Yousuf: Aussies best in the world.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/australians-best-in-world-mohammad-yousuf/story-e6frg7mf-1225821012492

He disregards the rankings.

Punter gives tacit approval to this notion and suggests Australia has no weak links.

Marcus North?

The jury's out until next summer. Punter said he's been keeping a close watch on events across the Indian Ocean.

Ponting denied Marcus North was the weak link in the team despite his career averaging tumbling from almost 51 after the first Test of the summer in Brisbane to less than 37. Against Pakistan he scored just 41 runs in the three Tests at an average of 10.25.

"He's not a weak link at all," Ponting insisted.

"It was only a couple of Tests ago we were saying he was probably our best and most in-form player and coming into this week, I was in the same boat. Things change pretty quickly.

"I don't see a weak link in our side at the moment.

"Hopefully everything turns out the way we want it to for Marcus and he can go to New Zealand and have a good series there and there won't be any speculation about anyone in our line-up."

Hmm, predictable response from a skipper just snotted 3-0.

And what was Drunky gonna say? "Yeah, Ollie is batting and catching like a heap of sh!t at the moment and should be binned. Get another Dubber in there."

NTR

Try reading as well as cutting and pasting ...Punter speaks about North and why he doesnt think hes a weak link

While everyone else may disagree with Punter he has at least answered the question rather than ignored it as you have implied in your opening post

NTR

I was just reading PakPassion to get the Pakster take on the loss and saw a thread on whether Midge or Yuvi was a better test batsman . . . a serious thread with over 50 responses . . . . *snorfle*

And what was the consensus??

Yep, Australia are clearly the best in the world after reasonably convincing triumphs over the the 7th and 8th ranked teams.

skully wrote:And what was the consensus??

Midge was ranked higher . . .

I am torn between taking this seriously and spitting on YUVRAJ SINGH'S test career.

On second thoughts, hawwwwwwwwk spit.

"hawwwwwwwwk spit"

Was a bit wide of Off Stump and Yuvi's nicked it to the keeper

Kamran Akmal, behind the stumps, reaches out hopefully..

Umpire Harper gives it out anyway

But only after checking with Ashocker and referring it to 3rd ump Russell Tiffin, who had his hearing aid turned up.

And unfortunately for Yuvraj, batting team captain Stuart Broad's already used up their two reviews..

Oops, should have seen skully's post. Never mind.

Tawny Grigg scoops up the "hawwwwwwwwk spit" ,staples on a certificate of Orrrrthenticity and adds it to the wonderful collection of memoralabia available for sale from Channel Nein

Nein are promptly sued by Lalit Modi who claims that $hit and spit are in his sole business purview.

Lalit Modi arranges a sponsorhip deal for the goobie which shall be known henceforth as

DLF hawwwwwwk spit


CA just failed in their sponsorship bid when Pura decided

hawwwwwwk spit brought to you by Pura Milk

didn't have a positive note to it

embee wrote:NTR

Try reading as well as cutting and pasting ...Punter speaks about North and why he doesnt think hes a weak link

While everyone else may disagree with Punter he has at least answered the question rather than ignored it as you have implied in your opening post

NTR

I actually did read it by question mark suggested that I still don't necessarily agree with Punter's defence. Only a couple of test matches ago there was speculation about North, can't recall anyone suggesting he was the batting lynchpin. Even prior to his poor summer his stats against SA and England are a tad misleading. Good scores are sandwiched between a lot of single figure scores which create a sense of unreliability. And as a #6 batsman he doesn't give the impression he can take a game by the scruff of the neck like quintessential #6 batsmen do.

Additionally he's unconvincing as a slip fielder. He's dropped several easy ones (for this level) and not gone for some appearing to have had a misunderstanding with Haddin. Some suspect he is not standing in the correct position. It appears that he's one of Punter's boys partly because he relies on him for advice. And despite Hussey rescuing his career, he still looks vulnerable early, especially to the caught behind. Kamran Akmal may have done the poms a favour.

Indian Tax Office claims Modi's claims of BCCI's work in cricket being charitable are bulltwang and demand their cut from revenue raised by flogging DLF hawwwwwwk spit

DLF hawwwwwwwwwk spit goes to World Cup

South Africa choke on it in the semis

Red wrote:

embee wrote:NTR

Try reading as well as cutting and pasting ...Punter speaks about North and why he doesnt think hes a weak link

While everyone else may disagree with Punter he has at least answered the question rather than ignored it as you have implied in your opening post

NTR

I actually did read it by question mark suggested that I still don't necessarily agree with Punter's defence. Only a couple of test matches ago there was speculation about North, can't recall anyone suggesting he was the batting lynchpin. Even prior to his poor summer his stats against SA and England are a tad misleading. Good scores are sandwiched between a lot of single figure scores which create a sense of unreliability. And as a #6 batsman he doesn't give the impression he can take a game by the scruff of the neck like quintessential #6 batsmen do.

Additionally he's unconvincing as a slip fielder. He's dropped several easy ones (for this level) and not gone for some appearing to have had a misunderstanding with Haddin. Some suspect he is not standing in the correct position. It appears that he's one of Punter's boys partly because he relies on him for advice. And despite Hussey rescuing his career, he still looks vulnerable early, especially to the caught behind. Kamran Akmal may have done the poms a favour.

NTR

Everybody's already said that about North ...no one on here is thinking he's safe ...and no one on here thinks that Ponting's words are gospel

embee wrote:

Red wrote:

embee wrote:NTR

Try reading as well as cutting and pasting ...Punter speaks about North and why he doesnt think hes a weak link

While everyone else may disagree with Punter he has at least answered the question rather than ignored it as you have implied in your opening post

NTR

I actually did read it by question mark suggested that I still don't necessarily agree with Punter's defence. Only a couple of test matches ago there was speculation about North, can't recall anyone suggesting he was the batting lynchpin. Even prior to his poor summer his stats against SA and England are a tad misleading. Good scores are sandwiched between a lot of single figure scores which create a sense of unreliability. And as a #6 batsman he doesn't give the impression he can take a game by the scruff of the neck like quintessential #6 batsmen do.

Additionally he's unconvincing as a slip fielder. He's dropped several easy ones (for this level) and not gone for some appearing to have had a misunderstanding with Haddin. Some suspect he is not standing in the correct position. It appears that he's one of Punter's boys partly because he relies on him for advice. And despite Hussey rescuing his career, he still looks vulnerable early, especially to the caught behind. Kamran Akmal may have done the poms a favour.

NTR


Duly noted.
Everybody's already said that about North ...no one on here is thinking he's safe ...and no one on here thinks that Ponting's words are gospel

Duly noted.

embee wrote:DLF hawwwwwwwwwk spit goes to World Cup

South Africa choke on it in the semis

With the MoM in that game being Yuvraj Singh.