Cricket Season Thread
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Yeah this is true, I do concede he's better with the willow in general than Nevill though.
InBenjiWeTrust
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Rep players shall play every Sheffield Shield game, unfortunately, the opposite is true, the rep players play many more useless 20/20's :crazy
Because of that, it is not a surprise that we have too many slashers, who are too impatient and think they have to score at least 4 from every ball (not every player can be Warner, Hayden or Gillchrist) , very few batsman have sound defensive technique and temperament to play the game properly.
IMHO, Madinsson is a perfect example, he can score on his day 100 in no time, but his average is too low for a rep player.
O'Keefe would be a good substitution for Lyons, as he is in great form, very economical and takes wickets frequently .
Because of that, it is not a surprise that we have too many slashers, who are too impatient and think they have to score at least 4 from every ball (not every player can be Warner, Hayden or Gillchrist) , very few batsman have sound defensive technique and temperament to play the game properly.
IMHO, Madinsson is a perfect example, he can score on his day 100 in no time, but his average is too low for a rep player.
O'Keefe would be a good substitution for Lyons, as he is in great form, very economical and takes wickets frequently .
happy_tiger
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@Sabre said:
Nah mate saving myself for IPL 20/20 , the only true form of the game
Test cricket is dead
happy_tiger
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@Cultured Bogan said:
Exactly CB , no one is better than Lyon in this country
If Mark Waugh was still playing he'd easily be our best offie
But spinners need runs to play with , the batsmen need to produce far more
I think Steve Smith underbowls himself personally , I'd like him give himself a few overs when we are struggling to break a partnership
supercoach
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A spinner like Stewie McGill had a four ball in him most overs but he also had a brute of a ball most overs, Lyons seems to have the four ball also but very very few brute of a balls. Okay very hard to compare a offie with a leggie but even with a ton of runs behind him Lyons seldom bowls the team to a win or builds the pressure for the bowlers at the other end.
Of course the problem is….who else do we have that can do a job
Of course the problem is….who else do we have that can do a job
MacGill was just as good a tactical bowler as Warne.
Leggies invariably get hit, even good balls get punished with the amount of flight and the length they're put on.
Leggies invariably get hit, even good balls get punished with the amount of flight and the length they're put on.
GNR4LIFE
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I heard one of the reasons Wade is back in the side is due to him being more prone to sledge. That's surely a gee up?
happy_tiger
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@GNR4LIFE said:
Ian Healy was a better sledger , would still be a better keeper and probably better batsmen
Can you imagine it ….. Wade says something smart to Faf about the ball tampering , Faf replies to look at the scoreboard
Australia rolled for 130 in the first dig and the Saffas are 3-350
Wade shuts his gob , especially after his first ball duck 😱pen_mouth:
WestsBenTigers
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@supercoach said:
Zappa, Head, Agar
@WestsBenTigers said:
None of them are better than Lyon. They all average over 40 in FC, and Head is a part timer. You may as well bowl Warner or Smith.
lyon deserves a chance- but he has to get wickets.
they contnually say that lyon is our most successful off spin bowler- always thought ashley mallet was.
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zampa has to be next cab off the rank - has variety and the south africans didnt like his bowling in the recent one dayers at home.
they contnually say that lyon is our most successful off spin bowler- always thought ashley mallet was.
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zampa has to be next cab off the rank - has variety and the south africans didnt like his bowling in the recent one dayers at home.
happy_tiger
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@eyewonder said:
He has taken more wickets than any other off spin bowlers in Australia
Yet if you compared him to the best off spinners from any other country ie Jim Laker , Lance Gibbs , Murali , Underwood ,Bishen Bedi etc he gets well and truly owned :laughing:
happy_tiger
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Having watched Faf's presso I think he still misses the point
He is saying that you will still have sugar in your saliva because of the amount of gum ,sugary drinks etc they have
Lot different when you are directly applying a substance to the ball itself in my opinion
He is probably right , many are doing it
Funny how reverse swing was almost unheard of until the late 80's …....
He is saying that you will still have sugar in your saliva because of the amount of gum ,sugary drinks etc they have
Lot different when you are directly applying a substance to the ball itself in my opinion
He is probably right , many are doing it
Funny how reverse swing was almost unheard of until the late 80's …....
happy_tiger
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Great catch by Renshaw
2-36 and should be 3-36 without the no ball
2-36 and should be 3-36 without the no ball
@happy tiger said:
I've said this elsewhere, but ball tampering goes on at all levels of cricket. I don't mind if teams do it covertly but if they get caught they will have to face the consequences because it is against the rules.
It's not as though if Faf didn't do it we'd have won the match, at best we may had forced the Jaapies into a second innings with the bat.
happy_tiger
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@Cultured Bogan said:
Thoughts on reverse swing CB ??
Surely some of the great quick swing bowlers we had before the mid 80's would have stumbled on it …....
Ball tampering starts and then reverse swing starts .... coincidence not likely
happy_tiger
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A wicket or two and we'll be right into de Kock
You can keep one side of the ball in good nick, let the other deteriorate and you'll be able to get the ball to swing. Sure, ball tampering aids the magnitude of the swing but in fortunate conditions (i.e. natural roughing of one side over the other,) you can still achieve reverse swing without having to dick around with the cherry.
