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Recent content by pup11

  1. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    If a clear edge does not show up on hot-stop then why at all use it, there have been numerous occasions in the past where due to a lack of a nick on hot-stop batsmen have been judged not out (even in cases when there was some sound), some umpires take that sound into consideration and some don't...
  2. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    So what, since there was nothing on the hot-spot that decision should have been overturned, that's how the system should work, going into this whole snicko, sound or deflection business opens up a grey area which nobody wants.
  3. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    That was out, but tbt when hot-stop is the primary aide for giving someone out or not-out than the decision should be made through hot-stop only, for example there was no way Hughes should have been given out in the 1st innings, since there was no nick on hot-spot, if you are going to give...
  4. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    Its disappointing time to be a Aussie fan atm, but we shouldn't forget that the same set of players were playing some very good cricket only until a few days ago, so its kind of crazy how things have turned so ugly and that too so quickly, don't wanna be sounding like making an excuse or...
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    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    Hughes has played almost half the games that Watson and Haddin have and their averages are almost identical, infact Hughes has a better conversion rate then them at this point, but unlike Watson or Haddin he has time on his side to get better from here, but eventually the thing is a young player...
  6. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    Yup... his FC record tells you that he scores a hundred every 4-5th game which he hasn't done in test cricket, so in that sense he has failed to live upto the expectations he came into the team with, but then you have blokes like Cowan, Smith, Watson, Haddin and Khwajha who have put in far worse...
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    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    He has only been as big a faliure as some of the others around him, his last test ton that you talk about was against Lanka in Lanka that not only saved that test but also ensured we won that series, in the next series against RSA in South Africa he scored 88 in the second test which played a...
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    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    I know that not many CWers like or rate Hughes but he has certainly risen to the occasion time and again and shown some steel, for a guy who is 24, he already has 5 international centuries and numerous scores of 80's to his name, if you have close look at it he has played a significant part in...
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    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    Atm in Australian domestic cricket the ball either seams like crazy on green tops or the wickets are totally placid, so whenever the ball swings or spins in the international circuit the Aussie bats are all at sea against that sort of bowling. There is little emphasis on skill development, the...
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    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    If one wants to judge these players on their inabilty to play spin, then yeah.. they are pathetic players but you gotta to remember that these guys don't get to play any sort of decent spin back in Australia which is evident from the Aussie spin stocks, so playing spin or reverse swing is...
  11. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    This is what you get when you don't have any stability in the team, actual opening batsmen are batting everywhere in middle order, whereas a guy like Watson who has been a middle order batsman all his life wants to pretend he can be a test opener. Just a shame that we are screwing with careers...
  12. pup11

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's

    Maybe.. he was told to just forget about it!! Seriously though Watson is a massive misfit in the test side, when you are getting lbw half the time in the longer format, then it clearly shows you don't belong at this level. Its amazing though that a guy with his sort of attitude and returns has...
  13. pup11

    *Official* Road to 2013 Ashes

    My biggest concern is Pattinson and Harris playing in the same XI and both of them breaking down in the middle of the game, chances of something like that happening are minimal but the way things have been going for the Aussies it won't be a surprise to see something like that happen.
  14. pup11

    *Official* Road to 2013 Ashes

    So when England comes around to Australia they should play their warm-up games against grade sides on university grounds?
  15. pup11

    *Official* Road to 2013 Ashes

    Again it comes down to the same old debate, why are Shield numbers so important? If the selectors know a player is good enough then they should pick them regardless of how well they are doing in domestic cricket, I'm hoping that the selectors do know that the conditions in Shield cricket are...
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