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  1. Lions81

    Over rated Vettori?

    No question Vettori is overrated just in the fact that he continues to command a test position. His average is 37.8, after 53 test matches. That is a terrible average really. I'm sure if Fleming decided to have a go at turning his arm over, he'd do just as well and maybe New Zealand could stick...
  2. Lions81

    Inzi a Coward

    You are crazy. :O
  3. Lions81

    New NZ Test match philosophy & team

    I do think that a team's philosophy must be consistent with the kind of players it has, but that doesn't mean a team can't produce any kind of players it wants. New Zealand is flush with all-rounders who bowl good some good fastish medium-pace. This makes their batting lineup considerably...
  4. Lions81

    England

    Well I certainly would love to hear them! I was born and raised in the U.S., so my exposure to cricket is extraordinarily limited. Only now with the proliferation of satellite TV and all these websites televising cricket can I see any. Also when I have gone back to India for vacations. It's...
  5. Lions81

    India cancel Bangaldesh series

    What I need is a publishing deal! 8D
  6. Lions81

    England

    To be honest, I do envy you. I'm not old enough to have seen the West Indies in action with all their fast bowlers, and as a true fan of sheer pace and a desperate wannabe myself, I would have loved it.
  7. Lions81

    The last Legendy Truly Fast Bowler Retires! Waqar Younis moves on

    It's sad to see him go, but it surely was time. Pakistan has a new generation of pace bowlers to lead them, and Younis had lost some significant pace. He really did revolutionize fast bowling, especially on the subcontinent. Despite what Akram has inspired in left-armers, the vast majority of...
  8. Lions81

    England

    Cheers. And I was concerned for a second that our concepts of winning and losing were about to be turned on their heads. :P
  9. Lions81

    India cancel Bangaldesh series

    I did write a whole paragraph concerning this!
  10. Lions81

    High time ICC have a check on the umpires

    No, that's not the problem. The problem, as you yourself have admitted, is that umpires are only human and will make mistakes. Surgeons are human, so if someone dies on the operating table, should we sit back, kick our heels up, and shrug our shoulders at the fallibility of human nature? No. (I...
  11. Lions81

    High time ICC have a check on the umpires

    Yes, the immediate problem can't be solved in the timeframe available. But that doesn't mean we should ignore the problem! And Langeveldt, you bring up a good point. I forgot to consider that. :(
  12. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Also, on an entirely unrelated note, I want to join the Ajit Agarkar Appreciation Society! I'll work on my suck-up comment.
  13. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Well if it wasn't sarcasm, then he makes arguments that undermine his point? His point was that India can come back from innings deficits, as they have in the past as evidenced by that second Ind-Aus test. If "poor Australian side" wasn't sarcastic, then it detracts from his arguments. Maybe...
  14. Lions81

    England

    I don't think 2-1 suggests the teams are fairly even. It suggests the team that won 2 is better than the team that won 1. Otherwise, wins and losses have no purpose.
  15. Lions81

    Can Pathan be as good as Wasim?

    I would like to point out that this thread was started by a Pakistani supporter. Nothing wrong with that, but I just want to make sure people realize that is not a case of Indian overzealousness.
  16. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Haha, Marc, Koch_cha wrote that in response to a remark that India can't ever come back from first innings deficits, and was completely sarcastic! Sorry, Lucky Eddie, I had to call him on it before you could! :P
  17. Lions81

    India cancel Bangaldesh series

    Well it's one 1-day tournaments, as the ICC Champions Trophy and Natwest Series were already etched into the schedule. The tournament in question, to be held in Holland, is to be contested between Pakistan, Australia and India. Surely the ICC has played some part. They want to spread cricket...
  18. Lions81

    High time ICC have a check on the umpires

    So because there are no known alternatives, we must stick with the status quo? Surely there are people who would love to be umpires and would work their tails off to become elite umpires. The fact that the ICC in effect has a quota on the elite umpire panel discourages open competition. Umpires...
  19. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Agreed about the toss. Perhaps Dravid's involved in some match-fixing himself? :D
  20. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    I wish I could be as optimistic as some of my fellow Indian fans, but realistically, this match is out of our hands. Third innings pitches really never are easy to bat on (aside from the amazingly odd SL-Aus series which was just completed) and Pakistan look well set to put up 500-600. At that...

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