Future Legends

[Don]

dwayne bravo
dinesh rhamdin
a young guy called cooper --------- >if they focus and stop acting like holes
another one called hanuman-------->

 

[marc71178]

Tendulkar was and is more of a people's champion than Flintoff will ever be.

Of course, because he has more people in the country he represents and it is a far more cricket-crazy country.

 

[Richard]

Course they are! Who'd forget the man who captained their own country to their first victory?
For Bangladesh, it'll be even more special, due to that long run of winless test cricket.
It'll be the Bangladeshi version of Headingley 1981

I bet you most cricket "fans" don't know who captained their country to their maiden Test victory.
Of course, the like of Hakon are excused. At present, at least.

 

[a massive zebra]

Freddie has a sort-of naive, childish charm about him - never a ranter, criticised by so many early on in his career over his Inzy-like diet - almost a village cricketer in his outlook on the game - "see how far I can hit this one". .

He still has that attitude though. In a recent interview he said kids should play as many shots as they can, not worry about defence and definitely not try to become the next Mark Richardson.

 

[luckyeddie]

He still has that attitude though. In a recent interview he said kids should play as many shots as they can, not worry about defence and definitely not try to become the next Mark Richardson.

You may be right - but the reckless Freddie of old is no longer his own game.

What he has done this year above all is to realise that his job is to stick around until the last 10 overs, then cause utter mayhem. He's done the sort of things that Klusener did on one or two occasions, but tempering those aggressive instincts until the right time ("By jove, Colonel. Wait until you see the whites of their bally eyes" so to speak).

Did you see what he did against Sri Lanka?

70 balls, and he worked the ball around for 50 runs - a pretty reasonable strike rate. Then a switch flicked and he hit a half-century off the next 19 deliveries.

 

[Richard]

And but for a horrific lapse from Mahela he'd have made, yes, 1.

 

[luckyeddie]

And but for a horrific lapse from Mahela he'd have made, yes, 1.

Oh, **** off

 

[Langeveldt]

yes, he would be abysmal if people never made mistakes..

Hang on, if people didnt make mistakes, he wouldnt have lofted the ball in the air to jayawardene in the first place....

 

[Barney Rubble]

yes, he would be abysmal if people never made mistakes..

Hang on, if people didnt make mistakes, he wouldnt have lofted the ball in the air to jayawardene in the first place....

All hail Langeveldt, King of Sense! In fact, he would have hit every ball for 6, even the wides......

Also, I agree that Tendulkar is more of a people's champion than Freddie is, but I think Freddie is slightly different, in that Sachin is idolised by millions in and outside of his country for his sheer talent, whereas Freddie is only really a people's champion in England, and it's as much for the way he plays as anything else - if he batted like Mark Richardson I doubt he'd be as popular or effective as he is now. A friendly compromise reached, I think.

 

[Richard]

yes, he would be abysmal if people never made mistakes..

Hang on, if people didnt make mistakes, he wouldnt have lofted the ball in the air to jayawardene in the first place....

Hitting the ball in the air to fielders is a different mistake to anything else. As is dropping a catch.

 

[marc71178]

And but for a horrific lapse from Mahela he'd have made, yes, 1.

And but for your parents not using protection...

 

[Richard]

Which applies to every single person, ever.
Unlike dropped catches which are very much in the minority - if a catch is given, the result expected is for it to be taken.

 

[marc71178]

Which applies to every single person, ever.

No, because there's only one killjoy on here who insists on trying to put down whatever good there is in the game.

Had your parents used it, you wouldn't exist, and we'd all be enjoying it.

 

[Richard]

Yes, and there would be plenty of others whose lives would be lesser, too, let me assure you.
And just because you perceive that something is good, it doesn't automatically make it so - you do not dictate what is what in the game.

 

[marc71178]

And just because all but one person appreciates the innings, doesn't make you anything but a killjoy.

 

[Richard]

And just because almost everyone is wholly keen to see the best in everything makes someone who isn't a killjoy.
You're not alone in clutching at that straw, I'll give you that.

 

[steds]

All hail Langeveldt, King of Sense! In fact, he would have hit every ball for 6, even the wides......

but there wouldn't be any wides, as they are mistakes

 

[marc71178]

And just because almost everyone is wholly keen to see the best in everything makes someone who isn't a killjoy.
You're not alone in clutching at that straw, I'll give you that.

Whereas you quite clearly are alone as a killjoy...

 

[Barney Rubble]

but there wouldn't be any wides, as they are mistakes

You've got me there steds....d'oh!

 

[Neil Pickup]

We'd end up 0/0 (50ov) plays 0/0 (50ov), because every ball would be too good to play, and every batsmen would be too good to edge it.