Spud says it's all too hard

"I ain't playin' Tests"

"Shaun Tait has categorically ruled out a return to the Test side for the Ashes series that starts in November, saying he has given "no thought" to a comeback.

Tait transformed Australia's 50-over side when he was recalled for the third ODI at Old Trafford, giving the attack a decisive edge that was missing during Australia's defeats in the first two games. After bowling one of the quickest opening spells ever witnessed at Lord's in the final ODI, speculation was rife about Tait's potential impact in Test cricket.

He has not played a Test since 2007 and, after a series of injuries, retired from the first-class game in 2008 to try and prolong his career. Tait made it clear that his thinking had not changed. "Ricky has never asked me to come back and play at Test level - it's been all blown up by the media but that is all it has been," Tait told reporters in Cardiff.

"I'm not really bothered either way about the Ashes - I'm not concerned. It's a weird thing how it came up because I haven't even thought about playing Test cricket. I got through three one-day games and then the next minute I'm being talked about as a Test cricketer once again. But I'm not going to play in the Ashes, it's as simple as that. It's a long way off for me."

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Now STFU Drunky.

In fairness to Spud, he never once mooted the idea that he wanted to return to Test cricket, certainly not to the rags here ....
All Aus media hype from the sounds of it ... poor sod!
He's best doing what he does best - short shock bursts of accurate speed bowling ... perfect for T20 and the occasional F50 ...

Even if he was ready and raring and fit for test cricket, why would you want him in the team? He's crap.

PP would ...!
Along with the show-pony and 6 other speedsters exceeding 90 mph ...

He's done fark all for the Dragons, send him packing.

He's homesick for his sister and his mother

He's Scottish?

He's a chav?

There are some threads, smerky,　that you should avoid. Being Welsh 'n' all . . .

To be fair, smerk was never going to avoid a thread that was discussing something being hard

tac telling me to avoid threads?

Who died and made him Mod?

Danny???

Phurt. That's be Danny the farkin no-show?

I apologise to Wayne Holdsworth unreservedly for any comparison I ever made between his ability and that of Shaun Tait, who really can only be relied on to bowl fast unpredictable dross in short spells. It is good to see that he has the insight to recognise this, himself, when inferior judges with ADHD are blinded by the sight of his youkers and fast full tosses scattering the stumps of tonking sloggers swinging from square leg or a reverse sweep stance.

Tait is the perfect cricketer for T20, when batsmen are slogging. He is possibly serviceable in ODIs, especially at 'the death', when batsmen are slogging. The very idea of playing him in First Class cricket, against batsmen who can bat, is ludicrous.

a newbie

Looks like tait has a bung elbow.

Hmmm... Lee, and now Tait. Must be something in their actions that leads to elbow injuries.

Or Tait is just a bit soft.

Entirely possible. Maybe his body is catching up with his mind.