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Old 27-10-2012, 06:18 AM   #68 (permalink)
kyear2
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Couldn't agree more.
Please expand, and then kindly show examples of Viv being a captain who only implored his bowlers to bowl bouncers.
Viv's perceived weakness as a captain was his lack of patience and agressive attitude towards his own players. Nothing to do with being a one dimensional stategist.
The gentleman never lost a test series as captain, and this includes the loss of his own form and the retirement of many of the players from Lloyds era.
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