Does Cameron White have a future?

The hard hitting 25 year old Cam White has played for Australia in 35 matches total. 4 tests, 25 ODI's and 4 Twenty20 Internationals, but how much longer will he be able to hold his spot?

The Victorian has been a huge player in state cricket. With a first class batting average of 40.85, he keeps his head down and bum up to keep the Vics going.

Soon he is going to have to give way to younger talent and I really think he will struggle to withstand the pressure of losing his spot to players like Matthew Klinger or Phil Hughes.

Personal details:

Full name Cameron Leon White
Born August 18, 1983, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Current age 25 years 176 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A,Bangalore Royal Challengers, Somerset, Victoria
Nickname Whitey, Bear
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 1.87 m

Stats from www.cricinfo.com

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	4	7	2	146	46	29.20	330	44.24	0	0	15	1	1	0
ODIs	26	19	6	315	45	24.23	330	95.45	0	0	16	11	13	0
T20Is	4	4	3	97	40*	97.00	49	197.95	0	0	7	6	5	0
First-class	98	163	21	5801	260*	40.85			13	25			90	0
List A	126	107	17	2947	126*	32.74	3696	79.73	3	17			55	0
Twenty20	41	41	9	1132	141*	35.37	735	154.01	2	6	77	61	19	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	4	8	558	342	5	2/71	3/119	68.40	3.67	111.6	0	0	0
ODIs	26	16	310	321	11	3/5	3/5	29.18	6.21	28.1	0	0	0
T20Is	4	2	18	19	1	1/11	1/11	19.00	6.33	18.0	0	0	0
First-class	98		11214	6573	168	6/66		39.12	3.51	66.7		2	1
List A	126		3643	3228	91	4/15	4/15	35.47	5.31	40.0	4	0	0
Twenty20	41	22	298	432	21	4/10	4/10	20.57	8.69	14.1	1	0	0

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The Crawford Era

I would like to pay tribute to a very special person that I deeply admire and what he has done to my life.

Shane Crawford.

When I was about 5, I remember I got a whole set of Hawthorn stickers. My dad at that moment, told me to pic out one of the players that look the coolest and guess who I picked, it was Crawf. Ever since then, I have watched his every move, and on september 27th 2008, I was truley hounoured to be watching Crawf holding the cup that he has been despretley wanting in his 15 year career.

He has had some huge moments in his life, heres some of the biggest highlights:

• Hawthorn best & fairest 1998, 1999, 2002 & 2003
• Captain 1994-2004
  
• International Rules 1998, 1999 & 2002
• All Australian 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2002
• Brownlow Medal 1999
• Rising Star nominee 1993
• Hawthorn Team of the Century
• 2008 Premiership side

305 games for the hawks, and now he is done.

Cya round big fella.

Bay 13

As I sat at the MCG with my Aussie flag in one hand, a coke in the other, I looked down and saw an old Australian tradition. Bay 13. For years that spot has been filled with young people having a good time at the cricket, but are they getting out of hand?

30 people were ejected from the MCG Friday night and what does that say to the tourists about our country? Do they think we are loud and arrogant or do they just think we love our cricket (even though at the MCG I am not quite sure the cricket is what everyone's watching)?.

Numerous attempts have been made by security and MCG management to stop these people that just cant seem to settle and just enjoy the cricket. Beer, fights, swearing, its just not worth the hassle.

Should this old tradition be stopped as soon as possible or is it just something that should last forever?

Australia failing as a one-day side?

We all know that Australia are lacking in experience, but are Australia going down?

Well, lets look at the stats:

06/07 test series vs England:
Australia win 5-0, only one match seemed to challenge the Australians yet they still managed a win.

06/07 tri-series vs England & New Zealand:
Australia 8 wins from 12 games in wins but going down 0/2 in the final against England.

So as you can see, Australia were dominate in the test series, but failed in the ODI's.

07/08 test series vs India:
Australia looked very good with a 2-3 series win, also playing Sri Lanka and defeating them 2-0.

07/08 tri-series vs India & Sri Lanka:
Australia 5/8 in the group stage, but when the final came up, they lost 0/2 to India.

And again, Australia get as far as winning the tests, but can't put together.

08/09 test series vs South Africa:
Australia getting beaten by South Africa 1-2.

08/09 ODI series vs South Africa:
Australia again, getting beaten in the 5 game one-day series 3-1 with still one match remaing.

So before the South African tour, they were having a great test run, but failing when it comes to the ODI's.

Roy, Roy Roy...

Mr. Andrew Symonds just can't keep is bum out of the media.

The all-rounder I believe has been a very big on getting in to trouble and it has never turned out good.

Lets look at a few big "Symo Moments":

India 2004:
Symo turns up to an international cricket match, drunk from the night before.

Bangladesh 2008:
Gone fishing instead of turning up to a important team meeting.

South Africa 2009:
Called Brendon McCullum "a load of s***" and a remark at a Hayden farewell BBQ, "looking ay Kylie (Hayden's Wife) makes the food taste even better".

We all love Roy, but sometimes he just needs to keep his mouth shut.

Hawthorn for 2009 Premiership

I am not being a stuck up hawthorn supporter, but I see hawthorn holding the 2009 premiership cup every time I look at highlights from hawthorn's 2008 season. When I think hawthorn, the first thing that comes to mind is our forward line.

Lance Franklin
Jarryd Roughead
Mark Williams
Cyril Rioli

And then our midfield:

Sammy Mitchell
Luke Hodge
Chance Bateman
Rick Ladson
Jordan Lewis
Brad Sewell

and then the back:

Trent Croad
Campbell Brown
Grant Birchell
Luke Hodge (when he plays back)

They all played a part in hawthorn's 2008 grand final win against geelong.

In my opinion, the hawks have one of the best forward lines in the game, and the backline can also put pressure on their opponents.

Carn Hawks!