Thread of welcoming NSW's own PHIL HUGHES into the Australian national side

drop warner now imo

When I said that Warner was the Ajantha Mendis of '09, I was actually talking about PHIL HUGHES

Lose another test due to absence of Victorians U KNOW ITS TRU

Dean Jones isn't ever coming back, fools!

btw hai

He still could end up like Hooooksey.

And I don't mean dead. Even if they are in Jo'burg.

MITCHEL JOHNSNO FOR PRESIDETN

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99700/99728.jpg

^^^that elephant

DAMMMNNN

YES WE'RE STIIIIIL NUMBER ONE I KNEW IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SETBACK AUSTRALIA UBER ALLES!!

just as you thought it was safe to take the new ball against australia

death of australian cricket greatly exaggerated of course, but south africa were terrible yesterday. haven't seen such a lack of intensity since harmison's first over of the '06-07 ashes.

lol at morkel getting dispatched

they've come to play today, by the looks :0

test cricket has broken out here!

just as you thought it was safe to open the batting against australia

OMG BEST COMMENTATOR'S CURSE EVER

"Just watch how relatively comfortably the batsmen are playing Ben HilfenhauOH THAT'S CLOSE...IT'S OUT!!"

that elephant thing won't be coming back out this time

surely

you've taken down BOTH elephants hardcore this time

or rather, he has

I went through Bowral today, Birthplace of OUR DON, and said a prayer of thanks for STILL BEING THE BEST CRICKETING NATION (AND BEST NATION IN EVERYTHING EXCEPT BEING FUCKING MISERABLE)!!!1!

this fucking guy

(not you Pato)

lol those boundaries this morning were awesome

Since this is the unofficial South Africa vs Australia test series thread: http://www.cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=news-display&id=15679

Hello kiddies! Our names are Kiki and Sassy. We are best friends/hetero life mates from Sydney. That's Kiki with the pigtails, and Sassy is the one rocking the fro. No, it's not a wig. She is a genetic mystery, don't question it.

I know CA want a new audience and all that but give me a drunk construction worker yelling "CUM STEYN!!!" any day of the week.

http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=blogdisplay&id=15819

It might even be a jolie laide thing. Just call him the Charlotte Gainsbourg of batsmen.

OH COME ON

33 runs. he did leave the wide short stuff alone. and should have used the bullshit 3rd umpire thing when dismissed. couple of sweet uppishly hit boundaries on teh off side. still. most favourite player in the side apart from the Kiddie Siddler imo

How did I miss "Kiki & Sassy" blogging The Ashes?: http://www.cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=kikiandsassy

I feel my braincells rapidly dying while reading all that.

Hey Louis he's back in now or something right?

oh ugh http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/ponting-wants-inform-hussey-over-hughes-20091110-i7ak.html

kind of over 'mr' 'cricket' afaic

Australian selectors believe Phillip Hughes is "confused" about his technique in the fall-out to the short-ball blitz by England, which is why he was overlooked for the Test squad to face West Indies.

X(

'blitz'

he was dismissed 3 times, one to an inside-edge caught-behind off an attacking flash, one to a leg-side strangle, and one dubious low slip-catch...the dude's been unlucky imo

his 'failure' is the biggest beat-up of all time. selectors are fuccin spineless and don't even watch cricket!!

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/hilditch-goes-into-bat-for-selectors-over-match-viewing-20091029-hliu.html

^trufax

You know, they haven't screwed anyone over this much since TIMMY ZOEHRER!!

bump

they've gotta be thinking baout this right

RIP Australia

: )

i believe i predicted this on other thred!

mind you he went out today again, lol

http://i26.tinypic.com/2ajucf4.jpg

i came straight here to mention the beagle

is that 2011's update on the Bingle

no it's the crying lass in yr dn

prefer 2 think of her as the spokesperson for a nation

the selectors have ruined this guy. feel like they have to press on with him tho, what good is it going to be dropping him again?

u cd pick someone better like nic maddinson idk

lol the last time they elevated a young opener too quickly we got Thread of welcoming NSW's own PHIL HUGHES into the Australian national side

hey, it worked for a couple of matches!

Kind of agree re sticking with him. He ownes with NSW

his recent form is abysmal

maddinson otoh looks like the real deal plus he actually has a technique

chris lynn is another one

maddinson's played half a season, that's promise rather than a test call-up!

real talk from henry: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/wanted-people-who-know-the-game-of-cricket-20110101-19cno.html

yeah it's pretty lol that we're forced to look at a bunch of 20 yr olds to save the team

haha that is some hardass realtalk, mebbe tabula rasa is what aussiecricket needs at the coaching level

A modest proposal: replace Hughes with Dave Warner.

You'll get the same average but it'll be even more entertaining!

rob quiney obv

Here is an image that has the potential to terrify any Englishman:

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123300/123382.2.jpg

fuck

*runs*

actually he's in better form than the entire aussie top 4 combined, and world sport needs more fat ppl, so yeah get him in

anyway I'm cool with the Perth result - sets up a better series innit. and I said this beforehand.

oh yeah if Australia drop Ponting and Clarke and Hughes and pick a couple of in-form batsmen instead, England are fucked. I suggest Baby Boof, Nathan Hauritz and that 19 year-old NSW chap

― smexy fishy hawt joey martin (acoleuthic), Monday, 20 December 2010 02:23 (2 weeks ago)

^^^knows

altho England wdnt have been fucked let's be real here

Here is an image that has the potential to terrify any Englishman:

Here's another:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/260039411_f3668a4e06.jpg

thanks nsw, no really

Can we stop welcoming this bloke now?

welcome...to the AXE

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/selectors-did-very-good-job-hilditch-20110107-19ilj.html

hilditch = spineless

this guy just won't stop getting out to english bowlers

bump for single-handedly tying the ODI series with Sri Lanka

also mods: change thread title to 'Thread of welcoming South Australia's own PHIL HUGHES back into the Australian national side'

rob quiney obv

― http://i26.tinypic.com/2ajucf4.jpg (acoleuthic), Thursday, January 6, 2011 3:43 PM (2 years ago)

never forget

Hughes "critical" after bouncer :( hope he pulls through

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/phil-hughes-in-critical-condition-after-being-knocked-out-by-bouncer-at-scg-20141125-11titq.html

:/

yeah sucks, hit on the helmet apparently, not through the grill or anything...

Base of the skull, by far the worst place to be hit by a cricket ball at 140 kph...

Hoping for the best for Phil.

apparently he was too early on it, turned his head away

there's probably a case for lower head/neck protection. this sort of incident is so rare tho

hope he gets thru and back playing

rest in peace phil

gonna be a hollow summer

this is so terribly sad. rip phil.

horrible for everyone concerned, Sean Abbott must be beside himself and I hope he's looked after.

RIP

Shattering, absolutely shattering. He was going to be back in the Test team with that Shield form and now he's suddenly gone. From his family, from everyone. RIP Phillip.

Hope that Sean Abbott stays strong, I'm sure he'll have the support that he'll sorely need.

nothing useful to add other than to echo thoughts above and RIP

oh fuck

:(

...ahhh oh god, no

this is still so, so mortifying

Yeah, this was on the news on the tv screens in the canteen at work today and I was on the verge of tearing up.