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[Mowman]

Well done on your acting breakthrough Mowman landing the role of the Knight of Pennygrew in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
You were absolutely huge in episode two just aired.

appreciate the kind words

Its been a really good experience so far

 

[Mowman]

A ripping episode of tipping point today

Very happy for Abbey winning the jackpot

 

[Mowman]

It's like the whole Jordan v LeBron debate.

Phil Smyth has them both covered

 

[gringo2011]

In a way, cricket anyway, as a bowler the batsman would not compare at all.

Uncovered pitches.
No helmets.
None of this manicured nonsense with preparation or how built bats are.
How actually different the game is since Phil Hughes death.

However, a guy like Bradman was meticulous in his preparation, stories being he used a stump to just practice, so with better practice standards and bats you can make a decent enough argument to say plug him in any decade and he'd dominate many a bowling attack, as these days he'd know;

What the pitch was like.
What the weather would be like.
What the blowing strength would be, what sort of variants to expect, how people have tells with what they do via grips and such.
Just as he'd prepare to counter it all.

You'd run into problems with guys like Murali and Warne and the better bowlers doing less as you can only do so much to a ball before it gets banned, outside cheat or is no longer a ball.

So I'd say doubt at your doubt in that regard. Might have been not as professional, but to that I say maybe he'd have been a full 100% then if he had correct diet, skin fold checking, catered pitches instead of uncovered and there are things like stopping for lightning and helmets around.

And that is always the argument with past players. I think it's nearly impossible to guess how they'd translate. Playing against guys that were amateur sports people compared to guy who as kids have probably played as much cricket as those guys did in their lifetimes. The opposition players now would be streets ahead of what was going on then.

When you watch early footy it's random chaos. Now it's strategised, structured and scrutinised.

 

[CursingFijian]

Apple iPhone 3D toggle in the photos app has me mesmerized.

I’m a simple man.