Lord Stuey departs

<p class="MsoNormal">The old grey mare, she aint what she used to be.
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<p class="MsoNormal">So she retired.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Leaving behind a muddled mess of public utterances of a man who clearly didn’t know what he wanted in recent times.
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<p class="MsoNormal">MacGill hasn’t looked fit in a long time, and I can’t remember someone looking older than him playing for Australia in the modern era.
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<p class="MsoNormal">His last 4 tests have been terrible, with full tosses being his best deliveries.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now he leaves, mid series, and very few Australians will be sad to see him go.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will leave the Stuey retiring post for a more convenient hour than 5 in the AM.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For the final test you would assume that the Young and the Restless’ Beau Casson will play in the third test.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The selectors would probably not have picked Beau ahead of CWB’s Bryce McGain if they thought Stuey would do a runner.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beau was sent over as a project player, but Australia is about to find out at what stage that project is at.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stuey ending his run like he did is a good thing for Australian cricket, because with over 200 wickets to his name he was always going to get more chances than the average player, and therefore could have spent the next few tests missing the pitch before they dropped him.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This gives Beau a chance to play a test before he gets to India, and Bryce a chance to start hitting the indoor nets.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here at Cricket with Balls we pride ourselves on our Journalism and we have contacted Bryce McGain to hear his response.
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<p class="MsoNormal">He was unreachable, perhaps due to the hour, or perhaps due to the fact he was bowling sliders in his backyard wearing Homer Simpson Pyjamas.
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<p class="MsoNormal">But here is what I think he will say,
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“Stuey has been a great bowler for Australia and he will be missed. I am not sure if I am next in line, that’s up to the selectors. I feel ready for test cricket, and I know I have a good few years in me. Cricket with balls rocks.”

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