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The Ashes won't be close

sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
psxpro said:
So what? Test players should be judged on test records, not county records.
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indeed so i agree,

although if a players county record is poor it is somewhat unlikely that he will gain a place in a test squad and begin a test record at all
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Craig said:
Seriously, MacGill is not that bad.

He comes in for some unfair critism on here.
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yes i agree, were it not for warne being ahead of him i doubt he would recieve half as must critisism to be honest.
 
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psxpro

Banned
marc71178 said:
His County record is abysmal though.
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Yes, but he has played enough test matches and has a far better record at test cricket to say he is a better spinner than giles.
Giles may be a better county cricket spinner then. But at test level, Mcgill is way ahead.
 
SquidAU

SquidAU

First Class Debutant
I would like to think that the Ashes would be close this time around but after the shellacking that the Aussies gave the Kiwi's, it might be another 3-1 series again.

I think the English media have overhyped their team a bit. They are good, but not THAT good!
 
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tooextracool

International Coach
LongHopCassidy said:
We won't know until they walk out onto the field. Personally I'd like to see one quality Test, at least.
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im fairly sure you will, given that almost every side tends to have at least one quality test against australia in a series. no team can really destroy another test class team in every test, especially in a 5 match series.
 
FaaipDeOiad

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
tooextracool said:
im fairly sure you will, given that almost every side tends to have at least one quality test against australia in a series. no team can really destroy another test class team in every test, especially in a 5 match series.
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West Indies in Australia 2000/01 springs to mind. Absolute mauling, 5 tests in a row, and West Indies weren't great but they were certainly "test class". West Indies destroyed England in 10 consecutive tests in 84 and 85, too.
 
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tooextracool

International Coach
FaaipDeOiad said:
West Indies in Australia 2000/01 springs to mind. Absolute mauling, 5 tests in a row, and West Indies weren't great but they were certainly "test class". West Indies destroyed England in 10 consecutive tests in 84 and 85, too.
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surely the test in adelaide was at least competitive?
australia only had a lead of about 10 runs or sometin and then they were 46/4 chasing 130 in the 2nd inning.
even the test in sydney was somewhat competitive. not so sure about the 84/85 series between england and WI though.
 
Robertinho

Robertinho

Cricketer Of The Year
Here's a little joke that I found hilarious..

'A seven-year-old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.

'The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge awarded custody to his aunt. The boy however confirmed that his aunt beat him more than his parents, and refused to live there. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy cried out that they beat him more than anyone.

'Then in an unprecedented move, the judge dramatically allowed the boy to choose who should have custody of him...

In a final ruling , custody was granted to the English cricket team as the boy firmly believes that they are not capable of beating anyone.'
 
Adamc

Adamc

Cricketer Of The Year
Robertinho said:
Here's a little joke that I found hilarious..

'A seven-year-old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.

'The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge awarded custody to his aunt. The boy however confirmed that his aunt beat him more than his parents, and refused to live there. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy cried out that they beat him more than anyone.

'Then in an unprecedented move, the judge dramatically allowed the boy to choose who should have custody of him...

In a final ruling , custody was granted to the English cricket team as the boy firmly believes that they are not capable of beating anyone.'
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:p I thought you had posted in the wrong thread until I read the last line...
 
Link

Link

State Vice-Captain
Robertinho said:
Here's a little joke that I found hilarious..

'A seven-year-old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.

'The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge awarded custody to his aunt. The boy however confirmed that his aunt beat him more than his parents, and refused to live there. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy cried out that they beat him more than anyone.

'Then in an unprecedented move, the judge dramatically allowed the boy to choose who should have custody of him...

In a final ruling , custody was granted to the English cricket team as the boy firmly believes that they are not capable of beating anyone.'
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i think i will make the effort to remember this post and bring it back up again after the ashes. :dry:
 
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