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Old 16-12-2012, 11:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Battle of the Elegance
This battle is to see who CW thinks was the best player to watch, not merely the best player.

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Old 16-12-2012, 11:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Nominate:

David Gower (should probably win this tbh)
M Waugh
L Rowe
M Jayawardene
G Chappell
D Vengsarkar
A Kalicharan (sp?)
F Worrell
M Samuels (seriously, so much time it's ridiculous)



S Chanderpaul

Lot of high backlifts in that list. Don't think it's a coincidence.
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Old 16-12-2012, 11:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 17-12-2012, 12:10 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 17-12-2012, 12:11 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?

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Old 17-12-2012, 12:12 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Azharrudin a very good shout.

VVS as well. had that lovely way of playing off stump bals away to leg like he just didn't give a ****.
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Old 17-12-2012, 12:19 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Lillee wins this thread if it's about bowling by so far it is ridiculous.
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Old 17-12-2012, 12:21 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Old 17-12-2012, 12:24 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Mark Waugh. Just perfect.

If I could be any cricketer I've seen, I'd be him.

Viv is a different story. Brutal, but not as beautiful.

Definitely the two I've most enjoyed watching.
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Lillee wins this thread if it's about bowling by so far it is ridiculous.
It's about bowling and batting ftr.
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Lillee wins this thread if it's about bowling by so far it is ridiculous.
An older Lillee perhaps.

But the run-up of a young Dennis Lillee looked like he was "elbowing his way through a crowd". Not very elegant.
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