SA Cricket is now officially a joke

[Aerie]

Cricket isn't AFL or athletics. Going to either of those extremes is dangerous. Finding the right balance between ice baths and beer on ice is the way to go IMO. And in the end it's very much an individual game played as a team sport so that has to be catered for as well.

That's fine in theory but what if most times its the other States choosing ice baths and our lads are choosing beer?

Why are we so far behind everyone else we still have 4 current and former test players in our line up compared to only 1 for Vic and Tas?

We're behind everyone else because our batting is crap. That's a technical and mental problem which won't be solved by a strict regime.

[heater31]

I dunno heater the stories coming out of the SACA off field behaviour by senior players are pretty damning and not befitting a high performance culture.

but I am fairly certain that this player is not involved in these off field shenanigans. FWIW I think that the main protagonists of this bad culture are now gone. now its the other members (younger ones) of this bad culture group that need to be targeted and put on the straight and narrow or shown the door.

To move forward the whole coaching structure must be looked at from the bottom of the High performance set up to the top. We have a good group of U/17 & 19s in the system after winning the u/17 champs last season and they must now be pointed in the right direction to take the next step.

There maybe a bit more pain along the way but if its done right there should be results at the end of the tunnel.

[redden whites]

Just a shame the high performance director cant speak 2 words without one of them being the word beer

[am Bays]

I dunno heater the stories coming out of the SACA off field behaviour by senior players are pretty damning and not befitting a high performance culture.

but I am fairly certain that this player is not involved in these off field shenanigans. FWIW I think that the main protagonists of this bad culture are now gone. now its the other members (younger ones) of this bad culture group that need to be targeted and put on the straight and narrow or shown the door.

To move forward the whole coaching structure must be looked at from the bottom of the High performance set up to the top. We have a good group of U/17 & 19s in the system after winning the u/17 champs last season and they must now be pointed in the right direction to take the next step.

There maybe a bit more pain along the way but if its done right there should be results at the end of the tunnel.

Heater I'd check your sources because I'm hearing differently I'm not posting it because its hearsay. The problem is, as you have correctly pointed out, the poor culture has permiated to the younger group.

I agree with your point about reviewing the whole high performance structure to ensure continuity from the development phase U/15-U/17 through to the shield side. IMHO the structure personnel at the top is fine it is the structure underneath that needs reviewing.

[Hondo]

That's fine in theory but what if most times its the other States choosing ice baths and our lads are choosing beer?

Why are we so far behind everyone else we still have 4 current and former test players in our line up compared to only 1 for Vic and Tas?

We're behind everyone else because our batting is crap. That's a technical and mental problem which won't be solved by a strict regime.

I agree that being strict just for the sake of it is not the answer

But the hypothetical question I am asking is what if our preparation, training & fitness is less than the standard being set by the other states?

Technical problems can be overcome by hard work and training. If we are doing everything we can to be the best and still come up short then I can cop that ..... if not, well that's another story.

[am Bays]

And herein lies the difference between SA and WA, our blokes allegedly get on the p!ss in a game that we get routed in 2 days and we name an unchanged squad.....

two WA blokes get on it and this is what happens...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/WA-suspend-batsmen-Marsh-Pomersbach/2007/11/19/1195321688197.html

[RustyCage]

And herein lies the difference between SA and WA, our blokes allegedly get on the p!ss in a game that we get routed in 2 days and we name an unchanged squad.....

two WA blokes get on it and this is what happens...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/WA-suspend-batsmen-Marsh-Pomersbach/2007/11/19/1195321688197.html

Im not sure about that, suspend them from the games against SA, but not indefinately, I think thats too harsh.