Hoggy at the last chance saloon

Fark off, we need him to take Sreesanth out with a brick behind the dressing rooms.

And of course Hoggy!!! has consitently performed when he's been called upon...

What an attention-grabbing queen!



Top performer, though. As Aathma said, been consistent when called upon to perform, for Australia. WGAF about what he does or doesn't do in domestic cricket?!

Invader Zim wrote:Really? Been shit when he's been called upon for NSW in the last couple of seasons and on the recent Aussie A tour.

I agree he is over the hill methinks.

It ain't gonna matter when India come down there.

Why not?

because the subbies murder ozzie spinners

HH_pink wrote:Why not?

Well, because both will be thrashed.

Yeah, so I'm a bit slow. No need to hammer it in.

I tend to agree with comments above that whichever spinner we play will get hammered. So if we must have a frontline tweaker, might as well be one who can bat, field and plays for the team.

Would Hoggy!!! get a team ahead of Heal in the Wozzie Pura Cup team?

Nath wrote:Would Hoggy!!! get a team ahead of Heal in the Wozzie Pura Cup team?

Not lately.

Can't remember seeing Hogg thrashed too often and if he is he is taken off straight away. He often comes back later and takes a wicket. He bowls well here in Australia when his adrenaline is up in big games.

Batsman find it hard to pick him and that is his strength.
If he is not taking wickets he still can put the brake on.

tac wrote:Fark off, we need him to take Sreesanth out with a brick behind the dressing rooms.

Apparently you can do that kind of thing while 12th man these days. just ask Sree...

Prepare some fast tracks & go with the four man pace attack.


Actually I am a little concerned about the possibility of MacGill, Tait & Jaques in the same team. It will be a bit hard to hide all three in the field.

Looks like Midge may be ahead of Spud come Test selection...and he's okay in the field from memory.

Invader Zim wrote:Looks like Midge may be ahead of Spud come Test selection...and he's okay in the field from memory.

Yes. He fields well. Got a rocket arm. And can handle a bat as well.

Nice avatar btw...makes me thirsty...

WideWally wrote:Prepare some fast tracks & go with the four man pace attack.


Actually I am a little concerned about the possibility of MacGill, Tait & Jaques in the same team. It will be a bit hard to hide all three in the field.

Hehe and sage.

AB says...

MacGill over Hoggy!!! and M Hussey to open with Hayden.

I think both of them would go alright vs SL, i don't think it really matters vs india.

Zat wrote:Greg Matthews. "Stuart MacGill has taken 198 wickets at a superior strike rate than Shane Warne," he said. "To not select Stuart MacGill would be an absolute travesty. Brad Hogg is a lovely, lovely man but if you asked 100 first-class players who they would rather not face, 99 would say Stuart MacGill."

But if you asked 100 test cricketers, 99 will tell that Hogg is difficult to face because he does not bowl that one boundry ball per over. (Ask the Indians, who makes the norm o spin playing. MacGill had been slaughterd by them)

Migara wrote:

Zat wrote:Greg Matthews. "Stuart MacGill has taken 198 wickets at a superior strike rate than Shane Warne," he said. "To not select Stuart MacGill would be an absolute travesty. Brad Hogg is a lovely, lovely man but if you asked 100 first-class players who they would rather not face, 99 would say Stuart MacGill."

But if you asked 100 test cricketers, 99 will tell that Hogg is difficult to face because he does not bowl that one boundry ball per over. (Ask the Indians, who makes the norm o spin playing. MacGill had been slaughterd by them)

But unlike JAMODIs, there's no pressure to score off every ball that Hoggy!!! bowls, hence his FC/Test records not being as good.