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Elmer_Judd said:


Not the biggest Steve Waugh fan, but this is a classless tweet from someone whose manners and off field disposition does not come close to matching his prodigious bowling ability.
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Have you kept any kind of track of Warne since his retirement, Elmer? He's had a deep and passionate resentment of Waugh since the bloke dropped him against the Windies in 1999 due to poor form; this decision was shown to be the right one, as we went on to draw the series after being 1 down with a test to go.

Warne has always been described (by his coaches, by his teammates) as a person who sought affirmation. It's part of what made him such a good bowler; he was able to read discomfort, the slightest adjustments in mood and patience, and he was able to manipulate people with how he bowled and what he said. It's sad that he has never been able to grow up, but by the same token it is that need for affirmation that has made him so wicket hungry, and such a high achiever. He was never satisfied onfield, and now he cannot find satisfaction off it.
 
Elmer_Judd said:
The West Indies rolled over England in the first test in the Old Dart !

Only 2nd time since 2000 the Windies have won a test on English soil.

Hope this means they are on the rise, cricket is so much better when the West Indies are up and about.
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Pace bowling's as good as anyone, Chase's part time offies aren't bad either. It's in the batting that their issues lie.

Don't let the commentary around this match fool you either; this pitch wasn't full of demons by any measure. It's been a deck which has been difficult to get in on, but hard to go out on once set and quite easy to get the middle of the bat to it once you're in. A 5th day chase isn't easy, but the deck resembled an early 4th day wicket rather than a minefield.
 

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I know it's a year out since the last WC, but England have dropped form considerably in the ODI's.

I know they're resting a few, but they should never have lost that series. And that ground they played the last match on should never be used for international cricket of any kind ever again; it is simply too small. They were lucky both sides had their first choice bowlers in, because in their absence you'd have seen 400+ being par.
 
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Dean Jones, ODI batting pioneer, dies aged 59

Suffered a heart attack in Mumbai, where he was on IPL commentary duty
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Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has died on Thursday after a heart attack in Mumbai. He was 59. Jones, who was is in India as a commentator for the IPL, is understood to have suffered a massive heart attack around noon IST.
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R.I.P :(

Loved his blues.
 
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