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  1. Matt79

    Pre-War Cricket Draft

    Snigger
  2. Matt79

    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    Conversely, if you took someone who's used to playing on 5 day pitches with helmets and told them to face a Bedser on a wet or drying pitch, or a Larwood with a bodyline field, they'd struggle just as much.
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    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    No, you'd be more or less right. It varies by about 5 runs AT MOST from era to era, ie in the 80/90s, the very best were averaging 50 rather than 55, and in the 30s and 00s, the very best were touching 60, albeit only just.
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    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    What Andyc said PLUS you can compare how they achieved in relation to their contemporaries, to get an idea of how exceptional they are. Sachin is at the very top of the tree in terms of his contemporaries, but there are guys like Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Waugh, and stretching the definition of...
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    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    I wouldn't count modern FC runs as > than ODI runs. FC stuff from the pre-ODI period I'd consider of equal importance to ODI runs, but since international limited overs matches have become regular parts of the landscape, they clearly belong in between Test runs and FC stuff in assessing a...
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    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    It's a different achievement from scoring that many FC runs, and in the modern era, is more of an achievement. It is a very different kind of challenge to what a Grace or Hobbs faced, and one that should be celebrated.
  7. Matt79

    ESPNcricinfo World XI

    Think its partially because while everyone can agree he was immensely admirable, unless you were a fan at the time living the emotion of his staunch resistance, you probably can't quite appreciate the reverence those who did hold for him, as he doesn't inspire the same excitement or glamour (not...
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    Cricket’s great Bradman barrier

    Calm down mate. ;) Reckons Zaremba's on the money here. There is more than one criteria/requirement to be possibly considered a legend, and Sachin is most definitely a legend. I have no issue accepting that he deserves recognition for his unique achievements in the modern game, and that he...
  9. Matt79

    ESPNcricinfo World XI

    Hammond, Pollock or Headley may well beat out the more modern great contenders...
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    ESPNcricinfo World XI

    As someone else mentioned Chappell's XI was interesting because it was a reminder of just how awesome a team you can make without recourse to the usual suspects. I've been playing around the last few days with different combinations based on that idea, and have thought a few times that against...
  11. Matt79

    CW Ranks Top 25 Batsmen of All Time (Version 2010)

    No more digs in either direction, please.
  12. Matt79

    Did you replace that sentence?

    Did you replace that sentence?
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    Mate, deleted the last sentence in your last post in 'Top 25 Batsman' - not necessary and will...

    Mate, deleted the last sentence in your last post in 'Top 25 Batsman' - not necessary and will actually make it less likely we can get the thread back on line. Just play it all with a straight bat and ignore anyone carrying on.
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    CW Ranks Top 25 Batsmen of All Time (Version 2010)

    Not really interested in debating the point further in thread - feel free to email me if you want.
  15. Matt79

    Hey mate, could you send an email to the moderators@cricketweb.net account explaining what the...

    Hey mate, could you send an email to the moderators@cricketweb.net account explaining what the story is in terms of the relationship between yourself and the poster "blockbuster"? Don't have your email address.
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    CW Ranks Top 25 Batsmen of All Time (Version 2010)

    Alright, had enough. This was a decent thread and while I understand people have a gripe with how the tie for #6 was sorted, it's become rubbish in the last 24 hours. HB - if you're going to get this upset, you shouldn't participate in the thread any further. You make any more abusive...
  17. Matt79

    Polltastic

    Vote for "a" back at you ****.
  18. Matt79

    *Official* Road to the 2010/11 Ashes

    "Yes", to answer the earlier question, Berry is an idiot.
  19. Matt79

    CW Ranks Top 25 Batsmen of All Time (Version 2010)

    Jeez, more drama in here than an episode of Days of our Lives. Let's just talk cricket hey?
  20. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    Wayde Skipper among Hawthorn delistings | Herald Sun The meat-axe being wielded at Glenferrie. Some surprising names involved.

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