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Absolutely; Vettori's value with the bat is criminally underrated.

Wow, India were 9 wickets down at the end too!

WYL - Use the media tag: [media]link[/media]

Good to see some fresh faces. Starc should probably carry the drinks.

My reading of Cricinfo's text commentary was that he wasn't batting very well.

I love Test cricket. Australia wins, Cummins lives the dream.

I like the look of Wade.

I'm quite shocked by the news.

Not much point making spur of the moment decisions based on a game that had part of four innings in one day, but you're not far off on them. Haddin is struggling big time but he's fortunate that an understudy isn't pushing hard right now. (Paine is nursing a broken finger IIRC). Ponting looks like he might be on his last legs; Roebuck or Baum wrote an article on this in the past few days. As for Hughes, I've never been convinced. I think they'll all play next Test, but anyone pushing for their spots probably feels like they're in with a chance (excluding The Kat, of course).

Haha, wowee. Siddle 3rd highest scorer in our first innings, top scorer atm in our second (and likely to stay that way unless Lyon overtakes him).

I better ban you, H_T. It's for our own good

Wow! Test cricket, hey chaps?

What a great innings by Clarke. Not only did he score 150, but he did it quickly too.

He played what looks like the next three Tests following his debut century and was then dropped until 1985, four years later. He played one Test in '85 and another, his sixth, in '87: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/8198.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

I had no idea who Dirk Wellham was so I checked out Cricinfo. In his first Test he hit 103 (and 24) at the Oval. However, he played a further five Tests (in Australia and England), finishing with a career batting average of 23. He didn't pass 36 in any innings bar his century.

On a similar vein, apparently in Watson's recent book he recounts a sledge he made about Stuart Law. Watson suggested Law was not a very likeable character and brought up the fact he never played Test cricket again after his one knock of 54* in a winning Test.

I dub it the Terminator argument.

^^ I thought I read today something about 14 years (re: St Kilda's complaining, reported in The Age). Haha. Smooth

Cricket boards always sound like they're being managed terribly: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/windies-froze-me-out-says-emotional-gayle-20110421-1dq2v.html

Hopefully the ICC rethinks the World Cup format, bringing some associates into the fold.

Haha, wow - that's ridiculous. Asked about the sixes, Watson gave this nice response:

White has been dropped from the side in the ODI series vs Bangladesh - Ferguson has replaced him.

Yeah - I'm not a massive fan. Anyway, the squad to Bangladesh has been announced. The squad is one smaller than for the World Cup, and D Hussey is squeezed out*. while Tait has been replaced by Pattinson and Kreza by Doherty. Shane Watson Brad Haddin Michael Clarke Mike Hussey Callum Ferguson Ricky Ponting Cameron White Mitchell Johnson Brett Lee Xavier Doherty //for Kreza James Pattinson //for Tait Steve Smith Tim Paine John Hastings I don't think it's surprising that there haven't been massive changes. I'm most interested to see what happens later in the year. *Imminent birth of a child, so who knows whether he would have gone otherwise. Perhaps White has been saved.

If I was him I'd do the same. He clearly doesn't love cricket, and T20 is far easier on the body etc. There's also less scrutiny, at least in one sense. Given he can make decent moolah as a T20 player, and is less likely to get injured, it's a smart career move.