Comments on: Thoughts on England v Australia

By: barro

barro — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 05:37:12 +0000

the footy show was a god one last night, live from london with warney, but he and the rest of the panel were strangley silent when it came to his recent news offerings

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:29:33 +0000

If yous have the chance to watch the Australian ‘the footy show’ thats over in England this week it’s worth a watch. Guest stars such as Shane Warne.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:50:42 +0000

Good comparison about Dravid. Harry’s right though – although I hate Solanki, he could probably do a far better job than Vaughan in the middling overs. And Trescothick has captained England before, successfully – but the time to “drop” Vaughan from the ODI side isn’t just yet. The Aussies would jump all over him come the Tests!

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:48:19 +0000

very good points. I really dislike Dravid although i know he is a good batsman. The thing is, although Dravid was bad at ODI cricket, he was still good enough to be in the side, the point is there are English cricketers that could do more of an efficient Job right now than Vaughan

By: ze rambler

ze rambler — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:39:04 +0000

Your comments on Vaughan reminded me of collective anguish in India over Dravid’s ODI record 3-4 years back. He was terrific in the Tests (like Vaughan) but couldn’t get the ball off the square. Dravid worked very hard on his ODI game, learnt to drop his wrists and rotate the strike, and is now one of the best finishers in that format. Of course, Vaughan has additional pressure of being captain, and therefore may not have as much time to work on this aspect of the game. However, he is as good as Dravid, and I think good, old fashioned hard work is all that is needed.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:30:12 +0000

I agree Harry. Harmison is similar, although can be a brilliant Test bowler too. He has the ability to be in the top-10 ODI rankings through sheer pace. If you watch him today, his average will be around 88mph and will send down 93mph exocets. Brett Lee’s average will probably be faster – he’s a good ODI bowler but I still worry about his consistency. If someone goes after him, he seems to over-compensate too much. And I’m sure Gillespie will bowl better, so long as he doesn’t bowl too full like last time!

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:20:21 +0000

Brett Lee better play, he’s a very good one day bowler. Although, i wasn’t and am not one of the Australians who want him in the test side. Obviously his biggest attribute is his speed. In a test match he can not bowl full bolt every bowl because he’d wear himself out in no time, and in my opinion a Brett Lee not bowling as fast as he can isnt a Brett Lee worth having (that is to say if you can replace him). In a one day match he can bowl with 100 % ferocity for a large percentage of his 10 overs.

ps: hopefully Gillespie bowls a little better!