Gilchrist should retire from ODIs...

[howardj]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

I assume your picking warne if his available though..

Was funny on inside cricket when they were discussing Warne coming back to play ODI's and BJ is like hey guys what about brad hogg, his figures aren't to bad. But then Mark Waugh completely rejects him by saying "umm well i don't think you can compare the two"

*whistles* well i found it funny..

I don't think Junior Waugh rates anyone though! - except himself, though he only averaged 41. Good bloke though.

[GotSpin]

Originally Posted by howardj

I don't think Junior Waugh rates anyone though! - except himself, though he only averaged 41. Good bloke though.

Well how can you compare hogg to warne seriously? have seen him say he rates plenty of players. Great player...ill bring the old cliche out "averages don't tell the whole story"

[howardj]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Well how can you compare hogg to warne seriously? have seen him say he rates plenty of players. Great player...ill bring the old cliche out "averages don't tell the whole story"

I agree RE: Hoggy. Just making a general observation about Junior. He is particularly blunt. But it's refreshing to hear some honesty among commentators, rather than them treading on egg-shells all of the time.

And, yeah, Junior was a good package (free-scorer; great in the field; good presence etc). Just that I think his batting was a little over-rated. Still one of my favourite players though.

[GotSpin]

Originally Posted by howardj

I agree RE: Hoggy. Just making a general observation about Junior. He is particularly blunt. But it's refreshing to hear some honesty among commentators, rather than them treading on egg-shells all of the time.

And, yeah, Junior was a good package (free-scorer; great in the field; good presence etc). Just that I think his batting was a little over-rated. Still one of my favourite players though.

Yeah agree with you on junoir. I hate commentators who are to scared to comment on a player in a negative way simply because they don't want to tread on any toes or hurt someone confidence or something like that.

You should get Junoir's biography if you like him

[howardj]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Yeah agree with you on junoir. I hate commentators who are to scared to comment on a player in a negative way simply because they don't want to tread on any toes or hurt someone confidence or something like that.

You should get Junoir's biography if you like him

Got it. Written by James Knight. It's great.

[GotSpin]

Yeah it is

The best Cricket biography i have read though is Steve Waugh's "out of my comfort zone". A great book which reviels alot about members of the team during his team. Also the funny pranks he did are a good laugh

[andyc]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Yeah it is

The best Cricket biography i have read though is Steve Waugh's "out of my comfort zone". A great book which reviels alot about members of the team during his team. Also the funny pranks he did are a good laugh

Yeah, I'm almost finished it. I love how, in high school, he invited everyone in his biology class except the nerd over to his house to watch an X rated movie, only for the left out nerd to tell on them.

[GotSpin]

Originally Posted by andyc

Yeah, I'm almost finished it. I love how, in high school, he invited everyone in his biology class except the nerd over to his house to watch an X rated movie, only for the left out nerd to tell on them.

Yeah And when they let an aussie supporter field for them

[Jono]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Well how can you compare hogg to warne seriously? have seen him say he rates plenty of players. Great player...ill bring the old cliche out "averages don't tell the whole story"

Yeah but 41 tells the story of Mark Waugh, that's just too low to ignore. I laughed out loud when he started criticising Lara's technique and batting style on Inside Cricket. Mark Waugh may have been an attractive batsman to watch, but he wasn't a great test match batsman.

[Prince EWS]

Originally Posted by Jono

Yeah but 41 tells the story of Mark Waugh, that's just too low to ignore. I laughed out loud when he started criticising Lara's technique and batting style on Inside Cricket. Mark Waugh may have been an attractive batsman to watch, but he wasn't a great test match batsman.

I dont see how Waugh criticising Lara's batting technique is any more or less funny than members here criticising the batting techniques of players like Amla etc.

Whether you can do any better yourself is irrelevant to any observations you make.

[mavric41]

Originally Posted by Jono

Yeah but 41 tells the story of Mark Waugh, that's just too low to ignore. I laughed out loud when he started criticising Lara's technique and batting style on Inside Cricket. Mark Waugh may have been an attractive batsman to watch, but he wasn't a great test match batsman.

20 test hundreds might say different.

[James90]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Yeah it is

The best Cricket biography i have read though is Steve Waugh's "out of my comfort zone". A great book which reviels alot about members of the team during his team. Also the funny pranks he did are a good laugh

Currently in the finishing stages of "Slats - The Michael Slater Story" and it is one of the greatest book I've ever read.

[vic_orthdox]

Originally Posted by mavric41

20 test hundreds might say different.

And no score greater than 153 also says something...

[age_master]

Originally Posted by Pratyush

Julian also believes a squad of 15-16 should play a cricket match with a baseball style different people batting and bowling.

shows how much attentionwe should be paying to him does't it?

[danish]

Originally Posted by Pratyush

Julian also believes a squad of 15-16 should play a cricket match with a baseball style different people batting and bowling.

I wonder who else here has the guts to admit that (if they do) they would like to see a form of Cricket where throwing is allowed, squads of 15-16 and different batsmen and bowlers. Of course, don't get carried away with the idea that I actually want this. I'm just wondering if anyone else does, and if they do, if they're brave enough to declare it on this forum. Indeed, I make the blasphemous, preposterous suggestion that Cricket take a step backwards and abandon the supersub rule. Also, don't think this is me standing up for Julian.