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Recent content by GraemeSmith

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    Players that have the 'douchebag look'

    Which players do you think have the stereotypical douchebag look? They could be the nicest guys in the world but when you look at them you immediately think of them as a douche. Mine are: Virat Kohli Shane Watson Yuvraj Singh Michael Clarke (esp when he has long hair and those ridiculous...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    What problem do you have with Mark Taylor? He seems like a great choice.
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Exactly! People are acting as if the boards have a god given right to have their candidate approved once they choose him. The system exists for a reason, to prevent crazy candidates from getting power and it worked in this instance. There is no need to get offended over it as CA and some posters...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    The man defended apartheid, that should be enough.
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Bravo ICC!!
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    Why is Steve Smith considered an all rounder?

    I keep hearing everyone refer to Steve Smith (giving your kid such a bland name should be a crime) as an "all-rounder". Please explain in what universe someone like him can be considered all rounder with bowling stats like this First-class Avg 48.84 SR 73.0 List A Avg 43.58 SR 47.9
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    *Official* South Africa in West Indies

    This was a terrible terrible test match. This whole series is pointless. More matches among evenly matched teams please.
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    International Cricket Captain General Thread of Miscellany

    In my england game it is raining spinners. I have 3 leg spinners who are averaging under 28, and Swann who is still quite good, I have a couple other young off spinners who look promising. But I'm having a hard time with fast bowlers. I have Broad who averages around 30-31 but he is getting old...
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    International cricket captain

    Downloading right now. I hope they made Sri Lankan spinners less god-like in this version. In 2009 you can pretty much get the county championship by signing a srilankan spinner who averages under 20, it wouldn't be so bad if such bowlers were rare but there are several of them and noone seems...
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    Pollard chooses Somerset over WI

    Nothing wrong with this. If WI selectors want him so bad they should give him a contract. Esp considering he has better stats than some of the other players under a contract that certain posters brought up in this thread. You are just speculating, you have no idea what the details of his...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Thank you for making a straw-man out of me 8-) My opposition to him has nothing to do with him being an australian, it has to do with his lack of experience as I have pointed out numerous times in this thread. I'd more than happy if his nomination was replaced by any australian who has cricket...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    These are rhetorical questions and you know it. Being the leader of a country mean NOTHING in terms of being a cricket administrator. Howard doesn't have any class or tact in dealing with complicated issues, He has zero experience. You might as well pick up any Tom, Dick or Harry from the street...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    It's not about politics. It's about his lack of experience, it must be considered how his politcs may affect the way he runs the ICC but the main issue is experience. These days you need experience to get a job at even lame restaurants like Applebees or something, I find it bizarre that anyone...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Exactly. The people who are making the argument that his tenure as the president of Australia gives him enough experience to lead the ICC are being dishonest and they know it. If running a country apparently gives someone enough experience to lead the ICC then why not appoint George W as the...
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    John Howard to head ICC?

    Seriously how spineless is the New Zealand Cricket Board that they just bent over backwards and let Howard be nominated? The fact that australia was trying to nominate such a controversial figure should have made their job of getting their candidate through so much easier. Howard becoming the...

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