World Cup Failures

Michael Vaughan is probably the biggest disappointment when it comes to ODI's. He maybe a very good test player and captain but he just doesn't cut it when it comes to one dayers and why he is still there I cannot understand. Considering that his average at 27 is just 6 more than Brett Lee who is a tail ender I'm astonished that he is still in the one day team.

 Maybe the end of the road for Pollock in the one day arena Bondy.

 Shaun Pollock's batting was incredibly timid - such a fine striker of the ball and I can't remember seeing a single blow in anger throughout the tournament.

I suppose i should read a couple of more posts before i dive straight in.... 

Ross Taylor.

Originally posted by Mojo Originally posted by Migara Russel Arnold. Complete failure. Upul Tharanga is also under performing Didn't Arnold and Dilshan put on a few big partnerships together during the first half of the tournament?

Edited by ramzi - 23 April 2007 at 6:06pm

Originally posted by dips_december I think Justin Kemp's name is missing, the man has not done anything with the bat has dropped a few catches and has been pretty average with the ball. He has certainly not lived up to his expectations with a batting avaerage of 8.00.

Realistically: I don't think Justin Kemp's name deserves to be in this thread. You have to at least have some expectation on you to be considered a failure. I don't think many people (apart from the controversial SA selectors) actually expected Kemp to do anything. He can't bowl, he can't bat (99% of the time), and he's off the par in terms of south african fielding. His place in the squad still to this day astounds me.

I keep hoping he'll prove me wrong, but I know it's not gonna happen.

Russel Arnold. Complete failure. Upul Tharanga is also under performing

 Yes Tonksy , and he was given a let off with that caught behind too!

Habibal Bashar has been a letdown too scuudz. Bangladesh have had their successes in this tournament , but I think they did that without much help from the skipper.

I think he's done enough since he started his international career to prove that he's a fantastic player. By that same token I also believe he has to maintain it for at least another couple of years before he can be considered great.

And to round off a rather opinionated post, by saying Hussey is better than Bevan and Klusener was nowhere near either of them, 143no has proven once and for all that it is impossible to form an accurate, unbiased opinion with one's head so firmly lodged in one's arse.

I didn't say I thought Hussey was a bad player. I just said I felt he'd been a bit of a disappointment in the tournament, as the topic of this thread suggests. I'm sure you can dig up that other thread regarding best finishers and carry on this tired old discussion there...

 Is it fair to say that Gilchrist hasn't done the business or has he just been overshadowed by Hayden?  His keeping has been out of the top drawer , but the demolition of opening bowlers just hasn't happened as we might have expected.

Ross Taylor.

Yeah but players like Klusener and Bevan thrived in those circumstances and it was only a couple of weeks ago half this board was raving about Hussey being better than both.

Just a thought...