Rant0r
International 12th Man
yeah where has he gone ? i remember him taking 6 for in an ODI
long queue of fast bowlers in india i spose, many left armers too, bizaare, cheers to dennis lillee
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**Random cricket comments/thoughts**
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long queue of fast bowlers in india i spose, many left armers too, bizaare, cheers to dennis lillee
Rant0r
International 12th Man
nice one
Precambrian
Banned
Dennis Lilleee?
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Gives me flashbacks of a nightmare I had way back in March/April 2004, when India was in Pakistan...
He runs a fast bowling academy in India doesn't he?
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
And if you gave him a ****** instead of his male reproductive organs, he'd be a lesbian.
Precambrian
Banned
He didnt run it. MRF academy was run by MRF Co. Lillee was just a visiting consultant.
To regard him the sole reason for the spurt of fast bowling = Regarding Bishen Singh Bedi as chief architect for Krejza's super debut.
G.I.Joe
International Coach
No, he'd be Buck Angel.
Uppercut
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I was watching some old highlights when i couldn't sleep last night, and it hit me how warped the stories of cricket matches can get over time.
The first was the second test of the 2005 Ashes. In my head, this is where Ponting made a huge balls-up at the toss and England took the attack to Australia successfully, tearing their bowling apart. What I'd forgotten was several near-misses and dropped catches, not to mention Trescothick being caught off a no-ball early in his innings. Not only that, but England finished the day on 407 all out on a pitch that was still very flat and in interviews the morning after, nine out of the ten pundits predicted an Australian first-innings lead. England were looking like they'd hit their way to a slightly-below-par total by being overly aggressive, and were relying on their bowlers to bail them out.
The second was the first test of the SA-England series at Lords this summer. Most people thought after the match that Smith had made a mistake at the toss, SA had chucked pies for two straight days while England tonned up then ground their way out of trouble on the last two days.
What I'd forgotten was that on the opening morning, Strauss and Cook played and missed more than any two opener i've ever seen. The ball beat the bat about twenty times in the first session alone. Pietersen was centimetres away from being run out for a duck and Bell edged between the slips on 4. SA still bowled like ****, but England's batting was a lot less convincing than i remembered and Smith's decision at the toss was probably actually just about the correct call.
I'm wondering now how many other innings and matches have been distorted in my head into something completely different to reality...
The first was the second test of the 2005 Ashes. In my head, this is where Ponting made a huge balls-up at the toss and England took the attack to Australia successfully, tearing their bowling apart. What I'd forgotten was several near-misses and dropped catches, not to mention Trescothick being caught off a no-ball early in his innings. Not only that, but England finished the day on 407 all out on a pitch that was still very flat and in interviews the morning after, nine out of the ten pundits predicted an Australian first-innings lead. England were looking like they'd hit their way to a slightly-below-par total by being overly aggressive, and were relying on their bowlers to bail them out.
The second was the first test of the SA-England series at Lords this summer. Most people thought after the match that Smith had made a mistake at the toss, SA had chucked pies for two straight days while England tonned up then ground their way out of trouble on the last two days.
What I'd forgotten was that on the opening morning, Strauss and Cook played and missed more than any two opener i've ever seen. The ball beat the bat about twenty times in the first session alone. Pietersen was centimetres away from being run out for a duck and Bell edged between the slips on 4. SA still bowled like ****, but England's batting was a lot less convincing than i remembered and Smith's decision at the toss was probably actually just about the correct call.
I'm wondering now how many other innings and matches have been distorted in my head into something completely different to reality...
Atreyu
School Boy/Girl Captain
Whenever I go on youtube I always have to watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKTp9itXHa0
God I miss Bond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKTp9itXHa0
God I miss Bond
Precambrian
Banned
By default the results are displayed as tabs : players, teams and grounds. And Grounds are shown first.
Jubi"Lee" is obvious, Headingly because of "Lee"ds.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Ah the Leeds part, not Headingly cause it sounded similar.
Fair enough, I didn't see the player option.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Ricky Ponting looks like Sally Webster from Coronation Street.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Plenty of them...Paul Collingwood is one for sure from the top of the mind...