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  1. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    I think simply that the Windies winning at Perth might not be a lay-down misere, as the WI batsmen would likely find an attack of Lillee/Lindwall/McGrath and Miller as difficult on a WACA pitch as the Aussie batsmen would the WI bowling attack.
  2. Matt79

    Windies pace quartets overrated?

    Not disagreeing that the 79 Windies attack that played against Australia was superb, but that is kind of a good example of what I meant. Take that 79/80 series. Fantastic Windies bowling attack, and the Windies were much too good for the Aussies. Bitching such a good batting line up at...
  3. Matt79

    Windies pace quartets overrated?

    Not disagreeing, but I suppose the contrary position to that is to ask, what would Colin Croft's record look like if he had played for say, India, and at most had one decent quick to partner with. I think you're right, and he and the others you mention would have been as good as they were, but...
  4. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    Don't know whether that's true however....
  5. Matt79

    Windies pace quartets overrated?

    What does a "genuine" quick mean? Very special quick bowlers have been the successful on all surfaces. But to say someone is genuinely quick seems to be talking about their pace, and a bowler's pace certainly doesn't mean they'll be successful everywhere - witness Brett Lee. And some spinners...
  6. Matt79

    Windies pace quartets overrated?

    Please note guys, already two people have questioned who I think was better. That's not my question. I'm quite open to them being the best attack ever, and if they aren't they're right up there. What I'm questioning is what I think is sometimes the assumption/conviction that amongst the...
  7. Matt79

    Windies pace quartets overrated?

    Just a question - do we adopt an element of rose-tinted nostalgia about just how good the West Indies pace quartets were? Before you go for the lynching rope and acuse me of being an ignorant idiot, let me say that I'd think they would clearly be some of the, if not THE, best bowling attacks in...
  8. Matt79

    Greatest LIVING Cricketers

    Always think the commonly seen ranking of Roberts as clearly behind Holding and Garner is a bit dubious.
  9. Matt79

    Greatest LIVING Cricketers

    Sobers at #1 is an easy call. Imran Warne Tendulkar Gilchrist I guess would round out my top 5. With apologies to many, including Richards, Lara, Ambrose, McGrath, Wasim, Hadlee, Kallis, Botham, Waugh, Border, etc
  10. Matt79

    Home track bully XI

    I'm not suggesting that Trescothick deserves to be denigrated for his mental health problems, but does it then also follow that Hayden must not get any credit for his mental toughness if we're comparing the two?
  11. Matt79

    What's Your Aussie Ashes Squad?

    Agreed. He's only a might-be at this stage, but that better than has-been or a might-have-been. He could be a long term element of the team, let's give him a shot and get him the experience, ahead of those guys. Although Norths bowling could be handy - hence my inclusion in the 15. I'm...
  12. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    Sammy2 = ****** imo. Just putting it out there.
  13. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    :laugh: ROW XI vs WI XI would smash them to tiny pieces. WI would be lucky to win a match in five. Seriously a team of: Hobbs Hutton/Gavaskar Bradman Tendulkar Hammond Gilchrist Imran Hadlee Wasim Murali/Warne Lillee/McGrath WIs would be weaker in every aspect of the team.
  14. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    Think Lillee did pretty well at the WACA actually...
  15. Matt79

    WI all time XI vs Aus all time XI

    Actually, anyone is free to use whatever criteria they want, so long as they explain what they are. Doesn't mean that their team will be "better" or "worse" than teams chosen with different criteria, but given they're all hypothetical, such concepts are pretty rhetorical.
  16. Matt79

    ***Official*** Australia vs Pakistan in UAE

    Clarke haters can all eat a **** - that's the way to do it Nemo!
  17. Matt79

    Fake IPL Player - Very interesting blog

    Finally something involving the IPL I found interesting! :)
  18. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Good work there Josh. Was a nice win tonight, but I think it showed us more about North than it did about us. Jack Anthony might be in a bit of trouble after head-butting his opponent in the nads, you'd think. Wasn't deliberate that I've avoided the thread since last week's schmozzle - simply...
  19. Matt79

    ***Official*** Australia vs Pakistan in UAE

    Have to say, I'm a bit mystified as well...
  20. Matt79

    What's Your Aussie Ashes Squad?

    My 15 would be: Hughes Katich Ponting Hussey Clarke Watson Haddin McDonald Johnson Siddle Clark Lee North Jaques (I'm assuming he's fit, not heard anything to contrary recently) Hilfenhaus

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