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  1. slowfinger

    James Anderson States His Age Is Not The Reason He Is Not Performing These Ashes

    I cannot remember two games where I've played so badly – but don't blame my age I am not sure if I will be allowed to copy-paste the whole telegraph article but James Anderson does not feel that his age is the reason he has not been performing this Ashes. Always was a stubborn guy, can't...
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    Scyld Berry "Disappearing World - The 18 First-Class Cricket Counties"

    Scyld Berry, cricket correspondent for the Telegraph, has just released a memoir about the demise of not only County cricket in England, but also of Counties themselves, and what that means for us as a nation. "In Anglo-Saxon and Norman times, the King’s men had drawn lines on a map of England...
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    Does Ben Foakes have a legitimate case for Test selection?

    The so-called “best wicketkeeper in the world” has been under constant threat of inevitably losing his place in the starting XI for the upcoming series against Ireland and against Australia in this year’s Ashes. Does he deserve a place in the Bazball era? (Evening Standard) “Foakes has...
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    Fasting During Ramadhan

    Hey guys, this is aimed primarily at the Muslims, I'm a fairly young lad playing a lot of cricket and with Ramadan coming up, I have a lot of games during this period. For example the first week is me playing a cricket festival with 6 games in 6 days I think that I will miss a lot of games if...
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    Could Asif have been a TEST ATG of Pakistan?

    I want you to see this video first : Muhammad Asif - King of Swing It seems like his control of the ball was almost perfect, his game plan seemed impecable, he got just as many batsmen out through out thinking the batsman as he did through unplayable deliveries. It wasn't like he swung the ball...
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    Solving Technical Problems (batting)

    Hello everyone, This year my cricket season has been a little dry with the bat, and I think a combination of technical glitches in my batting have contributed to me not being able to occupy time at the crease. Last week, I opened the batting for my team's 2nd XI and I occupied the crease for a...
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    Favourite Wick/Bats test innings?

    Adam Gilchrist - 2nd Fastest Test 100 I stumbled across this today and was completely dumbstruck by this BLINDER of an innings, the variety of his shots and the consistency! I mean, I went to the nets, tried to hit 1 like Gilchrist, and found myself bowled, the man is a genius :wub: What is...
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    BEST end to a TEST career

    Sorry for the last thread, was a little vague... This is what I want!
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    Worst Send Off in Cricket?

    With a lot of people retiring and, in their final game, not making a valuable addition to their stats (ie scoring runs/taking wickets), I pondered and wondered if there were any players that made a great contribution in their final game, any thoughts? EDIT: would prefer Tests to ODI/T2o, but...
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    Tino Best Appreciation Thread

    Plzz no hate. Enjoy :)
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    Ajmal optimistic of playing till 2015 World Cup

    Ajmal keen to play 'till the next World Cup Interesting article. What impact do you think he's made on Cricket, where will he end up?
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    Anyone up for making a new draft?

    Hey guys its been 2 or 3 years since i last tried one of these... marc FTW! Haha anyone got the time to set up a new one!!??
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    Just a quick query

    Soz if the thread isn't supposed to be here, but I was wondering if anyone remembered the post when someone said something like: "If Shoaib (Akhtar) keeps throwing his jockstrap around somebody is going to get (something)" It was a little bit before the t20 world cup (2010) when he couldn't...
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    'Teams at their Peak' XI

    Ok, so I was going through 'Barry Norman's Book of Cricket' and he was talking about (in his opinion) the best teams in the World at their Peak were: The 'Warwick Wonders' 1920-21 Bradman's 'Invincibles' 1948 The Super 'Springboks' 1970 The Windies 'Wizards' 1984-85 :ph34r:Ponting's...
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    The Taliban wished Afghanistan luck against Pakistan

    Woah, woah, woah! Cricket IS the anti-dote to war! Even Taliban lends support to Afghanistan cricketers Love or hatred for this?
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    Need help with fitness!

    Hi guys, I am trying my hardest to get into my county side, and if I'm gonna make it I am going to need to stand out, fitness being the best way. I believe I have the talent to make it but with 0 fitness who will want that... So, whats the best way to do this baring in mind I need CARDIO and I...
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    How does Cricket stack up in terms of Fitness?

    Me and a few mates were agruing as per. I said that to play cricket properly, you needed to be REALLY fit and be able to last at least 6 hours. He laughed at me and said all you do is stand around and run when batting. He then said Rugby and Football were MUCH more high intensity and required...
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    Should I follow my dreams?

    Its a make-or-break situation for me now... I can't seem to get into the main county side although I am positive that I should be in there... Should I just give up on cricket and focus elsewhere? I love cricket with all my heart and I really want to take it as far as I can... Please help?
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    Umar Akmal-Hero or Zero?

    Huge fail with the title, but read this Saad Shafqat on "The Riddle that is Umar Akmal"
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    Wasim Akram 'I'm fed up with the attitude of some players'

    Wasim Akram: 'I'm fed up with the attitude of the senior players' | Specials | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo This guy talks sense. 'I am fed up of people retiring and coming out of retirement' really catches it for me. Your views?

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