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Who will score the next triple

SpofforthLohman

U19 12th Man
Lol @ you calling India's pitches flat and then comparing them to Australia's. :lol:

This isn't the 70s or 80s. Australia's pitches have, in general been as flat as any we've seen over the last decade
Not as flat as you are making out.... Adelaide is always flat but you can't say Brisbane was flat or slow this year can you ?. Actually it was back in the late 70's early 80's when Greg Chappell was disgusted with the MCG pitch.. called it a dog track or something like that. In Australia most tests end up with a result than draws and usually 20 wickets are taken. Perth is almost always fast and bouncy and it has been the best wicket for cricket in the world.
 

ohnoitsyou

International Regular
No and neither did Steve Waugh and most other great batsmen in history.I don't think that stat counts against Tendulkar do you ?
I never said i held it against him. However if indian pitches are so flat and considering the quality and quantity of his batting you would think he should have scored one, or even multiple like Lara
 

SpofforthLohman

U19 12th Man
I never said i held it against him. However if indian pitches are so flat and considering the quality and quantity of his batting you would think he should have scored one, or even multiple like Lara
I think Sachin would get bored with real long innings like Lara's 400, he would have tried hitting them all out of the ground once he got to 200, well I seen him do that often. Lara was in a weak team a lot of the time so he had to try and score huge. Some batsmen are like Bradman, Lara and Steve Waugh, they never gave an inch and were focused on staying in as long as possible and scoring quickly as they did so. Some I read about are much more in the Victor Trumper mould... Vic would often lose interest and go for the slog and I have seen many like that, Mark Waugh for instance, I think Tendulkar was a mixture of both types.
 

ohnoitsyou

International Regular
I think Sachin would get bored with real long innings like Lara's 400, he would have tried hitting them all out of the ground once he got to 200, well I seen him do that often. Lara was in a weak team a lot of the time so he had to try and score huge. Some batsmen are like Bradman, Lara and Steve Waugh, they never gave an inch and were focused on staying in as long as possible and scoring quickly as they did so. Some I read about are much more in the Victor Trumper mould... Vic would often lose interest and go for the slog and I have seen many like that, Mark Waugh for instance, I think Tendulkar was a mixture of both types.
I disagree with that, Tendulkars hunger for runs was second to none and there have been periods in his career were maybe he wasn't the lone ranger, but where he didn't have much support either.
 

SpofforthLohman

U19 12th Man
I disagree with that, Tendulkars hunger for runs was second to none and there have been periods in his career were maybe he wasn't the lone ranger, but where he didn't have much support either.
Yes there were big periods where Tendulkar and Steve Waugh had to carry their sides. I didn't mean Sachin didn't care about getting a big score same as for Mark Waugh but I did see both throw their wickets away at times. I just think Lara cared more about stats than Tendulkar did. I have to say all these are just "apperance". Mark Waugh appeared very casual at the crease for instance. so did Gilchrist.
 

91Jmay

International Coach
I can't look past Clarke, Sangakarra or Amla currently. Just head and shoulders above anyone in terms of batting both for the length of time required but also the strike rate that it requires.
 

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