It is not bad luck, it is piss-poor planning on the part of TBA. What a pack of idiots.
Well done all who made the team! I know you will all bowl your hearts out and show the Australian fighting spirit.
Below has nothing to do with you Matt, please do not take offence, though I do feel for you situation.
Honestly though,
I cannot understand this continuing argument and badgering of TBA regarding the beep test.
Bowling is a SPORT! people need to be at peek (this is relative) form to represent Australia in this SPORT. Just because we bowl a ball and sit down does not mean we do not have to be in shape (mentally as well as PHYSICALLY). Bowlers must be able to bowl under any conditions for multiple (usually exceeding a 'standard' competition of 10) games continously throughout the day.
The last thing we want is a player (or 6) who has not had there fitness levels checked before arriving to represent the country to throw a couple of games and then pull out due to injury or lack of fitness (that could have been picked up during testing - I understand accidents do happen, I am talking about avoidable injury).
The beep test is a standard test for many (if not all) sports (and many organisations also that do not compete in a sport) to test a person physical fitness.
Just like all aspects of a qualification specification (exam, test ...), PREPARATION IS KEY.
If you know a beep test is going to happen, prepare for it!
*putting on fire jacket awaiting flaming*
my $0.05
Rhyss.