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Originally Posted by shehanwije
its still as relevant as RSA choking against Aus 8 years ago getting discussed over and over again
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First, that in itself is completely irrelevant and I've said so elsewhere.
Secondly, they've continued to do the same since so there's a pattern to follow. Australia, on the other hand, have two consecutive world cups since.
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Originally Posted by shehanwije
this low point from '96 in Aus cricket will be played out in the media
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I doubt it, because it's a silly point.
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Originally Posted by shehanwije
this was the last time that Aus lost a "must win" game in the World Cup (choke?)
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Losing a must-win game isn''t necessarily a choke - in fact it rarely is. A choke involves throwing away a winning position. Also, the fact that it was nearly 10 years ago really says something!
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Originally Posted by shehanwije
Aus are clear favourites to win the finals again, but like '96, the pressure may get to them...particularly if the Lankan bowling apply the blow torch early in the game.
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Again, I don't see why what happened in 1996 is at all relevant to now. Clutching at straws really. I'm not saying Australia will definitely will, but if they do happen to lose, it'll have nothing to do with the fact that they lost a game to Sri Lanka in 1996, nor the fact that the pressure has got to them. Gilchrist, Hayden, Ponting, Symonds, Hogg and McGrath have all been there before and didn't let "the pressure" get to them then - I don't see why it would be a problem now just because a completely different team that just-so-happened to be representing the same country supposedly had debatable issues with it 10 years ago.