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  1. Maximas

    Your gutsy calls for 2019

    This is actually kind of an interesting take, from my experience back in school the boys worshipped footy (even the ones who were crap), but Netball to the girls really wasn't very serious, the only girls who were serious about sport were the rowers. It was really only the footy players and...
  2. Maximas

    *Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

    Cricinfo seems to think that Dilruwan will come straight in for Embuldeniya, giving us a grand total of 3 off-spinners, one who probably still chucks, one who is old and ****, and one who doesn't really spin it. Would also be incredibly unfair to the guy who has been central to a couple of good...
  3. Maximas

    Erroneous revisionism that needs to be corrected

    The legend was probably born in the matches leading up to the WC, particularly in the 1995/96 tour to Aus where that approach worked. The truth is that SL had a particularly strong ODI batting line-up at the time
  4. Maximas

    Erroneous revisionism that needs to be corrected

    And his best innings was against Kenya I think, literally did nothing in the knockouts But it was the mindset I suppose, they came out and took to attacks early, and that approach despite losing early wickets was successful against both India and Australia when it mattered
  5. Maximas

    Nathan Lyon

    Yeah for this reason I was impressed by Maharaj in SL, who hasn't got much/any experience in Asia but had success straight away on similar decks to a similar batting line-up that Lyon couldn't land killer blows on Funny, I was strictly referring to spin bowling but it reads quite damningly
  6. Maximas

    Karunaratne

    Before the NZ/Aus/SA tour Karunaratne was the worlds in form opener, but he didn't really pass the mustard except for one good innings in NZ. One of those guys who can really go big once set though, and also one who stands up in the second dig
  7. Maximas

    Nathan Lyon

    NZ is far more miserable than anywhere else for the most part IMO
  8. Maximas

    3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

    Siddle consistently looks about the most likely of the Aussie quicks once the lacquer wears off
  9. Maximas

    Nathan Lyon

    Twice as rotund, half as high
  10. Maximas

    *Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

    Gives it a decent rip, is quite accurate and varies his flight well, the best spinners have a very simple method, Ajay was much the same
  11. Maximas

    The Inaugural World Test Championship

    SL with a handy early lead :)
  12. Maximas

    *Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

    Could say much the same for the SL spinners tbh Was a much better batting track than the scoreline suggested IMO
  13. Maximas

    Worst Test Cricketers of All Time

    Lahiru Thirimanne type record that
  14. Maximas

    Graeme Yallop Vs Usman Khawaja

    Never really got the chance to bat up the order properly which might explain the average, but he was quite adaptable, an able slogger but good with the rescue job or accumulator role too, his technique never looked amazing I'll give you that His prime was done by the end of the 2011 WC IMO
  15. Maximas

    Graeme Yallop Vs Usman Khawaja

    Given he did well both here and in CC, plus had a perfectly decent ODI career, he gave himself every chance to do well at test level given the chance
  16. Maximas

    Graeme Yallop Vs Usman Khawaja

    I'm with you but it all just goes without saying, reads like an ugly slanging match is all
  17. Maximas

    Nathan Lyon

    Should check out the politics subbie once in a while lol...
  18. Maximas

    *Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

    Looking back pretty much everyone chipped in too with runs of wickets at important times - except for Kusal Perera Chandimal and BOP will have to sit out again barring injury
  19. Maximas

    Graeme Yallop Vs Usman Khawaja

    Yawn
  20. Maximas

    *Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

    Touring sides coming here off no preparation aren't really meant to beat us though

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