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[langer17]

Who would you say is the most unlucky players in the world. It can be that they only play County, Sheffield Shield etc, when they should easily be playing international.

I'm going to say Brad Hodge from Victoria/Australia.

- Averages 54 in tests with a last innings of 204 (He was dropped after his 204 and to this day I have nod Idea why he was dropped).
- Was told by Cricket Australia that he needed to have 1000+ Sheffield Shield summers, he has done this numerous times and still no call up.
- Has easily been the bet one day batsmen in the Australian domestic comp, most recently he was left out of Australia's World Cup squad even though he has scored 498 runs from 9 innings with 3 Hundreds with a high score of 140* and 1 fifty, at an average of 71.14. Almost 100 runs better than the next bloke and easily the best average.

I have no idea why Cricket Australia refuses to pick him as he has clearly been the best Shield batsmen for the last 4-5 years. He is by far the best one day domestic player and has been for 5-6 years including this year, and for some messed up unknown reason, he never bloody get's picked. No wonder we have been going crap in test matches when we just call in players then drop them, Hodge would have easily been able to save alot of trouble as he would have had the number 4 position locked in.

I bring this up as I don't know why Callum Ferguson is back in the team, one innings of 40 and now he is good enough. I mean c'mon, Hodge is by far and away the most talented and unluckiest person in international cricket today as he has proven that he is good enough, but bloody Cricket Australia live in a land where you don't pick the best, but instead pick a line of average players that you think will improve. Time to pick players who are proven and in form and stop caring about reputation as it only ends up hurting the team.

Had my rant, now let me know what you guys think on who you think the unluckiest player in the world is.

[Richard]

Michael di Venuto - not one single Test match cap.

[Kulli]

Stuart Law

[procricket]

he is my all time number 1 player had a excerllant Lancashire league record and Bolton League

Looked after us when rocked up ro Melbourne 2008 a outstanding man

apparently he and Ponting did not get on maybe Ponting was worried

[justnotcricket86]

I would have said Stuart McGill. Awfully unlucky to be in the same era as Warne. I think I was reading an article about him the other day on cricinfo.

I remember wearing out my tape of the 98/99 Ashes series when Warne sat out most of the series due to injury/ban (can't remember) Had the best wrongun going

[Howzat]

Simon Jones, great talent genuine mid 90's fast bowler on his day, shame about all the injuries.

[procricket]

good shout Leo was a world beater on his day

Macgill another good shout bloody hell you could have a unlucky 11 here

[Howzat]

Unlucky World XI
1) Stuart Law
2) Brad Hodge
3)  Michael di Venuto
4) Stuart McGill
5) Simon Jones

[Kulli]

Barry Richards, Mike Proctor et al who pretty much missed out on international careers that could have sent them into the record books must be in with a shout.

[Kulli]

Jamie Siddons must be another aussie who would have played a heap of international cricket for any other country or at any other time.

[Howzat]

Could say Heath Streak, Andy Flower and Henry Olonga, three very talented players who never got to fullfil their potential due to the country's politics.

[justnotcricket86]

To a degree, I think Tresco was unlucky to be struck down with such a life altering condition. One of my favourite players and an absolute hero in my book. For a bloke who refuses to move his feet, he's class

[niceonechoppy]

Trescothick- arguably our finest opener in Tests in the past decade. Consistently top run machine in county cricket, Shame about the illnesses otherwise he possibly could have been a modern great of English cricket.

[roco]

Graham pollock did not get the chance really but was rated as the worlds best at the time but feel for law the Aussies missed out on a real talent plus magill is up there just due to fact to have the greatest as first choice is just one of those things ha

[Opener]

Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushie IMO