Agree 100% Brother Elwood... Maxwell can bat, is the best field in the country and can at least bowl darts to hold up an end.
Lyon lacks penetration and doesn't tie down an end - batsmen have finally realised that they can go after him with much risk as he neither spins it enough to pose a threat or beats them with flight. He does not possess any meaningful variations that I can see... no chucks, I mean Carom balls, over spinners, sliders, arm nuts or scooters. That said, I give Lyon plaudits for eking 100% from his ability, trying his guts out with the bat and fielding solidly.
What's your beef with Smith? Who else can do the job? He is doing what he can with the little he has.... strewth, Steve Waugh or AB would struggle to get the current mob to perform. In Lyon's case you can't pull your socks up if you ain't wearing any.
People forget that the side has lost a nucleus of a good side in Rogers, Clarke, Haddin, Harris and Johnson... essentially in one season. Blokes that were always going to prove difficult to find replacements for, especially coupled with the unfortunate death of Hughes.
I distantly know an ex-Aussie selector and he was of the opinion that Harris was the best pace bowler since Lillee. Hard to replace world XI type players.
As for Starc - he is a poor man's Johnson. Needs to find consistency with bat and ball.
Injuries have thwarted any attempt at getting a decent bowling group on the park, I've given up on Cummins and Pattinson, now Faulkner is an LTI. Time to groom alternatives.
When your form and confidence are shot, batsmen do that kind of thing. I suspect that his "eye" might have gone as well. Unfortunately, for his own safety, it might be close to curtains for him.
Why wouldnt we consider Wade? Captains his state and has made shield and test runs... Keepers only have to take the chances offered, they dont generate them.
Who is the current NSW keeper, he is probably the next annointed one....
It craps me no end that the media spotlight has been turned on Steve Smith's captaincy when he stands at the non-striker's end and watching the numpties that the selectors expect him to win games with make the same errors over and over and over.
Sorry Voges, its over, Thanks, but its over. Next.
Nev.... You seem a decent bloke and a tidy gloveman but you have to make runs. Next.
Ferg... We'll give you a thank you test in Adelaide so make sure you enjoy it.
Burnsy... there's a shield game starting on Thursday... make sure you play in it.
