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Old 12-07-2017, 06:59 AM   #362
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Heard Marsh's shield figures today. He's actually gone ok. Problem is, as a bowler, he's just on the rebound from shoulder surgery and has sent down very few deliveries. There's been a myth in Aussie cricket since forever that we need an allrounder. The Poms, Japies, Kiwis, and curry eaters of all persuasions seem to find them, we never really do. We have batsmen who can bowl a bit (The Waughs, Bevo, Watto, Clarko for a bit, even Bobby fucking Simpson,) and the odd bowler who knocks up some runs on occasion (Warnie, Lyon, and a host of blustering quicks). What we have had is a line of keepers at #6 which we don't have now, who allowed us the luxury of an extra bowler when needed.

So the current crop of bowling all-rounders is: M. Marsh (1). Nobody (2) Agar hasn't gone on with it. He'll be a great trivia question in 10 years time.
and batting all-rounders: a few, headed by Maxwell, but his tweakers don't really worry anybody.
So pls selectors, abandon this futile quest and just pick the best 11 players. We got this far without an allrounder. Let's not fix what ain't broke.
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