in Shield cricket but seemed to do OK for Zimbabwe. Peter Bowler, a fairly successful County cricketer, couldn't get a regular gig with either Tasmania (not even the Second XI) or the Canberra Comets. Symonds could have played Test cricket several years earlier for England, but preferred to wait and play for Australia. Overseas players who have dominated at Australian FC level: Sobers, Garner, Barry Richards. Overseas players who have done OK: Imran, Younis Khan, Younis Ahmed, Botham, Majjid, Hick, Hadlee, etc. Australian players who have done well at County level: well, there have been a few.

County cricket would be strong, a good match for Australian FC cricket, if there were about 10 counties.

Henry wrote:

lardbucket wrote:

WideWally wrote:

Henry wrote:Is it my imagination or is there only 1 half decent team (Victoria) playing in the Shield at the moment? The rest are completely crap it would seem.

A bloke who wasn't good enough to make the Qld team has just made 74 in a test for the Windies & another bloke who isn't good enough to make the Victorian team played a test for England earlier this year.

Sage as a sage thing.

Murray Goodwin was unsuccessful in Shield cricket but seemed to do OK for Zimbabwe. Peter Bowler, a fairly successful County cricketer, couldn't get a regular gig with either Tasmania (not even the Second XI) or the Canberra Comets. Symonds could have played Test cricket several years earlier for England, but preferred to wait and play for Australia. Overseas players who have dominated at Australian FC level: Sobers, Garner, Barry Richards. Overseas players who have done OK: Imran, Younis Khan, Younis Ahmed, Botham, Majjid, Hick, Hadlee, etc. Australian players who have done well at County level: well, there have been a few.

County cricket would be strong, a good match for Australian FC cricket, if there were about 10 counties.

You've forgotten the likes of Slater, Blewett, Voges, Clarke, Bollinger, and Tait. These guys were complete rubbish in county cricket.