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  1. Matt79

    Ponting vs. Steve Waugh, Who Was the Better Batsman?

    Because he decided that he didn't play it well enough, no matter how much he enjoyed playing it, or instinctively wanted to play it. Whether or not the same is true for a different batsman is irrelevant, the fact is lots of batsmen probably might be honest enough to admit they have a problem...
  2. Matt79

    Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

    Can't help but think if we had the next round, we might be spared any more genius taunts...
  3. Matt79

    Playing under each other

    It is an interesting observation though. What's the story with him playing under Tendulkar and Azharuddin "over the same period"? I take it they were alternating the captaincy back and forth for a while?
  4. Matt79

    Playing under each other

    Disappointed with Jono for the serious reply tbh.
  5. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Yeah, look no-one further was hurt as a result of them playing the match there that night, but I don't think it was a particularly sensible decision on basic principles. That said, it's easy to armchair manage events with the benefit of hindsight and it must have been a pretty crazy, pressured...
  6. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Yeah, I was talking more along the lines f.o.s. said, not refusing to come to India altogether. You're quite right that if you don't play at all, you shouldn't get paid and if you know you don't want to play ahead of time, don't sign. The safety issue has, as I understand, been complicated...
  7. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    Presumably threats of dismissal from a lucrative contract. Generally most people would consider that a serious threat, if obviously not the same thing as a physical threat. Still an unsubstantiated incident(s) re the Bangalore game, but Modi has made that threat re future tournaments...
  8. Matt79

    Ponting vs. Steve Waugh, Who Was the Better Batsman?

    Waugh, just. So tight though. Facing attacks like the Windies and Pakistan provides the fractional advantage to Waugh.
  9. Matt79

    Random country draft

    Yeah, Joe, as always, has done an excellent job in assembling his team. That's a phenomenal pace quartet, and Faulkner adds lovely balance. I'd vote in favour of the 48hrs to swap before a vote if people want. That said, don't think I'll be voting to swap any of my players, I'm pretty happy...
  10. Matt79

    Thread deletion - unprecedented?

    :(
  11. Matt79

    Official Pro-Wrestling Thread (WWE, TNA, ROH etc.)

    But with all those midgets, will you have time to book the "Knockouts" in tasteful mud/jelly/gravy/eggnog/baby-oil matches? I find I can never really appreciate a technical move like a stinkface unless I see real wrestlers like the Knockouts perform it under those sorts of conditions...
  12. Matt79

    Thread deletion - unprecedented?

    Yeah, Burpey, listen to this ****, he knows what he's talking about.
  13. Matt79

    Got Spin

    Worked for me...
  14. Matt79

    Got Spin

    Now, is that Sledge watching Burgey watching Got Spin?
  15. Matt79

    Ian Healy Appreciation Thread

    Going to ignore his commentating because it should really be seen for what it is - a very small postscript to a magnificent career. Healy was for so long the heart and soul of that team - people credit Border for leading them out of the bleakness and while this is undoubtedly fair enough, AB...
  16. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Mate, as someone who was at the ground in the 07 Prelim between Geelong and Collingwood - trust me, having at least one genuinely competitive ruckman is a necessity to be a good team.
  17. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    I don't think they need insiders. You look at the resources the UK and US have on counter-terrorism, and attacks have still happened there. You look at the challenge facing security forces in India and the resources they have, and with the best will and efforts in the world, they're on a...
  18. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    I guess for me, the concern in staying at the venue, and encouraging the crowd to stay at the venue, and I'm putting this on the authorities and the tournament officials, not the players by the way, the concern is that you by then know that three bombs had been placed in/near the venue, only one...
  19. Matt79

    So is India safe to tour or is it just a media beat-up?

    there was a silent :) on my previous post btw
  20. Matt79

    Random country draft

    supposedly that Botham bloke could bowl a few overs as well.... :dry:

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