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    Ponting in doubt for the Twenty20 World Cup

    By Scott last year, at the start of September Leave a comment on this post

    Ricky Ponting has missed the flight to South Africa for the Twenty20 World Cup, due to “private family reasons”. I certainly hope that he can still make the tournament, as he’s one of the great sights in world cricket in full flight, even for a euphemerial event such as this.

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  • Rusty wrote:
    September 3rd, 2007 at 11.49 am

    I don’t know why, but I always feel nervous when the Australian team is in the hands of Gilchrist, rather than Ponting. And in light of his absence, you don’t think your previous post is a trifle hubristic?

    More to the point, Shane Watson is injured AGAIN!

  • Chris wrote:
    September 4th, 2007 at 4.39 am

    Hopefully he can make it. That 98 off bugger all that he scored in an earlier 20/20 was sensational.

    Rusty, do you think this is something that should come into consideration when they mention Watson as a potential opener? I would think you would want a settled opening pair, and the amount of times Watson is in and out of the side would surely not be conducive to this. As much as I would like to see North get a go (being a West Aussie), I really think Hodge should get a go at it. His technique seems to suit the opening position, and once he’s in, he’s shown he can make a big score.

  • Chris wrote:
    September 4th, 2007 at 4.41 am

    Whoops, I meant Rogers, not North.

  • Rusty wrote:
    September 4th, 2007 at 11.53 am

    Chris,
    well, Mark Taylor certainly thinks Hodge is the better option. He’s a big performer and he’s the maturity to go with. I always think of Hodge as being better sutied to Test cricket, but that’s pobably based on his temperment, more than his technique. He’s been performing well in county ricket, hasn’t he?

    Rogers I haven’t actually seen in action, only heard about. What about Hussey as opener in Twenty20?

  • Chris wrote:
    September 5th, 2007 at 2.40 am

    Hussey would be a good option. He doesn’t take long to get his eye in, and can certainly hit the ball a long way. Maybe we could consider the other Hussey, David, for a go at Twenty20. He gets plenty of experience at it in county cricket, and is as good a batsman as his brother.

  • Kathy wrote:
    September 5th, 2007 at 10.30 am

    What, pray tell, might “euphemerial” mean?

  • James wrote:
    September 6th, 2007 at 3.26 am

    ‘Euphoric, but also ephemeral and immaterial’. Twenty20 to a t.

    On the Oz team, I’m just happy to see Hilfenhaus get another chance.

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