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Bijed

Bijed

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Was just browsing some Bangladesh players' cricinfo profiles - how was Rubel Hossain allowed to play 24 tests as a bowler whilst averaging 70-80 nearly all the time?
 
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Burgey said:
Yeah I think so. That 87 side set a real standard for ODIs at that time. Boon and Marsh were a gun opening pair in that format, the middle order had Jones and TOTAB, as well as S Waugh and O'Donnell. McDermott and Reid led the attack. Was a handy side tbh.
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Yeh, the 87 side would probably get beaten now but they were setting standards back then. The game has changed a lot, but the general plan was Swampy would anchor the innings while Boon hit out a bit, and they'd set a platform for Jones (who at that point was probably the best ODI batsman around). Obviously Border was good, and Veletta was handy in ODIs. Waugh and O'Donnell were both genuine allrounders at that point. O'Donnell has been forgotten a bit but he was a very very good ODI cricketer, great hitter and good bowler, and this was the era when Waugh was the death bowler known as the iceman. And as you say, Reid and McDermott were a pretty potent pace attack. May and Dyer rounded the team out, and while they weren't spectacular they were pretty solid performers.
 
stephen

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honestbharani said:
Wasn't Reid injured more often than not though?
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He was like Harris in that if he was fit, he played and was the best bowler in the side.

He was seriously top notch and it's a shame we didn't see more of him.

He and Harris have almost identical career stats as well.
 
Burgey

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One of Burgeinho's team mates who is part of the touring squad to England in July blew his ACL playing footy last weekend and has a six month recovery ahead of him after surgery. ********* news on the eve of such a big tour. Terrific kid too.
 
Burgey

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The pre-tour hype is stepping up massively here ahead of the PCA England expedition. Boys got their tour kits and blazers last night and had their first pre-tour hit out at the CNSW centre in Blacktown. **** I wish I was going over for this, but I think they young bloke will have a better time with his mates. Hopefully they carve up.
 
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