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    Would Sachin still have debuted in tests at 16 in today's era?

    In the current era/Indian team...
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    Walsh vs Anderson - who was the better test bowler?

    Walsh for me, still. Whether it's peak (definitely) or career (slightly), he was still better.
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    Does Michael Atherton get a bad rap?

    From the openers thread: Interestingly, Atherton averaged a fair few points higher at home than he did away from home. His record from 1990-2000 also isn't all that bad at all, averaging 40.86 opening, and: 32.06 vs Australia (okay not great) 48.66 vs Pakistan 43.83 vs South Africa 33.84 vs...
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    Cricket players as tennis players

    Who would be comparable to who? What surfaces are comparable to certain pitches/conditions in cricket and who dominates where? Go.
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    How would the “Big 4” openers of the 2000s fare in today’s era?

    Generally accepted as Smith > Sehwag/Hayden > Cook, with some minor disagreements. Given today’s bowling conditions, how would these guys go now? I reckon Smith would be a moderate upgrade on Elgar. Sehwag/Hayden’s averages would probably drop the most, but they’re also the most likely to win...
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    Best debut combos

    Same day. Same test. Sachin / Waqar Steyn / ABDV Any others?
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    Is this the worst "Best test batsman of all time" list?

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    What annoys you most about cricket?

    Inflexibility in certain things - e.g. not being able to just start earlier (when the weather is probably good) with so many overs lost.
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    Is Jadeja the most underrated cricketer going?

    What a ****ing player. Keep seeing him being left out of XIs. Mad.
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    How would Sachin Tendulkar have fared in T20s?

    We only really got a glimpse of it in the IPL but it was at the tail end of his career - he seemed a consistent scorer who could motor on but not someone who would get you a 200+ S/R (at that stage of his career). He sort of became a reliable opener scoring at a decent nick without really...
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    Most catches dropped off a bowler?

    Some of the dropped catches in the England/Pakistan series - jeez... Without quantifying how easy the chances were, which bowler has the most catches dropped off them? Would be interesting to go further into this - number of catches dropped per balls bowled or something to try to equalise it...
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    Would a combined India/Pakistan have dominated cricket?

    Since its Pakistan Independence Day (and India's is tomorrow), would a combined India/Pakistan team have dominated cricket? If so, since when or during which period would the dominance have been? You have to also account for the other teams being the same at their respective time.
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    Mental games

    Playing during the interludes in the England/Pakistan just now. Pretty interesting. Looke at Ramprakash/Hicks. Anyone catch it?
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    Shane Warne - the myth

    Was he even all that good? What's up with his ATG spinner/bowler reputation? Poor performances against India, both home and away. Pathetic performances vs the two best batsmen of his time (and didn't even have to face two of the other best, by virtue of being on his own team) Basically just...
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    Why isn't Imran rated higher?

    Of course everyone has him as an ATG, and a few have him as a top 3/5, and almost everyone has him as a top 10 or at worst a top 15 bowler. But this is simply absurd (yes, yes I know it's selective statistics but he waned off at the end as a bowler and quite clearly wasn't ready as a proper...
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    Why aren't there more spinner all rounders?

    Why have the best all rounders tended to be pace bowlers (in recent times - i.e. last 40-50 years), which seems to be far more draining physically (batting, then running in to bowl multiple overs/spells in a day). Spin requires a lot less 'work' (especially in tropical etc conditions), so you'd...

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