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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    :laugh: The irony is not lost on me. Trust me, unlike most Australian posters in this site, I have actually seen cricket not broadcast by Channel 9, instead of relying on second hand descriptions of what it's like and fronting.:whistling
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    Nothing incorrect, no. Just typically tendentiously slanted.:laugh: I especially like the bit about "tougher home conditions", when most away batsmen were giving "rabbit in the headlights" performances in Australia during his time. His best performance of 8-24 vs Pakistan in Perth being a prime...
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    I think he got some choker out in 03:p, but that was already after Australia had scored 359/2 batting first. India were never going to get that. Same thing in 07, Australia batted first and got a huge total. Easy peasy after that. In 99 Warne did all the heavy lifting while in 96 he got tonked...
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    Wasn't my point at all. Just correcting some revisionist **** fest that isn't really pertinent to the thread anyway (Seeing as it is about test cricket). Anyway carry on.
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    I'm serious. McGrath had singularly unimpressive figures of 1-51 in a relatively low scoring match in which Pollock took 5-36 and Donald 4-32, so it's not like the conditions weren't favourable for him either. It was Warne who turned the match after McGrath was easily handled by the openers, and...
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    What about the 1999 Semi-Final? Boucher, now South Africa's main batsman.:D
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    :laugh:
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    Indian Oversea test watch, how will they do?

    Bump, ahead of the Australian series.:D Let's see who was right and wrong, and too bad Motorwada is banned really.:down: Could have used a few more laughs at his expense.
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    DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

    Laker type off spinners of the 50's (Tayfield is another example) absolutely benefited from the poor pitches, poor batsmanship and the defensive batting mentality of that era (Just look at their strike rate and economy rates). From the 60's onward with increasing professionalization, that type...
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    The curious case of Mohammad Abbas

    Ah, yes the 2003 World Cup, back when Ashish Nehra was a 150 Km/h merchant.
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    The curious case of Mohammad Abbas

    Absurd. McGrath's supposed quickness gets more and more exaggerated every year. By the next telling we'll hear about how he was bowling at about 160 early in his career before slowing down to a moderate 145 in his last year or so. 8-)
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    *Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

    Trust Khawaja to get injured just before a series against India. He better recover in time for at least part of the series. India winning a series in Australia, even if it is against a seriously weak side like this doesn't bear thinking about.
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    Battle of the batting recoveries

    2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 30 - Aug 2 2000 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo An underrated one, which not many people will think of. SA managed to recover from 34/5 in the first morning to score 253 thanks to Klusener's 100 and 60 from Boucher. Ultimately led to a...
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    Prithvi Shaw

    Can't wait to see him do a Devang Gandhi in Australia.
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    *Official* Pakistan vs Australia in the UAE 2018

    Yep, indeed. :happy:
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    :laugh: If India lose this against a depleted Bangladesh carrying half their side with passengers....
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    What an innings from Mahmadullah! Come in, immediately waste balls while showing no intent of even taking singles, before taking a wild slog and getting out. I guess I was too optimistic with the 200 remark. Looks like they won't even cross 175 now.
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    Brilliant captaincy by Masrafe again. Send Imrul in after the fall of the first wicket and let him sap all momentum from the innings before getting out with a limp nothing shot. Then after Mushfiq throws his wicket away, send in Mithun instead of Mahmadullah. I'm surprised he didn't send in...
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    That's not a disaster, tbh. Mehdi was going pretty slow, someone like Mushfiqur would be better now.
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    So AndyZaltzHair's real name is Dr. Ahsan. Good to know. :D

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