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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: langer17 on December 04, 2012, 11:39:00 AM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/shane-warne-says-pick-me-to-take-on-england-in-the-ashes/story-e6frfg8o-1226530000185
Ohhh - Is this a realistic possibility?? I hope so as it would be awesome to have him back.
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just promotion of the bbl.
doesn't say much for the Aussie spinners that you need a recall for oh shane!
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I think that's all he is now - a over-groomed promo tool - the similarities to Beckham are becoming harder and harder to ignore.
He's still one of my idols, though see less and less substance to his actual input to the game. For shame.
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just promotion of the bbl.
doesn't say much for the Aussie spinners that you need a recall for oh shane!
And let's face it, he'd probably fall apart after one test. In a complete BBL season he bowls, what, 36 overs? In one test he'd have to bowl 40 or more...
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Yeah, huge step backwards. Just Warne trying to keep himself and his franchise in the spotlight. I keep hearing how 'underrated' Lyons is and yet it would still seem that a 40 something year old Warne with no wrong 'un is considered a better option!
I'm sure Clarke has got much more important things to worry about....... :D
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We don't need Shane Warne to make a comeback we just need pace bowlers who can bowl consistent line and length and put pressure on the batsmen so the spinners can come on and do there job... Opening fast bowlers going for 6+ runs per over constantly in a test match is unacceptable and they should be dragged over the coals for it and dropped from the team.
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Yeah, huge step backwards. Just Warne trying to keep himself and his franchise in the spotlight. I keep hearing how 'underrated' Lyons is and yet it would still seem that a 40 something year old Warne with no wrong 'un is considered a better option!
I'm sure Clarke has got much more important things to worry about....... :D
Never had a wrong un...yet still one of the best bowlers in history.
Even at 43 he would eat English batsmen for breakfast.
Having said that, I doubt that he would do it though.
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Even at 43 he would eat English batsmen for breakfast.
Delusional as ever Vic, good to have you back!
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Think he's spent some time in the pub in his time away Nick, clearly still drunk :)
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I'd love to see this. He would have 1 good game (hopefully the 1st game) where all the media would get behind him and then hopefully get taken apart and hand England the Ashes.
A great bowler to watch and it would increase the popularity of the game again. Also getting Liz to a few of the games is no bad thing!
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No English batsman would take him apart.
They (No Swearing Please) the bed facing Ajmal FFS.
In any case, it is all fluff, because he won't do it.
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Delusional as ever Vic, good to have you back!
You are welcome mate.
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No English batsman would take him apart.
They (No Swearing Please) the bed facing Ajmal FFS.
In any case, it is all fluff, because he won't do it.
Correct on all accounts!
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No English batsman would take him apart.
They (No Swearing Please) the bed facing Ajmal FFS.
In any case, it is all fluff, because he won't do it.
Unfortunately I beg to differ about no English batsmen taking him apart....
Kevin Pietersen averaged 61 against Warne and hit more sixes off him then any other batsman
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We don't need Shane Warne to make a comeback we just need pace bowlers who can bowl consistent line and length and put pressure on the batsmen so the spinners can come on and do there job... Opening fast bowlers going for 6+ runs per over constantly in a test match is unacceptable and they should be dragged over the coals for it and dropped from the team.
You have them. Unfortunately they are not fit enough. Having to change all 3 seamers for the final Test is ultimately what has cost Australia the series V S.A
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No English batsman would take him apart.
They (No Swearing Please) the bed facing Ajmal FFS.
In any case, it is all fluff, because he won't do it.
You make a good point mate, but I think Ajmal might be a slightly better bowler in the sub continent than Warne might be now. 5 years ago when match fit, sure! Now, I don't think so, and if he's still that much better than any other australian spinner, why aren't CA knocking down his door already!
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Unfortunately I beg to differ about no English batsmen taking him apart....
Kevin Pietersen averaged 61 against Warne and hit more sixes off him then any other batsman
in the best possible way, Vic's point remains valid!
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He is certainly in better shape than he was when he retired, though, match fitness and general fitness are very different things.
I think Tim's post is the kicker here.
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in the best possible way, Vic's point remains valid!
Point taken there ;)
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Yep England would be shaking after seeing him go for 40 from 2 overs tonight lol. Finch looked awesome though...and just quietly how cool are the stumps that light up and flash when the bails are off!!!
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Yep England would be shaking after seeing him go for 40 from 2 overs tonight lol. Finch looked awesome though...and just quietly how cool are the stumps that light up and flash when the bails are off!!!
And he dropped a dolly!!
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Haha yeah! Oh well it is only hit and giggle I guess!
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You poms won't be laughing when Mike Gatting announces his come back ;)
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Gatt never stopped playing, from memory he doess alot of charity work playing for the Lords Taverners XI. Maybe Warne should stop being a billboard for the gambling websites and join him lol. I'm sure Warnie does his share of charity stuff.
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Good to have you back Vic, looking forward to The Ashes?
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Warne is the best bowler to have ever have played the game in my book so he can do what ever he wants. I just love watching him play.
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Agree with you there mate, we were privileged to be able to watch warne bowl, always thought something would happen every ball!
Latest article here Clarke talking about warne...reckons he has asked him to come out of retirement heaps of times!
http://m.foxsports.com.au/story/1226532637564;jsessionid=C1BB01CAD841821F531594CF1BD72178
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Good to have you back Vic, looking forward to The Ashes?
I have never been away!
Yes, I love the Ashes.
England will win in England - just too good. In Australia it will be a lot closer.
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I have never been away!
Yes, I love the Ashes.
England will win in England - just too good. In Australia it will be a lot closer.
If you're quicks are fit and strong, I can see it being a belter of a series! I hope Hughes gets a good run in, and we can have a series against 2 full strength teams. I can see us beating you 2-1 here, and you beating us 2-1 over there, on current form. A lot can change mind, and I haven't seen many of the Aussie fast bowling reserves however, and I think a lot will depend on having a fit battery of quicks! Spin we've got covered I think, openers we've got covered, your middle order is stronger though IMO, and a lot will depend on getting Cook and Clarke early I reckon!
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If you're quicks are fit and strong, I can see it being a belter of a series! I hope Hughes gets a good run in, and we can have a series against 2 full strength teams. I can see us beating you 2-1 here, and you beating us 2-1 over there, on current form. A lot can change mind, and I haven't seen many of the Aussie fast bowling reserves however, and I think a lot will depend on having a fit battery of quicks! Spin we've got covered I think, openers we've got covered, your middle order is stronger though IMO, and a lot will depend on getting Cook and Clarke early I reckon!
Agree with all that.
Swann and Panasar are both better than Lyon....but not by a lot. Lyon will still do well in England.
As for Aussie quicks - yes they are the ace in the pack...but you hit the nail on the head, can Australia get them on the park fit and firing?
Australia's premium bowling line up would be Pattinson, Starc, Cummins and Lyon. Of the pacemen, only Starc has any durability. Pattinson is injury prone and Cummins is the new Darren "sick note" Anderton. Interestingly, all four of those bowlers can also bat well too.
Alistair McDermott can't be far away either:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333810.html