Gee dobe, you're a tough marker. Just because you have a bad trot in cricket doesn't mean you're hopeless.
If you ask me, the use of the word 'form' in cricket is often very loose. Suddenly a guy gets out early in his innings a few times, and next thing the whole world says he's out of form, when it isn't always the case. Sometimes, it's just the laws of probability coming into play. And if they happen to be getting past 35yo, then it's "definitely" because of their age, and their reflexes are slowing dramatically. Often, it's all a load of rubbish if you ask me.
The nature/laws of the game of cricket means that you're going to fail with the bat quite often.
You need only to look at the width of the bat, and speed/swing/spin of the ball. Fair go.
In tennis, for example, you mishit a ball, and it might still even go in, and you might still even win the point. In cricket, if you mishit a ball, the chances are you're going to be out, and you don't have another chance. It's time to go and sit in the pavillion for a while.
Australian cricket is going through the inevitable rebuilding period after losing many champions, so we better get used to losing more often, 'cause that's the way it's going to be. No big deal, but the sooner they get rid of the likes of Symonds, the better off they'll be.
