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Recent content by John73

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    **Official** Big Bash League 2013/14

    That is something else I don't get about BBL - why the hell wouldn't they just play a standard round robin tournament? Granted to do it fairly you'll have to play a home + an away game against each team, but why 8 matches so that one team is forced to play against the strongest teams twice...
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    **Official** Big Bash League 2013/14

    Probably not - but where did they finish in prior seasons - having won 8 from 8? Has any team every gone through undefeated? If I remember correctly (I probably don't) - Heat won from 4th last year - did they deserve to be the winners? Well if they won from 4th all it proved is that they were...
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    **Official** Big Bash League 2013/14

    It's not just BBL, T20 finals need to be rethought in all leagues. It's a very short (compared to 50 over) games, one player can have a great day and win the whole thing. 8 from 8, and then out after a semi - just doesn't make sense to me. You want the best two sides fighting out the...
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    Muirhead and Offie's V Leggie's

    I probably shouldn't make comment since the guy has hardly played first class cricket let alone half a handful of international T20's. Does anyone remember Warne spinning the ball this far during his first couple of games? Anyone have any idea if Muirhead is getting coaching from Warne...
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    ***Official*** Fourth ODI at the WACA - The Saga Continues

    come again? that makes sense how?
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    Has the standard of ODI cricket gone down?

    Half the game is played in direct sunlight - so you're saying that a white ball played during the day light hours is of no consequence to the bowling team bowling in daylight hours? Yes a white ball is easier to see at night in the dark/black sky - but during the day time it is also...
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    Has the standard of ODI cricket gone down?

    Have you stood out in the field under the full lights of a test cricket ground? Are you honestly saying that umpires would let a game go on (white ball or not) if the light wasn't as bring as natural sunlight? you're kidding right?
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    ***Official*** Fourth ODI at the WACA - The Saga Continues

    Still no comment over Englands slow over rate? I did post this question several times on CricInfo's live commentary - what is the story, has the ICC given up on enforcing this? Granted Australia wasn't without blame during the Ashes, it's absolutely terrible how much people are charged to...
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    Has the standard of ODI cricket gone down?

    I'd much prefer them (ICC or the BCCI who rule world cricket it would seem) to have kept the game as is - 50 overs, 15 overs of limited field placements - stop messing with it. The starting with two new balls thing was more to do with the ball getting dark after so many overs - so what - both...
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    ***Official*** Fourth ODI at the WACA - The Saga Continues

    Rumors out of London are that the Queen is already making arrangements for Knighthoods for the team :laughing:
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    ***Official*** Fourth ODI at the WACA - The Saga Continues

    Sorry if this has be discussed elsewhere, but what is the story these days with over rates? Does Cook cop a massive fine, or does the team collectively get fined? The over rates by England have been pretty bad for the whole ODI series - and this game I think they still had the best part of 5...
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    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Dispensing with the boring, negative cricket would be a really good start. When Bell & Stokes were going, and then Prior & Stokes were going I bet I wasn't the only Aussie getting a little worried. It's been the best they've looked all series, if they played more like that from day 1 they...
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    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Under the Southern Cross I Stand A sprig of wattle in my hand, A native of my native land, Australia you ****** beauty. Under the Southern Cross I Stand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    *Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

    How lucky has England been this series? Won the first Test when it could have gone either way. Saved by rain when it looked like certain defeat, and now more rain to delay a game where they are well behind. If I was a Pom, I'd be having serious doubts about retaining The Ashes after visiting...
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    New cricket game in the works

    New beta release 0.03b is now up for anyone following the game progression. Links can be found here: Test Match Cricket | An Amstrad CPC Remake Getting close to a finished game, or finished with what I want out of this very basic game - next game will be massive compared to this :) Just need...
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