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  1. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    SAS, Save Ass Hole
  2. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    I think it's a bit hard to suggest preparing a pitch to spin which favours the home side is quite the same as producing a poor pitch then choosing to bat first on it, the latter is just stupid to even contemplate being the case it is possible to get a pitch wrong, maybe saffers were trying to...
  3. Owzat

    Is Adam Gilchrist an ATG Test Batsman?

    Laxman?!? do me a favour. probably as much a household name for the follow on turnaround as for any greatness. averaged 40 vs Zimbabwe, 39 vs Bangladesh, 30.64 against England, under 40 in 19 knocks vs South Africa, and maybe significant, 51.60 at home, 42.49 away Girly averaged 45+ home and...
  4. Owzat

    Is Adam Gilchrist an ATG Test Batsman?

    agree, right up there if not top of batsman keepers but would very much depend how many you include - "ATG" much like "world class", ill defined in quantity if you want to do such things, and even peers/same era is tough to pick out a top 10 batsmen at the same time that would probably be the way
  5. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    shouldn't be a lottery, just because batsmen don't have it easy doesn't mean the side shows the best skills in the conditions shouldn't win - batsmen who apply themselves, or even take chances knowing they might not last long - bowlers needing to bowl a good line, bowl well, or concede runs...
  6. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    conditions might not change, but having seen what they did to the saffers (cause they did it) they may battle their way to a 1st innings lead trying not to lose too many wickets I think that's why a lot of captains like to chase in short formats, see what the pitch is doing and what is possible...
  7. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    55 all out, poor. no pitch is so bad you shouldn't be able to muster 100+ , well none that should be deemed fit to play internationals or even 1st class cricket on Extras was joint 3rd top scorer only two partnerships of double figures, max 19 only two batsmen in double figures only one...
  8. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    to be fair if their top order isn't outstanding with supposed best XI it could be they stuck with tried and trusted and didn't try anyone new, might simply be the players coming in to disrespect Tests might put up a fight, after all they aren't like many setups of being 'in' with their bessies...
  9. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    don't believe sense comes into cricket, sides play almost a set line up or 'balance' even though the 'balance' isn't can be too much 'faith' in capabilities of middle and lower order batting, England at the World Cup might have had a line up if not Ali, Curran, Woakes, Rashid, Topley then...
  10. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    Indians don't want to stop, they had eight before lunch....
  11. Owzat

    Dale Steyn vs Muralitharan

    can't crack my password to log in on the PC which has or had some stats exposed Murali vs Warne, essentially Murali had a big home advantage for spin and took something like 180 wickets against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh *scoots off to look up* 89 vs Bangladesh @ 13.37 87 vs Zimbabwe @ 16.86 also...
  12. Owzat

    Younis Khan vs Kane Williamson

    pure junk or just obsessed more with KW and less aware even at the time of YK full stop - probably thought he was Y2K.......! perhaps personifies the difference between high profile "name" player and one got on with it in an inconsistent side with less fuss made about him than his contemporaries
  13. Owzat

    Younis Khan vs Kane Williamson

    lot closer than you are guessing Khan is an underrated batsman, Williamson a not untypical modern overhyped player with little consideration for variables not least recency effect (and Younis Khan flew under the radar, Kane Williamson is a big blob on the radar obscuring it so you can't...
  14. Owzat

    Would you play a specialist spinner regardless of pitch?

    I would say not "regardless of pitch". A lot theorise it rests the quicks, ties and end down, all manner of theories but not particularly considered in depth Let's say the pitch is swinging, aussies are 100/4 on day one and suddenly England bring on the spinner to "rest the quicks", "tie and...
  15. Owzat

    *Official* New Zealand in Bangladesh 2023/24

    is bizarre, especially given touring Test sides tend to play other formats whilst there and saffers (21/22), Pakistan and windies (20/21) and England (19/20) have all played Test series in New Zealand past few years, and all but saffers played T20is whilst there aussies playing just T20i series...
  16. Owzat

    2023-24 Big Bash League

    I read Currants bun a naughty boy got himself banned saw the "England international" bit on the headline, was surprised how much he has played for England other than in Tests
  17. Owzat

    ***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

    well he be burgeyed, of something like that
  18. Owzat

    ***Official*** IPL 2024

    sounds to me more like trickle down legs economics, a streaming pi..... puddle in the making
  19. Owzat

    ***Official*** IPL 2024

    Sam "can barely bat, can barely bowl (at times)" Curran being a record fee is a joke pretty sure none of the fees mean as much as some might make out, much like on ebay you can buy the same item one time for £15, another time for £30, another time someone pays £95. Isn't because of vast...
  20. Owzat

    Time for ICC to consider hosting a Cricket Europe Cup?

    Asia Cup has a bit more to it given Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all Test nations, as are Afghanistan. Across the two formats vast majority of participation is the first four, Afghans are fifth on the appearances list with FOUR Hong Kong and UAE are not terrible sides either...

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