Re: Past 'Dross-Weasels' that would stroll into...

by spangler Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:00

Roger Twose

Or any manner of NZ batters could get into this side.

by JGK Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:01

Scott Muller?

by lardbucket Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:05

JGK wrote:
lardbucket wrote:He played after and before ...

Seriously, after? I really don't remember that.

Sorry, I was being obtuse.

'After' meaning 1977, during the WSC split, and 'before' meaning exactly the same time, before Bacchus returned; hence 'after and before' rather than 'before and after'. Wright lost his place to Rixon on the Bobby Simpson farewell WI tour ...

by embee Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:32

Tom Hogan

Tony Mann

by lardbucket Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:33

Gary Cosier.

Thank you.

by JKLever Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:42

Bill Athey...

by lardbucket Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:45

Athey left some space unwasted and oxygen unthieved.

Cosier, on the other hand ... was ably assisted by trevor Chappell.

All dross weasel belong to Aus.

by eowyn Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:50

Brass Monkey wrote:Anyway,

Creg Whiite for England.

Do you mean Craig White? He's never been a dross weasel or even a 'dross weasel'.

by lardbucket Tue 06 Jan 2009, 13:53

Ian Blackwell, Norman Gifford, Shaun Udal, Don Wilson. Robin Hobbs, even.

by PeterCS Tue 06 Jan 2009, 16:24

What's a dross weasel anyway?

by JKLever Tue 06 Jan 2009, 16:57

PeterCS wrote:What's a dross weasel anyway?

Ronnie Irani is dross weasel central...

by PeterCS Tue 06 Jan 2009, 17:06

But is it pure shite or just a cut above the mediocre that is purveyed?

You shouldna be saying them things about an Eagle.

by PeterCS Tue 06 Jan 2009, 17:07

Darren Lehmann would stroll back in.

by WIFAN Tue 06 Jan 2009, 17:29

If you listen to some of the older generation West Indians they will tell you that anyone who played inter-island cricket from 1972 to 1985 would stroll into the current team.

by Eric Air Emu Tue 06 Jan 2009, 18:03

Hmmm...doesn't really work because England are generally better now then they were in the 80s & 90s and I don't go back much further. I'd find it hard to argue that the fairly good dross Weasel likes of Butcher, Crawley, Knight, Rhodes, Malcolm, Defreitas, Barnett, Illingworth and a cast of thousands more would really press hard for a place in the current team.

Battingwise the current bunch have to a man got some decent scores against an uber strong Aussie attack (not consistently mind you)- the likes of Habib, Ward and Lucipher the sex donkey would be honestly be hard pushed to get to 20 against a decent bowling attack.

Bowlingwise- one bunch of dross Weasels averaging mid-30s against another bunch doing exactly the same.

Hick would stroll into the ODI side- but he was actually a good ODI player.

by LeFromage Tue 06 Jan 2009, 18:22

Hick - there's not really any fast bowlers in world cricket these days, just a multitude of trundlers that he'd gorge on.

Ramps would probably do all right too in the cosy England set-up where it's impossible to get dropped. No pressure = Bloodaxe the run botherer.

Peter Martin was a dross weasel. Wouldn't get into the England side, but I could see him opening the bowling for NZ alongside Chris Martin in the drossiest new-ball pairing called Martin in the history of the world.

by Eric Air Emu Tue 06 Jan 2009, 18:28

Dello wrote:Hick - there's not really any fast bowlers in world cricket these days, just a multitude of trundlers that he'd gorge on.

Ramps would probably do all right too in the cosy England set-up where it's impossible to get dropped. No pressure = Bloodaxe the run botherer.

Peter Martin was a dross weasel. Wouldn't get into the England side, but I could see him opening the bowling for NZ alongside Chris Martin in the drossiest new-ball pairing called Martin in the history of the world.

And they'd bowl England out for a pittance on a pitch made of swamp.