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*Official* Warm-up Matches Discussion

vcs

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Twatto's in some form recently.

Why isn't Sachin playing this game BTW? I'd think he needs all the ODI practice he can get, he's hardly played this format for a year... :dry:
 
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Has there ever been a game where ponting hasn't been a complete dick
 
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vcs said:
Twatto's in some form recently.

Why isn't Sachin playing this game BTW? I'd think he needs all the ODI practice he can get, he's hardly played this format for a year... :dry:
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We have two-three matches against minnows, shouldn't be an issue.
 
pup11

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It keeps getting said that Paine is a good player of spin but he is looking all at sea here.

Ponting on the other hand batting exactly like a man who has had no hit for a while, its important he finds some form before the business end of the tourney.
 
Shri

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Should we just give a spot in the starting XI to Sreesanth ahead of Nehra and Munaf and play 2 specialist spinners in Ashwin and Bhajii?
 
pup11

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vcs said:
Twatto's in some form recently.

Why isn't Sachin playing this game BTW? I'd think he needs all the ODI practice he can get, he's hardly played this format for a year... :dry:
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Don't want to question the great man's judgment or anything but does anyone else think he is kind of taking things for granted as far ODI's are concerned.

He has hardly played any ODI cricket after his knock of 200 and I think he is kind of pushing his luck a bit coming into such a huge tournament with so little game time. Obviously he is an ATG and he might still very well go and and score truckload of runs but still this approach from him seems quite unlike the Sachin we have grown up seeing.
 
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Paine put out of his misery there, hopefully any ideas of picking Paine ahead of Haddin would be put to rest now.

EDIT: Clarke goes for a blob. Some very poor batting in the last hour or so, just allowing the spinners to bowl here.
 
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Shri

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Dhoni is not looking fit, got a pot belly. Chawla has one too. Yuvraj has had one for a while. Gary Kirsten isn't strict enough with the drills.
 
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pup11 said:
Don't want to question the great man's judgment or anything but does anyone else think he is kind of taking things for granted as far ODI's are concerned.

He has hardly played any ODI cricket after his knock of 200 and I think he is kind of pushing his luck a bit coming into such a huge tournament with so little game time. Obviously he is an ATG and he might still very well go and and score truckload of runs but still this approach from him seems quite unlike the Sachin we have grown up seeing.
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He was scheduled to play in the SA ODI series, just that an injury scare put him out. Before that I guess the selectors just wanted to try out fresh talent (against NZ and Aus).

Don't know why he sat this one out though.
 
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