Bradman99 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I have been trying hard to take my focus away from playing in the Cricket World Cup - but I am over my hamstring injury and will be ready if the selectors give me the call. I am really confident of getting through Western Australia’s upcoming Sheffield Shield match against Queensland and feel I am on right on track. I’d love the chance to play in the World Cup, but I think the selectors have made the right call to wait and see how we go over the next game or two before sending someone over to replace Doug Bollinger. Everyone’s going really well at the moment so there is no need to rush into that decision. Hopefully by holding off, we can get a better idea of what we might need to improve on later in the tournament. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. As frustrating as it’s been to miss out so far at the World Cup, I still can’t help but feel like I’m part of the team back at home. Even though I am not over on the subcontinent, when you have been a part of a group for such a long time you still feel a strong sense of connection to the team. I have been watching Australia’s matches with great interest so far and it’s great to see the guys are performing so well. I don’t quite make it staying up all night, but I keep the eyes open as long as possible. All of our key players are firing and that’s what needs to happen if we are going to defend our World Cup title. The way we have started, I think we are a huge chance of coming home with our fourth straight World Cup. So far the big threat looks to be Pakistan, but you can never read too much into the early form in a World Cup, as it is all about who builds their form up over the course of the tournament. I can imagine by now all the guys are getting settled in to the touring mode and there will be plenty of banter amongst the boys. With the guys having a nine-day break, I am sure the Playstation has been set up in one of the boys’ rooms and there will all sorts of big soccer and commando warfare tournaments going on. For those not into their games, some of them will just be keeping a low profile, resting and recovering after training. You get all sorts of different personalities coming out and although the ‘Nerds and the Julios’ tradition is fading slowly, there is still plenty of camaraderie amongst the team. I made a successful return to grade cricket on the weekend, scoring a modest 25 in the pursuit of quick runs. It was such a relief to get back out on the field and get the bat back in the hand. The following day I just did some pool work and got through that with no troubles. Getting the opportunity to play Grade and State cricket is a real joy because I get to catch up with friends who I don’t see too often anymore. Although the scrutiny of a Test match isn’t there for those games, I still find when I step over the white line and the battle starts that it is just as competitive as any other match. It’s an unusual time with World Cup selections in the background, but by focusing on my own game I know that the long-term benefits will come. Will Australia ignore him? Or is Mr Cricket heading over to join the team?
Watson87 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Get Clarke injured and get hussey Clarke is in fine touch. I say kick Smith the good for nothing player out and bring back Mike Hussey, Hope Smith gets injured next match.
Sir john Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 David Hussey bats for brother Australian batsman David Hussey said Thursday his brother Mike was "desperate" to get back into the World Cup squad after being controversially omitted. Cricket Australia said they would not rush to find a player to fill the void left by pace bowler Doug Bollinger, who returned home with an ankle injury. "He's (Mike's) desperate to get back and play for Australia. He's back playing (domestic) Shield cricket at the moment. Mike would love to come over here and play," Hussey, 33, told reporters in Colombo. Mike Hussey, 35, was left out of the Australian squad that travelled to the World Cup following a hamstring operation. Bollinger's injury has opened the door to the left-handed Hussey, even though an extra batsman would increase the team's reliance on Australia's pace trio of Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait. "If I was chairman of selectors I'd definitely choose Mike first and foremost," said brother David. "It would be a little bit more special if Mike can come over and play." David Hussey said Sri Lanka's spinners could trouble Australia's batsmen at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Saturday's clash between the 2007 World Cup finalists. "Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) is such a great bowler. But Australia's had pretty good success against Murali in the past," he said of the legendary spinner who has 800 Test and 523 one-day scalps to his name. "We've had three very good days of preparation. A lot of the boys are practising sweep shots and using their feet to the spin," Hussey said. He said Sri Lankan sling-action paceman Lasith Malinga's fast yorkers would also be a challenge. "Just watch the ball as hard as you possibly can and hopefully your instinct takes over," said Hussey. Malinga's collection of yorkers and toe-crushers earned him a career-best 6-38 and a record second World Cup hat-trick as the home side beat Kenya by nine wickets. "He's (Malinga) world-class at the death... bit similar to Shaun Tait. I know Brett (Lee) and Shaun both talked at length yesterday about bowling at the death and getting the ball going reverse." "We've got two of the best death bowlers in the world who bowl fast at 150-plus kilometres and bowl decent reverse-swing," he added. if mike in than david will be out. :((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((
Sir john Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Could be D Hussey' date=' White or Smith to go.[/quote'] i think david .
Bradman99 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Bros before hoes :isalute: Wait a min.. who are the hoes in this situation? :--D
punjabi_khota Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 :dontknow: I am assuming you get plenty hoes if you win a WC trophy :P
Sir john Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Same here. DAVID is in my team. :kxip::two_thumbs_up:
Bradman99 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 DAVID is in my team. :kxip::two_thumbs_up: I'm not a fan of him, got to be honest haha
Bradman99 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Posted March 6, 2011 Hussey gets the call Mike Hussey's World Cup dream is still alive after Cricket Australia named the 35-year-old batsman as their replacement player for Doug Bollinger. Pace bowler Bollinger was sent home with an ankle injury a week ago and the selection panel has decided to gamble on an extra batsman rather than bolstering their fast-bowling stocks. However, Victoria quick Dirk Nannes will also join the squad as as standby player. The 2007 World Cup winner Hussey was controversially left out of the original 15-man squad as he recovered from hamstring surgery but made a Sheffield Shield comeback for Western Australia during the weekend, scoring 19 and 11 against Queensland in Perth. Unbeaten Australia have Group A matches against Kenya and Canada on March 13 and 16, which should be easy victories for the world champions who are unbeaten in 32 World Cup games dating back to the 1999 tournament. However Australia need to win big in case net run-rate becomes a factor in calculating quarter-final positions. After thumping Zimbabwe and New Zealand last month, Australia's third game in Group A was washed out on Saturday night in Colombo after Sri Lanka made 3-146 from 32.5 overs. Australia also play Pakistan in Colombo on March 19.
Switchblade Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Who is he going to replace if he gets a game his brother David?
HowardRoark Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 This should have been a no-brainer decision, I don't know what the Aussie selectors were thinking so hard and long about.
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