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    **Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

    I honestly think Hildreth will get the nod over Morgan and Bopara. He's a proper batsman, with the full range of shots, whereas the others are more suited to ODIs. Hildreth has been marked as a future England player for years. The trouble has been that he always seemed to hit his best form when...
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    Neil Wagner 5 wickets in 6 balls

    I know that Bill Copson and Pat Pocock also got 5 in 6 in first class cricket, has anyone else done it, or anything similar? Pocock went on to get 7 wickets in 11 balls. and off his next and final ball, there was a run out. Sussex v Surrey at Eastbourne, 12-15 Aug 1972
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    Murali has to sit an exam

    so once again, the rules have been changed solely to accommodate Murali. So why do we actually have rules?
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    Murali has to sit an exam

    Obviously my joke went over everyone's head, so I wont return to it. The rules are the same for anyone seeking to work in the UK, be it as a builder, scientist, cricketer, or footballer. Obviously, any Premier League side signing a footballer for 50 million is going to make sure they spend...
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    Murali has to sit an exam

    New UK immigration rules. Of course, if Murali fails to get the required mark, then the ICC will simply change the rules solely to accommodate him.....
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    Englands Opening Batsman

    Nice to know that Michael Vaughan had the same thought. Obviously its not just great minds that think alike. Has everyone forgotten Bell opening in the 2007 World Cup? His slow scoring was one of the main reasons England struggled. He needs to come in later. When I said Swann opened for Notts...
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    Englands Opening Batsman

    Apologies if this is being discussed slsewhere. With KP on the plane home, and Eoin Morgan set to replace him, it leaves Andres Strauss without an opening partner. Bell, Prior, Trott and Bopara have all been suggested. But they all bat much better down the order. Moving any one of them to open...
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    Best and Worst TV Commentators

    As I said earlier, Pommie Mbangwa is not a great commentator, but hes pretty good, and his enthusiasm for the game is a positive.
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    England : Best bowling attack in the current world cup?

    Pace and bounce from Broad, reverse swing from Anderson, control from Bresnan, the best spinner in Swann, and backup from Yardy and Pietersen. Lots of versatility there, I would agree they have the best attack, unlike say the one dimensional pace of Australia, and India's long-hop-bowling...
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    England : Worst bowling attack in the current world cup?

    shouldnt this thread be closed after todays performance? South Africa 165 all out. I'd like to see any other bowling attack defend a score of 171 against South Africa. And dont say "oh, it was a poor wicket". England have played on 3 flat lifeless wickets so far, about time the bowlers had...
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    Greatest Fast Bowling Pair

    If they keep playing as they are now, it wont be long before Steyn and Morkel belong on this list. One of the best ever may have been a duo that were together at county level. Not many people enjoyed batting against Nottinghamshire when Richard Hadlee and Clive Rice were in tandem. Also, Garth...
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    The Cricketweb Uncapped XI

    Most of these managed to play some tests. But Kirsten and Jimmy Cook probably wish they didnt. They were past their best by the time they played international cricket, and didnt manage to live up to their reputations. Jimmy Cook could have been one of the greatest of all time. Any Somerset fan...
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    England : Worst bowling attack in the current world cup?

    The real worry is that England have an excellent bowling attack, who are playing really really really badly. If they were poor bowlers, it would be understandable, but Swann, Anderson and Broad are all near the top of the ICC rankings, and Bresnan is good too. They should be doing much much...
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    England : Worst bowling attack in the current world cup?

    no, that would be Vettori. He took over that mantle when Shane Bond finally retired after he realised he wasnt fooling anyone by faking injury anymore
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    Surely Agnew has it wrong?

    I guess Agnew is working on the assumption that Ireland, West Indies and Bangladesh are fighting for 4th place. This assumes that India, South Africa and England will be the top 3. On those assumptions, he is correct. But its a big leap to assume that England are going to be safe in 3rd. Of...
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    Former Pakistani players want Warne investigated for match fixing?

    Maybe they need to investigate the 2006-7 Ashes series. After all, Glenn McGrath predicted it would be 5-0. and Englands batting collapsed suspiciously easily on more than one occasion.......
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    5 least influential Cricketers of all time

    How about Ian Bishop? You dont ever hear his name mentioned amongst the top Windies quicks of the 80s and 90s, but somehow he played 43 tests. You might also mention Alec Stewart. Most test match appearances by any England player, highest run scorer in tests out of anyone in the world in the...
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    If Only...

    If only some of your guys had run a bit faster in the 75 final... If only Aussie weather wasnt so bad, the first ever ODI wouldnt have happened....
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    If Only...

    If only Zimbabwe hadnt bowled so well at India's top order in 1983, we wouldnt have witnessed such an incredible innings from Kapil Dev. If only they hadnt listened to Richie Benaud's new idea for calculating the target in rain affected matches in 1992.... If only a few other sides beside New...
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    Brothers

    actually, speaking as a totally straight guy, Stuart Broad is WAY better looking than his sister....

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