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  1. Owzat

    IR Bell pretty little fifties thread

    what happened to Cricket247?
  2. Owzat

    Countries by Test / ODI Ratio

    so actually as I spent so much time working on the figures didn't notice/register that India, in spite of all this "T20s is the dog's wotsits" suggestion, played more ODIs 2016 to 2023 than T20is!!
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    'Stop-Clock' to be trialled in LOIs

    not overly, excuse the pun, convinced it will make a lot of difference, a minute may not seem a long time out of context but imagine this were a day's Test cricket and you could spend EIGHTY NINE minutes between the 90 overs fiddling and faffing when the supposed sessions themselves combined are...
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    'Stop-Clock' to be trialled in LOIs

    as well as less than a minute they could probably also shorten the DRS timer nonsense, 15 seconds to decide if you want to review is unnecessarily long, 10 max. the timer approach works well on speed snooker tournaments, they have like 10 seconds from the time the balls stop moving to play the...
  5. Owzat

    'Stop-Clock' to be trialled in LOIs

    surprised this has drawn zero reaction so far, people cry out for changes to slow over rates etc and don't even comment! should have opened yet another analysis of the World Cup or debate GOAT or select a GOAT XI instead 8-) news, pft, who wants to discuss that!
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    Assessment of the World Cup

    easy peasy, just let India play India select XI for 10 games then the rest join in when they're too tired to put up much of a fight! think the mentality though is too "all about India", ironic really as suggestion to revert to the very format that blew India (and Pakistan, 2007) out at the...
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    ***Official*** England Tour of the West Indies: December 2023

    they are trialling the 'stop clock' on the limited overs series, if the team(s) exceed 60 seconds between overs 3 times they get penalised 5 runs seems a bit long to me, up to 49 minutes between overs in an ODI and 19 in a T20, considering they ought to be bowling the overs in less than 4...
  8. Owzat

    'Stop-Clock' to be trialled in LOIs

    scanned first two pages of threads and couldn't find it, quite a big deal I'd say https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67470011 The trial, running from December to April, will require a fielding team to be ready to commence a new over within 60 seconds of the previous one ending. Failing to...
  9. Owzat

    Virat Kohli, the greatest ODI bat ever?

    Let's just look at Kohli's semi and final contributions at World Cups, when it really matters 2011 semi (in IND) vs PAK : 9 off 21 balls 2011 final (in IND) vs SRL : 35 off 49 balls 2015 semi (in AUS) vs AUS : 1 off 13 balls 2019 semi (in ENG) vs NZL : 1 off 6 balls 2023 semi (in IND) vs NZL ...
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    Countries by Test / ODI Ratio

    so split nicely, and for England, Pakistan, Australia, India, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa although I did pull out figures for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe also 2000-2007 (T20is didn't really start until around 2005) Tests : 658, ave 82. Most = England (103), average without...
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    Countries by Test / ODI Ratio

    will invariably boil down to $$$ of course if you have time on your hands, or maybe I do (we'll see) would be interesting to see splits say enough to cover 2 World Cups each so what would that be : 2016-2023 2008-2015 2000-2007 reflects there only just have been a World Cup in each case, and...
  12. Owzat

    If Virat Kholi wins a 2nd 50 over world cup he will be the goat

    of course if he grows some facial hair well enough he could go in for the GOAT Goatee
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    If Virat Kholi wins a 2nd 50 over world cup he will be the goat

    exactly Sachin was in England in the 1990 Test series back when run rates weren't 3s and 4s nearly as often, and back in the early 90s an ODI total of 250 was fairly defendable so you didn't need to score at a run a ball chasing or posting 300+ , something mid 70s to mid 80s was adequate and...
  14. Owzat

    Best CWC side that could not win the World Cup

    England 1987 and 1992 also contenders, was a terrific side in 1992 but undone in the final by some great bowlers - maybe lucky to get past South Africa but that isn't the question.
  15. Owzat

    Indian fans bad news and justified pessisim thread #FatRahiHai

    TMS were commenting on numbers of Test players in sides, these two obviously in particular England used to switch between specialist batsmen and bowlers and bits n pieces all-rounders, whilst TMS were selling the aussie batting order as deep neither was particularly - Zampa, Hazelwood and...
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    Review your country's World Cup squad

    I think GimH was a lot more accurate and fair, if anything could argue a bit generous on the bowlers who were anonymous in eg NZL and SRL games, and hammered vs SAF, and harsh as it may sound also let the opposition get a few runs too many at key points eg AFG 100+ without loss and even then two...
  17. Owzat

    Review your country's World Cup squad

    I get so used to seeing reviews or comments about England containing 50% tripe or thereabouts well done on breaking that mould. would maybe argue one or two out of ten for maybe two to three out of 16 ironic really as I think you've been a tad harsh on Rashid and Topley, the only two bowlers...
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    ***Official***THE FINAL- India vs Australia - November 19th - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (D/N)

    someone on yet another Have Your Say on the final/related matters was claiming it was bad for cricket, can't remember the full illogic but somehow if Indians being sore losers get put off because they didn't win then noone would play ODIs BUT look at it this way : - ODIs (and T20is) are...
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    ***Official***THE FINAL- India vs Australia - November 19th - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (D/N)

    regardless so few of the games were close, and yes I appreciate the "mathematically possible" brigade will argue that even with 1 wicket left and 10 overs to chase 70 it's possible a chasing side can still win, except that doesn't make a game close, if anything it's clutching at straws for...
  20. Owzat

    ***Official***THE FINAL- India vs Australia - November 19th - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (D/N)

    first time in World Cups since 2007 the World Cup wasn't won by the hosts could only be the aussies at either end, and to end it 2007 Winners AUS (hosts WIN) 2011 Winners IND (hosts IND/BAN/SRL) 2015 Winners AUS (hosts AUS/NZL) 2019 Winners ENG (hosts ENG*) 2023 Winners AUS (hosts IND)...

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