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  1. Chin Music

    Brian Lara vs Jacques Kallis

    Lara's level of batting at his best is just insane. Kallis couldn't get close to that if you think of THAT series v Australia in 99.
  2. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    I wouldn't say that's all true. I looked at some of the Asian Qualifiers for the world cup and there is quite a big imbalance in some groups. Japan are nigh on already qualified in their group. The South American large group for Qualifiers is the same. Most of the teams go through automatically...
  3. Chin Music

    Whose test career will end last?

    I thought it had been generally said that Smith would go after the Ashes next year. Kohli, I would have thought will solider on for a few more months. If there was much merit to selection, he could have gone by now. Williamson as marginally the youngest and with the least hectic schedule should...
  4. Chin Music

    Women's football stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    I am barely on social media these days so I am not upset to be missing idiocy in all its ingloriousness.
  5. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Makes more sense to have the world cup qualifying process more elongated but with not as many games. Always find it a little nuts that you have 2 fixtures congested into four days with an already stupid domestic schedule. The old qualifying system lasted over a year and a bit. These days they...
  6. Chin Music

    The Fastest Bowler ever?

    I think there is a lot to this. It is very difficult to produce that pace, week in week out, especially if you want to get the obvious financial gains that playing in the various big leagues get you. Makes more sense to be circa 145-150kph (i.e. just over 90mph) and have a skill set and be able...
  7. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    I am guessing ITVs production of Nations League is very low budget. I am the type of person who only ever tunes in to the games just before kick off and don't bother listening to the half time discussions or anything that happens afterwards. He is useless though.
  8. Chin Music

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    To get stuffed by the likes of Finland, next league probably.
  9. Chin Music

    *Official* England in the West Indies 2024

    Surely he will have to play more first class cricket and succeed to at least suggest he might be a worthwhile pick. I guess the issue is turning down IPL.
  10. Chin Music

    Kohli Test Average

    Shouldn't that be 'unless' he has a brilliant series before the England tour? My hunch is that he might, so long as he has a passable series use the England tour as a sign off, given that here is essentially his summer home. Lots of rich Indians tend to do that. To avoid the extreme heat of May...
  11. Chin Music

    Andy Roberts vs Courtney Walsh

    That's what I wondered. Roberts is a little before my time, I just understand more his impact of his era rather than remember what he actually did. I'm very sceptical of judging players by either stats alone and I'm a little vexed as to the popularity of using longevity in this forum to assess a...
  12. Chin Music

    Andy Roberts vs Courtney Walsh

    How much impact would Roberts have had by missing some tests because of WSC?
  13. Chin Music

    Mundane sightings of high-profile cricketers

    For some reason, as soon as I saw that Boon was out the next morning, I assumed that he would come to the bar and ask you to serve him, or that you had met him on the plane when he beat the record for most beers downed on Sydney to London flight.
  14. Chin Music

    McGrath vs Hadlee

    Not really Hadlee's fault that they played nowhere near as much back in the day. I mean he was nearly 39 when he retired from test cricket. I would say that in terms of overall performance in all conditions, that McGrath had the edge as a bowler, as he was less reliant on outright swing/seam...
  15. Chin Music

    England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Fair enough. From what I recall, Hagley is a place where there can be day 1 help for the seamers and then it becomes a road. I presume soil types matter a lot for determining how easy it is to prepare a turner. I don't have any such thing resembling a lawn, but then again I live in an apartment...
  16. Chin Music

    England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Is there any actual talk in NZ of playing square bunsens and going in with Santner, Patel and Phillips?
  17. Chin Music

    England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    But then, there is no way he should be batting at 3. That is nuts for even a high performing player, let alone one who has had a somewhat mediocre career.
  18. Chin Music

    England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    I'm not currently Pope's biggest fan by any stretch. Despite his obvious talent, he's failed to kick on despite some seeming false dawns. Too often, he falls early with no real sign he's worked on his weak defence. However, we are picking Bethell who hasn't played very much first class cricket...
  19. Chin Music

    Virat Kohli v Kevin Pietersen

    I would argue that the last year or so of Pietersen's career, he was in marked decline. I don't think he ever really recovered from his injury sustained on the NZ tour. So his removal from the test team, might have done him a bit of a favour, because a guy who wasn't particularly consistent from...
  20. Chin Music

    India will not travel to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy

    Would make sense, why not schedule them to play at Lahore and they could be back in Delhi in no time?

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