Presently he's practically useless. In time he could become useful.
Talking about yourself in the third person - 'tis a sign of madness.
haha, no I didnt. Assumed a day/nighter being played now
He probably wasn't bowling that quick, considering it was a grey April's day on a damp pitch, but it is good that the potential to be a 150kph fast bowler is there. Net paces do not always equate to match paces though.
Take a closer look. And reconsider. Please.
Not remotely likely, IMO. Sometimes you can tell a lost cause. And Mahmood is 26 now, not as if he's some kid just out of sixth-form.
It's funny, though, it's been many years since he bowled consistently game after game in the First-Class arena. He can still bowl better than most people for a handful of overs. But hearing him speak during the break, 15 overs a day, and bowling 2 days on the trot, is now something he thinks is pretty much beyond him. A shame, as his knees have given-up long before the mind.
I dunno, Mahmood's List A stats aren't half bad. 144 wickets in 99 games is a pretty impressive record, and his SR is good too.
Or rather, had good domestic stats when he was selected. In terms of SR, not economy, of course. He's always been crap at accuracy.
Horrible economy though, and not enough 4-wicket and 5-wicket hauls to justify it.
It wouldn't be impossible to come up with something statistically valid where the result is looking as obvious as that.
Yea I've said about that before, there should be an in-between no overall result where the statistical certainty isn't strong enough to declare one side the winner. Obviously the larger the number of overs in the innings the more likely it is you're going to be able to say one side is far enough ahead to be declared the winner. To me it's nearly as silly as the game in question when you've got teams winning by the odd run on D-L when there's a big chunk of the last innings left. It's also clearly an advantage for the team batting second when D-L is likely to come into things mid-innings.
well..Dr Karl looks a bit older than that these daysMark Ealham looks increasingly, worryingly, like Karl Kennedy.
