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    Hardest bowling action to get used to...

    Barry Richards made a terrific point the other day about Brett Lee. He said that while Lee was fast, it's easy to intercept his rhythm, in that you can anticipate when he'll release the ball and that makes it easier to prepare yourself. He then talked about Jeff Thompson. Some people said about...
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    South Africa 1969

    You know... I love learning about South Africa. Their team in the late 90s was one of, if not my favorite, team to watch. And really, on paper, they looked like the best team in the world... although they didn't conquer Australia. Even looking at the 1992 World Cup they had an awesome team that...
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    Best technical XI

    Rules are that you pick a team with the best technique and you have to specify which field their technique was flawless in. 1. Sir Leonard Hutton (batsman) 2. Barry Richards (batsman) 3. Rahul Dravid (batsman) 4. Jaques Kallis (batsman) 5. Greg Chappell (batsman) 6. Imran Khan (batsman) 7...
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    Your dream commentary team

    Six men in a commentary team... 1. Richie Benaud The easiest of picks. He is the Bradman of broadcasting and an absolute encyclopedia. 2. Michael Holding I like his little tidbits of information and his cool voice. I think it's the fact that the West Indies are such a part of cricket history...
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    Who's gonna leave us at the World Cup?

    This thread if for the cricketers you think should/will/may retire at the 2007 world cup. There's a lot of greats who are making low scores and who are veterans like Tendulkar and recently, Lara. Then there are vets you wouldn't expect to go much further... despite being in good form like...
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    Flintoff and Warne in the Ashes...

    I thought it might be better to post this in this forum. Try and name a series where somebody bowled better than Warne did in the 2005 Ashes? And lets keep it intellectual and not just stat based. Anything against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe or even the West Indies or NZ wont count. It has to be a a...
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    Is Imran one of the 10 best bowlers ever?

    There's been a lot of great bowlers in the history of cricket. And if I were to make a top 10 list the names like Lillee, Marshall, Warne, Hadlee, Murali, McGrath and Akram would all be mortal locks on my list. Then there are plenty of candidates for top ten... Waqar Yunis - Best strike-rate of...
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    fastest bowler ever?

    Who dost thou consider the fastest bowler ever? Going on word of mouth I'd say there's only three contenders. "Typhoon" Frank Tyson Jeff Thompson "Whispering Death" Michael Holding
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    Gary Kirstin slams Warne

    http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Cricket/0,6119,2-9-839_1890455,00.html Cape Town - Former Proteas opening batsman Gary Kirsten believes Australian legend Shane Warne will struggle in the upcoming Test series against South Africa now that Glenn McGrath has declared himself unavailable...
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    10 best all rounders ever.

    The ten best all-rounder ever in your opinion. 1. Sir Garfield Sobers 2. Imran Khan 3. Ian Botham 4. Keith Miller 5. Sir Richard Hadlee 6. Wasim Akram 7. Kapil Dev 8. Mike Proctor 9. Ritchie Benaud 10. Tony Greig A few guys there like Akram, Benaud and Hadlee and who you might not consider...
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    Murali's away record

    Firstly it's with a little apprehension that I created this thread. I was going to post this in the Warne vs. Murali thread, however, it was shut down and probably rightfully so. Mentioning Murali seems to intice stupid comments from people who don't like him. Criticising him, which I will do...
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    Batsman's worst bowlers

    I was hoping information from interviews yall have read might help me out. The bowlers batsmen hate to face most. Well from the interview I've read. Chris Cairnes: Shane Warne Michael Slater: Wasim Akram Steve Waugh: Curtley Ambrose Mark Taylor: Wasim Akram Justin Langer: Muttiah Muralitharan...
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    Best teams for years.

    Ranking's really didn't happen until around the 80s I think. Who was number one sort of came down the bragging rights from winning series. Anyway I thought I'd go as far back as I could... and later on I'll go back further. 1969: South Africa Yep from 1969 until they were banned, they were the...
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    the 1972 World XI team

    Does anybody know who was in the 1972 World XI team that toured Australia. I was hearing about Sobers making a huge double-hundred when it mattered in a second innings and it sparked my curiosity. Who, in 1972, made that team? The ones I know made the team were: Sunil Gavaskar Graeme Pollock...
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    Footy talk

    I'm new here. Is there a thread where one can discuss the Premier League and FA Cup. Colchester!
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    Why is Bowden allowed to umpire?

    He's terrible. I have never seen a test where he hasn't made a mistake, and sometimes it's a crucial mistake. And what's with him taking the spotlight? Steve Waugh makes a century and he goes over to hug him. He tried keeping the ball at the Edgbaston test from 2005 since he felt he earnt it...
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    Abdul Qadir vs. Saqlain Mushtaq

    Abdul Qadir vs. Saqlain Mushtaq... who dost thou consider better? I want plenty of Pakistinians posting in this thread.
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    3rd best cricketer ever?

    I think most cricket fans, and all probably should, rate Don Bradman as the best and Garfield Sobers the second best respectively. When Wisdon was rating it's five cricketers of the century, some felt they should exclude Bradman and Sobers since it was such a clear one-two. Bradman got 100 of...
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    Best ODI and Test matches you've seen

    What are the best ODI and Test matches you've seen: ODI: Australia vs. South Africa - 1999 World Cup Semi Final @ Edgbaston (Hon. mentions come later...) Tests: England vs. Australia - 2005 Ashes 2nd Test @ Edgbaston Hon: -India vs. Australia - 2nd test 2001 -West Indies vs. Australia - 4th...
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    ESPN's Legends of Cricket

    ESPN'S LEGENDS OF CRICKET (www.legendsofcricket.tv) This was a TV series which asked several judges: Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Richie Benaud, Sir Richard Hadlee, Dickie Bird, Michael Holding, Allan Border, John Knowles, Ian Botham, Robin Marlar, Ian Chappell, Christopher Martin-Jenkins...

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