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  1. Craig

    Specialist v Multitaskers - who is more valuable?

    I have thinking about this for a while, who do you think is more valuable to a team (Test or ODI), somebody who is a specialist bowler (for example a spinner or a fast bowler) and is quite good, but isn't as good with the bat or in the field or somebody who isn't so good but can bat a bit and is...
  2. Craig

    Wendall Sailor sacked

    After failing his drugs test, the ARU have terminated 32 year old Wendall Sailor's ARU contract and his career is pretty much over now afte recieving a two year ban. I have to salute the ARU (too much French press for me) for their decision to this, finally it shows other sports, aside from...
  3. Craig

    What the?

    Doing a small project ATM (if I told you I would have to kill you) and I noticed this: The Hon. Charles Coventry and it lists that he has played 2 Tests for England but one first class game :mellow: :blink: :wacko: How is that possible? If Tests are counted as FC games, or back then Tests were...
  4. Craig

    All-time Zimbabwe XI

    Now since we have a fair amount of followers of Zimbabwe cricket, and a thread I have always wanted to create, let's name an all-time Zimbabwe XI, and as atribute to Zimbabwe when they had a decent side in the 90's (certaintly compared to the current farce). 1 - ADR Campbell 2 - SV Carlise 3 -...
  5. Craig

    South Africa - most over-rated team?

    This has been on my mind for quite a while and the question for me is, is South Africa the most over-rated team on the international circut? Because I have always got the impression from them that they are sides who beat teams (and sometimes quite convincingly) below them but when they play...
  6. Craig

    Players of the tournament

    The team doesn't have to win the WC, it could be Michael Essien who gets Ghana into the second round, and since it is his first WC (and for Ghana) he would be remembered for that IMO or he could be from Angola or Togo. You could also go Wayne Rooney, you get the point. For me I will Francesco...
  7. Craig

    Greatest one-Test wonder XI

    Ok guys here is an XI for guys who only ever played one Test for their country, through bizarre reasons, unluckiness, or simply not good enough. I will start: 1- Rodney Redmond (NZ) 2- Andy Ganteaume (WI) 3- Stuart Law * (AUS) 4- 5- 6- 7- Phil Emery (AUS) + (stood in for Ian Healy) 8- Nathan...
  8. Craig

    Greatest/worst stone wallers?

    For me it is Alec Bannermann who played in the first ever Test along with his brother Charles - who once batted for 3 days to make his highest Test score of 94 - an average of 12 runs an hour :mellow: Seriously what goes through their minds?
  9. Craig

    Caption this: Darren Gough

  10. Craig

    Caption this: Flintoff

    Flintoff was obviously unimpressed when he was told that his favourite footie team sucked.
  11. Craig

    World Cup squads announced

    Those announced today: Italy: Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Peruzzi (Lazio), Amelia (Livorno) Defenders: Zambrotta (Juventus), Nesta (Milan), Cannavaro (Juventus), Grosso (Palermo), Zaccardo (Palermo), Barzagli (Palermo), Materazzi (Inter), Oddo (Lazio) Midfielders: Camoranesi (Juventus)...
  12. Craig

    1997 Ashes

    Should of England won this Ashes series, did they have a geniune chance and blew it or where they completely outplayed to the 6th Test or did a few umpiring decisions coast them dearly (IIRC the first of Waugh's twin centuries at Trent Bridge?). After winning at Edgbatson, and getting lucky at...
  13. Craig

    Most unlikely Test cricketers

    Barring Zimbabwe and to be cruel you would say Bangladesh, but for the purpose of this thread they don't count. Is there anybody who you saw and thought 'no way would they play Tests' but they did or should never have played. For me it is Scott Muller and Dave Bernard - a case of it doesn't...
  14. Craig

    Pick an era

    Ok you have been given a time machine to go back to any era of cricket, be it from the 90's to the 1870's, but for the sake of this thread I would prefer if you went back to an era you didn't see. But if you watched cricket in the 80's for example and enjoyed it, then by-all means. As for me I...
  15. Craig

    Matt the bat now Matt the great

    Article that appeared in today's Sunday Mail (Brisbane paper and is owned by News Ltd so it would probably be in the Sydney and Melbourne papers as well). There you go For those too lazy: Magic Matt's No. 1 ANDREW DAWSON 05mar06 CRICKET'S bible Wisden has anointed Queensland's Matthew...
  16. Craig

    Caption this: Warne

    Warnie was clearly distraught when he found that somebody had nicked his mobile phone.
  17. Craig

    Worst non-selections

    Of all questionable non-selections of a player for a tour or an international match put it in here. For example if a second spinner was needed and wasn't picked or a spinner wasn't picked in the first place. My vote goes to Srinath being left out of the squad for the Test series in New Zealand...
  18. Craig

    Does Australia really need an all-rounder?

    Ok I know virtually every other side has one and we all know what Andrew Flintoff has done, but given the lack of success Andrew Symonds at Test cricket and Shane Watson looking so far unconvicing at Test level and given that they don't really bowl as much as say a Flintoff or a Dwayne Bravo, my...
  19. Craig

    Caption this: Gillespie

    Looks like somebody put springs in his shoes?
  20. Craig

    Gamble selections.......

    ...................... that have paid off? For this I mean cricketers who were picked from nowhereville or weren't household names yet have been success at Test or ODI level, or both? An example I mean is Dan Vettori who got picked for New Zealand despite playing two first glass games. Alf...

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