Being English myself, not sure I fully agree with that.IPL, spot fixing, England's on top... you know things are terrible when the Poms are winning
Sorry, not sure I follow? Why do I need to catch up?
Maybe, I work in the sports betting industry but we stay out of the murkier side of things, we're constantly getting people approaching us and saying they can offer us info on fixed races or matches and I would say that 99% of the time, it's probably all talk in the hope of picking up some money.
Ah I see where you're coming from now.
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Good stuff, that helps me catch up, now just to stay on top of it all.Ah I see where you're coming from now.
Well, T20 has kicked off in a huge way, and is arguably affecting players' techniques. India is now the global money tree and wields power over the global game in proportion to it. Australia have declined a bit, and are only now starting to really have a resurgence. England have built up a high-quality team. South Africa also, though they continue to struggle to put the results on the board that their quality on paper would suggest. India briefly stood out from the pack, then fell back and just kept on falling. Sri Lanka forgot to pay their players. West Indies have a ridiculous board. Pakistan have had spot fixing, security issues (including a terrorist attack on the SL team), retirements and unretirements galore, made an application for the title of having The Worst Board Chairman In History, then suddenly discovered that a stable, solid team could actually bring results, and Michael Clarke hit a ridiculous 151 at Cape Town (
Do you think it could also have lead to the apparent necessity of a wicketkeeper being able to bat? I could also (somewhat angrily) relate this to Gilchrist as CW's ATG selection when he is nowhere near the best gloveman.
It depends on how you look at it. If you look at his wicketkeeping alone then you will find him near average. But it is the way he transformed the role of a wicketkeeper, don't you think?
In what way exactly? T20 was around before the IPL. I think T20 specifically has changed the game, IPL is just the biggest exponent of that.
The good news mate, is according to many people who post here, you don't need to watch the game. You can get all the knowledge you want to judge players and how they performed by reading a spreadsheet full of statistics.
Stats are great (hey I work for a company related to betting, stats are an everyday thing for me) but in terms of judging a player or a game, I have to watch it with my own eyes.
That's good to know but I'm not really here trolling for tipsters, more to try to catch up on things.
I'm afraid I can't accept that claim until you've provided statistics to back it up. At the end of the day, the opinion of CW forum expert means nothing if the statistics disagree.
