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> Dan leads with... "Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird and Moises
> Henriques, all potential Ashes tourists, have been omitted from Cricket
> Australia's list of centrally contracted players for 2013-14." Notice
> anything about those names? (Apart from them all being "potential Ashes
> tourists".)

> Then we get to The Undeserving... "In their places were the likes of George
> Bailey, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty...".  ("the likes of" lol) Notice
> anything about those names?

> The contracted list is; George Bailey, Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan, Patrick
> Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Ben
> Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell,
> Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade,
> David Warner, Shane Watson.

> Blimey there's some VOPs in there.

> Strangely Brettig has no comment on Australia's world class comedian Pee
> Hughes getting a bucketful of money after his highly popular Indian tour.
> Or why Porcelin Pat gets a motza. Is Porcelin *really* worth that much for
> one fc game a year? etc etc etc

>> Dan leads with... "Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird and Moises
>> Henriques, all potential Ashes tourists, have been omitted from Cricket
>> Australia's list of centrally contracted players for 2013-14." Notice
>> anything about those names? (Apart from them all being "potential Ashes
>> tourists".)

> yes... they all toured India so they would be potential Ashes tourist

>> Then we get to The Undeserving... "In their places were the likes of
>> George
>> Bailey, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty...".  ("the likes of" lol) Notice
>> anything about those names?

> yes.....  X toured India and failed miserably

> yes  ... they are on contract because of ODI's and 20/20, its not a list
> of TEST players

>> The contracted list is; George Bailey, Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan, Patrick
>> Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Ben
>> Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell,
>> Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade,
>> David Warner, Shane Watson.

>> Blimey there's some VOPs in there.

> a couple who will break down after one game if they manage to get through
> even that, actually 3 but one has to get to the starting gate first

>> Strangely Brettig has no comment on Australia's world class comedian Pee
>> Hughes getting a bucketful of money after his highly popular Indian tour.
>> Or why Porcelin Pat gets a motza. Is Porcelin *really* worth that much
>> for
>> one fc game a year? etc etc etc

> well its funny but all but one of our batsman failed badly in the Indian
> tour yet they are all there EXCEPT for one who succeeded better then them

> Dan leads with... "Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird and Moises
> Henriques, all potential Ashes tourists, have been omitted from Cricket
> Australia's list of centrally contracted players for 2013-14." Notice
> anything about those names? (Apart from them all being "potential Ashes
> tourists".)

> Then we get to The Undeserving... "In their places were the likes of
> George
> Bailey, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty...".  ("the likes of" lol) Notice
> anything about those names?

> The contracted list is; George Bailey, Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan, Patrick
> Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Ben
> Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell,
> Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade,
> David Warner, Shane Watson.

> Blimey there's some VOPs in there.

> Strangely Brettig has no comment on Australia's world class comedian Pee
> Hughes getting a bucketful of money after his highly popular Indian tour.
> Or why Porcelin Pat gets a motza. Is Porcelin *really* worth that much for
> one fc game a year? etc etc etc

>> list of 2013/14 CA player contracts.

>> Dan leads with... "Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird and Moises

>> Henriques, all potential Ashes tourists, have been omitted from Cricket

>> Australia's list of centrally contracted players for 2013-14." Notice

>> anything about those names? (Apart from them all being "potential Ashes

>> tourists".)

>> Then we get to The Undeserving... "In their places were the likes of George

>> Bailey, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty...".  ("the likes of" lol) Notice

>> anything about those names?

>> The contracted list is; George Bailey, Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan, Patrick

>> Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Ben

>> Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell,

>> Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade,

>> David Warner, Shane Watson.

>> Blimey there's some VOPs in there.

>> Strangely Brettig has no comment on Australia's world class comedian Pee

>> Hughes getting a bucketful of money after his highly popular Indian tour.

>> Or why Porcelin Pat gets a motza. Is Porcelin *really* worth that much for

>> one fc game a year? etc etc etc

>> alvey

> Typical... qld wins big bash and plays in final of shield but get only 1 player.... it not who you know..its not your ability... its where you live that gets you into the team... 6 from NSW..5 from VIC...where were they during the state finals.. at home chatting up the selectors no doubt.. tas gets 5 and based on the shield final deserve a high showing

> Give Boof a go

> -MC