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  1. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    It looks like Adams is out of the game, so there might still be hope for Derbyshire, one between Madsen and Durston is due one (I don't expect much from the rest of the batsmen), if Chanderpaul and the tail gets going again a draw is on the cards, just survive the first spell by Broad, I doubt...
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    Match Winning Batsmen in Test Cricket

    You know, others to score a hundred is not really something you can control as a batsman. And, if Bell has filled his shoes when others did, how come KP has not in those innings? I don't think he decided that 'Ow this track is easy, let's get out, somebody else will score here'. Eventually, as...
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    Match Winning Batsmen in Test Cricket

    Ian Bell. Average of 62 in won games and 28 in lost ones (54 in draws)! And this doesn't take into account those wonderful rearguards of his. When he's on song, England is unbeatable. (compare to the woeful numbers of Pietersen: 61 in W, 28 in L, 56 in D. One less in wins, 2 more in useless...
  4. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    And, guess what? They got to 256 with 87* from Chanders, 49 from Clare and 39 from Dino. Now wait for the usual 'You can't judge our innings until both sides have batted" cry, then something of a fightback with the ball and the customary 50/5 in the second innings. Well, at least this is good...
  5. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    It's not Broad, only that Derbyshire batting is simply terrible, apart from Chanderpaul the Top 6 is genuinely one of the worst in the whole county circuit, what usually saves them is that the bowlers are all also decent bats (all of them averaging around 20 in recent times). The bowling stocks...
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    Confidence as a starter

    Another advice: If anything, the place where you're most probably going to be hit badly is not in a game while batting, it's in the nets. Never, never, never get distracted in the nets, turning your back to the batsman while chatting to the other members is a too common mistake. And be wary if...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    Apologize for the double post, but I was at work before so had just the time for that short answer I went in with an incredibly defensive side with only two real bowlers (and I thought about playing Murtagh for Rankin only to boost the batting) but this ain't bad either (In fact, It's probably...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    Dude, I was a rugby player. Ever heard of the Six Nations? We got mauled for years on the trot, but now rugby union is the second most popoular sport in the country (according to youth rugby memberships) Trust me, I know what I'm talking about
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    You got to put things in perspective. For a 23 years old who plays for Denmark (or any non-Test country) that is good. He's also dominating at their level, average of more than 50 in ODIs. Very interesting, thanks. Given that he's still relatively young, I think that there might still be some...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    Look, this ain't really serious, was more of a 'Ryder Cup' (or West Indies) kind of idea to pass time during the present drought of games. But if I was serious about it, I'd say that a few test matches against not so strong opposition would be exactly what'd be needed to separate the good from...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    Well, your respectable opinion. Anybody up for this 'best European XI'? Can add up to thee bonus uncapped English players to plug holes (the less the better). I admit that I'm no expert, so I'll have to think a bit for mine before I post it.
  12. Гурин

    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    I know, I'm talking about an European XI You're right. Another guy who could have been a decent test player (Bangladesh and India would kill to have him in his prime right now)
  13. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    Yep, I said that a bit tongue-in-cheek. Actually what's surprising is that Westwood is holding his own so well, Chopra has always been talented (if a bit erratic). I don't really believe that's so much easier if the other opener is a big scorer, for every example like the Suppiah one there are...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    I'm not that sure. The Irish have a decent team even by themselves, add ten Doeschate, Borren and Kervezee to the mix, I'm pretty sure that in a short time they'd be no pushovers A pity that Morgan and Nannes would not be available anymore. Oh, and Phil Hughes :) If we also add players with a...
  15. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    Bad luck Warwickshire, that would have been a comfortable innings or 10 wickets win. Those 20 rainy points against Derbyshire will be crucial in the end. Still, I was amazed to discover that there was the 6th century stand in 12 games for Chopra and Westwood. The quality of the opening bowling...
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    What do you value in a captain?

    I don't know how is it in NZ, but here, in club cricket, getting XI players all on time on the field on sundays is the most important, difficult and exhausting thing for any captain. Performances comes second, au pair with 'locker room' (which often is a bench next to the rope) peace. A...
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    Why there is no Welsh national team?

    Glamorgan is probably the biggest opponent of a Welsh team, they don't want to fall outside the ECB and their conspicuous subsidizing. Apart from that, I used sometimes to refer to the ECB as EWCB and to their cricket team as either 'Wales' or 'England and Wales', but that was just for banter...
  18. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    Durham enjoys the combination of one of the best attacks and one of the worst batting lineups in Div1. Pitch might be doing a bit, but I won't take for granted that 92/8 necessarily means 'a minefield'.
  19. Гурин

    **Official English County Cricket 2013**

    Derbyshire 134/7 despite playing only 3 bowlers and one of them is Turner, the worst one they've got in the team. Nevermind how much resistance Palladino, Hughes and Groenewald can put up also with the bat, I expect the Warwickshire batsmen to destroy them tomorrow.
  20. Гурин

    ***Official*** Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, 2013

    (God my english is awful sometimes) I'm no expert on the Tigers, so given that Rubel looks like a standard fixture in every test match they play I thought he was the best they got. I'm genuinely interested, who do you rate as the three best fast(ish) bowlers in/from Bangladesh?

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