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*Official* CW XI Media Coverage
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NikhilN
International Regular
let them post whatever they want...I am not gonna read any of so I dont care about anything they post...its a forum they are free to post whatever they wantlord_of_darkness said:
I read like 5% of marcs post anyway...if he posts in a thread I posted I am not even gonna try to read his post cause 90% of the time he trys to put me down(does not include the game threads)
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Nikhil4eva said:
Right, so that totally contradicts what you said earlier then:
Perhaps you should rephrase one of those 2, or maybe the first one should read "If I did not pass them I'd never be selected again because I still hold exactly the same view now as I did when I made the comment."
If that is the case I question how someone so clearly not behind the team he represents can have any support from his team-mates or if they'd even want to be associated with someone who isn't a real part of the team.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Since the incident has re-entered the public domain with this interview, I think it is time to take a view of the players' opinions on this matter.
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9150
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9150
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
Showing your support for another country when you are representing the CWBCC / CW XI even as a dev player is a shocking thing..
It just shows dis respect for our CW Cricket and it leads to the thought of if you could have had a part in some of our loses in the world cup etc or any overseas tour to india etc..
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
Go Ricky... Go Ricky... Go Ricky... Go Ricky....
Or perhaps it should be..
Go Mahatma... Go Mahatma... Go Mahatma...
i agree that it was wrong what he did, but the board made a decision, bold as it was and we must accept it.
Or perhaps it should be..
Go Mahatma... Go Mahatma... Go Mahatma...
i agree that it was wrong what he did, but the board made a decision, bold as it was and we must accept it.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I agree, isn't that the reason we have the Players' Associaiton so things just aren't excepted if the players don't like what is happening?marc71178 said:
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
we can't just boycott it all though, we're all employed basically by the CW board to play in this thing, they're our governing body.
If they function properly and fairly they'll take the Players' Association views to hand.
If they function properly and fairly they'll take the Players' Association views to hand.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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The Sinking Ship
by Kwase Knight
What a difference a year makes! A year ago CW Red was 12-6 and placed a close 3rd The Chef de Groot OD Trophy. Now they've lost 4 of 5 limited overs assignments and are have suffered two of the heaviest FC defeats in CW history.
So what exactly has changed? In short, a lot. The most obvious would be the departure of veterans Craig, Eyes Only, Blewy, Cloete and Neil Pickup, who were traded to various other Cricket Web teams in the offseason. That said the Test players, Blewy, Cloete and Pickup played just 14 FC games and no OD games between them. In that space of time the Reds went 3-0 with 2 draws.
Admittedly Craig (1446) and Eyes Only (990) were the top two Reds FC runscorers in Season 6 and thus their presence is missed, but replacements Samuel Vimes and Gibbs N Smith are surely more than adequate replacements. Indeed Vimes scored just 107 runs less than Eyes last season, at an average of 2 runs more. Gibbs N Smith (1365) has comparable stats to his opposite number too. Gibbs N Smith has, however, endured the misfortune of injury at this early point.
Overall it is hard to pinpoint the main problem area in this Red team. On paper the bowling attack is strong, with three of the top pace bowlers in the CW system at their disposal, but aside from Mr Ponting, no other bowler averages less than 33. In fact, the other seven bowlers used have taken just 3 more than twice Ponting's haul of 13 between them. Further investigation shows 15 of those wickets coming in single innings performances and thus 14 spread over 5 innings of bowling. That's not exactly what you want from your bowling attack.
For a struggling bowling attack, you'd think the fielding would be sharp so to compensate. That's not been the case. Catches have been dropped by a variety of fielders at a variety of positions and these have generally cost the Reds hugely. The laxadasical attitude of the fielders is with a touch of the West Indian. Is it the captain to be blamed? He himself has dropped his share of catches, but the criticism is more to do with the lack of discipline in the ranks.
That indiscipline is glaring in the batting. This season the Reds batting has featured top-order collapses of 6/65, 4/58, 6/47, 10/68, 4/38 and 5/62 in consecutive FC games. A century from Markus in the first game earned a victory, but since it just been humiliating defeat. The glaring truth is that not only have there been just two centurions this season, but only six have even passed 50 in 34 innings combined. At 30.33, skipper Marc71178 averages more than any of his charge. Of the 13 players used this season, 8 of them have scored more than half of their runs with their highest score.
So what can be done to get the Reds back on track? Indeed it is a very long season yet, but barring a dramatic turnaround very soon, CW Red will be out of all trophy contention with much still to play.
The Sinking Ship
by Kwase Knight
What a difference a year makes! A year ago CW Red was 12-6 and placed a close 3rd The Chef de Groot OD Trophy. Now they've lost 4 of 5 limited overs assignments and are have suffered two of the heaviest FC defeats in CW history.
So what exactly has changed? In short, a lot. The most obvious would be the departure of veterans Craig, Eyes Only, Blewy, Cloete and Neil Pickup, who were traded to various other Cricket Web teams in the offseason. That said the Test players, Blewy, Cloete and Pickup played just 14 FC games and no OD games between them. In that space of time the Reds went 3-0 with 2 draws.
Admittedly Craig (1446) and Eyes Only (990) were the top two Reds FC runscorers in Season 6 and thus their presence is missed, but replacements Samuel Vimes and Gibbs N Smith are surely more than adequate replacements. Indeed Vimes scored just 107 runs less than Eyes last season, at an average of 2 runs more. Gibbs N Smith (1365) has comparable stats to his opposite number too. Gibbs N Smith has, however, endured the misfortune of injury at this early point.
Overall it is hard to pinpoint the main problem area in this Red team. On paper the bowling attack is strong, with three of the top pace bowlers in the CW system at their disposal, but aside from Mr Ponting, no other bowler averages less than 33. In fact, the other seven bowlers used have taken just 3 more than twice Ponting's haul of 13 between them. Further investigation shows 15 of those wickets coming in single innings performances and thus 14 spread over 5 innings of bowling. That's not exactly what you want from your bowling attack.
For a struggling bowling attack, you'd think the fielding would be sharp so to compensate. That's not been the case. Catches have been dropped by a variety of fielders at a variety of positions and these have generally cost the Reds hugely. The laxadasical attitude of the fielders is with a touch of the West Indian. Is it the captain to be blamed? He himself has dropped his share of catches, but the criticism is more to do with the lack of discipline in the ranks.
That indiscipline is glaring in the batting. This season the Reds batting has featured top-order collapses of 6/65, 4/58, 6/47, 10/68, 4/38 and 5/62 in consecutive FC games. A century from Markus in the first game earned a victory, but since it just been humiliating defeat. The glaring truth is that not only have there been just two centurions this season, but only six have even passed 50 in 34 innings combined. At 30.33, skipper Marc71178 averages more than any of his charge. Of the 13 players used this season, 8 of them have scored more than half of their runs with their highest score.
So what can be done to get the Reds back on track? Indeed it is a very long season yet, but barring a dramatic turnaround very soon, CW Red will be out of all trophy contention with much still to play.