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  1. Matt79

    Pick a team to tour South Africa

    We've done this a few times for Aussie teams going to England or vice versa, but with the Aussies leaving soon for SA, I was thinking today about what the best EDIT FOR THE OBTUSE: alltime Australian XI would be, selected on the basis of performances IN South Africa. Playing the Proteas at home...
  2. Matt79

    How has CW changed your cricket experience?

    Kinda a companion piece for the "where did you learn about cricket?" thread. How has coming to or posting on CW changed your experience of cricket? I feel I've become a lot more analytical and more appreciative of what I'd now label as substantive indicators of class, as opposed to flashy...
  3. Matt79

    Where did you learn about cricket?

    As in, what has taught you the most about cricket - a family member, playing yourself, watching others play, reading, or maybe even posting here on CW. People in my family take a casual interest, but aren't mad fans, and I've never played at any serious level, so for me, watching, reading, and...
  4. Matt79

    Wiki review

    C'mon Wiki-nerds out there, this article on Wiki quotes the "official" Planetcricket.net review, but makes no mention of http://www.cricketweb.net/cricketgames/commercial/brianlaracricket07/review.php
  5. Matt79

    Bill O'Reilly vs Clarrie Grimmett

    As the topic suggests - I'm aware there will have been discussion of this point before, I think there was a thread a while back. However, this one has a poll! :) One for the history buffs and book fans, which one of Australia's great leg-spin pairing was the better? I'd really appreciate it...
  6. Matt79

    P.J. Hughes - Messiah

    It's official, Hughes is not only better than Ponting, he's breaking Bradman records. Future captain of Australia and 10,000 run Test player. Does anyone else want to join in and help the media heap further ridiculous hype on a player in his second year of FC cricket? That said, it is...
  7. Matt79

    Who should Australia leave out for 1st Test vs NZ?

    Separate from the main thread for the purpose of allowing the poll - modz plz dn't merge omgz thx!! Who should be the unlucky one to miss out in Brisbane. It seems certain selectors want to bring back Symonds, and early betting was on Watto unfairly missing. Now with the weather in Brisbane...
  8. Matt79

    Imran vs Kapil Dev

    In ODIs only, and across all aspects of the game. Who would you rather have? Imran Kapil
  9. Matt79

    Anyone fancy selecting a sim series

    I can do one now on VC4. The teams can be picked from the following players: A.A.Donald, RSA A.Bedser, Eng A.Border, Aus A.D.Nourse, RSA A.Davidson, Aus A.Flower, Zim A.Gilchrist, Aus A.Morris, Aus A.Qadir, Pak A.Symonds, Aus B.Hodge, Aus B.Lara, WI B.Lee, Aus B.Mitchell, RSA B.Ponsford, Aus...
  10. Matt79

    Boycotting the Olympics?

    Anyone else thinking of just boycotting this year's Olympics? It's full of sports that I don't care about for 206 out of every 208 weeks, with competitors who always turn out to be on performance enhancing drugs, plus despite pipe-dreams about separating sport from politics it's serving to...
  11. Matt79

    All-Time Tour of England Team

    Inspired from a comment in Manee's stability vs. rotation thread. If you could pick a team of non-English players to participate in a tour of England based solely on their achievements IN England, what would your team look like? We could do a series of these actually, Tour of Australia, Tour...
  12. Matt79

    Time for cricket to split?

    Ok, now I realise this is a fraught thread to start at the moment, and I ask at the outset that the mod team at least give it a chance to see whether it can go on without going off the rails. GUYS - PLEASE DON'T FLAME IN HERE! But I think it would be interesting to at least see what people's...
  13. Matt79

    Should we ask Warne to come out of retirement?

    Given the injury to MacGill? I know he'll be rusty, but a 60% ready-to-go Warne is probably a better bet than any of the spin alternatives. Him leading us to a 4-0 series over India could be the perfect coda to his fairytale career! ;)
  14. Matt79

    Cricket trade week

    In Australian football this week its 'Trade Week', the one week of the year clubs are allowed to trade players and picks in next years player's draft amongst themselves. If such a week was possible in international cricket, what kind of deals would you like your country to make. Remember...
  15. Matt79

    Who would you rather have in your team as a batsman - Hussey or Kallis

    Based on discussion in this thread, who would you rather have in your team as a batsman, ignoring (somewhat unfairly, but for the sake of science :p) Kallis' bowling. Their overall records: Kallis: 107 matches, 8430 runs, 55.09 average, 24 centuries, 44 half-centuries Hussey: 16 Matches, 1597...
  16. Matt79

    Who's the better bowler, Mk II?

    In open imitation of SJS' lively thread: Who was better: Imran Khan or Waqar Younis? :devil2:
  17. Matt79

    Has "Ashes" cricket always referred only to Australia-England?

    I'm asking because in his autobiography Bob Simpson clearly refers to tests between Australia-WI as "Ashes cricket". Not once, but half-a-dozen times - it wasn't a typo. In the context it appeared he was clearly using "Ashes" cricket to refer to being the contest between the two best teams in...
  18. Matt79

    Charlie Macartney vs Ricky Ponting

    In the spirit of this.
  19. Matt79

    Who should be the third Aussie quick?

    For the coming season, who should be the third Aussie quick? Not necesarily the same question as who will be...
  20. Matt79

    Fantasy Cricket thread

    Following the popularity, in some quarters, of the simmed test series between the Windies greatest and the all-time Aussie teams, I thought I'd organise my own ICL-style rebel tour (although I don't want to detract from that series, which has been great fun, so am happy to wait until its...

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