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  1. Barney Rubble

    Cricinfo classics

    Cricinfo has given us some classic commentary moments in the last couple of years - let's dig out some of the best ones, there's plenty of mistakes and comedy moments from the archives I'm sure. Here's one to get us started: :laugh:
  2. Barney Rubble

    Pick five players.....

    .....from your country's domestic league, who most won't have heard of, who you think will play international cricket in the next five years. Here's mine, from England: 1. Billy Godleman (Middlesex) - 16 year old batsman with one FC game, and one FC fifty, against one of the UCCE teams. By all...
  3. Barney Rubble

    Wow

    These are Kevin Pietersen's international stats currently: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/19296.html 51 boundaries and 14 sixes in his first five Tests, and 63 boundaries and 25 sixes in his first 15 ODI innings (21 matches). A Test average of 52.55, and an ODI average...
  4. Barney Rubble

    I feel sorry for Ricky Ponting

    Every day for the rest of his life, he's going to have to get up in the morning, look in the mirror, and see the scar that Steve Harmison's first-morning bouncer left on his right cheek, and be reminded of the fact that he was the captain who lost the Ashes. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, even...
  5. Barney Rubble

    Lara v Tendulkar

    Gotcha - only kidding. ;) :whistling Not even I'm that dumb!
  6. Barney Rubble

    Caption: Lee takes a blow

    http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/217353.html "Brett Lee jumps to avoid a vicious Steve Harmison pea-roller....."
  7. Barney Rubble

    Kolpak players - where are they?

    So far I've played about four seasons with Surrey and not one Kolpak player has turned up on the Available list at the end of the season. I was looking forward to being able to take advantage of this ruling - has anyone else had this happen or am I just being an idiot and missing something?
  8. Barney Rubble

    Hilarious BBC England profiles

    On the BBC website, these are the profiles giving you a little "extra information" about each of the England team. I can't figure out how to post the pictures, so you'll have to have a look yourselves, but here are the highlights of the player profiles: Michael Vaughan: is rubbish at dancing...
  9. Barney Rubble

    FAO Langeveldt

    Are you going to Taunton tomorrow? (Sunday 20th) If so, I'll come say hi - where will you be? Looking forward to seeing Hussey and Colly from Durham, and our new signing on a week's contract, Stuart MacGill.
  10. Barney Rubble

    "20 Caps and Under" XI

    Right, we're in the crucial period smack bang in the middle of two World Cups, as teams try to build a team with the right blend of youth and experience to succeed, and to get the last few years they can out of their older players. However, who will be the young players taking over the mantle...
  11. Barney Rubble

    Marcus Trescothick

    Whatever reservations people may have about his technique, what a masterstroke it was for Duncan Fletcher to throw him into international cricket on the back of one innings he saw against Glamorgan when he was coaching them. There can't be many less likely candidates for international success -...
  12. Barney Rubble

    The Ashes Prediction Thread

    OK guys, enough talking, time for everyone to finalise their predictions for the Ashes, starting tomorrow. We'll dig out this thread at the end of the series and see who's the most accurate. No arguments or debate in this thread, JUST PREDICTIONS. If you disagree with someone, keep it quiet...
  13. Barney Rubble

    Africa v Asia

    Hmmm, I wonder whose going to win this one? Given that the teams will most likely look something like this: Africa: 1. GC Smith 2. AB De Villiers 3. JH Kallis 4. HH Gibbs 5. J Kemp 6. SM Pollock 7. T Taibu 8. H Streak 9. C Obuya 10. M Ntini 11. A Nel Asia: 1. V Sehwag 2. ST Jayasuriya 3. R...
  14. Barney Rubble

    Cricket's Greatest Characters XI

    Current players only, based on any criteria you like, name your XI of Cricket's Greatest Characters. They could be crowd-pleasers, showmen, comedians, spotlight-lovers, weirdos, fan favourites, nice guys or just all-round legends. This doesn't have to be based on ability in any way. Mine would...
  15. Barney Rubble

    Need help correcting a technical flaw

    When I bat, I've noticed that I have difficulty scoring runs off the front foot on the leg side. Anything that is full, and either on my legs or slightly outside, I find it very difficult to hit. I think it's to do with my front foot not getting over far enough to leg, but is there anything I...
  16. Barney Rubble

    I'm a captain in need of some advice

    Right guys and girls, I'm the captain of my school's 3rd XI team, and we're coming into a week which contains our two hardest games of the season. We've just (on Saturday) secured our second victory in three years (we're fairly bad!), and my first as captain in my fourth game (won 1, lost 2, no...
  17. Barney Rubble

    How infuriating is this?

    Yesterday, in my first match as captain of my school 3rd XI team (I'm not very good), the opposition rack up 185-5 in their 30 overs. Our team have very fragile confidence, and therefore everyone was pessimistic about our chances of winning from that position - especially seeing as we had...
  18. Barney Rubble

    England's flight to Harare cancelled

    Apparently the ECB and the players have asked the ICC if the failure to grant accreditation to some members of the British media constitutes an adequate reason to pull out of the tour, and talks are ongoing between the ECB, ICC and ZCU. The England players are staying in Johannesburg while the...
  19. Barney Rubble

    School cricket - great fun

    As a 17 year old currently "playing" for a highly unsuccessful school 3rd XI side, I have been witness to a few slightly bizarre matches in recent years. School cricket often throws up really weird anomalies, which I think is what makes it such fun to be involved in. I figured there must be some...
  20. Barney Rubble

    Earth v Rest Of The Universe at Twenty20

    World Twenty20 XI I'm sure there have been plenty of posts like this, but I'm bored as hell, sorry. If Earth (as reigning Universal Champions) were to play Rest Of The Universe in an intergalactic Twenty20 match, who would make up the World XI? My choices: 1. Shahid Afridi 2. Andrew Flintoff...

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