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  1. Matt79

    Milestones

    Well done. Been good to have you posting more recently.
  2. Matt79

    What's Your Aussie Ashes Squad?

    Looked at that and was wondering who Clarke Collingwood was and whether he plays for Australia or England. Heard good things about McDonald Broad however.
  3. Matt79

    HRH Prince Phil of Macksville - WAG

    He can play tests, Shaun Marsh can play ODIs, and as long as no-one gets confused about being good at one equates to deserving a spot in the other, we'll all be happy.
  4. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Hurts us more as, as has been commented upon in the media a bit, Travis Cloke isn't the same player this year. Whether it's just a form thing, or whether the injury he got from the bashing on the Gold Coast over the summer has affected his confidence, he is not giving us what he used to. Still...
  5. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Faaark. Saints were just far too good tonight. Like Hawthorn-Geelong last year, it's a travisty we have to wait til round 17 this year IIRC to see Geelong-StK. Geelong would be the only team that could challenge them at the moment. Many problems tonight, bit that said, I don't think getting...
  6. Matt79

    All-time XI's (uber-nerd content).

    Reckon I might revise my standrad Aussie alltime XI thusly: Hayden Simpson Bradman G.Chappell Ponting S.Waugh Gilchrist Miller Warne Lillee McGrath Gilly at seven and Miller at eight makes for amazing batting depth. And four specialist bowlers of that calibre is enough, with Waugh or Simpson...
  7. Matt79

    all time 11 with a difference!

    Fifth bowler is unnecessary with four specialists like that.
  8. Matt79

    HRH Prince Phil of Macksville - WAG

    Candy is the worst person... :p
  9. Matt79

    Player in the opponent teams that you feared most

    For England now - The Prince :p
  10. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    Yeah, only averaged 57 :dry:
  11. Matt79

    HRH Prince Phil of Macksville - WAG

    WAG. Will make England grovel this summer. :dry:
  12. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    The tactics the Aussies used were not Bodyline, in that the field settings that made Bodyline so hard to combat weren't used. And the conditions were generally more benign. Was it intimidatory bowling using a nasty barrage of dangerous short bowling? Probably. So exactly like what plenty of...
  13. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    Ponting is a standout amonst them however.
  14. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    That's like the third time you've posted that article. It doesn't make any sense. It jumps from telling us who Lindwall is, to starting a new para telling us what Bodyline is, without directly linked the two. The suggestion that Weekes was targeted using Bodyline tactics is implied but not...
  15. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    Well of course he was specifically targeted - he was the best batsmen in the line up. Just as guys like Sachin have had to deal with people making an extra effort against him.
  16. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    That's just it - sentimentally and stylistically, I'd prefer Ponting - possibly it's a suspicion that I'm biased towards him that has stopped me rating him that highly. In terms of what counts against him - he's never had to face the one consistently great attack that was around in world...
  17. Matt79

    What's Your Aussie Ashes Squad?

    Siddle looks a much better prospect to perform in tests than Bracken, at this point, tbh. He's improving with every outing, whereas Bracken has honestly gone backwards in the last 12 months.
  18. Matt79

    Mouth-watering analysis this

    The surprisingly high ratings for Ponting, and the three that Jono mentioned might represent the fact that all three are still active, and close to their prime. As they tail off with age ahead of being finally dropped, their rating would like decrease, you would think. Surprised Ponting is so...
  19. Matt79

    Player in the opponent teams that you feared most

    How many players of that standard can you find who have recorded so many ducks, or single figure scores against the one bowler, from limited encounters, as Ponting vs. Bhajji though? For Harvey and Lara, did guys like Fazal, or Nel consistently get them out for low scores, or were some of the...
  20. Matt79

    Milestones

    well played sir.

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