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    Umpire appeals?

    It's about time. I'm not a believer in 'all decisions even themselves out'. As an avid watcher and player of most sports over the years, I'm convinced 1 bad decision can change any game. How often do we say about teams "they despartely need a wicket NOW", or "one or two wickets now and...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    That two of Australia's and the worlds best bats were 'worked out' emphasises the quality with which England bowled, and of course that conditions were difficult enough to help them exploit their weaknesses ruthlessly. That if anything is a good reflection on Punter, that he was able to have...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Fair enough. I haven't seen that much 70's cricket so i really can't say. Probably have him in front of Border tho. If he keeps performing the way he is atm and has some success in India, I think it'd be unfair to exclude him permanently from that 'great' group.
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Ponting has been very poor in India, yes. But the arguement is who's better againt pace and movement.
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    To say he flopped last summer is a bit OTT. An average of 40 for an Aus batsmen was pretty decent in that series, if you compare that to the rest of our lineup - Hayden, Martyn, Gilly who were in the 20's. Punter averages 65 in SA, Dravid 42. Not sure where your going with that one! Re WI...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    I think he's nowhere near as good as made out to be, and still has to prove he can handle strong attacks on wickets that seam. To say he's better than Ponting on such wickets is pure fantasy. There are too many wholes in his resume ie. consistent poor results overall V SA and Aus when things...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    He did have a good match at the Wanderers in 96, but didn't do much in the other four innings in that series. Hardly the mark of consistency. BTW, match was drawn (probably bcos Dravid 150 came at a Gillespie-esque SR of 30) 1996 Series against WI - Out of 5 tests, 4 draws and 1 win. Must have...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Lets see how he goes against the 4 prong England attack of today. Odds are in him failing as he has consistently done so against quality attacks on seaming pitches as he has before in SA and Australia - 99 in Aus and SA, 2001 SA, plus against Pak when the two WW's were still going round
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    It does matter, England were not at their peak then. What was Freddie weighing back then, 250lbs? You've shifted ground to "adaptability", yet we're talking about facing the moving ball here. If you're going to do that i am not going to bother chasing you around
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    The argument is about who's better against the moving ball, so whether Dravid performed against that attack in India is irrelevant, the ball doesn't move around there. Averages from series 5 years ago are not relevent. While England's attack may have been similar, facing them in 02 is a very...
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Yes, in India
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Jones, Flintoff have come along massively since then. I doubt anyone could dispute that..
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    Handled rubbish England bowlers, yes. The current lineup? Yet to be seen
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    ****OFFICIAL**** Lara vs Tendulkar Debate Thread

    I'd be interested to see how you go about proving that..IMO Dravid looks like a walking wicket when the balls moving around, against good opposition. His tendancy to dab the ball down across the line from just outside off would make him cannon fodder in conditions such as those of the last Ashes
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    Channel Nine - Warne In; Chappell, Greig Under Pressure

    Nicholas is excellent at the on-camera stuff, but keep him out of the box please. How about a bit of the old Mike Walker?
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    Old but Still Gold

    I don't have any videos, just memories of the 01 and 04 tours. Mumbai 04 sticks out, his action in that match could not be called anything other than shocking.
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    Old but Still Gold

    I'm saying that Harbhajan hadn't rememdied his action after first being called in 98, until recently. Thats a good 6 or 7 years of throw-downs without being banned. How can anyone explain this save for it being a political decision
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    Old but Still Gold

    If you're trying to say there isn't enough consistency from the ICC on chucking and other indiscretions..you're right. Afterall how could Kirtley and Botha be expelled soon after their debut, yet Harbhajan was allowed to continue his "bowling" despite having been called already. If you look at...
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    Old but Still Gold

    He may have chucked in 99 or 98 like some pple here say, but he's been legitimate for ages
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    Old but Still Gold

    Its true tho, isn't it.

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