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White's likely to replace Clarke in the WC squad if he doesn't get up. His domestic form over the last couple of years has been fantastic.
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Things in life you just don't understand - cricket edition
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Or they could go with Marsh. Either way, Our set up would work best with 2 middle order bats (bailey/smith) and an extra All rounder.
will be Shaun Marsh
Pitches were most definitely a factor. There is a lot more science going in to preparing pitches these days, and they are generally far more favourable to batsmen.
Bats are a very big factor. Particularly for someone of Viv's more cavalier style. Whether he would have become reckless, as many modern batsmen do, had he had access to modern bats is another question. If so, his average would probably not have changed by much. If he had played in his same way, but with better bats, his average would increase - I would expect considerably so, but that is clearly only speculation.
Viv had with the bat what Warne had with the ball. The opposition could feel beaten before play even started.
To put him with Bradman is crazy. To put him alongside Tendulkar or Ponting, not so much. He was the standout batsmen of his era.
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Something I don't understand, why is Sean Abbott described as an All rounder?
Because he hit a few sixes for the Thunder that one year and now national selector Mark Waugh has the perception that he is an all rounder.
he also hit a couple of second 2nd xi tons that season
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Why chasing is generally considered harder than batting first un an ODI
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Scoreboard pressure, it is the same in most sports.
Plus batting in the twilight period is considered difficult. There is also the dew factor so the ball won't come onto the bat as fast, although you could consider this to be countered by bowlers struggling to get a decent grip on the ball.
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anyone that shows a little bit of extra talent in addition to their main skill is considered an all-rounder these days, since we don't differentiate into "batting all-rounders" and "bowling all-rounders".
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Conversely you have knowledge of what needs to be done. E.g. if we play SA in the 434 game, they bat first they don't get close to the score they did on that pitch
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How Ravi Bopara keeps getting a game for England
Has he ever done anything with the bat or ball ?
Has he ever done anything with the bat or ball ?
He's what they love, an average all rounder who can slog and bowls dibbly dobblers. Plus he has a cool name.
For a guy who actually has a bit of talent, I've never seen someone get out so softly just about every innings.
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I don't mind RaviBop but given it's rare to see him bowl more than 2-3 overs nowadays along with him throwing away his wicket like few others despite actually being able to bat it is hard to see why they keep picking him.
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how he won the bradman cricketer of the year
Why so many Pakistani fans hate Misbah-ul-Haq
He was the best eligible candidate.
how he won the bradman cricketer of the year
He was the best eligible candidate.
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Jason Behrendorff
Travis Head
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all of a similar age bracket have done more than Abbott
And all have played too many first class matches except for possibly Sandhu and Sandhu's first class performances are worse than Abbotts
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Head & Behrendorff have played less games.
How is 16 more than 20 and 27?
Especially since Abbott would have played less than 10 at the start of the qualifying period whilst Behrendorff and Head would have played more than ten and were thus not eligible for the award?
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