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I thought the thing is with allrounders is that you have to be really good at one thing and passable at the other, which Watson clearly isn't.
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Mister Chief posted:There is no way we will bat out the session.
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Jan 2, 2013 09:54
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Lol the instant I posted that McCullum was bowled.
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Jan 2, 2013 09:55
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Haha holy poo poo 
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Jan 2, 2013 09:58
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I can't wait for England to play 15 tests against NZ and Australia over the next year.
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Jan 2, 2013 10:30
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Lionel RichTea posted:I'm not so convinced about Warner either. I suspect you've got a home track bully on your hands. He has big flaws against offspin and generally struggled in the Caribbean last year, so most likely.
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Jan 4, 2013 03:21
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Burn Down Canberra posted:If we played a fraction better against south africa we would be the world number 1 test team right now. Same goes for England.
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Bandit Solution posted:No it doesn't, England were beaten soundly in a series which included an innings and 8 wicket victory. But still went into the last session of the last two tests still able to win.
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Burn Down Canberra posted:The job of any bowler should be to take wickets first and foremost. I mean not to leak runs like McGain did against the saffies but wickets should be their only real goal. By those expectations I guess you're ruling out any Australian bowler then 
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Jan 4, 2013 07:18
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Steve Finn averages 28. Tremlett averages <27.
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Jan 4, 2013 11:46
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Terrible collapse by Sri Lanka.
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Jan 5, 2013 07:11
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Is it Alyssa Healey?
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Jan 5, 2013 21:57
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serious gaylord posted:I think we might hear Andeson to Warner, EDGED! and OUT! a lot. Finn to Warner, BOWLED! He's chopped him on!
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Jan 7, 2013 12:57
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Mark Nicholas just called him the best batsman (or one of?) in Australia. Wut.
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Jan 13, 2013 06:52
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"His ODI ranking is 20, so he's not in the top ten." - Ian Healey
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Jan 13, 2013 07:01
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Watching Boult bat is always good.
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Jan 13, 2013 10:43
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Sounds like Clarke couldn't get over the fact Hussey took away his control by retiring on his own terms so made a big deal out of it.
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Jan 21, 2013 01:18
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South African commentator just asked whether NZ can hold their nerve.
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Jan 22, 2013 20:55
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Jan 25, 2013 21:38
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Waiting for Huss to put on his pads and walk in to bat from the commentary box.
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Jan 26, 2013 10:26
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Applecross WC. posted:Mahela is a loving sook, I love how he told the umpire to gently caress off when he told him to hurry up and bowl the last ball. He doesn't even have a southern cross tattoo!
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Lionel RichTea posted:Oh whatever. All I was saying that I don't know why people are shocked when it turns out some 18 stone giant who can run the 100m in 11 seconds turns out to be smacked off his tits on something. Old-time strongmen were demonstrating feats of strength and power ~50 years before test was synthesized (and before modern conveniences such as refrigeration), where many of these records still haven't been broken today.
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Feb 8, 2013 11:51
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He averages 42-odd with two centuries which is better than Braddin's entire career.
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Shane Warne's squad for the 3rd India test: 1 Warner 2 Watson 3 Maxwell 4 Clarke 5 Khwaja 6 Wade 7 Henriques 8 Smith 9 Johnson 10 Pattinson 11 Lyon Lol. His Ashes squad: 1 Watson 2 Warner 3 Marsh S 4 Clarke 5 Wade 6 Henriques 7 Faulkner 8 Maxwell 9 Coulter-Nile 10 Pattinson 11 Lyon / Siddle Depending on Conditions.... Ferguson & Khwaja as the spare batsmen... Bird & Starc as the 2 spare fast bowlers Hauritz as the spare spinner...
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Gorn Myson posted:bring back Ravi. Who?
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Unimpressed posted:Really? In the broadcast I was streaming, they were saying you can get a match pass for $90. You're saying that's double the usual cost? drat. My D4 ashes tickets to the SCG cost $130 each. Student rate to the University Oval last year was $35 for all 5 days
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Mar 10, 2013 08:57
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624494.html Australia are definitely like England in the 90s.
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Mar 11, 2013 08:46
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Inb4 Phil Hughes duck.
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Mar 15, 2013 08:32
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Scylo posted:Ponting was named Shield player of the year and Aaron Finch won Ryobi Cup player of the year. So I think that means that the best shield player is a man that wasn't good enough for international cricket anymore, and the best ODI player is a man that batted like poo poo in ODI's all summer. I saw this: ACA Teams of the Year Sheffield Shield: Chris Rogers, Phillip Hughes, Alex Doolan, Ricky Ponting (capt), Callum Ferguson, Moises Henriques, Brad Haddin, Ashton Agar, Luke Butterworth, Chadd Sayers, Jackson Bird, Mark Cosgrove (12th man) That team with Clarke a straight swap for Hughes would probably be as good as the current test team lol.
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Although I thought Joe Burns was having a good season so beats me why he's not there.
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Mar 20, 2013 10:46
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Lionel RichTea posted:Stop being wrong about everything, Bob Willis is a legend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ2Siw7r7u0 This is what I imagine you to be like.
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serious gaylord posted:lol these are the flattest pitches i've seen. Talk about playing to draw.
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Mar 23, 2013 23:11
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serious gaylord posted:Stop getting so butthurt.
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Mar 23, 2013 23:26
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Mar 26, 2013 04:45
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If I were to place bets on the overall winners for the County championship this season and the top batsmen, both for Divisions 1 and 2, who would be good contenders? I've currently got Warks or Notts, Tres or Varun Chopra for Div 1. Lancs and Ashwell Prince/Simon Katich for Div 2.
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Ilanin posted:I would definitely advise against betting on the top batsmen. It's like a horse race with 50 runners - there's so many pretty good batsmen around that one of them who hits a purple patch at the right time (or batsmen who get the fewest games rained off, in a wet summer) can top the list ahead of theoretically much stronger batsmen. Then there's guys who could come top if they don't get international callups - James Taylor, for example, or even Chris Rogers. About half the time the batsman is somebody you'd have vaguely expected it to be, either using the Somerset rule (Somerset's best batsman will be the top run scorer) or the England reject rule (pick a batsman who had several chances in the England side but wasn't good enough), but the other half you get people like Adam Lyth showing up. This is what I was assuming, it is very variable with a lot of luck involved. I had an argument with my flatmate earlier today who reckoned Taunton wasn't a flat wicket and Compton is actually a solid player who didn't have luck last season by having all home games there. I would assume picking a batsman who plays on a flatter wicket ie Taunton, Edgbaston over Trent Bridge would also be a good decision?
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Lionel Richie posted:England's bowling stocks are actually quite weak when you take away Anderson, who's been mediocre in the last year anyway iirc. Finn's probably the only other nailed on pick. But you just know they'll try every turd merchant under the sun before anyone actually deserving gets a chance. Anderson was alright in India in the last three tests. See; Rikki Clarke, Chris Woakes, Chris Wright.
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Lionel Richie posted:Woakes is a bit of an unknown so I wouldn't be averse to seeing what he's like. I suspect his bowling will be too medium paced to be effective anywhere outside England on a damp morning though. If Clarke, Wright, Dernbach or Meaker get a test pick then we're in trouble. This is my argument too regarding Woakes. Isn't Meaker supposed to be alright or does he serve up too much rubbish? It looks as if Harris, Roland-Jones and a fit Tremlett look like our best hopes. EDIT: If Onions could bowl well in tour matches and warm-ups he might actually earn selection imo. Auditore fucked around with this message at 13:54 on May 11, 2013 |
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