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  1. deeps

    Pontings captaincy

    True, though to say Warne was at the peak of his powers is wrong. And the pitches being heavily spinner friendly was not helpful to Mcgrath nor Gillespie In their 2nd match, they were missing Mcgrath and Brad Williams, who were the opening bowlers for Australia at the time. Williams did not...
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    Pontings captaincy

    Warne was actually dropped from the test side for the only time in his career, in that series in the west indies.. how can you say that was not the lowest point in his career. Never mind what you think, here it is from the man himself...
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    Clarke's Injury

    with their batting woes this season, i doubt they'd replace a batsman wiht a bowler if clarke is out, hodge will come in undoubtetly, perhaps watson...definately not macgill
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    the original rule incorporated use of the naked eye, to decide wether it was flexing or not. Not high tech computers etc.
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    ***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

    i think gilly is getting done because he's being over cautious against flintoff especially. He normally just hits the ball hard, and doesn't play careful cricket. He needs to just go back to his natural game, and runs will come.
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    Pontings captaincy

    in a practice game, yes. in a test match with the ashes at stake, is not the time to try and regain the confidence of your bowlers. Again, if mcgrath was playing, then yes it was a good choice. With strike fast bowler number 1 out injured strike fast bolwer number 2 terribly out of...
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    I think he chucks, but seeing that he is allowed to bowl, i acknowledge he is eligible to be in the world xi's etc. and so i pick him as well looking at purely his record. I would still argue that he chucks, and i'm not going to go into that, because it's totally OT. Incidentally, i've been...
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    or i could just walk over there and ask one in person, seeing that i go to uwa :p
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    Pontings captaincy

    it didn't look that much of a greentop.. Plus when you're missing your strike fast bowler, and your other strike fast bowler is out of form severely, it really puts the leading wicket taker in the world, to be your trump card. He should have realised that Warne was his biggest asset at this...
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    Pontings captaincy

    doesn't explain the lack of 'life' in the team, the lack of planning to batsman, the lack of creativity in bowling changes and field placings, just to name a few things
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    someone tell me how a leg spinner can chuck the ball
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    well, in my eyes, i don't see warne as a chucker, nor do i see most bowlers in the world as chuckers. I believe that murali chucks. No matter what anyone says about degrees of straightening etc etc, it's still in my mind that he is a chucker. Having said that, I realise he's allowed to bowl, so...
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    Pontings captaincy

    Ok fair enough. However i wasn't trying to say "Gilchrist captained, and they won, Ponting captained, and they losT" the point i was making, is that it was not Ponting that won the series in india, but Gilchrist.
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    Were the Australian batsmen Overrated?

    i think it has more to do with ppl thinking he's a chucker, more than racism. they don't take him seriously
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    Pontings captaincy

    Both teams batted on the same surface did they not? If india's strength is meant to be their batting, then a bowling pitch should be the last thing they want. They still managed a win
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    Pontings captaincy

    Just because you do not agree with mental disintegration, doesn't mean he's a bad captain. He has a great disciplinary record, and played within the rules. If someone gave him flak, he was ready to give it back. It didn't matter who it was. Curtly Ambrose or Harbajan Singh, he would speak his...
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    Pontings captaincy

    far from it. Taylors Australian side was merely good. Number one in the world, but not by much. Waugh took over, and they were easily the best test and one day side in the world. His tactics changed test cricket as we know it. Waugh has done many things for cricket, and does not get the credit...
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    Pontings captaincy

    one loss, 2 rained out matches... hardly anything to write about Like i said earlier, it takes an excellent performance to beat Waugh's aussies. Someone had to do something extra-ordinary.. A superhuman effort. In this case, it was Brian Lara. Warne was far from his peak, and was probably at...
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    Pontings captaincy

    It more often than not, took a monumental innings from one of the opposition batsman, to beat australia. Laxman and Dravid for example. It always took something extra special. A normal century, or even a 150 wouldn't be enough to beat Waugh's australia
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    Pontings captaincy

    again, he inherited a decent side and made it into a great side. he did not inherit a great side. If the Australian side was rated 8/10 under border, it only went up under waugh. say 9.5/10.. under punter, it's gone back to 8/10 Surely Waugh must've done something right to get the side up that...
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