The Australian Selectors - Disgraceful

[James90]

The Australian selectors have made a huge mistake in the axing of Damien Martyn. Marto was the best Australian batsman for the 17 months previous to the Ashes. One bad series in 18 months and he's gone but Hayden hasn't had a good series for 18 months.

Damien Martyn had a few dodgy decisions which ruined his momentum and is a class act. I don't see the point in playing Katich and Hodge ahead of him just because they're a couple of years younger and don't want to make it look like they were doing nothing about the loss. To me that's just delaying the aging process which is going to happen sooner or later anyway. They've got the wrong man

If they wanted to play Watson or Hodge then it should have been Hayden or Katich who should have gone. They say they're looking to the future and the 2007 World Cup. The World Cup isn't far away, Martyn will still be around by then and in preparing for the future they're risking "now" with the Super Series and maybe even South Africa if Martyn isn't recalled by then.

Hodge might do alright against the Windies but I think Martyn is needed for South Africa. I can't believe they would drop him on one poor series and yet keep him in the ODI team and play James Hopes of all people ahead of Matthew Hayden.

I've made it very clear that I'm a fan of Haydos but if he were dropped I don't think there would be as big an unroar as this one will bring. In my opinion both should have been tested against the World XI to see how they will perform against quality opposition and if they wanted to play Watson or MacGill then Katich should be the one to go.

It's not all bad though, I do agree with the inclusion of Nathan Bracken instead of Gillespie and Kasprowicz

[sheshprohor]

Dude...

MArtyn is getting older, and I think they are in the process of replacing gradually.


just my thoughts.


Prohor

[James90]

Martyn is no older than Hayden and he's still performing. It don't think it will be worthwhile to breed Hodge into test cricket, give him time to become accustomed to the game and then get him retiring a couple of years later. It will be Darren Lehmann all over again. I don't see the point honestly.

[Beamer]

Damien Martyn has indeed been victimized. He had a bad series. Had a few decisions go against him as well. But, dropping him was a total knee-jerk reaction. Don't disagree wth Kasper and Gillespies ommision though. They don't belong anymore.

[Carte Blanche]

Well I have to agree with all that has been said. I'm probably totally wrong but I'm simply guessing that Haydo's world-record reputation has saved him the axe..

[bourny3]

Hayden would have been dropped too if he hadnt scored that 100 in the last test. Martyn didnt score much so he has been dropped. And too Include Bracken ahead of Kasprowicz is an insult. Bracken is about as good as a kick in the nuts.

[James90]

Bracken had a great domestic season and on a good day can be a matchwinner. He took 7/4 against you guys didn't he? And the Pura Cup final. He mightn't be a McGrath or Lee but dammit he's the best we've got out of the crop of future players.

[Tigers_eye]

Look at it this way! Once these new comers come and can't perfrom what will the selector do? blame who? hayden. So at that point hayden will go. But i c it as a testing ground. WC07 is far and this is the time to test the lineup.