ahhhhh yes thats the one.......coming back to me now, was quite even at the end of it...Mr Mxyzptlk said:One word - Love.
ahhhhh yes thats the one.......coming back to me now, was quite even at the end of it...Mr Mxyzptlk said:One word - Love.
Are you kidding!As good as Australia are, they are certainly over rated
That's just a load of compleat crap and Lies Gilly was never droped on his way to that 204* actualy maybe once on 120 odd.Craig said:Lets have a look:
ML Hayden - Good player, but does rely on a lot of luck and only really scores runs on flat batting wickets, remember England in 2001?
SCG MacGill - How can anybody rate him? He gets more turn, loop and drift then most wrist spiners, but lacks consistancy, he bowls too many four balls and full toss's where good players of spin can use their feet and hit him for four.
GD McGrath - Another over-rated cricketer. Famed for his searing accuracey, but fails to swing a ball on a consistant basis, only in early of his spell, but gets nothing after that.
AC Gilchrist - Another over-rated cricketer. Relies on a lot of luck (ie dropped catches) and gives at least one to two chances. His 204* against SOuth Africa, he was dropped 6 times.
B Lee - Surely, the most over-rated cricketer in the world. Lets see, too expensive, bowls crap, doesnt swing a ball on enough occasions, his many weapon is his yorker, and his bouncer is poor. He often gets belted around the park, and is only effective on fast bouncy wickets.
Yeah right so how come no one can even come close to beating us.full_length said:
Australia are better than the other teams but not *that* much better.
Lee gets a bucket loads of swing when he bowls inteligent line and lengths (not that often).Craig said:I ranked it in general order. So are you trying to tell me that swing and seam is not important. Lee doesnt swing it enough for me.
It's not just one game I just used that as an example.Craig said:I rate Gillespie better then McGrath, because of that, seam position, swing and he is very unlucky and does actually pitch it up. On a green wicket, McGrath is deadly, on flat batting wickets, well....
I did watch the 5th Test between Australia and England at the SCG, but you should remember, one game he bowled well in, doesnt make him the greatest since Holding. He has been incosistant since his elbow injury in 2001.
They were warm-up games for the Ashes - England went into them without the strongest side they could've picked.Eclipse said:They were offical list A and FC matches nothing freindly about them.
Whatever!age_master said:flintoff would probably not even make a full strenght Australia A test side
Mushtaq Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Anil Kumble...Eclipse said:MacGill fair enough he has lost it a little but there is no doubt his best was very good and he is still the second best leg spinner in the world.
Never before have I seen such a load of tripe!chris.hinton said:
England A
Montgomire
Solanki
Thorpe
Troughton
Rampakash
Hick
Read
White
Kirkley
Jones ( When he fit)
Brown/ Batty/
I dont really care what you say any half decent test side should be able to beat state sides & PM X1 ect.. wether they are trying there hardest or not & I doubt England were taking them that lightly.marc71178 said:They were warm-up games for the Ashes - England went into them without the strongest side they could've picked.
If you really think that is the same as playing a full strength side in a Test match, then can I have a pint of what you're on?