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    ***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2017/18

    A bit of an anticlimactic series this, as Pakistan had moments throughout but rarely put on a consistent fight. Rain certainly let them down in the first two matches but after that, there was some muddled thinking, although in the final match, they were on the right track. They MUST play two...
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    Draft idea: Silent auction

    Do I still get to pick or am I done? I was not expecting to get all my picks haha Anyway, my XI is balanced more towards batting, but if this is it for me, then this is the team I have: 1. Sanath Jayasuriya (5) 2. Rahul Dravid 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Viv Richards (6) 5. Kevin Pietersen 6...
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    *Official* Australia v England post-Ashes ODI series

    If England can beat Aus in this current ODI series, I agree that the cross format guys (Root, Ali, Bairstow) should be allowed to sit out the tri series, return fresh for the ODIs and tests and then off to the IPL. Root is already planning a stint (probably doesn't like being at home). I think...
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    *Official* Australia v England post-Ashes ODI series

    That's essentially what's been happening in England's tests too, so idea why he doesn't just move up to 3. Anyway, back to Australia, looks like they're without their second best ODI bowlers. Someone to make a debut? Who is this Carey fella? Any good? Can he play like a modern ODI batsman?
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    Tim Paine

    It would be difficult to drop him off the back of an OK series, bu tat 33 and scratching together runs, is he really a long term option for the Aussies? As a keeper he is fine but as a batsman, that average is truly flattering. He scratched his way to a couple of scores of 40+ and 30 something...
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    Stokes Arrested

    why oh why would the ECB pick a guy who did not even have a court date, knowing that that court date could be revealed at any time?
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    ***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

    Kohli is just a petulant man child, like most of these pampered sports starlets. Journalists have every right to ask any question connected to the match, series and sport, if he can't answer them, then drop the captaincy. What a bunch of moaning about nothing. You lost, get over it and come back...
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    Draft idea: Silent auction

    Revealing failed bids lets us know who the other posters were looking to pick and how eager they were for them (based on the size of the bid). It also reveals some players who may not have been thought of by others and seeing them listed here, makes them sought after, thus removing the tactical...
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    Draft idea: Silent auction

    Just wanting to say, I agree with reporting the winning bids and players brought but don't reveal what the failed bids were. It makes it tougher and more fun that way.
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    ***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2017/18

    wasn't there a chubby blonde fella who played for Australia sometimes known as Hollywood?
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    Ravi Shastri's top 5 Indian Cricketers of All Time

    They won the world cup as massive underdogs and it would go down as a great tournament win, much like Leicester's premier league triumph but it is hardly defining a legacy. The best ODI sides of the 80s were the WI, Pak, Aus and Eng. India were far outside that pack in terms of bowling, batting...
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    How did India become the No. 1 Test Side?

    I often wonder this too. I mean, the way the rankings are supposed to work, is that a team winning over a lower ranked team, get less points when compared to beating a higher ranked side. India's test wins have all been over lower ranked sides. On top of that, they are supposed to lose more...
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    Ravi Shastri's top 5 Indian Cricketers of All Time

    Lots of talk on Sunny as an ODI cricketer and yes, by modern standards he wouldn't be picked BUT it is important to remember the time he played in, the types of Indian teams he played in (they really weren't that good in the 80s, especially as an ODI nation). He often held up an end remarkably...
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    Stokes Arrested

    Affray is probably the least he could have been charged with. It is a very lenient look on a serious assault. I guess he'll get a fine, some community service talking to kids etc etc
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    Ravi Shastri's top 5 Indian Cricketers of All Time

    He HAD to say Kohli didn't he? It's blasphemous for Indians not to mention Kohli has the best in any such list. I'd have said Tendulkar, Dev, Sunny, Kumble and Dravid, in that order. Dhoni, Kohli, Singh, Bedi and Khan are just outside the top 5.
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    Draft idea: Silent auction

    oops, I'll resend that
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    ***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

    Another thumping victory for SA. It's shaping up a bit like the Ashes ,where one side manages to have moments and there's talk a match may be saved...and then the home side batters them in the championship rounds. And I agree with the post above, this SA batting line up is very fragile, as I...
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    Dudley Nourse vs Hashim Amla

    Amla...by miles. It isn't even a comparison tbh. Amla has had to play good swing bowling, some decent pace, some very good spin and done so in more matches, in more condition and against more sides. A lot of the SA team post ban would make an all time XI.
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    Draft idea: Silent auction

    sent!
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    Australia's Future - The Real Tests

    I'd join in but I'm a bit lazy atm. I just remembered I'm supposed to be in a draft haha

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