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  1. mr_mister

    Do you think bowling or batting is the harder skill to learn?

    Bowling I think is harder for someone completely new to the sport to reach a level of competency Batting I think is easier to get the basics of, but perhaps harder to master
  2. mr_mister

    IYO, how much of the australian team knew of/participated in the sandpaper scandal

    I think the bowlers at least don't have the strongest claim for plausible deniability(think i'm using the phrase correctly) since they were main benefactors of the ball being tampered. You'd think they be paying attention the state of the ball and anything involving that. I think it's possible...
  3. mr_mister

    ODI draft - XIs must be represented by 11 different countries and 11 different debut time periods

    The time periods 1971-1975 1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1994 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2007 2008-2012 2013-2017 2018-2022 And of course any 11 countries who have ever played an ODI are eligible. Some with a keen eye may notice that all the time periods are 5 years except for a few in the...
  4. mr_mister

    So from a minimum of 20 tests, Marnus Labuschagne now has the greatest rate of 50+ scores of all time

    Lab - 18 in 20, 90% Bradman - 42 in 52, 81% Pollock - 18 in 23, 78% Smith - 59 in 79, 75% Sutcliffe - 39 in 54, 72% Weekes - 34 in 48, 71% Hobbs - 43 in 61, 70% Headley - 15 in 22, 68% and so on. I think there's something to be said about this, he may not being going big every time he gets 50...
  5. mr_mister

    What has more value? Home/away performances or good team/minnow performances

    Or are they equal? Player X comes from hard bouncy Australia and kills minnow Bangladesh, but does it in on a tour to spin friendly Bangladesh Player Y is from England and kills a touring ATG filled Australian bowling attack, but has the benefit of doing it in his home conditions What are you...
  6. mr_mister

    Let's go again! Finding out the best decade for ODI cricket - team selection thread

    As the test edition winds to a close, with the 00s looking the likely winners, I figure no harm in beginning this thread. This edition will only have 5 teams, so I'm yet to figure out how I'm gonna do the tournament. Don't hold your breath for a simleague sunilz. Anyway, so we all know the...
  7. mr_mister

    Dean Jones or David Boon in tests? Who was better?

    The two best batsmen for the Aussies after Border between Chappell retiring and Steve Waugh reaching his prime, in that dark period of 80s/early 90s cricket for Australia. These 2 seem pretty ripe for comparison to me. Both debuted in '84, but Jones was dropped in '92 while Boonie lasted til...
  8. mr_mister

    From the last 50 years, who has the worst ATG XI from the big 8? SL, NZ or England?

    Australia, SA, India, Windies and Pakistan have had several ATGS since 1971, but SL, NZ and England are a bit lacking. England have the least excuses as pre 1970 they produced ATGs all the time. But looking at all their all time teams, the first and second XI would have the majority of the...
  9. mr_mister

    If Headley and G Pollock are considered ATGS, does Adam Voges have an argument?

    20 tests for Voges averaging 61.88 23 tests for Pollock averaging 60.97 22 tests for Headley averaging 60.83 In terms of opposition, yes Voges went to town on a depleted Windies, but the NZ side he dominated were test class. Did Pollock and Headley face much better? Off the top of my head I...
  10. mr_mister

    Why did David Hookes struggle at international level?

    A lot has been written and discussed on CW about Hick, Ramprakash and Bevan's inability to turn FC glory into test success, but I haven't seem much about to explain Hookes. Other than his five 4s in an over off Tony Greig in his I think test debut? he had a pretty forgettable test career. His...
  11. mr_mister

    Finding out the best decade for test cricket: The tournament thread! 12 ATG XIs duke it out.

    So we're gonna use the randomiser for every match. I don't want to do any kind of seeding system because I'm worried it'l lead to arguments/affect what voters think they should vote for Round 1 is gonna be 4 groups of 3 with the top 2 advancing to a final 8, from then we will have 1v1 QFs, SFs...
  12. mr_mister

    ODI 3 countries 2 decades draft: voting thread

    vote for the top 3. apologies for the delay Cricaddict: 1. Sourav Ganguly 2. Chris Gayle 3. Rahul Dravid 4. Sir Vivian Richards 5. Sir Clive Lloyd (c) 6. Sir Ian Botham 7. Kapil Dev (vc) 8. Alan Knott (wk) 9. Harbhajan Singh 10. Sir Andy Roberts 11. Sir Michael Holding ankitj: Gordon...
  13. mr_mister

    Is Moeen Ali the best ever test no-rounder?

    195 wickets, 5 centuries, yet averaged 36 with the ball and 28 with the bat. Must be close right?
  14. mr_mister

    Would Marlon Samuels make an ATG T20I XI?

    Two MOM awards in WC finals, a feat nobody else has ever done in any format
  15. mr_mister

    Voting thread for the test 3 countries 3 decades draft

    Pick the top 3 teams! In order of completion: Cricaddict: 1. Virender Sehwag 2. Gautam Gambhir 3. Rahul Dravid 4. Virat Kohli 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Yousuf Youhana 7. Rishabh Pant 8. Ravindra Jadeja 9. Kagiso Rabada 10. Anil Kumble 11. Allan Donald trundler: Barry Richards Len Hutton Younis...
  16. mr_mister

    Where do you stand on Steve Waugh vs Shane Warne debate (as people)

    Now I know the knee jerk reaction is to call Shane Warne a baby etc, and the fact that he's still holding onto beef from 20 years ago is a blackmark against him - however i've just a read little more into the whole 'dropgate' from the '99 Windies series, and I found this interesting and...
  17. mr_mister

    ODI draft- players can only be picked from 3 nominated countries and 2 nominated decades

    May as well get this up and running as the test one is nearly finished. Only difference is i'm changing the decade limit to 2 to account for ODI cricket starting in the 70s other than that, the rules are the same. There will be a minimum of 10 ODIs played to stop Sobers being picked... and...
  18. mr_mister

    Kanhai, Lloyd or Kallicharran?

    In about a 30 year span, from Sobers' break out 365 in the late 50s to Viv's dominance from the mid 70s to the mid 80s, these 3 guys to me were next best behind the 2 ATGs as the best middle order bats the Windies could offer. Who was the best of them? They only had a slight overlap of all...
  19. mr_mister

    Best ton in a WC final?

    All offer something a little different.
  20. mr_mister

    Pat Symcox vs Nicky Boje: Better overall service to the SA team?

    Was going to include Paul Adams in this to make up the 3 main SA spinners from the era, but his bowling record is leagues better than both so I feel this a better comparison. These guys both had pretty unexpectedly solid moments with the bat in the national team, but their bowling was a pretty...

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