Wild thing....I pulled a heart string

[smithy]

I'd be more than happy to whore myself to the highest bidder in the IPL.

I'd rather take 200+ Test wickets for my country while travelling the world, making $1.5-2m per year and retire knowing I have used everything I have at my disposal to do the best I can.
Each to their own though...

Mate, I'm with you but I think Hawker thought that you were gloating over Tait's most recent injury which I don't think you were.
regards,
REB

Correct, I was not.

So what were you trying to say then?

Well, another blistering 8 overs in 4 days for Taity has seen him pull up a "bit sore" and not be fit enough to play in yesterdays One-dayer in Melbourne. Oh, those two T20's had very few 150kmph "thunderbolts" and yielded 1/40 off 4 and 1/39 off 4. Poor chap, being over worked like that.

I'm sure I heard him say he had had a big "couple of months getting fit before Christmas...." Must be the same fitness advisor Cossie used.

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[Booney]

His most recent injury, smithy, is his groin.

His sore back was last weeks.

[dedja]

I forgot, what was the week before?

[Media Park]

That was the heart...

[locky801]

I forgot, what was the week before?

wonder what next weeks will be

[Bulls forever]

The man most people put huge credit on our 15 year domination of world, Mr Marsh

Gilchrist was a better Vice Captain
Buchanan was a better Coach

He was a better selector than Hilditch, but that's not exactly hard.

Marsh's greatest legacy may just be that he spawned Shaun and Mitchell...

Sorry, I thought the post was obvious (to me), Marsh was the inagural coach / mentor of the Aus Cricket Academy in Adelaide. All the people you have mentioned attended the cricket academy, albeit Warnie for just a few short beers. I hope that explains the post to those that wondered what the f..k I was talking about.

[Bulls forever]

The man most people put huge credit on our 15 year domination of world, Mr Marsh

Gilchrist was a better Vice Captain
Buchanan was a better Coach

He was a better selector than Hilditch, but that's not exactly hard.

Marsh's greatest legacy may just be that he spawned Shaun and Mitchell...

Sorry, I thought the post was obvious (to me), Marsh was the inagural coach / mentor of the Aus Cricket Academy in Adelaide. All the people you have mentioned attended the cricket academy, albeit Warnie for just a few short beers. I hope that explains the post to those that wondered what the f..k I was talking about.

MP, sorry wrong Marsh, but Geoffrey did have a good Test career and also coached Aus during their dominant years.

[jackpot jim]

Glen MaGrath is considered one of the Best Australian Quicks of all time due to his longevity in the game and also had the stats to back that claim up.
His longevity in the game i would put down to his very easy and ecomical run up and bowling action which whilst didn't produce genuine Quick deliveries, allowed him to bowl with remarkable accuracy which was the key to his success.

Bruce Reid potentially could have gone down as one of Australias best ever quicks but his body was unable to stand up to the rigors of top level cricket for extended periods.
Not real sure why his body couldn't stand up to it as his action didn't seem to be that extreme but i cant remember the public cynicism and rubbishing of him (apart from Billy Birmingham as the 12th man. )
In general the public were sympathetic to his unfortunate plight.

Shaun Tait will go down in History as one of Australias Fastest ever bowlers but unfortunately his body has been unable to sustain the tremendous stressses exerted upon himself to allow him to play for extended periods at the top level.

It's been exciting and a privelege to watch some of Taity's dynamic performances over the years for Australia and the Redbacks and whilst a bit disappointed that he has been unable to sustain these efforts on a continual basis, the last thing i'd think of is to unleash a tirade of unsubstantiated, unwarranted, gutless and baseless garbage about him which the majority of posters in this thread have.
Simply Pathetic imo.

[dedja]

You make some good points JJ ... the comparison of Tait and Reid is an interesting one.

I can't speak for others but the difference for me is that Tait declared that he was not going to be available for test cricket, whilst Reid did everything possible to get back into the Test team.

Of course there was no T20 back then so maybe the comparison is unfair.

In some way it's not Tait's fault but the Redbacks and CA for accommodating him when clearly he is such a risky prospect.

I don't get any satisfaction from his injury woes but his apparent lack of toughness does sh!t me.

I also think he's way overrated ... yes, he can bowl fast, abeit for a very short period, but he can't hit a spot and has no other weapon. He is no Thommo, who was genuinely quick and in his heyday, absolutely unplayable.

I would have thought that all can have their opinions ... they are neither right or wrong, just opinions.

If we have some fun along the way then that's just a bonus.

[mal]

Remeniscing [Little River Band]
2006 ING cup Final
SA V NS Adelaide Oval

SA 154
BLEWETT 0
COSSIE 49[46] as the opener, damn good strike rate
HARRIS 22
BOOF 13
THE FERG 0
BORGAS 0
MANOU 28
CLEARY 26
SKEWES 6 not out
DIZZY 2
TAIT 0[4] LBW MACGILL gave Skewes valuable support in thier 1 run partnership

BIRD 3/30 [8]
DOUGGGGIE 2/35 [10]
OBRIEN 2/6[5] remember this bloke !

NSW cruising at 1/65 [14]
90 runs needed off 196 balls
A simple task, until the Wild Thing unleashed [ after taking an early wicket of Simmons to have NSW 1/5]
JAQUES C MANOU B TAIT
SIMMONS B TAIT
RICHARDS C COSGROVE B TAIT
PHELPS LBW TAIT
THORNELY C COSGROVE B TAIT
KREZJA C MANOU B TAIT

SA almost won
NS finished on 9/155

TAIT 6/41[10]
10 WIDES !
strike rate of 10

This was the Grand Final of the domestic one day comp
A day when Tait rose to the occasion and bowled very fast
One of the great bowling performances off all time in this comp

Memories[Barbara Striesland]

[dedja]

we're now in 2011 mal ...

[mal]

DEDJA not a bad effort in a final for a guy who has been chastised as :
Is a sook
Weak as piss
And has no heart

He might never replicate the past, but his past = one of the alltime greats in limited overs cricket SA/ AU has ever had

[dedja]

LOL, I think those comments are attributed to what he has (not done) since.

Dirk Wellham made a hundred on Test debut, and then did nothing ... is he an all-time great too?

[mal]

LOL, I think those comments are attributed to what he has (not done) since.

Dirk Wellham made a hundred on Test debut, and then did nothing ... is he an all-time great too?

Bradman made a duck in his last dig....is he one of the alltime great duds ?

Lets discuss TAITS career in full
Ive highlighted a O/D final
I will admit he has had some woeful performances in his career
But his sensational efforts exceed his disMAL performances

QUESTION
Are some of the posters picking on TAIT becoz of :
A What he is capable of and currently not reproducing
B He is injury prone
C Or the fact that he is exclusively playing limited overs cricket
D All of the above

[Gingernuts]

Let's not forget his work in the 2007 World Cup too. He was a big reason why Aust won it so comfortably.

I reckon the selectors are banking on him stepping up to the plate again if they afford him the opportunity. I don't think he will though, especially in India.

[Rik E Boy]

You blokes are missing the point here. No one is saying he's crap. If he was then people wouldn't GAF if the bloke picked and chose where he played. Both of those performances were more than solid which is exactly why people get frustrated with his current levels of percieved committment.

regards,

REB

[Grahaml]

I believe that Tait was never good enough for tests. Raw pace isn't quite as deadly at that level when you can wait for the bowler to tire, pick of loose deliveries etc. In limited overs matches though, when the batsmen don't have that luxury he was very handy.

However, of late he has not been able to prove he can get his body right to play international cricket enough and also, we've not seen anything to suggest he's capable of doing damage when he is fit these days. Reid was always capable of running through a side, with Tait the question marks are there now.

[Gozu]

Lets keep it real here Tait used to dominate in Shield cricket:

Tait has represented South Australia for a majority of his first-class career, however has also played matches for Australia A and Durham.[1] He has taken over 150 first-class wickets at a strike rate of under 50.[1]

At the age of nineteen, Tait made his first-class debut for South Australia against Western Australia on 19 December 2002 at the Adelaide Oval. He only bowled in one innings on his debut, yet finished with respectable figures of 3/77 off 22.2 overs.[21] Tait played 5 games in his first season, taking 20 wickets at an average of 22.55.[22

In the 2003–04 season, an in form Tait was selected in the Australia A team to take on the touring Indians. Tait took 3/85 in the Indians first innings, including the wicket of Virender Sehwag.[24] Tait once again had a strong Pura Cup season, taking 30 wickets at 28.33. [25] This helped earn Tait Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year for 2004.

Tait was rewarded with his first Cricket Australia contract for the 2004–05 season, being included ahead of Queensland fast bowler Andy Bichel.[29] Tait repaid the selector's faith in him by having his best Pura Cup season to date. He took 65 first-class wickets at an average of 20.16,[30] surpassing Clarrie Grimmett's record for most wickets in a season for a South Australian bowler.[31] Perhaps Tait's best performance of the season was his spell of 7/99 against Queensland at the Adelaide Oval in November 2004 in which he claimed the wickets of Australian representatives Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, James Hopes, Jimmy Maher, Andy Bichel and Nathan Hauritz.[32] His record breaking season helped him gain a place on the Australian 2005 Ashes tour.[33] On this tour, Tait made his Test debut, and played one other first-class match against Worcestershire.[34]

Tait missed the opening half of the 2005–06 Pura Cup season with an injury to his right shoulder which he sustained on the 2005 Ashes tour.[35] He struggled on his return taking only 14 wickets at 38.35 in the 4 matches he played.[36] Despite this, Tait was still named a part of the Australia A squad to play in the 2006 Top End Series. While he failed to pick up any wickets against Pakistan A,[37] he managed to take 3/67 in India A's first innings.[38] Tait also had a strong first-class season in 2006–07 taking 29 wickets at 27.10.[39] He also played a first-class match against the touring English side and took 3/87, including the wickets of Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell.[40] Due to his good season, he won the Lord Hampden Trophy for South Australia's best player for 2006–07.[41]

An elbow injury kept Tait out for the opening parts of the 2007–08 Pura Cup season,[42] however upon recovery a match against Queensland at the Brisbane Cricket Ground saw him take his first 10 wicket haul in first-class cricket. He took 3/69 in the first innings and 7/29 in the second, his best ever first-class figures.[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Tait

[dedja]

You didnt seem to copy and paste the bit where CA dropped his contract ... he was extremely fortunate that Andrew Symonds self-imploded and CA then offered Tait a contract at the last minute.

Cricket Australia announced on 14 May 2009 that Tait would not have his contract renewed for the 2009–10 season. Tait described this as "a kick in the teeth".[92]

Tait signed as an overseas player for Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians in Division 5 of the Surrey Championship in June 2009.[93]

Tait did not have his CA contract for 2009–10 renewed, but after Andrew Symonds' contract was withdrawn after he was sent back from Britain before the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, he was given a replacement contract.

[Gozu]

Ease up, dedja FFS. The guy above said he didn't think Tait was ever good enough for Test cricket when clearly he was dominant at Shield level. I didn't copy & paste the part about CA dropping his contract (deservedly so IMO) just like I didn't copy & paste the part about him tearing the world a new one at the last WC.

We get it you can't stand the guy.