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D.Hussey's been dropped for Maxwell....sadly this could be the end for Hussey..

cricketfan90 wrote:D.Hussey's been dropped for Maxwell....sadly this could be the end for Hussey..

David Hussey is dreadfully unlucky there. The Bushies have a really strong line-up at present, and with Aaron Finch still to come back in, somebody else will be facing the chop sooner rather than later. The emergence of peter Handscomb has presented the Vic selectors with problems I'm sure to Oz selectors wish they had. If anything, this goes to show that perhaps domestic cricket in Australia is ready for a seventh team. Bring on the ACT Comets!

Dussey will probably go freelance at the end of this season.

also have to remeber hussey is 37 i believe...so his time is nearly up anyway.

Matt Wade suspended for damaging the pitch while batting.

The fourth round of the Sheffield Shield is done and dusted with NSW sitting at the top and Queensland being dead last! Strangely enough, Marcus North is the current leading run scorer, but don't expect to see him back in the Oz team ever. Cameron White is in second, bur outside the short forms, the selectors aren't looking there either (which I think is a bit crook given his better fc record than Bailey). Travis head is a 19 year old wicket-keeper playing for SA and doing rather well for himself at present, and Jordan Silk continues to impress. Nic Maddinson is averaging over 40 for the season thus far, as is Alex Doolan. Bowling wise, spinners are leading the way in terms of wickets taken, with Fawad Ahmed sitting tenth on the table behind Johan Botha, Cameron Boyce, Steve O'Keefe and Xavier Dohert, and just ahead of Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa and Nathan Hauritz. Doug the Rug is the leading quick,

GarlicJam wrote:

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Matt Wade suspended for damaging the pitch while batting.

Haven't been able to find out just what he was supposed to have done - I do know that a rut or valley appeared on the pitch that "couldn't've come through natural batting or bowling actions", and that he unsuccessfully appealed his suspension - but did he do the Afridi Shuffle, or maybe invented a new pitch dance: the Matty Moonwalk?

I heard he did a Tasmanian tap-dance.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Matt Wade suspended for damaging the pitch while batting.

Haven't been able to find out just what he was supposed to have done - I do know that a rut or valley appeared on the pitch that "couldn't've come through natural batting or bowling actions", and that he unsuccessfully appealed his suspension - but did he do the Afridi Shuffle, or maybe invented a new pitch dance: the Matty Moonwalk?

The Bushies look to be lining up for a shellacking at the hands of South Australia.

Is pattinson back from injury and playing state cricket yet?

cricketfan90 wrote:Is pattinson back from injury and playing state cricket yet?

He played on the weekend for Dandenong, in the VCA, although only played as a batsman.

Mike Hussey is in talks to return to WA after the Big Bash.

The Bushies got bashed by the Blues.

I'm all for that.

from_the_stands wrote:The Bushies got bashed by the Blues.

Which leaves the Vics firmly on the bottom of the table - a place that most of their team would not be familiar with.


The Qbillies have just pulled off the second highest run chase in Sheffield Shield history (about 130-40 years). They reached the target that was about 475 with 5 wickets and a few overs in hand. As much as I like to see QLD lose, I must say well done them. Khawaja, Hopes and Hartley I think were the main players. Usman ended up about 185 not out.