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  1. Andre

    *Official* England in Australia (2 T20 & 7 ODIs)

    Wondering if he plays for England because he looks like Shane Watson.
  2. Andre

    Vettori steps down from captaincy

    Reckon Vettori at 7 makes a lot of sense with the keeper at 8. Can't see many of the keepers (outside of McCullum) used by NZ of late making Test hundreds like Vettori so I'd bat the keeper at 8. 6 seems a touch high for him.
  3. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Haha, might have to agree to disagree :)
  4. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Evidently.
  5. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Turn and flight are completely unrelated. If a batsman has changed his shot mid-flight, he's not yet seen the ball turn as it hasn't bounced, and thus turn is redundant.
  6. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    I want to continue the discussion, but I don't think you understand. If batsmen were playing the line of release and playing him easially, by mechanics law he wouldn't be getting any drift, so what you've just said doesn't make sense.
  7. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Just to clarify, Ponting wanted a spinner that would bowl to his plan. Ponting and Haurtiz had a blue in India about the angle Hauritz hits the crease, the height of his release and the line he was bowling. Haurtiz tried what Ponting requested and it didn't work for him so he went back to what...
  8. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Opposite, actually. You get good players out in the air, not off the pitch. It's not like he bowls dead straight. He doesn't turn them square but he does enough. Couple that with movement in the air, and when bowling well he's dangerous. There is more to spin bowling than giving it a rip.
  9. Andre

    Australia - the aftermath of the Ashes

    Hauritz has improved, Hughes has gone backwards. I know I'd want the bloke who is consistently improving, and, more importantly, being open minded enough to try and improve. Plus, Hughes ain't got all the shots. In fact, the opposite. He's got a cut, a swipe, a slop sweep and a pull. He can't...
  10. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    What a strange innings, between Rashid, Warner, Tait not opening the bowling, bizarre stuff... But still kind of facinating.
  11. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    He's looked steady the few times I've seen him bowl before, was super suprised at the first over he bowled. Yeah, completely understand the whole thing re: being a leggie, as I am one myself. Just seemed really odd that he didn't even seem to attempt to bowl a leg-break till the back end of the...
  12. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    Rashid's first over was absolutely awful... He's not usually this bad, is he?
  13. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    Playing through injury or something like that. Just a rumour I heard though thats been doing the rounds around the grade scene, not sure if it's true though.
  14. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    Bracken stress fractures of the back so he'll be out for a long while. Heard a whisper he might be suing Cricket Australia for the injury or something of the sort.
  15. Andre

    *Official* Fourth Test at the MCG

    For all his faults on the field, Ponting is always gracious and speaks very well when the Australian side loses. Not what you'd call a sore loser at all, just an emotional competitor in the heat of the moment.
  16. Andre

    ***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

    This. Not bad, juro.
  17. Andre

    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Reckon if he gets 19 wickets it's the right pick tbh :laugh: Understand the calls for O'Keeffe with his numbers, but just reckon he doesn't quite have enough for the next level - despite his record, his bowling is pretty modest. Doesn't have a lot on the ball and his front arm lets him down at...
  18. Andre

    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Sort of - if he'd been a specialist spinner he probably would have played by now. He's unfortunate that he played in a time where we had a decent middle order and there wasn't room, and now that bus has gone. Plus, he made too many of his runs in the County championship rather than the Shield -...
  19. Andre

    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Yeah, but thats the point - he's 26 and has only been playing at the FC level for 2 months, he's never been on the radar because, well, he's not that good I guess is the kindest way of saying it. Jeez I hope I'm wrong though.
  20. Andre

    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Reckon Hauritz and Punter have had a massive falling out to the extent that Ponting won't bowl him. Was the same story with McGain and Krejza. We are poorer for it. I hope Beer does well, but there is a pretty good reason he's never been on the radar.

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