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Recent content by Bracken

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    ***Official*** Australia in India 2013 Short formats

    Well this is just pathetic play from Australia. They lack the experience required to do them properly, the high fives, and if they're going to run around throwing them willy nilly, well, accidents like this are bound to happen.
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    Is Viv Richards an Overrated Test Batsman?

    I disagree, to an extent. My view is that your quality as a cricketer is primarily defined by your ability to positively influence the result of as many games as possible. Viv did this not only by the weight of his runs, but also by the incredible impact he had upon the mentality of his...
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    How to prepare yourself for bouncy wicket ?

    Yeah, I would have thought so. I would imagine that it would have to do with the fact that EST matches would cause less interference to the 6pm-7pm News/ACA block. Or maybe big Kerry stubbed his toe walking down St Georges Terrace, and decided that all of Perth would pay dearly for such...
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    How to prepare yourself for bouncy wicket ?

    In all probability, flattening out the pitch was a deliberate move. It was never publicly announced or anything, but the whispers going around the WACA members (which, back in the 1980s and 90s was a pretty reliable bush telegraph) it was a directive from the WACA board to the groundsmen, as an...
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    Who Is The Second Greatest Batsman Ever?

    And Godwin's Law rears its ugly head. This thread now officially has everything. But hey- that discussion about visible post counts worked wonders, eh?
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    Michael Clarke Discussion thread

    The point is that the very reason why those sponsors sought out Clarke in the first place was because of his profile. Both Clarke and Bingle actively cultivated the "hot couple" image, and both actively sought to profit from it. As much as the "famous for being famous" phenomenon annoys the...
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    Worst appeal of all time?

    I can't remember the year or the opponent, but former Australian 'keeper Greg Dyer claimed one that was almost identical.
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    The MMA/UFC Thread

    I'm sure I read that Mousasi only has one fight left on his Strikeforce contract. Now that he's left M1, I'd bet betting the farm that he'll be on a UFC contract the minute his Strikeforce contract is up. The lack of 205lb challengers in Strikeforce might turn out to be moot. Strikeforce...
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    Asian Countries In race Of cricket

    Pumpkin Escobar says: "Man... I don't know what the **** you just said, Little Kid. But you're special man, you reached out, and you touched a brother's heart."
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Howard was doing it long before he knew anything of Bush. He did the exact same thing in the 1980s with the supposed hordes of Vietnamese boat people. Howard has used the spectre of the evil boat people as a political tactic for as long as I can remember. It is simply part of his base...
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    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    You have an internet connection, and given your past on this site, you are obviously proficient at using it. I'm quite sure you can look that up for yourself. Regardless, I couldn't care less and it bears no relevance. The "power"- in the case of the Australian players and their union, at...
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    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    FICA represents the players at the players behest. FICA should make representations on the players' behalf because that is what, through the member associations, the players have PAID them to do so. If you need to go to court, you have the right to choose a lawyer to represent you. If you...
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    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Okey dokey. So you're holding up an unsourced, uncredited news report that makes a vague reference to "reports" as proof positive that he is trying to "sabotage" (your words) the IPL. Awesome. The Australian media report that you linked read as follows: The Australian understands there is a...
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    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Well, I would assume that Gillespie was a member of a FICA member association, that being the ACA. I have no idea why FICA and the ACA didn't intervene in the ICL issue. Maybe the majority of the membership decided that it was detrimental to their interests. Maybe the membership was in fear...
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    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Not comparable to a union? It's a union of unions. How much more comparable can you get? What Ponting earns compared to any other member is irrelevant. He gets one vote at the ACA table, just like every other member. I know that Ponting is the scapegoat pro tempore, but aside from...
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