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  1. J

    Off Season awfulness

    Just stop being so tight and pay for the indoor cricket centre nets! They are absolutely quality and definately worth it, me and a few mates have been hiring out the bowling machine at Yorkshires cricket centre for £30, only a tenner each and definately worth it, the improvements we've made are...
  2. J

    Your best cricket sledge

    The one about the splinter, my mate used and the umpire just laughed and called him a cheeky sod. Funniest sledge i've heard in a game we'd just smashed this team for 245 in a 20 over game, and they hit a 4 off first ball, and the wicketkeeper just said "must be a batting side". - Probably not...
  3. J

    Buying A Good, Cheap Bat

    Best bat i've bought - Gray Nicolls - Predator Power got it for £60 in 2006, then it broke June this year and i bought a used one for £40 it is a cracking bat, absolutely awesome for the price, if you can get hold of one. Thats the only bat i've used for last 4 seasons, so wouldn't make a top 5...
  4. J

    First game as captain

    General tip for captaincy - try stay 2/3 overs ahead of the game regarding bowling changes Be brave, but not stupid, take risks, try make them calculated risks, you never know one of them might not just pay off
  5. J

    Ashes 2009

    Is any one doing a backyard ashes series? How is it going? Whos winning? me (england) and my brother (aus) are doing one. Its 1-1 after 3 tests and im currently dominating the 4th one, scores are: 1st test Eng 367 & 134-8 beat Aus 343 & 155 by 2 wickets. 2nd Test Eng 224 & 266 drew with...
  6. J

    What rules do you play?

    agreed - a lot more complicated than normal cricket - and some say thats complicated enough - and if everyones pissed up when playing it, how does anyone remember them all?
  7. J

    New info on Ashes Cricket 2009

    3rd July in UK - according to GAME.co.uk
  8. J

    Make up of a cricket team

    Got me there.
  9. J

    Going on tour

    Not different shots necessarily - just a different style of play -
  10. J

    Going on tour

    I disagree with that personally - yes you should play every ball on its merits but you've got to take into account the pitch as well - green seaming and swinging conditions (which we get a lot over here in england) you either want to smother the ball so it cant move of the pitch or if its not...
  11. J

    Favorite cricketbat brand

    Gray Nicolls - Predator only cost me £60 - is an aboslute beast had it for over 3 years now and its still as orgasmic as ever when i hit the ball:) My two previous bats have been gray nicolls - the longbow which i had for 3 years and before that this crappy cheap gray nicolls signature - which...
  12. J

    Make up of a cricket team

    Not really, seen as if you bowl 10 overs in the nets, and you split it 5 and 5 between spin and seam - then you'll only improve slightly in both. Whereas if you'll bowl 10 overs of seam you'll improve more and that and get into a rhythm and groove. And name one cricketer (proffesional) who is...
  13. J

    Speeds pre-1998

    does this take into the account that the bowling speed on the speed guns are not the average speed over the 22 yards, they are the speed just at the release of ball. As they occasionally show the speed as it passes the batsman and they are actually around 70mph when they pass the bat from a ball...
  14. J

    Make up of a cricket team

    When describing your bowlers they all seemed to have 1 main style and another one which you might change to them later on, surely it would be best to find the style of bowling they are best at and stick to it, so they don't become a jack of all trades master of none?
  15. J

    Bowling and catching

    The few astro turf wickets i've played on seem to really zip through with a bit of bounce, so i would recommend your fast bowlers and medium bowlers just bowling back of a length looking for the edge, not short, but back of a length and with the zip it is hard to get on top of, but also hard to...
  16. J

    What rules do you play?

    I was just wondering what rules every one plays in their local league, as I know in Australia you tend to play more time based games than limited overs, is that correct? The rules we play over here, I play for Birstwith in the Nidderdale League are: Senior league - played every Saturday for 22...
  17. J

    Finger Protection

    I have one of those things you are talking about, it was my dads he got from the hospital when he dislocated his finger. You might be able to get it off here Firstaid4sport - the UK's first dedicated online supplier of first aid equipment and kits I haven't looked to see if they have them but...
  18. J

    Just a question about Swing...

    amazes me that your playing in australia 20/20 u14 finals and dont no what conventional swing/reverse swing is:S
  19. J

    Codemasters announce Ashes Cricket 2009

    release date According to GAME the release date is 3rd July 2009. here is my source: Ashes Cricket 2009 - Xbox 360 - GAME.co.uk So by my calculations that is only 42 days!
  20. J

    Brian Lara International Cricket 2009

    ashes cricket 2009 ashes cricket 2009 made my codies, theres a thread about it:)

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