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    Sir Vivian Richards - master or myth?

    This is a case where stats can lie. Anyone that saw Viv play knew how great he was. Other players like Trumper and Miller fall into the same category.
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    Who should be the third Aussie quick?

    Ben Hilfenhaus is the best option for me. Good control and swings the ball consistantly at 88mph. Also has good variety with the older ball. Tait is an enigma and if fit will compliment the attack if any injuries arise. Johnson effectively missed a season last year as the travelling water boy...
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    Finding Gaps

    1. Use your time in the nets effectively. Visualise a field in your mind and look to hit the gaps. 2. If you are struggleing to pierce the field with your drives you must look to use the pace of the bowler more to your advantage by opening the face and/or running the ball of the face of the bat...
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    Tendulkar vs Ponting - who will win the battle of 100's?

    I am sorry for trying to seperate these 2 great players. Both have exceptional records and cant be split except for personal/team achivements and there Ponting is on top.
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    Tendulkar vs Ponting - who will win the battle of 100's?

    I think it goes some way to ending this discussion. People will argue all day about who is the better batsman, who has done this and done that. The only way you can split the pair is through their achievements.And I think winning 3 world cups does not happen to any player ( so in a way does...
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    Tendulkar vs Ponting - who will win the battle of 100's?

    the difference between the two is 3 world cups
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    The greatest match you've attended

    3rd Test WI vs Australia Barbados 1999 WI win by one wicket on the last afternoon with Lara 153no. http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/AUS_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/AUS_WI_T3_26-30MAR1999.html
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    ODI Status

    How do the games between Africa and Asia have ODI status? It is getting a farce when any game is given staus.
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    2011?? Your team

    What will your countries team look like at the 2011 World Cup? I think the Australian team will look something like this: Shane Watson Brad Haddin Ricky Ponting Michael Clarke Andrew Voges Cameron White Moises Henriques Mitchell Johnson Shaun Tait Ben Hilfenhaus Dan Cullen
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    Post Mortem: India

    Where is Pathan? I know he has being out of form of late but he is one off the best young cricketers going around. As for the indian team attitude only those in the inner sactum knows what really goes on, but from an outsiders point of view they are not good enough in the basics of the...
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    Format ideas for future World Cups.

    The world cup is structured to get to the top 8 teams as quickly as they can but still give the lesser teams a go at the world cup. Unfortunatly for the ICC 2 of the worlds better teams (according to ranking ) have being knocked out. I beleive the world cup goes too long now, it needs to be...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Being a past test player of some standing unfortunately does not make you right or sensible (ie, Sunny and Neil Harvey). Sunny is the worst commentator going round and has some hide criticising players from any country for on field behavior after his performance
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    Where does Ross Taylor rank?

    the kiwis needed a young batsmen to come on the scene for a long time they probarly need to work out where they wi ll get the most value out of him
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    Hayden's 181*, how good was it really?

    any odi team in the world wants one of their openers to bat through the 50 overs and score 181no does matter how they score the runs i would take 180 every time over 30-40
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    *Official* Australia in decline thread

    Not the most thought out post i have read on this site. I can't see how you can say England would have won anything 5-0 without the two great bowlers, you are speculating at best. Like all teams in world cricket take out there two of their best players and results will be different and remember...
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