03-27-2007, 10:17 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->SRT has a problem with leg-spin, and of course his height makes him vulnerable to the sharp rising delivery on pitches that favor the Andre Nel or Flintoff type. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The plus-side of all this SRT bashing is that the guy will actually get some motivation back. I have always wondered how he keeps himself motivated - i am sure all these calls for his blood will result in a flurry of centuries.. flex.gif<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
SRT was playing well until 2003 worldcup and even in 2004. He has not been at his best the last 2 years. I am guessing it has something to do with age. Either his reflexes have slowed, or more likely is being slowed by that heavy bat. My guess is that if SRT switches to a lighter bat, like Azarrudin, he should be good as new. But truth is he has been figured out and all international captains, observers etc do not want him to figure out his problem and that is why they keep praising him as best in the world (ponting said just last week that SRT and lara were the best and he considered SRT to be slightly ahead). I think SRT should get dropped. That should inspire him to improve/tinker with his game and come back stronger. who know, that 2011 target that he has for himself might be feasible. But someone should bell the cat that he is no good right now. Unfortunately everyone considers even the mere thought sacrilegious.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->So these things make me wonder what the Coach haas been doing. A good technical coaching staff would go over videos and help the stars get these flaws out of their batting. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolutely, that is why Chappell should be fired.
This sharad Pawar is killing both the cricket team and the farmers across the country. Total moron, he now wants two teams!! What play 22 players against 11? How is two teams going to help?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->You have to watch a Ranji tropy match or Duleep trophy match in progress to understand the difference. In India, cricket is S-L-O-W. The energy level is low, the "pace" bowlers are all "medium-pacers" trundling up and kind of rolling their arms over, rather than fast bowlers full of aggression (except Sreesanth). The batsmen caress the ball with fine flourishing "style", rather than whack it out of the ground (see what happened to India in the Sri Lanka match? All those sixer hits got caught - Ganguly, Dravid, Zaheer. The pitch wasn't conducive to touch sixers, and they didn't have the power behind the whack.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolutely, the standard of our domestic cricket is pathetic. One interesting info I saw, Hussey has a better average in international cricket than domestic!! That is the standard of the australian domestic league. So you kind of know that if a player does well in pura cup, they will be pretty good in the international cricket!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Michael Hussey
Australia
Player profile
Full name Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born May 27, 1975, Morley, Western Australia
Current age 31 years 304 days
Major teams Australia, Durham, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Western Australia
Nickname Mr Cricket, Huss
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 1.80 m
Relations Brother - DJ Hussey
Statsguru Test player, ODI player
Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
<b>Tests </b>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16Â 26Â 6Â 1597Â 182Â <b>79.85 </b> 3029Â 52.72Â 5Â 8Â 181Â 11Â 8Â 0
ODIs                  64 51 22 1750 109* 60.34 1917 91.28 2 10 146 36 39 0
Twenty20 Int.             4 3 1 50 31* 25.00 30 166.66 0 0 3 4 5 0
<b>First-class</b>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 193Â 345Â 33Â 16956Â 331*Â <b>54.34</b>Â Â 44Â 75Â Â 209Â 0
List AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 254Â 234Â 48Â 8312Â 123Â 44.68Â 10880Â 76.39Â 11Â 60Â Â 131Â 0
Twenty20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â 11Â 2Â 397Â 88Â 44.11Â 315Â 126.03Â 0Â 3Â Â 11Â 0<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The plus-side of all this SRT bashing is that the guy will actually get some motivation back. I have always wondered how he keeps himself motivated - i am sure all these calls for his blood will result in a flurry of centuries.. flex.gif<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
SRT was playing well until 2003 worldcup and even in 2004. He has not been at his best the last 2 years. I am guessing it has something to do with age. Either his reflexes have slowed, or more likely is being slowed by that heavy bat. My guess is that if SRT switches to a lighter bat, like Azarrudin, he should be good as new. But truth is he has been figured out and all international captains, observers etc do not want him to figure out his problem and that is why they keep praising him as best in the world (ponting said just last week that SRT and lara were the best and he considered SRT to be slightly ahead). I think SRT should get dropped. That should inspire him to improve/tinker with his game and come back stronger. who know, that 2011 target that he has for himself might be feasible. But someone should bell the cat that he is no good right now. Unfortunately everyone considers even the mere thought sacrilegious.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->So these things make me wonder what the Coach haas been doing. A good technical coaching staff would go over videos and help the stars get these flaws out of their batting. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolutely, that is why Chappell should be fired.
This sharad Pawar is killing both the cricket team and the farmers across the country. Total moron, he now wants two teams!! What play 22 players against 11? How is two teams going to help?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->You have to watch a Ranji tropy match or Duleep trophy match in progress to understand the difference. In India, cricket is S-L-O-W. The energy level is low, the "pace" bowlers are all "medium-pacers" trundling up and kind of rolling their arms over, rather than fast bowlers full of aggression (except Sreesanth). The batsmen caress the ball with fine flourishing "style", rather than whack it out of the ground (see what happened to India in the Sri Lanka match? All those sixer hits got caught - Ganguly, Dravid, Zaheer. The pitch wasn't conducive to touch sixers, and they didn't have the power behind the whack.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolutely, the standard of our domestic cricket is pathetic. One interesting info I saw, Hussey has a better average in international cricket than domestic!! That is the standard of the australian domestic league. So you kind of know that if a player does well in pura cup, they will be pretty good in the international cricket!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Michael Hussey
Australia
Player profile
Full name Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born May 27, 1975, Morley, Western Australia
Current age 31 years 304 days
Major teams Australia, Durham, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Western Australia
Nickname Mr Cricket, Huss
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 1.80 m
Relations Brother - DJ Hussey
Statsguru Test player, ODI player
Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
<b>Tests </b>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16Â 26Â 6Â 1597Â 182Â <b>79.85 </b> 3029Â 52.72Â 5Â 8Â 181Â 11Â 8Â 0
ODIs                  64 51 22 1750 109* 60.34 1917 91.28 2 10 146 36 39 0
Twenty20 Int.             4 3 1 50 31* 25.00 30 166.66 0 0 3 4 5 0
<b>First-class</b>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 193Â 345Â 33Â 16956Â 331*Â <b>54.34</b>Â Â 44Â 75Â Â 209Â 0
List AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 254Â 234Â 48Â 8312Â 123Â 44.68Â 10880Â 76.39Â 11Â 60Â Â 131Â 0
Twenty20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â 11Â 2Â 397Â 88Â 44.11Â 315Â 126.03Â 0Â 3Â Â 11Â 0<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->