Brave Beserkers,
Pleasing to hear the Skipper declaring midweek that the selectors are a bunch of jesters, buffoons, and hopeless jokes who under normal circumstances wouldn't be called upon to do anything at all, on account of the "the team picks itself".
No wonder he sacked himself as a selector.
However, Pup forgot to mention that The Board parachuted GJ Bailey into the side as the new Mike Brearley.
Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field, but he's captained every other Strayan team, bar the test side, and hasn't had a lash at the five-day caper.
So, just pick him and hide him somewhere in the batting order so he can learn the ropes, given that the powers that be obviously reckon he's the best current option as MJ Clarke's replacement as the boss, for when the time comes when Pup's chronic Shagger's Back Syndrome finally confines him to a wheelchair, and everybody knows that's likely to be sooner than later.
Precisely what FIGJAM Watson and Joke Johnno are doing in the team is anyone's guess.
Good to see Dave "from the suburbs" Warner back at the top of the order after serving an unusually long time in purgatory for clocking the Root, for which of course, he should have been given a medal.
Burbs will love nothing more than grinding Poms into the dust.
After all, grinding Poms into the dust is among the finest sights in all world sport.
Straya and the Draw are equal favourites at the books for the Gabba, so the home side has got to be some chance of kicking off the whole shebang on the right note, weather permitting.
You have to live in hope.
Loose the bears on the midgets, and let the gaming begin!
