bevo's form

[bevo]

what about michael bevans form in the domestic level , pura cup ,correct me if im wrong bevo has 8 centuries this season including his 115 for Tasmania yesterday , he is in pretty good form , but i would like to see if anyone , recons bevo is a chance at being picked for the ashes tour at all

[Teatime FatCat]

Admin, can we have a Michael Bevan Forum?

[Chuck Palumbo]

I think Bevan is finished as an international player. Australia don't usually recall 35 year olds and I don't think Bevan will be an exception to this despite his fine form.
He was always a good ODI player but unfortunately, he couldn't hack it at test level due to his well known weakness against the short ball. He was able to be a good One day player because he didn't have to face none of the short stuff but with no restrictions in the longer form of the game, he was found out.

[Seamer]

The Australian domestic comp has a few quite pacey bowlers but Bevo has been up to the task. Don't write him off for an Ashes berth. Just remember, the three Aussie selectors (Hohns, Border, Boon) all played till there mid to late thirties and plainly have a belief that everyone else can as well. Just look at the current Aussie team. Don't agree with there policy though - Australia need to inject youthful talent. We have them available but the selectors are not giving them a chance.

[Milo]

Two points: They brought Matthew Elliott back out of the wilderness after a sensational season last year. With Lehmann apparently not coming to England could they choose Bevan???

Secondly, I have the videos of the 1996 Australia v West Indies test series. Bevan showed he could play the short ball, hooking and pulling Ambrose, Bishop and Walsh on the worst Perth track I have ever seen - there were inch wide cracks on the pitch on day one. He averaged over 50 and also took plenty of wickets with his spinning stuff. I know he struggled in the South Africa series after that, but is he as bad at the short stuff as everyone says???

I would be interested to know exactly where he got this reputation from. He was dropped during the 97 Ashes series when he did look a bit shaky against a couple of our fastish bowlers.

[Seamer]

Originally Posted by Milo

I would be interested to know exactly where he got this reputation from. He was dropped during the 97 Ashes series when he did look a bit shaky against a couple of our fastish bowlers.

Load of rubbish and was purely a media beat up. Every batsman has to get out somehow and just because Bevan got out to a short ball a couple of times, they dumped him without giving himself a chance to prove them wrong. Always annoyed me that.

[Milo]

Originally Posted by Seamer

Load of rubbish and was purely a media beat up. Every batsman has to get out somehow and just because Bevan got out to a short ball a couple of times, they dumped him without giving himself a chance to prove them wrong. Always annoyed me that.

That's what I've always thought too.

[Paoli]

Originally Posted by Chuck Palumbo

I think Bevan is finished as an international player. Australia don't usually recall 35 year olds and I don't think Bevan will be an exception to this despite his fine form.
He was always a good ODI player but unfortunately, he couldn't hack it at test level due to his well known weakness against the short ball. He was able to be a good One day player because he didn't have to face none of the short stuff but with no restrictions in the longer form of the game, he was found out.

Hear Hear!!!!! Exactly my sentiments!!!

Bevan is finished for these reasons

1) The selectors have well and truly moved on
2) He isn't good enough against Test Class bowling

Originally Posted by Teatime Fat Cat

Admin, can we have a Michael Bevan Forum?

Well i remember Bevo making a thread called bevos crib...Shouldn't all the stuff go in there???

[AussieCricketLover]

Originally Posted by Paoli69

Hear Hear!!!!! Exactly my sentiments!!!

Bevan is finished for these reasons

1) The selectors have well and truly moved on
2) He isn't good enough against Test Class bowling

The way our domestic players play they could beat most of the international 1st sides, and for Bevo not to be able to play the short ball is a load of collywobble there are no restrictions in Pura cup matches as to how many short pitched deliverys are bowled in an over...
I was also quite offended by that remark where you've said he isnt good enough against test class bowling.
When your playing against guys like Andy Bichel and S Tait and N Bracken and a whole lot of other players who would be first choice in any other countries first XI and you continue to belt hundreds and double hundreds means you are not passed your use by date, Steve Waugh summed it up before the SCG test against England couple years ago, "Whats age got to do with it?"
If you can see a ball as good as somoene younger then you should be allowed to continue playing, Age brings experience, and being there in the first place means you obviously have the talent, particularly if you've been there an awful long time.

[Teatime FatCat]

Originally Posted by AussieCricketLover

When your playing against guys like Andy Bichel and S Tait and N Bracken and a whole lot of other players who would be first choice in any other countries first XI....

S Tait? - snigger