Bradman, the greatest sportsperson ever?

[sledger]

How many runs do you make with a better diet?

Surely you're being deliberately facetious with this point? It's not hard to see how diet can improve fitness/general conditioning. It's even less hard to see how this might have something to do with increased performance.

 

[the big bambino]

So when did the basic fundamentals change ruckus. Pinpoint a year? I know...1970 right?

 

[sledger]

I don't care for 'pwning's frankly. I'll leave that business up to the internet wankers.

Dem wankers with dem meaningless charts eh?

 

[Ruckus]

Case in point, this one^

 

[the big bambino]

I don't care for 'pwning's frankly. I'll leave that business up to the internet wankers.

Well well isn't someone up himself.

 

[Ruckus]

Good job fellas, getting pretty close to getting this one closed.

 

[The Sean]

I love it when threads end up like this.

I knew exactly how it would end, and I joined in anyway.

Drowning in self-loathing right now. Especially as I already know I'll join in the next one too.

 

[the big bambino]

Probably wouldn't be such a bad thing as it was set up for a flame in the 1st place. Btw ruckus you're in the credits on this one too.

 

[Ruckus]

cheers, should I finish it with a bang by posting some porn (unintentional pun btw)? Na cbf

 

[NUFAN]

Surely you're being deliberately facetious with this point? It's not hard to see how diet can improve fitness/general conditioning. It's even less hard to see how this might have something to do with increased performance.

Of course diet can improve fitness and general conditioning but we are talking about Cricket and I'm specifically talking about Test Cricket where the ability to be just that little bit fitter doesn't help anywhere near as much as it does it other sports where the aim of the sport is to be faster and fitter and stronger.

 

[sledger]

Post random graphs, say they prove your point, call other people wankers because they call you out on it. Best MO ever.

 

[the big bambino]

Nup just accept your statuette and start on your next project.

EDIT. Sheesh things are moving fast on this thread.

 

[sledger]

Of course diet can improve fitness and general conditioning but we are talking about Cricket and I'm specifically talking about Test Cricket where the ability to be just that little bit fitter doesn't help anywhere near as much as it does it other sports where the aim of the sport is to be faster and fitter and stronger.

And being faster, fitter and stronger would not help cricketers whatsoever?

 

[Furball]

How many runs do you make with a better diet? Do batting helmets give batsman special super ability? What mental advances have occurred to make batsman play less get out of shots?

I know ground fielding has improved and bowlers bat better these days due to professionalism, but the basic fundamentals, nope.

Obviously better diet and conditioning leads to more runs (unless you're touring India, in which case a good diet can help prevent runs). It's when you're tired physically that mistakes creep in mentally to your game, which is particularly relevant in a sport where an opening batsman can be facing the last over of the day having been out in the field for 6 hours.

As for the helmets? Bowlers like Lillee and Thomson lose their ability to physically intimidate the batsman with short pitched stuff. Sure it might make you uncomfortable, but misjudging one and copping a ball to the head isn't going to kill you with a helmet. Don't you think that makes a huge difference in how a batsman approaches his innings?

 

[Ruckus]

Post random graphs, say they prove your point, call other people wankers because they call you out on it. Best MO ever.

Posting exclusively snide comments and acting like a total ****wit, hey that's a pretty good one too.

 

[the big bambino]

Posting exclusively snide comments and acting like a total ****wit, hey that's a pretty good one too.

Well to be fair he didn't call anyone a wanker or a ****wit. To be accurate you did.

 

[sledger]

Posting exclusively snide comments and acting like a total ****wit, hey that's a pretty good one too.

I asked you to explain the graph. You called me a wanker.

 

[Furball]

Of course diet can improve fitness and general conditioning but we are talking about Cricket and I'm specifically talking about Test Cricket where the ability to be just that little bit fitter doesn't help anywhere near as much as it does it other sports where the aim of the sport is to be faster and fitter and stronger.

If that's the case then why don't we see any fat fast bowlers?

 

[Coronis]

Top quality thread.

 

[Ruckus]

I asked you to explain the graph. You called me a wanker.

Well actually, that was for GF, but hey one assholes the same as another right?