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GIMH · 15-07-2009, 06:09 AM

chasingthedon has added the following to the blog:

Cricket Web - Ashes HQ: Momentum vs Statistics

Uppercut · 17-07-2009, 02:41 AM

Cricket Web - Ashes HQ: Hilfy- Player of the Series So Far

GIMH · 17-07-2009, 02:29 PM

Cricket Web - Ashes HQ: A Funny Old Game

Just some general musings on the state of the game

GIMH · 20-07-2009, 03:45 PM

Cricket Web - Ashes HQ: Mid-series Reports - England

Top_Cat · 21-07-2009, 07:27 AM

Cricket Web - Ashes HQ: Mid-series Reports - Australia

vic_orthdox · 21-07-2009, 07:29 AM

Reckon you've been a bit gentle there, Corey.

Top_Cat · 21-07-2009, 07:33 AM

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Reckon you've been a bit gentle there, Corey.

Specifically on whom? Definitely tried to take a positive spin as, to me, being really negative, no matter how correct, just isn't much fun to read but I'd definitely be interested to know who you reckon I took it easy on.

In fairness, I knocked it together in an hour or so and didn't see any of day 5 yesterday so might have been a bit more scathing had I not been at band practice. haha

vic_orthdox · 21-07-2009, 07:36 AM

More in the scores in general, especially in comparison to GIMH.

But Johnson has been a four for me, even if he has taken wickets, he's given England momentum most of the times that he's bowled, and hasn't struck early in a spell yet once that I can remember.

Reckon that Ponting has been better than Katich, would have given Katich a 7. Got "in" during the first innings at Lords and got himself out.

andyc · 21-07-2009, 07:44 PM

Hilfenhaus spelt wrong, ftr.

Uppercut · 22-07-2009, 01:57 AM

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Reckon that Ponting has been better than Katich, would have given Katich a 7. Got "in" during the first innings at Lords and got himself out.

Would you rate a player higher for getting out early than you would for getting in then getting out?

In any case, their roles were reversed for the second innings, so they have one big one, one failure and one in-and-out each.

vic_orthdox · 22-07-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

Would you rate a player higher for getting out early than you would for getting in then getting out?

In any case, their roles were reversed for the second innings, so they have one big one, one failure and one in-and-out each.

Generally, yeah. Of course guys are going to be easier to get out early, and sometimes you'll fail. Its how much you make it hurt when you get in that counts.

Prince EWS · 22-07-2009, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vic_orthdox

Generally, yeah. Of course guys are going to be easier to get out early, and sometimes you'll fail. Its how much you make it hurt when you get in that counts.

Big Sinclair fan then?

vic_orthdox · 22-07-2009, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince EWS

Big Sinclair fan then?

There's being vulnerable early, and then there's being vulnerable early.

Uppercut · 22-07-2009, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by vic_orthdox

Generally, yeah. Of course guys are going to be easier to get out early, and sometimes you'll fail. Its how much you make it hurt when you get in that counts.

Well yeah. I'd still rather a player score 40 runs than score none at all though. Much better to be an Alastair Cook than a Chris Martin.

Richard · 22-07-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vic_orthdox

Generally, yeah. Of course guys are going to be easier to get out early, and sometimes you'll fail. Its how much you make it hurt when you get in that counts.

Katich gave it away in both innings' at Lord's though, and Ponting at least was got out in the first-innings. I tend to judge a batsman on whether he got himself out or whether he was got out, not on some stereotype that says it's always easier to get out on 3 than 33. A bad shot is a bad shot, and good bowling is good bowling, however many the batsman has. I'd give a batsman far more grief for getting out to a shocking shot on 2 than I would for receiving one that pitched leg and hit off on 41.

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vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,363	More in the scores in general, especially in comparison to GIMH. But Johnson has been a four for me, even if he has taken wickets, he's given England momentum most of the times that he's bowled, and hasn't struck early in a spell yet once that I can remember. Reckon that Ponting has been better than Katich, would have given Katich a 7. Got "in" during the first innings at Lords and got himself out.

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