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    Where does Kallis rate as a batsman alone?

    Not sure about that. At least their matches against Australia, England, and India are well followed and covered. And to think of some top notch influential innings by South Africans recently, the back to back double hundreds by Smith, Smith's last innings century to win the series in England...
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    Where does Kallis rate as a batsman alone?

    I don't have any arguments against his playing style. It's just that he seems to have feasted on a lot of weaker attacks, significantly more than his other top notch contemporaries like Tendulkar and Lara. Some would argue that it's not Kallis' fault that the others could not cash in as much...
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    Where does Kallis rate as a batsman alone?

    You could argue about 2-3 names in my list above and it would just come down to personal preferences in those instances, but by and large all those names would be above Kallis in most people's lists making it very difficult for him to break into the top 20. For me, the top 10 would figure as...
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    Where does Kallis rate as a batsman alone?

    Can't see him in the top 20 for sure. Can think of the following batsmen clearly better than him : Bradman Tendulkar Lara Hobbs Richards Gavaskar Ponting Dravid Chappell Sobers Trumper Ranjitsinhji Border Waugh Sehwag Sangakkara Headley Pollock Sutcliffe Hammond Hutton Walcott
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    *Official* India in South Africa

    RP Singh - has been in terrible form in domestics. Has put on weight and been trundling in at 120-125 kmph. Is not playing the latest Ranji match, so might be injured as well. Mithun - Can't see how he is a better or worse choice than Yadav. Both are similar bowlers - Yadav quicker. And both...
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    *Official* India in South Africa

    He had really good tours of England for the A team and then Australia in the Emerging Players Tournament in addition to the Under 19 WC already mentioned. Also did well in the domestic Irani Trophy. He is still pretty raw though and it would be a gamble to play him, but Zaheer's injury might...
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    Sachin says no to liquor brand endorsement, turns down $22 million

    Comparing this to the rebel tours is quite frankly a joke. I have very strong feelings on the apartheid issue, more so because there have been attempts to trivialize it over the last many years. Going on tours to a country, a cricket board, and a selection process which discriminates on the...
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    Best ever ODI batsman

    Richards has an exceptional record for the era of ODIs he played in. However, his last 5 seasons or so were pretty average. He could not show the necessary adaptability and versatility to modify his game. On the other hand, there is Tendulkar in his 21st year of cricket scoring the first ever...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    Someone must have forgot to let the other teams know because in the last 10 years, there have been only 7 200+ successful chases in these two countries, with India featuring in 6 of them.
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    *Official* Third Test at the WACA

    Chappell is going to end up ruining Australian cricket. I understand he was at the helm in the mid 80s, but Simpson and Border were the biggest architects of the revival. It is not going to be so much through daft selections, though that will undoubtedly play a part, but his huge ego and utter...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    They have chased down 4 200+ scores in the last innings in India and Sri Lanka - the most difficult places to bat last - over the last 2 years. And what relevance has 5/12 got to do with the discussion. Bottom line is the line up managed enough runs to save the test.
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    I would disagree that the Australian batting line up is comparable to Indian or South Africa. Both these teams have instances where they have managed very good scores in difficult batting conditions. I can't think of a single instance from Australia over the past 2-3 years. How much is...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    Australia is ranked number 4 in the world - they've lost every series against top opposition for the last 3 years except one against South Africa. Not sure how much weaker you want the team to be. If he was getting runs? The fact is, he is not. And the only time he got those runs was when he...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    Completely agree with your first paragraph. And that's a similar situation Australia find themselves in today. They don't have a world class opening pair, and they don't have a middle order which will make anyone fearful. In this situation, the number 3 should be more adaptable and be able to...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    I have never seen Khwaja in action for a significant period of time, so will not comment on his suitability. However, the argument that he is a defensive batsman falls flat on it's face when you look at Dravid at number 3. Ponting was an excellent number 3 for Australia during their years of...
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    Where would you bat Ponting ?

    Way to approach the question should not be whether Australia have a better number 3 waiting, but rather can Ponting produce more down the order? Even if he is replaced by someone who averages 5 runs lesser than Ponting is contributing at 3 and it helps Ponting to up his average by 10-12 points...
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    Who is really to blame for Australia's batting collapses post 2007 in Ashes series?

    Since the topic of Ponting's performance in India is being discussed, imagine if Ponting had scored 150 in the first innings at Bangalore. Australia's first innings score in that scenario would have been at least around 575. And it is highly unlikely that they would have lost the test, even if...
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    Who is really to blame for Australia's batting collapses post 2007 in Ashes series?

    Sure. I don't see as many people complaining about Katich's conversion. In fact as opener he has 8 centuries and 17 half centuries, which is not bad at all. BTW, I am not implying that Watson should be made the fall guy or something. Just that he is not utilizing his good form. He will fall...
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    Who is really to blame for Australia's batting collapses post 2007 in Ashes series?

    Chanderpaul was a 19 year old when he made his debut and played a lot of those innings at number 5/6 from where it is not that easy to convert into centuries. Don't think anyone would be complaining if Watson had a 100/50 ratio of 40%+ as an opener. BTW, comparison to Chanderpaul, Inzamam, and...
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    Who is really to blame for Australia's batting collapses post 2007 in Ashes series?

    Can you name 5 top order batsmen in this history of cricket who have a 45+ average and a conversion rate of less than 20%? Regarding, Watson's form I've replied above. If you really believe Watson is in poor form and will peak at 90+ the discussion is futile.

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