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Recent content by river end

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    Greatest Catches In The History of Cricket

    I was at that game. January 3rd 1988. Great catch. Craig McDermott was the batsman. Looked like it was going for six then Patel comes around and plucks it out of the air. Mike Whitney batted out the last over against Hadlee for a draw less than a week earlier to save the Melbourne test and Aust...
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    I'll upload some more of that match on to youtube soon.

    I'll upload some more of that match on to youtube soon.
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    Hi Richard I believe you are or were looking for footage of the Australia vs West Indies test...

    Hi Richard I believe you are or were looking for footage of the Australia vs West Indies test series of 1988-89. Here are some links to youtube of some highlights of the 1st Test of that series. YouTube - Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Brisbane November 1988 1 YouTube - Australia vs West...
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    Will Shaun Marsh be better than his father for Australia?

    I find it very difficult to believe Moody wanted to open in tests. Mark Waugh opened for Australia in ODIs but I don't remember him opening in too many tests and seriously doubt he would have wanted to open in tests. It's almost a certainty he was given no other option, and then was discarded...
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    Will Shaun Marsh be better than his father for Australia?

    The other Wayne Phillips was preferred for the final test that series - an opener for Victoria for a number of years. They must have thought Marsh was past it, because the Adelaide and Perth tests were back-to-back ones - only a few days apart and it was on Marsh's home ground. His last 5...
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    Will Shaun Marsh be better than his father for Australia?

    Yes, up until the West Indies came to tour Australia in 1988/89 "Swampy" was clearly the first choice opener and I always felt he was capable of a regular big or decent score. But the Windies were relentless with their attack of short pitched and short of a length bowling and, although...
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    Hogg announces his retirement

    I feel Hogg knew himself he wasn't up to it as a test spinner so he called it quits. He had already been part of 2 World Cup winning teams so their was really nothing left for him to achieve in ODIs. The other thing left was to have a go at tests, and when the opening came he went for it. But...
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    Waugh, Border or Ponting?

    I think you're right. Then again I believe captaincy is overrated - period. As long as he's respected as a player and person by the team it shouldn't make too much difference.
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    Lack of Stars?

    Maybe it's best if the term "cricket celebrity" is used for a cricketer who is a star OFF the field and "cricket star" for one who is a star ON the field.
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    Will Matt Hayden go down as an all-time great?

    The more Oppresive the heat conditions the more it favours batting sides not bowling/fielding sides. Hayden's batting "Disheartened the Pakistani batsmen" - I've heard of their immediate opponents (bowlers) disheartening them but that's a fair stretch. "If he was given the chance" - Hayden had...
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    Will Matt Hayden go down as an all-time great?

    Problem is, we're talking about Pakistan here - not necessarily the wicket was bad. There was nothing poor about that wicket. Not a 'normal' team. One that suffers more regularly from "shock" or erratic performances and gets beaten by the likes of Ireland and Bangladesh more regularly than a...
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    Will Matt Hayden go down as an all-time great?

    That's a good summary I'd say. I just think Hayden was in the right place at the right time. He was just young enough to get a second chance just when cricket was evolving into a more batsmen friendly game and one which was gradually nullifying bowlers (through a number of factors). One which...
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    It is imperative that all domestic matches should be shown on Television. This would

    In Australia, I don't think it would be asking too much to televise 1 Sheffield Shield match per round PLUS the Final on pay television. That means 10 matches per season plus the final. They could pick which game would be the most interesting for whatever reason and televise that every round...
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    Bang- OZ series likely to be scrapped

    Yes you can. Australia is a traditional and powerful cricket nation and Bangladesh is a nothing cricket nation. Bangladesh should consider themselves lucky they are even playing test cricket. They certainly don't deserve to be. Therefore they should pay the price and have to change. But this...
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    Rate: Ch.9 commentators

    Lawry, Greig, Slater and Taylor should be kept. The rest can be put in the dustbin.
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