666HARPS666 wrote:How about a bowler or wicket keeper as captain ? Why does it have to be a batsman ?
In fact get rid of the selectors .bring in a new group .
Get rid of the ideology that players can only be from 1st NSW , QLD , then pick token other state players .
This from a West Indies supporter ffs
It doesn't have to be.
But what bowler or keeper could captain right now in the current set-up?
Haddin is no Captain. Our bowlers struggle to maintain their own place in the side at the moment, let alone juggling the captaincy as well.
As for the NSW first Ideaology, I don't subscribe to that theory much anymore.
Based on where they were playing when they were selected for the team, the current breakdown for the players we've used so far:
NSW: (6) Katich, Hughes, Clarke, Smith, Bollinger, Haddin
Qld: (3) Watson, Harris, Johnson
Tas: (3) Ponting, Doherty, Hilfenhaus
WA: (2) Hussey, North
Vic: (1) Siddle
Of the NSW players, only 3 of them played in the first test. I fail to see how 3 players from a state dictates a "NSW first" policy. (Especially when there is no argument regarding Katich and Haddin's place in the side)
As for Hughes and Smith playing at the moment, that I'm not happy with. Ferguson should be in at 6. There has to be a better option than Hughes.
That said, they are 2 of the Top 5 most exciting players under 25 that we have, so if they were in better form I would have them in my side most of the time anyway. We NEED to get game experience into the future players NOW. Khawaja needs to be given a chance too.
Not when we lose another 3 veterans in 1-2 years.
