players Who You Thought WOULDN'T Make It............. - Page 3

marc71178 · 12-09-2004, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by luckyeddie

Gladstone Small?

A true legend was Gladys.

ReallyCrazy · 12-09-2004, 05:13 PM

LEE Germon was also NZ captain for a while.

Craig · 12-09-2004, 06:42 PM

Andrew Flintoff

Sudeep · 12-09-2004, 08:04 PM

Andrew Flintoff: When he first came onto the scene, he looked like those bits-and-pieces players, who play only a handful of matches here and there.

Virendar Sehwag: He was compared to Tendulkar, but I never rated him as high. I thought he'd play a few matches, struggle for consistency, and eventually within a span of 12-24 months be out of the side...

Don · 12-09-2004, 09:21 PM

mervyn dillion

FRAZ · 12-09-2004, 11:17 PM

Aaqib Javed

Mr. P · 13-09-2004, 12:08 AM

TC you should make a thread for players that you predicted would make it at a young age, and did.

If you want.

luckyeddie · 13-09-2004, 01:29 AM

Flintoff for me was the person for whom the phrase 'under-achiever' was invented.

It's no secret that I rated Cork far higher with the ball and just as 'not awfully' with the bat, and I was truly puzzled as to why the selectors persevered with the guy (Flintoff) when he was such an obvious 'lame-brain'.

Who's the lame-brain now?

<quack> what do you mean 'now'?

Son Of Coco · 13-09-2004, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Top_Cat

I don't think Shane Bond has 'made it' yet. He's playing Test cricket but is yet to establish himself in the NZ side, let alone as a world beater. He's well on the way but consistent performances against all teams is needed now.

I think he has the talent but now just needs to put the performances on the board.

I think Bond has struggled since getting injured - he certainly looked like he could be a world-beater after his last series in Australia, but unfortunately injury seems to have put a bit of a dampener on things.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 13-09-2004, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by steds

Dwayne Bravo had us all thinking "who the buggerin' hell's he?"

I think almost every West Indian knew who he was and is.

luckyeddie · 13-09-2004, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Mxyzptlk

I think almost every West Indian knew who he was and is.

Glad to see you've not been blown away, Liam

Richard · 13-09-2004, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. P

TC you should make a thread for players that you predicted would make it at a young age, and did.

If you want.

I haven't seen Corey make any threads for ages (shame, though).
It was immidiately apparant as soon as I saw these two that they would be from ages ago and the result of Steds-digging. Good idea here, though, they're two good threads.

Richard · 13-09-2004, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by steds

Pedro Collins' athletic no neck frame had me wondering why he plays

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Originally Posted by Langeveldt

So people with out necks cant play cricket?

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Originally Posted by steds

No, it just doesn't look...errm...right

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Originally Posted by luckyeddie

Gladstone Small?

Couldn't have put it better myself.
Gladstone Small made a big contribution to England's last Ashes victory.

Richard · 13-09-2004, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by steds

Dwayne Bravo had us all thinking "who the buggerin' hell's he?"

Not me.
I always thought he had something a bit special the second I looked at his record, and nothing changed the first time I saw him play in Test-cricket.

Richard · 13-09-2004, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Langeveldt

Still does.. Ditto Dwayne Smith

Don't know about Bravo, but Smith, but for one of the worst chanceless centuries you'll ever see, would not have anything like the reputation he does, and would rather be considered what IMO he is - a batsman who plays far, far, far, far, far, far, far too many shots and doesn't look anything close to being a Test-class batsman.

12-09-2004, 08:04 PM	#34 (permalink)
Sudeep International Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA Posts: 7,282	Andrew Flintoff: When he first came onto the scene, he looked like those bits-and-pieces players, who play only a handful of matches here and there. Virendar Sehwag: He was compared to Tendulkar, but I never rated him as high. I thought he'd play a few matches, struggle for consistency, and eventually within a span of 12-24 months be out of the side... __________________ "The optimum human population of earth is zero." - Dave Foreman

13-09-2004, 01:29 AM	#38 (permalink)
luckyeddie Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Derby, England Posts: 17,629	Flintoff for me was the person for whom the phrase 'under-achiever' was invented. It's no secret that I rated Cork far higher with the ball and just as 'not awfully' with the bat, and I was truly puzzled as to why the selectors persevered with the guy (Flintoff) when he was such an obvious 'lame-brain'. Who's the lame-brain now? <quack> what do you mean 'now'? __________________ Nigel Clough's Black and White Army, beating Forest away with 10 men

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