Something that will interest Bruce Elliott?Craig said:Same and I was tempted to mention him (Botha).
He does look like he does have something about him.
Vandort rather.Craig said:Michael Vardot?
afridi will be a champion in 2006.sqwerty said:2005 had Flintoff, Pietersen and the like with some others like Akmal and Hussey making their mark late in the year.
Who will be the stars of 2006?
For me I'm expecting a big year from the following:
Hussey
Akmal
Pathan
Akhtar
Ponting
Fulton
to name a few
younus said:afridi will be a star in 2006.
from younus.my emial is email]andaz_apna_1990@yahoo.com
I'm sure he is in within the 15% markvic_orthdox said:Something that will interest Bruce Elliott?
ive certainly been amazed by the improvement hes shown with the bat both technically and temperamentally over the last year. certainly quite a find for pakistan when you consider that hes an above ordinary wicket keeper.Tomm NCCC said:Kamran Akmal - Another 'keeper who's good with the gloves and bat, a couple of centuries under his belt earlier in the year are just hints of how good this young 'un is.
i certainly hope so, although he hasnt fulfilled anything near his potential so far.Ming said:Brendon McCullum. This will be the year where he makes a name for himself as a class ODI number 3 and a Test 6.
how in the world someone with the talent of vincent has failed as miserably as he has over his international career until this year i'll never know. either way hes got a bright future ahead.Macka said:Vincent.
tooextracool said:i certainly hope so, although he hasnt fulfilled anything near his potential so far.
this winning formula bit is getting a bit old now. every formula needs to be changed and players need to be dropped at some point in time. just because one or 2 players miraculously win a series, it doesnt mean that the players who perform poorly deserve to be excused for doing so.Tom Halsey said:I hope not. There's no need to change a winning formula (which admittedly did get derailed slightly in Pakistan, but IMO that was more to do with Jones being out and Gilo having a hip problem)
i too would much rather see the likes of panesar or loudon ahead of proven rubbish performers like udal, batty or blackwell.BoyBrumby said:I personally think we'll learn more about Panesar this year. I have an inkling he may make the tour of India (Graveney has tipped him for a "breakthrough" this year, which caught my attention). I've also read that he's been working on his batting with Boof Lehmann this winter, so maybe Big Dunc's creed of multi-purposeness has rubbed off. He has a good few years on most of his serious rivals (I don't consider Loudon a serious option at this stage) &, whilst he does play at a ground normally considered to be conducive to spin, the same can be said of your average Indian track.
I think his best chance of playing is either of the injuries suffered by Ash or Jonah not allowing them to compete in the first test tho.
Less from left-field, but I also tip Salman Butt to have a big summer over here. Like the look of him an awful lot. If Pakistan can find someone to open with him their batting is starting to look quite ominous.
what in the world is he doing on the sidelines?Craig said:Michael Vardot?
Incase you didn't know, Jayasuriya is injured and is said to be hiding his injury.tooextracool said:certainly the biggest joker, ive seen in a while is the SL selector who came up with the idea of dropping jayasuriya for gunawardene.
Yes. He slipped while reaching for the shampoo - despite having as much hair as Jenna Jameson fresh from a visit to the waxing salon.Sanz said:Incase you didn't know, Jayasuriya is injured and is said to be hiding his injury.