Good Week, Bad Week

The lowdown on who has been cutting the mustard and who has simply been choking on mustard gas in the world of cricket.

Good Week
Irfan Pathan (right)
Placed very near to the scrap heap by the Indian selectors, but his performance at the WACA should ensure that he is central to India’s future.  Forgotten man no more. 

Geoff Miller
Promoted to the new national selector job at the expense of David Graveney.  Time will tell if he is any more cheerful in interviews, but he has already shown himself to be worryingly fond of referring to himself in the third person. Wonder where he got that from?

Gary Kirsten
Will feel a damn sight better about the pace attack he is about to coach after the Perth demolition job.

Bad Week

Michael Clarke
Not great with the bat and hands like feet in the field – some would say it was bad karma biting him on the arse (not us though, obviously).

Bangladesh
Another week, another thumping.  Bless.

Andrew Flintoff
Named in the ludicrously-monikered England Lions squad as part of his injury-recovery programme.  Removed two days later due to being still injured.  I get the feeling this same cycle will occur come June.