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  1. Andre

    Goodbye to runners

    I reckon the way runners have gone with cramps etc. (and the Arjuna affect) they have become a blight on the game. Intitially I thought this was a great idea. I can see the problems that might arise when you have someone genuienly injured thoguh, and the disadvantage that comes if an opening bat...
  2. Andre

    ***Unofficial*** Ireland Discussion Thread

    Get in bed with the BCCI.
  3. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Yep, agreed about the Test. One of the absolute worst selections of the last few years I reckon - wasn't even half fit, had barely bowled a ball since major shoulder surgery. Reckon his career would have been completely different if North didn't fall ill before the 3rd SA Test. McGain probably...
  4. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Might be due to $$$. Katich back on the books, plus Starc would have got a pretty significant pay rise as well as some others, and with the limited pool of cash for FC cricketer he'd probably have been ranked higher in WA than NSW. Could be a length of contract thing too; he has a hard time...
  5. Andre

    Australian Domestic Offseason 2011

    Cameron a great get for WA. If he can stay fit I fully expect him to become the 2nd best quick in the country behind R Harris. Bit suprised with Tassie going for Bird from NSW. Having played a bit with him and against him he's looked a good first grader but hasn't really looked like kicking on...
  6. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    At the risk of moving discussion away from Chappell, I can understand how Bollinger ended up at 25th. I can't recall seeing an Aussie quick now for a number of years lose his marbles as badly as he did in the Adelaide Test. That sort of performance ends careers, so the fact he got a contract...
  7. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Just watched the press conference in full. An absolute stand up citizen. If he was our Test captain I would be proud. And I have no doubt he'd be a success in that role and restore the backbone that Australian cricket is currently missing. I think we've also lost sight of the fact that he can...
  8. Andre

    Your Guilty Cricket Player Pleasures. Lay 'em on the Table Guys

    Yeah I used to love watching those guys bowl too. And Blewett, Ganguly and M Waugh with the ball. Graeme Smith probably my favorite part-timer to watch these days.
  9. Andre

    Your Guilty Cricket Player Pleasures. Lay 'em on the Table Guys

    Used to really like watching Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher bat for the English, and Mark Ealham with his dobblers.
  10. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Reckon Hauritz's place in the list has to do with the fact that he'd be almost in the top 11 of both the Test and One Day lists when the contracts were compiled - Doherty would be high-ish on the OD list but wouldn't have factored on the Test one and Krejza would have been below Hauritz in both...
  11. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Thanks mate. Was at the ground, great innings to watch.
  12. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Just out of interest, you got footage of Katich batting in the 2003/04 Sydney Test vs India... :)
  13. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Unfortunately he really was the victim of some shocking selection calls early on in his Test career, which meant every time he returned to the team he was a bit more steadfast as a bat. He became a real nuggety, hard edge, unfashionable player who always seemed to be playing for his spot rather...
  14. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Haha, I remember years ago telling you that I thought that Katich would average 50 in Test cricket by the end of career. Reckon if he didn't get dropped for Symonds for Sri Lanka all those years ago he might of; was never as dominant a player after that. The way he dealt with the Indian attack...
  15. Andre

    Cricket australia contracts

    Pretty suprised that Katich has been dumped completely to be honest - thought he'd be there as an option at least, but with Hughes and Khawaja they probably think there is enough cover in the opening ranks as well as S Marsh and Paine having done it occassionally at FC level. Reckon Cummins...
  16. Andre

    **Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

    Anyone else watch the discussion about the future of Test cricket between Gower, Nasser, Holding and John Stephenson? Was very interesting to watch I thought. Holding is a very astute judge of the game and the couple of points he raised were outstanding. I don't thin Stephenson handled the...
  17. Andre

    Players who handled one type of bowling awsomely but failed against the other.

    Na played all types of spin really well. Just Warne had him completely in the head, was a walking wicket against him.
  18. Andre

    **Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

    Starting to wonder if Dernbach might have been the way to go - attack looking a bit samey for mine, his different trajectory and fuller natural length might be a good fit in hindsight.
  19. Andre

    Should we be patient with Michael Beer?

    True, but then, on that basis, you couldn't possibly pick a spinner for our side at the moment. No way is there one good enough going around at the moment. That said it is pretty universally agrred that we need to pick one. In that case, I'd go back to Hauritz for a few of reasons: 1. We do...
  20. Andre

    Cricket on YouTube

    Thanks for all the vids mate, love your work some fantastic stuff. Just watched the Eng-WI and Eng-NZ videos, love how well Caddick and Craig White bowled, reckon they are both underrated as cricketers - both very gifted on their day.

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