100% true. For example, we pick spinners hoping they'd be the next Shane Warne, and then drop them after one poor test. There will NEVER be another Shane Warne (sorry to all you Graham Swann fans out there )
It does make me wonder if part of Warne's legacy will be that Australia will take years to develop a good spinner, having left such a huge standard to live up to. The selectors and media do need to face up to the fact that anyone is going to fall short - they need to forget about Warne and instead of trying to find a young Warne just work out if there is a spinner good enough to be picked or if they are better off getting a decent non-spinner instead until there is.
*MySmiley*
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Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Dear Australia
07/12/2010 12:52:55 AM
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24 years dude, *NM*
07/12/2010 01:34:52 AM
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And all the sweeter for the wait
07/12/2010 11:46:19 AM
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every Englishman dreams to feel like an Aussie, and in Australia we make dreams come true. *NM*
07/12/2010 11:52:48 AM
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You have it backwards
07/12/2010 11:56:31 AM
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So all someone has to do to know 'how it feels to be English' is loose. *NM*
07/12/2010 12:05:45 PM
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It is to be left praying for rain to avoid an innings defeat at home
07/12/2010 12:14:53 PM
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You are right, it could well be 24 years before the aussies win again *NM*
07/12/2010 11:47:38 AM
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That's funny because...
07/12/2010 12:02:27 PM
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No?
07/12/2010 01:07:30 PM
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I reckon the 06/07 Aussie team could give them a run for their money
08/12/2010 04:21:06 AM
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Perhaps
08/12/2010 12:09:51 PM
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Oh, no doubt
08/12/2010 11:16:10 PM
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Re: Oh, no doubt
08/12/2010 11:34:47 PM
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Re: Oh, no doubt
08/12/2010 11:54:20 PM
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True, Swann is much better than Warne
09/12/2010 12:12:26 AM
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Is this Ashes-related? *NM*
07/12/2010 02:06:08 PM
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Yup. We played like a bunch of poms. *NM*
07/12/2010 02:12:11 PM
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On the brightside, we played like a bunch of convicts
07/12/2010 02:29:48 PM
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You admit to cheating then
07/12/2010 02:53:48 PM
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It's quite impressive.
07/12/2010 06:42:54 PM
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What is that sound I hear?
19/12/2010 04:58:43 AM
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