GotSpin
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I lost it to GIMH. Still got another six months to serve as well.
He's letting me have it back during the England/India test series though so I'll be coming up with something creative
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*Official* - India in West Indies
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He's letting me have it back during the England/India test series though so I'll be coming up with something creative
GotSpin
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It's just so bizarre that their two best batsmen have suddenly become pathetic when the bowlers get their act together and set up quite chaseable targets
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GotSpin
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The explains the divide that often exists between players and administration, but I still find it frustrating that Sarwan and Chanderpaul are on the decline just as the bowlers step up
But you're right that parochialism is well and alive when it comes to West Indies cricket. I sometimes check out the West Indies cricket forums and the regional divide between their fans is quite extraordinary.
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West Indies v India, 2nd Test: Slow over-rate costs MS Dhoni 60% of match fee | Cricket News | West Indies v India | ESPN Cricinfo
Dhoni needs to be mindful of this.. would be awful if he was banned for one of the important Tests coming up in England/Australia. Kind of explains why Raina was given so many overs over Praveen in the 2nd innings and why they were in such a hurry to help the groundsmen and get on with it after the rain break.
Dhoni needs to be mindful of this.. would be awful if he was banned for one of the important Tests coming up in England/Australia. Kind of explains why Raina was given so many overs over Praveen in the 2nd innings and why they were in such a hurry to help the groundsmen and get on with it after the rain break.
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Don't think it's an issue with too many quicks but specific bowlers and probably a lack of leadership from the top on the issue. The Aussies, for a long time the worst serial offenders for slow over-rates, haven't been in the sights of the match ref since Lee left the Test side. It's no coincidence.
Borges
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How difficult is it to bowl sixteen overs an hour, even with quick bowlers at either end?
smash84
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The last one was pretty good actually............it seemed like that guy in the avatar was a professor and was giving a lecture
Spark
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And then suddenly when he came back into the ODI team it became an issue again. Wonder why, eh?
shivfan
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I suppose it is inevitable, when you consider that most of the territories have been independent nations since the 1960s. They know more about Miami than they do about their neighbouring islands....
Sarwan has been unsurprisingly dropped from the squad for the final Test, and Leewards opener Kieran Powell called in. However, I expect kirk Edwards to make his debut, since Powell hasn't been playing any cricket, since the domestic season finished some time ago.
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Over rates are such a non-issue though. If I'm given the choice I'll definitely watch the team with Lee in it over the one that bowls their overs on time.
shivfan
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Exactly....
This stupid over-rate rule was brought into place to try and counter the dominance of the Windies side in the 1980s, and force sides with pace bowlers to use spinners. If the ICC was really concerned about getting in enough overs, they would've devised a formula that pertains to how long it takes a spinner to bowl, and how long it takes a pacer to bowl.
You don't expect a 1500m runner to complete his race in the same time that Usain Bolt runs the 100m....
Borges
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The over-rate rule is certainly not stupid except by the cricket web definition of stupidity - which is: anyone who disagrees with me is stupid.
But, yes, it was brought in because the cricketing powers at that time had no other way to counter the absolute domination by WI.
If they actually did that, the over-rate requirement would go up, not down. While two pace bowlers can easily bowl sixteen overs an hour, two spinners operating can bowl twenty or more without breaking sweat.
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