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  1. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    If the changes are not erratic and continuos. A batsman has to settle down.
  2. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Australia have always had aggressive players to fill the 3,4,5 slots. Bevan was perfectly placed at no.7. When the top order failed, he bailed them out. On poor surfaces, he could play spinners well and easily picked up 1s and 2s. But mostly someone in the aussie top order has always scored...
  3. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Exactly. Now you've said it yourself. Bevan is best at no.7 :cool:
  4. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Isn't it better to send in aggressive players to try and score quickly and then if they get out you have Mr.Dependable to get them home?
  5. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    But in a team like Australia where there are players like Ponting, Martyn, Clarke etc..who play more aggressively and score at a good pace even when the runs are hard to come by why should Bevan come in? On a poor surface a couple of fours and sixes are invaluable. He's been unlucky but it was...
  6. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Ok just forget about Gilchrist. Can't Viv, SRT, and Lara do all that you have mentioned. They are far better than Bevan at butchering the bowling for 9-10 RPO and are not far from him at playing presure knocks, albiet a little differently. Overall, Bevan is nowhere near their league.
  7. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    But where would you put him then? No-one can move Ponting from no.3. No.4 was occupied by Stuart Law, then Steve Waugh and now Damien Martyn, who were perfect for it as they could smash fours and sixes. No.5 also needs a slogger so players like Symonds come in here. That's why he played at no.7...
  8. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Are you telling me you would rather have a Bevan type innings than a Gilchrist type one? Bevan does what he does when the others fail. Sure 1s and 2s keep the RR ticking along at a run-a-ball and makes it tough for the opposition, but smashing 2-3 boundries every over and some sixes like these...
  9. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Isn't that partly true? And how does that take away his credibility as a batsman. Batting at no.7 is not easy and many of his best innings have come when Aus were in trouble. How many number 7's even average over 40? Look at Mohammad Kaif who has bailed India out of trouble a few times. Look...
  10. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    Look at your post history you are the one who's biased.
  11. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    But when someone can play the big shots as well and as destructively as Viv or SRT, Lara, Gilchrist etc...That's what wins LOI games.
  12. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    Where in that post have I said anything like Bevan is useless and doesn't deserve that average? Don't twist what I say to suit what you want to say. Quite simply that's his choice. And after getting Bevan in for Saeed, will you open with him? Or will you have a huge middle order full of similar...
  13. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    Makes no sense arguing anymore.
  14. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    That punishment was too severe. However, since supposedly Sachin was found guilty of tampering, he was handed the ban. Dravid's case was puzzling as the mint could'nt have had much of an effect on the ball. And one test finding banned substances is enough to finish a sportsperson's career. Don't...
  15. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    His 50+ Average. He's an awesome LOI player. But he's better for pressure situations or finishing off an innings. Sehwag is a totally different player for a totally different purpose. His job is to come in and wack everything out of the park and get the innings rollin. So if you want more...
  16. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    He wasn't. He was fined for being stupid. India didn't gain any advantage from that anyway. Warne consumed diuretics which is also against the rules. Only the latter's was a far more serious offence.
  17. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    Dravid was punished for his ignorance but experts have argued as to how the mint could've aided swing.
  18. chicane

    Shane Warne got off lightly says Anti-Doping Agency Chief

    And how are you supposed to come up with this proof? The most vital indicator was that he took a masking agent.
  19. chicane

    Best Ever ODI XI

    But Dravid can keep.
  20. chicane

    The ICC show some backbone

    Should've been done before the SL series.

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