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Originally Posted by andyc
Well, that's certainly a convincing argument. If you're going to attack the guy's character, at least back it up with some kind of evidence.
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Are you thick or something?
Even for an Aussie.
It's abundently clear he's cocky- but then Australian modest = everyone else's cocky so it's all relative.
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Originally Posted by Clapo
Nah he's cocky, because I said so.
Or something
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No, because it's abudently clear to anyone with a 3-figured IQ.
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Originally Posted by Burgey
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That's clever, did you think of that by yourself?
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Originally Posted by Son Of Coco
Looks like he's not the only cocky one. You've got every reason to be though I suppose....
Just out of interest...how do you know what he's saying privately? |
THINKING privately.
It's just what sportsmen do.
1 example, Adam Gilchrist never said anything about Muralidaran's action being suspect while he was playing and the second he retires from international cricket, he admits he was thinking it.
Are you really that naive to think what people say on camera is the truth?
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Originally Posted by Trumpers_Ghost
sounds correct even if it means sfa.
I'll do the math: 6 teams of 4 bowlers makes 24+ 6 Aussie bowlers = pool of 30. 4 are teamates and 3 teamates play internationally. So opposition pool = 23. 3 of these play for Australia, which leaves 4 to be chosen for "A" team (of which I'd open with BA Barachus and the Hanibal). 4/20= 1/5
So you are corect, 4fifths of the bowlers are not good enough to play for Australia A. but probably would be good enough to play for england, who'll pick just about anyone.
My point being that you have to be damn good to be bowling in First class cricket in Australia; even gives you a 30% chance of representing Aus (in A team or higher) and saying that their not good enough to get in Aus A team means sfa.
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Na, Aussie state bowlers are everybit as bad as our career county bowlers. No county/state cricket without it's international players is any good.
Don't sugar coat Aussie state cricket. It's everybit as bad as our county stuff, the difference is English people admit it.
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Originally Posted by Burgey
Anderson has bowled well of late, but you're making him sound like the best thing to come out of England since Grand Designs.
Come to think of it, he just might be...
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Anderson has bowled excellent of late. Anyone who knows anything about swing bowling would agree. The fact he bowled on dead wickets in the West Indies in the winter has messed up his stats.
When you take into account that people equate a batsman's average of 45 being the "old" 40, you have to take off 5 runs from the bowler's average to be consistent.
While Anderson doesn't have Steyn or Johnson stats (and I'm pretty sure I never said he was a world beater, just that he'll test all batsmen in England when it swings) his stats are very good nevertheless.
Have a guess at what the WORST thing to come out of England is...
* A clue. It begins with an "A" and rhymes with Bostralia.