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Recent content by The 3rd Umpire

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    **Official** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Williams has shown that he needs certain conditions to bowl effectively, particularly a wicket with some grass and bounce. Obviously, he was next to useless in SL. I would have given Tait a chance, as his reverse swinging ability would have been suited to Sri Lankan conditions where the ball...
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    Andrew Symonds !

    Oh no, not another advocate for the partition of WA. :D Seriously though, WA has provided some strong batting over the last decade or so, especially if you include Hussey the younger. Strangely, your fast bowling stocks are comparatively weak ATM. Maybe it's just a phase.... Hopefully Katich...
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    ICC Test & ODI Rankings

    TESTS - Rankings usually don't mean much ( unless a foolproof system was devised ) as they don't always tell the full story. Based on Australia's experiences over the last decade, I would say India, NZ and Sri Lanka are underrated, while England and Pakistan are overrated. Mind you, there is not...
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    Andrew Symonds !

    I'm assuming you watched him in action during Australia's 2001 tour of England? I must admit he was not international material in those days, as his confidence, and therefore his scoring ability, have improved. He is now a versatile batsman who can play stoutly when required ( eg. the Sydney...
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    Yuvraj should play in tests

    During Australia's batting peak in the 90s, we had players such as Darren Lehmann, Jamie Cox, Jamie Siddons et al who received little or no chance of playing in the Test team, but the fact of the matter was that they simply could not be accomodated. Selectors must choose their best XI ( without...
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    **Official** Australia in Sri Lanka

    Surely Katich will play in the next Test, after being desperately unlucky not to play the first two. Lehmann aside, Katich is Australia's best player of spin, and he has a much tighter technique than Symonds. I would argue that he is a more dangerous bowler than Symonds as well, so there is no...
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    *Official* Australia in decline thread

    On the subject of bowler economy rates in ODIs, they are more or less irrelevant in the current climate of one day sloggathons where 250 isn't necessarily defendable. The fact of the matter is that wickets are far more crucial than containment. Containment alone was fine 5-10 years ago, but...
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    *Official* Australia in decline thread

    Re: My opinion on Australia! That's a pretty fair assessment, and that's coming from an Aussie. I can't see this team dominating in the same way as the Oz side with the Waugh twins, McGrath and Warne ( although Warnie's back with a vengeance ). Even Gillespie and Lee seem to have lost their...
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