Lightning McQueen wrote:David Brent wrote:robranisgod wrote:The myth of NSW getting a dream run is just that.
It has been WA long before Langer got the job. It goes back to when Lawrie Sawle was chairman of selectors and gave clowns like Valetta 8 tests even though his highest test score was 38. WA have been having a dream run for about 40 years. Sure they have had some great players but they have had more duds play for Australia than the rest of the country put together.
Langer has just reinforced the WA bias.
If Patterson was from WA he would have been playing test by now.
Fair list of SA test duds of late like Sayers, Meenie, Ferg, Manou, Cullen, Tait etc. Not just WA who produce them!!
As for Patterson he doesn't convert enough 50's to 100's. Currently has 6 FC tons & 26 FC 50's. If he starts converting a few tons it wont be long till he is in the test team.
Harsh, 5 of the players you listed only got one test, the other managed 3.
I know its harsh but I'm sure we look back at others states one test players & think they were duds also. Here's a list of the last 10 test players from WA & SA to debut
WA- Bancroft, Cartwright, Voges, M Marsh, Agar, S Marsh, Beer, North, Hussey & B Williams
SA- Head, Sayers, Meenie, Ferguson, Lyon, George Manou, Cullen, Tait, & Lehmann
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation.