Cabinet96
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And then will probably get dropped for a slogging batsmen who can bowl some off pies and can't play the short of moving ball.
©Suresh Raina.
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What if?...
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©Suresh Raina.
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
He'd be on silentstrikers wheel of mediocrity, and would probably have to leave the forum to escape the ridicule and abuse[/stereotype]
I've thought about that. Will not reveal that fact on CW until I've got 100 test wickets at an average of 25 or something. And if I don't, will hold my silence throughout my stay here!
Judging by the way Indian cricket is going, Ramrodstraight@militarymediumclip would be more like it.
Outswinger@Pace
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What if Malcolm Marshall had all the bowling skills that he possessed alongwith Andrew Caddick's height?
Michaelf7777777
International Debutant
He'd beat the world record for most wickets before retiring and dying tragically young.
What if a rule was introduced stating that you could only play international cricket for the country of your birth?
What if a rule was introduced stating that you could only play international cricket for the country of your birth?
Cabinet96
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Then England would be number 5 in the world in tests and own no global trophies.
What if Brad Haddin had caught Andrew Strauss of Ryan Harris at Perth in December? The next over Strauss hit Harris for 3 fours and Harris was replaced by Johnson. Johnson took wickets and Australia won the match.
morgieb
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Then we wouldn't see shock jocks complaining about England, and England wouldn't be the best test team in the world. Crabb would also not have Symonds to vent his spleen about
What if the First Chance Average theory was adopted by mainstream cricket writers?
morgieb
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No difference I think.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
The law would easily be overturned in court on the basis that it is discriminatory. It would last about 5 minutes.
morgieb
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Not much difference. Maybe it wouldn't have been a 5-0 whitewash though.
What if Mugabe had not been a corrupt prick circa 2000?
Hurricane
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Don't think captaincy was the issue and I thought that Flintoff did a good job for a losing side.
What if the US was good at cricket?
Furball
Evil Scotsman
2006/07 Ashes tour? Never heard of it. We played a one day series to warm up for the World Cup though.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
In all seriousness, it probably wouldn't have made much of a difference to the actual result. The big "what if" in zaremba's question is would leading England to an absolute drubbing have been a huge black mark on Strauss' captaincy credentials when the Pietersen/Moores thing blew up? It might have, but I don't think we really had any viable alternatives once Pietersen had been fired. Cook's place in the side was far from secure (he hadn't made a ton for over 12 months by that point) and the only other senior in the side whos place was anywhere near secure was Collingwood, who chucked the One Day captaincy 6 months prior.
benchmark00
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lol, no it wouldn't.
Furball
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Yes it would. IYou'd be discriminating against British citizens like Pietersen amd Strauss on the basis of where they were born, that wouldn't stand up in court.
benchmark00
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Find me one piece of UK legislation which backs up your point plz.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
All the electronic evidence is declared inadmissable, the NotW hacks are arrested for illegally accessing the voicemails of Butt, Aamer & Asif, who're awarded punitive damages for defamation and restored to the Pakistan national team. Giles Clarke is broken by the experience, announces henceforth he wishes to be known as "Gillian" and changes gender.
What if - Zaheer Khan & Sehwag had been fit for the whole of the Indian tour of England?