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General Cricket => World Cricket => Australia => Topic started by: csnew on December 18, 2017, 07:53:10 PM
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Time to watch some proper cricket after the ashes ;)
Great competition over the festive period. Shame there aren’t many international stars this year, I’m sure some of the franchises tried to sign stokes
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Englishman abroad....
Roy and Billings - Sydney Sixers
Butler - Sydney Thunder
Willey - Perth
Mills - Hobart
KP and Wright - Melbourne Stars
And also Jofra Archer from Sussex is at Hobart which will be interesting to see.
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Im tipping Archer as the next top class seamer in the england test team. Watched him a few times and was impressive. And he bats well. Not sure when he qualifies
Surprised not to see Bell back at Perth after opening the batting in a winning side last year
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Im tipping Archer as the next top class seamer in the england test team. Watched him a few times and was impressive. And he bats well. Not sure when he qualifies
Hard to deny he looks a quality bowler, but doesn't qualify until 2023!
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Being a Hobart local I'm hoping to see mills/archer perform exceptionally well...the list is one of the weaker in the competition and despite practice game victories against Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers I wouldn't say I'm confident
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There is this team which has signed two Pakistani spinners, not sure why they signed Yasir Shah in particular..
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Englishman abroad....
Roy and Billings - Sydney Sixers
Butler - Sydney Thunder
Willey - Perth
Mills - Hobart
KP and Wright - Melbourne Stars
And also Jofra Archer from Sussex is at Hobart which will be interesting to see.
Other Overseas signings...
Dwayne Bravo and Mohammad Nabi - Melbourne Renegades
Colin Ingram and Rashid Khan - Adelaide
Shadab Khan and Brendon McCullum - Brisbane
Mitchell McClenaghan - Sydney Thunder
Should be a good one, always enjoy the BBL. Shame it's on BT.
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I'm pleased its on BT, having cancelled sky the BBL would've been the only thing to make me reconsider.
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Are any of the games on channel 5 again this year?
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Ingram is a good shout. Amazing he doesn’t get in the South African side
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Tipping Adelaide to do well with Khan and Ingram along with an already decent experienced side and a great home venue atmosphere, is Dizzy in charge again this year.?
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No gig for Rashid? Didn't he do really well last year?
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Im a bit disappointed by the lack of international talent this year.
Pretty hard to get motivated watching a bunch of fringe first class players.
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No gig for Rashid? Didn't he do really well last year?
2 years ago he had the best season, leading wicket taker i think,last season ... not so great i think .. shame i think he is a very good t20 bowler , but you have to make the most of your 2 overseas signings , as Adelaide strikers have lost a few key players this year
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It ain’t half nice to be reminded what a close match looks and feels like.
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Puts the natwest blast to shame
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Brit watch
Archer and mills playing for Hobart tiday
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Brit watch
Archer and mills playing for Hobart tiday
And bowling absolute wheels.
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And bowling absolute wheels.
mills or archer or both?
i saw archer bowl quick at trent bridge sustained spells too this season just gone
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Archer has been miles better than useless Mills.
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Archer has been miles better than useless Mills.
Agreed! Archer looks like he'll be a solid pickup for hobart
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Aaron Summers is making them both look slow! up at 151kph and he's not even playing state cricket!
Did take me a second to realise he wasn't the similarly named Ladies' Special Interest store....
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Aaron Summers is making them both look slow! up at 151kph and he's not even playing state cricket!
Did take me a second to realise he wasn't the similarly named Ladies' Special Interest store....
Definitely wayward and with an action like that you have to wonder how long before he has injury issues
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(https://i.imgur.com/Wu4FRHy.png)
<3
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Will Nair be the next mystery / finger spinner to be called ?
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He's got to be, it doesn't look great tbh, might be fine, but looks very suspect.
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Last nights game just reaffirmed that Cameron White should have enjoyed the opportunity of long and successful international career, which he didnt due to our ridiculous selection policies. He is a class above and has been scoring runs in all formats for years. Got to feel for the guy.
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Rashid Khan looks like an absolute legend. Thought he wouldn't be able to step up from the associates to the big boys, but he was a star in the IPL and bowled really well on BBL debut as well.
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Didn’t they use to play a xmas eve fixture?
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Didn’t they use to play a xmas eve fixture?
Pretty sure they did, came here to see if anyone had found owt on a different channel.
But finding fixtures suggest no game.
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Last nights game just reaffirmed that Cameron White should have enjoyed the opportunity of long and successful international career, which he didnt due to our ridiculous selection policies. He is a class above and has been scoring runs in all formats for years. Got to feel for the guy.
+1 White is striking the ball really well. Just watched the highlights. Those monster sixes are amazing!
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Rashid Khan looks like an absolute legend. Thought he wouldn't be able to step up from the associates to the big boys, but he was a star in the IPL and bowled really well on BBL debut as well.
I'm sure he'll prove himself to be the best spinner around once Afghanistan start playing tests.
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He looks class, not convince by his apparent age though, love to have a look at his 'passport'
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Archer is bowling with some delicious pace and bounce for Hobart. Looks like a serious talent.
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Archer is bowling with some delicious pace and bounce for Hobart. Looks like a serious talent.
Absolute gun! As a Hobart local and supporter he is shaping up to be the only noteable performer this season!
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Absolute gun! As a Hobart local and supporter he is shaping up to be the only noteable performer this season!
Darcy Short is your other gun. One of the most promising short form cricketers in the country.
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I know he's a bowler, but my god how bad is Mills with the bat, I never understand as a pro how they can be so poor
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Has anyone seen Brad Hogg play this year? 47 years old and still going strong- simply awesome!
Also says he hasn't retired from T20's- could he make the next T20 world cup when he will be 50...?!
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Darcy Short is your other gun. One of the most promising short form cricketers in the country.
Big fan of both Short and Milenko...unfortunately Short hasn't done much as yet and despite plenty of potential and performances in lead up games he hasn't yet been given an opportunity
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What bat is Baz using?? Not a Puma...
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I just asked the same on Twitter 🤔
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I just checked this thread hoping for an answer re McCallums bat too .....stickers dont look the best .
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Looks like someone’s GCSE design Project in both terms of design and application of them...along with the finishing to a few of the Bats. Do we think this is his own brand ala Luke Wright?
https://twitter.com/bazmccullum/status/947313818970898440
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Reckon it might be his own brand Vermair is also the name of his racehorse company
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Wow that’s some rough finishing! He did look at his bat when he got out - it’s always the bats fault
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I think the main difference between the Blast and BBL is that the Aussies treat every Big Bash game as if it's the greatest event in Christendom (since the last match).
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Looks like someone’s GCSE design Project in both terms of design and application of them...along with the finishing to a few of the Bats. Do we think this is his own brand ala Luke Wright?
https://twitter.com/bazmccullum/status/947313818970898440
Seems like his own brand from the twitter comments .
Dodgy looking finishing , stickers , and no consistency with his counterbalances....would do my kit ocd no good at all .
Geez , why not at least launch the brand with something that looks decent enough to buy.
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Jos Buttler is in some serious form. Darcy Short was brilliant to watch last night too. I was waiting for an innings like that.
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They both played beautifully didn’t they
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Interesting that McCullum said the “knob” on the end of his handle was to stop his hand slipping off when he “slogs” it and not a counterbalance at all.
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God I love the consistently bad fielding the BBL has.
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Interesting that McCullum said the “knob” on the end of his handle was to stop his hand slipping off when he “slogs” it and not a counterbalance at all.
KP has a similar 'knob' on the end of his handle.
Just a shame it's wearing gloves and talking nonsense.
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The overall standard seems to have gone down this yr...the number of misfields and dropped catches is shocking.
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Interesting that McCullum said the “knob” on the end of his handle was to stop his hand slipping off when he “slogs” it and not a counterbalance at all.
I think that's why most people have them, as a grip locator rather than anything else. You'd need a hell of a lot of weight to really do anything, and when it's on the same side of the pivot as the rest of the bat is it really a counterbalance anyway?
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Seems like his own brand from the twitter comments .
Dodgy looking finishing , stickers , and no consistency with his counterbalances....would do my kit ocd no good at all .
Geez , why not at least launch the brand with something that looks decent enough to buy.
Reading the racing post at work now and reading that the brand name is the name of the bloodstock company he owns! And that particular bat he was using today is named after his favourite racehorse!
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Old Powerspot (or what at least looks like one) being used by Ingram for the Strikers. Definitely look like a lot smaller piece of willow.
Also on the evidence of some shots the ball not flying quite as far.... well from what I have seen.
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He played really well Ingram. Another cracking game from Archer too.
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You boys need to find a loop hole to get Jofra into the English system sooner rather than later... gun! Rating him big time at Hobart
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Archer you lil beauty! That was one amazing last over!
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Denly and Braithwaite replacing Roy and Billings at the Sixers
Bresnan replacing Willey at the Scorchers
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/carlos-brathwaite-sydney-sixers-kfc-big-bash-league-bbl-joe-denly-jason-roy-sam-billings/2018-01-07?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true (http://www.cricket.com.au/news/carlos-brathwaite-sydney-sixers-kfc-big-bash-league-bbl-joe-denly-jason-roy-sam-billings/2018-01-07?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true)
Will be interesting to see how Denly gets on.
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Ingram has been class for the last 2 years. Not sure why he hasn’t received a call up for SA.
Runs at the right time with the IPL auction around the corner
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Denly and Braithwaite replacing Roy and Billings at the Sixers
Bresnan replacing Willey at the Scorchers
[url]http://www.cricket.com.au/news/carlos-brathwaite-sydney-sixers-kfc-big-bash-league-bbl-joe-denly-jason-roy-sam-billings/2018-01-07?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true[/url] ([url]http://www.cricket.com.au/news/carlos-brathwaite-sydney-sixers-kfc-big-bash-league-bbl-joe-denly-jason-roy-sam-billings/2018-01-07?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true[/url])
Will be interesting to see how Denly gets on.
Can't believe Tim Bresnan is only 32.
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Ingram has been class for the last 2 years. Not sure why he hasn’t received a call up for SA.
Runs at the right time with the IPL auction around the corner
Ingram is a Kolpak
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Tymal Mills..is he bowling really ordinary for Hobart atm or is he just that bad??
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From what ive seen of mills, he has robbed the IPL and Hobart blind, he stinks.
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From what ive seen of mills, he has robbed the IPL and Hobart blind, he stinks.
But but but, he bowls FAST, if he didn't have a bad back he's have been winning England the ashes right about now...
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He was decent in the T20 Blast last season, he's been really expensive for Hobart though! Doesn't help him that Archer is playing really well
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His slower ball has seemed less effective this time around, maybe because he's been around the T20 scene for a while now and everyone has footage on him.
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Got to say though, some of it might be because he's not actually bowling THAT fast?
Doesn't look any quicker than most, and the speed gun is reading the same. Seems to be in the low 140s, rather than the late 140s / early 150s, which is where he was a couple of years ago.
As we've heard 10,000,000 times, it's all about pace in Australia...... blah blah blah.
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watching rashid khan bowl right now is quite the sight. Maxwell is clueless
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watching rashid khan bowl right now is quite the sight. Maxwell is clueless
Can't wait to see how he gets on at test level
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What does Rashid Khan actually bowl that makes him so special?
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What does Rashid Khan actually bowl that makes him so special?
He's got a well disguised googly and big balls, those are his main attributes.
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Also helps that he's got 30 years of experience bowling, seeing as he's definitely about 40.
If he's 19, then I'm the Pope.
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What does Rashid Khan actually bowl that makes him so special?
The fact that he bowls it so quick and still gets it to turn viciously both ways...his pace is what makes him dangerous...tough to pick someone like him off a length.
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So he's a right-handed leggie?
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Yup.
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Control also helps - doesn’t serve up filth like adil Rashid. Then again most of adil’s Wickets are from filth.
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Looks as quick as Tom Curran....
Action is similar to Mushtaq Ahmed.
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Bowls with much more control than your typical white ball Adil, Tahir type spinner. Turns it like an Adil Rashid or Tahir but with the control and pace of someone like Badree, SHOULD make an ideal test match leggie.
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Not sure why KP is still playing? Should have just retired...I am sure Stars will be able to find a good replacement for him. Is he in the team only bcos he is a 'superstar' like the commentators call him?
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Rashid Khan has great variations - I should imagine he is an absolute bugger to pick - and bowls more consistently, like a Yasir Shah, rather than the less consistent T20 style leggies.
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Not sure why KP is still playing?
Money?
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Darcy Short could well be in for a sizeable IPL contract with this form. Highest BBL score ever.
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Darcy Short could well be in for a sizeable IPL contract with this form. Highest BBL score ever.
Yes...it will be great to watch him play in IPL...although I doubt if he will have the same success on indian pitches which do not offer as much pace and bounce.
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Yes...it will be great to watch him play in IPL...although I doubt if he will have the same success on indian pitches which do not offer as much pace and bounce.
I think the IPL auction could be very interesting - lots of new up and coming players could be up for auction eg. Lewis, Short, Archer etc...
Then you have a few very good players eg. Gambhir, Rashid Khan, Lynn. that haven't been retained where the teams could RTM but they only have a number of those they can use etc...
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Darcy Short could well be in for a sizeable IPL contract with this form. Highest BBL score ever.
a number of comments/remarks by ricky ponting over the past week or so now has me thinking he has his sights set on darcey short for dehli daredevils...
how much they are willing to pay is anyones guess...i mean tymal mills got paid what? 1.4 million! yet is at a guess bordering on being dropped from the hurricanes for being such a bad bowler...
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did anyone see this.... given out obstructing the field!
http://sport.bt.com/run-out-sparks-spirit-of-the-game-row-in-big-bash-91364242231365 (http://sport.bt.com/run-out-sparks-spirit-of-the-game-row-in-big-bash-91364242231365)
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That should never have been out, he did change his line slightly while running but noway is he trying to obstruct that throw
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Alex Ross shouldn't have been given out if you see the angle the ball was thrown from He's actually running out of the line of the ball,shocking decision !!
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KP rolling back the years! Joy to watch
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I'll always be grateful for the joy Kev's given me.
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He might be a bit of a c*ck, but I bloody love watching him play. Such a shame that it all happened as it did, could've gone down as one of the true greatest - clearly hasn't lost it!
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There is a great video on the Barmy Army facebook page of Boycott talking about KP, you have to listen to a bitter Swann calling him a C***T a lot before you get Boycott's excellent review but well worth a watch.
Boycott basically saying that England cricket have been robbed of one of it's greatest talents because nobody at the ECB was strong/brave enough to manage him and make him and his views feel part of the team.
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Boycott basically saying that England cricket have been robbed of one of it's greatest talents because nobody at the ECB was strong/brave enough to manage him and make him and his views feel part of the team.
Literally could not agree more. If he was an Aussie he'd have broken all kinds of records by now.
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Could he be managed? a monumental ego as well as a monumental talent, why should a captain and coach continually have to pussy-foot around him and pander to his whims?
Anecdotally he's been disliked at every club he's played at - he's good, but he's not Bradman. Bravo to England for standing up to self-centred pr*cks I say!
(granted I am sitting on the fence a little here :D)
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Yep @DorsetDan - but how many of the other supposed big egos have fallen out with many teammates in many different sides. How many have attempted to influence the sacking of their coach and how many have attempted to subvert their own captain by colluding with the opposition?
I'm not saying he's the only ego, but he seems to have been the most disruptive I can remember with little respect for anyone but himself - I just don't see why management and coaches should have to put up with it to such a degree - a tolerance for some prima-donna behaviour yes, but ultimately you've got to knuckle down and get on with it for team and for country.
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Yep @DorsetDan - but how many of the other supposed big egos have fallen out with many teammates in many different sides. How many have attempted to influence the sacking of their coach and how many have attempted to subvert their own captain by colluding with the opposition?
I'm not saying he's the only ego, but he seems to have been the most disruptive I can remember with little respect for anyone but himself - I just don't see why management and coaches should have to put up with it to such a degree - a tolerance for some prima-donna behaviour yes, but ultimately you've got to knuckle down and get on with it for team and for country.
Sounds like many of the players in the sides I play against.
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I have always loved the profile used by KP...seems perfect for a tall guy and dont look too heavy. Anybody has more insights into KP's bat profile?
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Almost a chicken and egg scenario. Which came first - poor management or poor behaviour?
One thing is for certain - England have never replaced him in the middle order. I would still back him to get in the Test team now based on ability - and he has missed out on what should have been a fruitful last few years of his Test career.
The best batsman I have seen in an England shirt without doubt.
From my point of view as a captain at amateur level you do have to put up with attitudes and egos (usually unwarranted) from players to get your best team on the field but there comes a point when enough is enough.
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What a shot that was from Bravo!!
102m over cover point.
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Swann's hatred might be stemmed from KP getting picked in the IPL whilst swann went unsold. How things change now - england management are happy for players to miss england matches (e.g. Morgan) and go off to the IPL. Strauss had a very different opinion when he was captain about it all.
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What has happened to Tymal Mills?
He went from doing well in T20Is, to getting pumped round every game in the BBL
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I reckon he has been absolutely woeful.
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What has happened to Tymal Mills?
He went from doing well in T20Is, to getting pumped round every game in the BBL
People have seen his slower balls enough and figured him out, and Aussie pitches maybe don't suit him so much?
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What has happened to Tymal Mills?
He went from doing well in T20Is, to getting pumped round every game in the BBL
He was never a prodigious wicket taker even in local cricket. T has never been able to swing or seam the ball. Great lad though.
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His reputation increased in size when he bowled that one good ball to Gayle!
That ball was a very decent ball but nothing spectacular! It was the second over and I suspect Gayle hadn't got his eye in.
But the ball looked better as Gayle moved slightly one way and free up his shot but misjudged it.
So sometimes a bowlers reputation changes with one over! (or one ball!)
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What has happened to Tymal Mills?
He went from doing well in T20Is, to getting pumped round every game in the BBL
I call it the Jade Dernbach Effect - it's when you burst onto the seen with pace and all sorts of variations and do well because no one has seen you before but then suddenly everyone gets used to the variations and you go round the park.
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Not actually watched all that much of Mills, but from what I have seen he seems overly dependent on the slower ball? In which case it's a classic case, there's been plenty of examples of bowlers with a good slower ball and not a lot else who are pretty successful until batsmen catch on to it, then get pummelled. Has he been doing that badly in the BBL?
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Who makes Icon cricket bats? The sounds from the bat of D.Short was fantastic.
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Who makes Icon cricket bats? The sounds from the bat of D.Short was fantastic.
And you are sure it's actually an Icon bat?
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And you are sure it's actually an Icon bat?
I do not know. So that is why I asked this question.
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What i meant is even with the knowledge of who makes Icon bats, there's no way to know if D'Arcy Short uses one, or anything else with stickers.
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I do not know. So that is why I asked this question.
Ask Fazel admin@icon-sports.com.au they are imported made up into Australia.
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Kp ends his BBL on a high. Still a class player!
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One of the highlights of the season might be how good Brendon McCullum has been with his commentary. Hire him full time for next season and we can finally get rid of Mark Waugh!
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I like Mark Waugh, he's hilariously inept. An actual selector who knows fudge all about any of the players.
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The selectors have made this final a farce. Only allowing certain players from the Aus side to be released. They’ve pretty much influenced the key games - e.g White was not released form the semis