Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd Test - MCG Boxing Day

[the joker]

Clarke loves Lyon. There hasent been much help for spinners on the test wickets this year. MCG and SCG will help him

[Jim05]

Starc to be rested for the Boxing Day Test.
Bird to make his debut and MJ to come back in.

[CENTURION]

Starc is the future, keep him in the side.

[Jim05]

Starc is the future, keep him in the side.

They announced it on Foxsports last night, Starc is going to be rested for one of the next two tests

[The Sleeping Giant]

What a load of crap.

[Jim05]

What a load of crap.

Yep not a fan of the rotation policy

[whufc]

What a load of crap.

Yep not a fan of the rotation policy

McGrath and Walsh never needed to be rested and they played forever.

Today's fast bowlers are to top heavy, with tree trunk arms and f**k off chests.

[The Sleeping Giant]

McGrath, Walsh, Ambrose, McDermott, hadlee, Khan. The list goes on and on. These sports scientists are destroying bowlers by not allowing the new wave harden their bodies for test cricket. "You bowled 50 overs in the last 10 days, you better not do anything for 2 weeks". Any coincidence that since Australia started this rotation policy, we have hardly had a bowler stay fit for more than 2 tests.

[Jim05]

McGrath, Walsh, Ambrose, McDermott, hadlee, Khan. The list goes on and on. These sports scientists are destroying bowlers by not allowing the new wave harden their bodies for test cricket. "You bowled 50 overs in the last 10 days, you better not do anything for 2 weeks". Any coincidence that since Australia started this rotation policy, we have hardly had a bowler stay fit for more than 2 tests.

Good luck to anyone who would have the guts to tell any of those bowlers they were being spelled.

[wristwatcher]

Forum Summary - Rotation u are SH#t!!!!!

[am Bays]

Any coincidence that since Australia started this rotation policy, we have hardly had a bowler stay fit for more than 2 tests.

Roughly equates to when we started playing T20 cricket more regularly (Champions League, IPL, T20 World Championships) on top off baack to back Tests...

[locky801]

McGrath, Walsh, Ambrose, McDermott, hadlee, Khan. The list goes on and on. These sports scientists are destroying bowlers by not allowing the new wave harden their bodies for test cricket. "You bowled 50 overs in the last 10 days, you better not do anything for 2 weeks". Any coincidence that since Australia started this rotation policy, we have hardly had a bowler stay fit for more than 2 tests.

not often we agree but you have got this 100 percent right

[The Sleeping Giant]

Any coincidence that since Australia started this rotation policy, we have hardly had a bowler stay fit for more than 2 tests.

Roughly equates to when we started playing T20 cricket more regularly (Champions League, IPL, T20 World Championships) on top off baack to back Tests...

Well give the hit and giggle a miss not test matches.

[the joker]

Squad named
Hilly And Starc out uzzy, mitch and bird in
Michael Clarke (c) NSW
Shane Watson (vc) NSW
Ed Cowan TAS
David Warner NSW
Mike Hussey WA
Jackson Bird TAS
Usman Khawaja QLD
Nathan Lyon SA
Peter Siddle VIC
Matthew Wade VIC
Mitchell Johnson WA
Phillip Hughes SA

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Whats an uzzy?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Another wanky nickname for someone who has done nothing.

[carey]

Starc is the future, keep him in the side.

If Starc is the future its going to be a long period for Australian cricket.

[Media Park]

Starc earned another immediate shot, hilf should never have played and mj was a straight swap. Now we blood another player, although I did mention his name during the India series.

[Aerie]

What a joke that they're resting Starc. He deserves an opportunity to cement his place in the side. If Australia is at full strength he probably isn't in the best XI anyway so give him every opportunity, especially while his confidence is high.

[Dog_ger]

Michael Clarke (c) NSW

Should be rested....

Can't possibly stand a 5 day test.