Stevie Waugh Au Revoir????

MrsTarrant · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 6:34 pm

I agree with you BJ! As for Michael Clarke I think he has done enough to earn his spot!

JLC · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 6:55 pm

What exactly has Michael Clarke done to earn his spot??

Somebody like Hayden earned his stripes the hard way and now he is flourishing. If you earn your spot you appreciate it more when you are there.

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

MrsTarrant · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:00 pm

Like I am arguing right now with you on msn JLC HE HAS DONE ENOUGH! LoL

Donny · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 8:05 pm

I'll just mention that Clarke scored 69 & 114 against exactly the same attack and on exactly the same wicket as Steve Waugh made 20 & 0 in lasy week's Pura Cup match against W.A.

Donny.

GO THE MIGHTY WOODSMEN !! ALL THE WAY IN 2003 AND BEYOND !!!!

JLC · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 8:29 pm

So you compare him on one game....lol Lucky the tail didnt wag that game or a tail ender may have been replacing Steve Waugh.

Michael Clarke is serving his apprentiship at the moment so to speak. Given time he should develop into a test player. I dont have a problem with him playing if it was maybe at the espense of Lehmann/Love. However to drop the test captain and a champion of the game is insulting. Don't forget in his last test he scored a century

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

Donny · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 8:34 pm

I said... I'll just mention. I made no further comment, m8.

Donny.

GO THE MIGHTY WOODSMEN !! ALL THE WAY IN 2003 AND BEYOND !!!!

MrsTarrant · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 8:36 pm

Grrrrr JLC!

JLC · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 7:58 am

Another 100 from Steve Waugh.

Why do people keep on writing hom off ?? Comparison b/n Waugh and Clarke please from todays game

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

MrsTarrant · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:02 am

Weren't you the one who said you can't compare them from one game? O.K so he scored a century well done Steve! This doesn't mean that he should play forever!

JLC · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:05 am

Well i mereley was going by the precedent set.

They showed Steve Waughs domestic record. Averages about 53 at a strike rate of about 83. Not bad is it.

But lets face it the Australian selectors are "never wrong" so Waugh has no hope. Deano must know how he feels im sure.

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

MrsTarrant · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:07 am

Yes and Slats knows how he feels too! In fact Steve helped get rid of Slats so forgive me if I'm not his biggest fan!

JLC · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:17 am

Slats did a pretty good job of that by himself.......lol

The one major difference b/n Steve Waugh, Lehmann, Clarke, Slater, Symonds, Watson etc is that Steve Waugh is a CHAMPION. You don't just dismiss a champion. Champions deserve a lot more respect than that.

Michael Slater at his peak was an entertaining batsman to watch and played positive cricket. However he wasnt a champion.

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

MrsTarrant · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:22 am

What did Slats do to deserve being dropped hey? PLEASE EXPLAIN GRRR! Slater isn't a champion huh well that's your opinion and I don't think there are any words good enough to describe Slats anyway!

Donny · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:33 am

JLC, Steve Waugh's record for Australia in one-dayers (note: one-dayers) is not particularly good.

He played 325 games but only hit three centuries. He only averaged 32.9 and that was boosted by 58 not outs. As he mostly batted at No.5 his strike rate of 76 is comparitively poor as well.

As a bowler, he went for 4.56 r.p.o. and only took a wicket once in every eight overs.

Donny.

GO THE MIGHTY WOODSMEN !! ALL THE WAY IN 2003 AND BEYOND !!!!

JLC · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:36 am

Compare that to the other players in the team particularly Symonds, Watson, Hogg, Maher, Lehmann.

Please show me Steve Waughs record in the World Cup. I think that will tell a different story

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues