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    Josh Hazlewood vs James Anderson

    You know you're attempt to prove someone isn't good has gotten desperate when you're resting it solely on the fact that they've been rested for one test match in Galle.
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    Josh Hazlewood vs James Anderson

    I never said he was an atg though? I don't think anyone did, we were just comparing him to Hazelwood who isn't an atg either. Also I agree to a certain extent with the issue pertaining to career splits, but I think using them in this context to compare players with varying career lengths is fair...
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    Josh Hazlewood vs James Anderson

    Tbf, I've taken out Anderson's performances in England and West Indies in the last 6 years, where the Duke Ball is used, and if I've entered this properly into statsguru then he has averaged 28.38 with the kookaburra/SG ball. While he is significantly better with the Dukes, its not like he's...
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    Josh Hazlewood vs James Anderson

    Has also done a lot better in SA than Hazlewood. Average of 30 there, which isn't amazing but better than Hazelwood's 39.25, and includes what I remember to be a very decent 5/40. And if we're not counting West Indies because of their lacklustre modern batting, then we must also eliminate the 12...
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    Josh Hazlewood vs James Anderson

    Since Hazlewood's career begun in Dec 2014, he has averaged 24.32 at home and 27.04 away. In that same time, Anderson has averaged 19.08 at home and 25.88 away, with both taking just over 200 wickets.
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    *Official* England in Sri Lanka 2021

    All credit to Sri Lanka for fighting back tbh. I think this just shows that they are not, or should not be as bad as that first innings performance suggests. I think they'll go well in the second test, and England will have to be a lot better to beat them. I do like the fact that England are...
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    *Official* England in Sri Lanka 2021

    Bit of a random thing to bring up but I reckon that Root's probably got the best conventional sweep shot in world cricket.
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    3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

    Was great when Hussey (I think it was anyway) was saying how he thinks Kohli is better than Smith and Williamson when they showed the very close together home stats because he scores the more memorable runs or some rubbish like that, and then when they showed the away stats where Smith was...
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    *Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

    Because he's done a job in a position that no one else wants and have performed horribly in. We should definitely be looking to move on from Denly in the immediate future, but he's honestly done a respectable, albeit altogether mediocre job at number 3 that partly contributed to our success in...
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    So we're just going to ignore overall records and games that actually matter in favour of a table that generally ranks current form then? I suppose we can also just say that Dawid Malan is a better t20i batsman than Kohli as well (in fact Kohli hardly just makes it into the top ten and is worse...
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    Means **** all to be quite honest Starc was the leading wicket taker in the last two odi world cups and averages 22 with the ball. Cummins averages 28 and was pretty mediocre (compared to Starc and by his Test abilities anyway)
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    Na Starc is comfortably better at odis and t20is. Left arm and being able to swing the new ball at pace counts a hell of a lot while consistency is a bit less important than in test cricket
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    South Africa are shaping up really well in the one day stuff. Have a feeling they might go far in the t20 WC this year Australia looking a suprisingly mediocre side in comparison. As good as Labuschagne's 100 was, I don't think he necessarily solves their problems as they struggle to score...
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    England Tour Sri Lanka 2020

    Feel like Sri Lanka will be a lot better this time around. Hopefully the new guys for England can build on their decent performances in SA. Sibley, and Crawley haven't really been tested too much against spin so far and Denly really struggled to score runs against Maharaj. Pope seems it a pretty...
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    ***Official*** India in New Zealand 2020

    I definitely feel like he has a negative impact on his players with his aggressive captaincy, as it doesn't really fit a lot of them, and they end up doing worse by trying to keep up with it, He seems to equate a lack of aggressiveness as playing badly (i.e, Pujara), which is such a weird...
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    The Unpopular Opinions Thread

    I've always wondered about the ceiling for female batsmen to be fair, as I don't think there is as much of a physical limit in how good they could theoretically be, as there is with bowlers, who all probably bowl a bit too slow to make it. Sure they don't have the same power, but they still have...
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    Controversial opinions

    David Warner is the ultimate flat/home track bully, change my mind
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    ***Official*** India in New Zealand 2020

    What is it with India and young blonde bowlers who can bat a bit
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    If anything I'm emphasising how good he has done today by saying how bizarre it is to be risking so much to get the new no.8 on strike
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    **** Official **** Australia in South Africa 2020

    Exceptionally stupid decision making to be running a bye to the keeper only to give the no.8 strike when you're 119*. Been appropriately punished as well

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