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26th Match - Australia v Afghanistan

Who will win this match?

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .
viriya

viriya

International Captain
I nominate Afghanistan for the best pace attack from the subcontinent.. their definitely not the worst.
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
Sometimes I feel like aggressive batsmen who are flying think there's some sort of rule that they have to block out the first over when a spinner comes on
 
kiwiviktor81

kiwiviktor81

International Debutant
James said:
Afghanistan really showing their class with the ball again. To my eyes at least, their bowlers are so much better than any other associate nation which is surprising given how new the players are to international cricket.
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I reckon Afghanistan inherited the Pakistani obsession with pace bowling.
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
I'm sure he was just kidding, but I do sometimes get annoyed at nonsense spinners who seem to be afforded a weird level of respect (like, not immediately getting belted out of the attack) while someone equally as rubbish bowling 40kph faster seems to cop more poundage.
 
Primrose_D12

Primrose_D12

U19 Cricketer
Hurricane said:
Why...elaborate. The best bowler I ever faced was a spinner.
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Well, I'm American, so you can base any bias on that if you'd like... it just seems boring and defensive to me. Maybe it's because I grew up with baseball where a slower ball (changeup by baseball terminology, I think) is about as slow as a delivery gets, and is still about 120 km/h.

Just personal preference, I guess.
 
Hurricane

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
Primrose_D12 said:
Well, I'm American, so you can base any bias on that if you'd like... it just seems boring and defensive to me. Maybe it's because I grew up with baseball where a slower ball (changeup by baseball terminology, I think) is about as slow as a delivery gets, and is still about 120 km/h.

Just personal preference, I guess.
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What about Tom Candiotti...
 
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Antihippy

International Debutant
The ball doesn't spin in baseball though. You only have to contend with the dip and the swing as variations in baseball pitching. Watching a spinner who can force errors on batsmen with the flight, drift and spin is a sight to behold.
 
Swingpanzee

Swingpanzee

International Regular
Primrose_D12 said:
Well, I'm American, so you can base any bias on that if you'd like... it just seems boring and defensive to me. Maybe it's because I grew up with baseball where a slower ball (changeup by baseball terminology, I think) is about as slow as a delivery gets, and is still about 120 km/h.

Just personal preference, I guess.
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I'd say I find fast bowling way more exciting, and I'm certainly not passionate about spin bowling the same way as with fast bowling, but I certainly think spin bowling has a place in the game and makes for great viewing.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Primrose_D12 said:
Well, I'm American, so you can base any bias on that if you'd like... it just seems boring and defensive to me.
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Have you watched a lot of cricket on turning tracks yet? It's pretty defensive in Oceania, and in OD cricket generally really, but games on bunsens where the ball is turning lots can be awesome.
 
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