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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: Tom on March 01, 2010, 06:32:39 PM
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Less than 2 weeks till this starts.
Anyone bothered about it? Who's your tip to win and who will be highest runscorer?
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Here we go... just tell us who you've sponsored now and save us the trouble ;)
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is it on espn?
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I read somewhere they signed a deal with youtube to broadcast all the matches live..
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Yeah I heard that too CD, really looking forward to watching it :)
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Haven't signed/sponsored anyone yet Leo. Hasn't been a topic on the IPL yet so thought I'd start one with some debate...
Screened on YT I think.
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Kings XI Punjab to win.
Highest Run Scorer will be Brendon McCullum
Highest Wicket Taker will be Shaun Tait
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Tom - I'm afraid you cant pull that old trick, we dont expect you to name names but i for one would be massively suprised if Mongoose did not unveil an additional world class batsmen to their rostrum :D
YOUTUBE is not banned at work - result!
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I think Shewag or Warner might be the highest run scorers..
Would be nice if Punjab wins dont see it happening though too many injuries for them.. Irfan and Lee both might not be a 100%
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give me the mmi3 ill be the highest scorer in ipl history as im playing ;)
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IPL is just fun slap dash, it is made for the 21st century viewer who does not have the time/interest to stick at more than 2 hours for a match. It will be as big as ever in India and cricket circles but anyone going to go to India to watch it? It is a bubble and it will burst. It like having nothing but Chocolate to eat, great in theory but makes you sick in reality.
How many MMI's are going to be on show Tom? existing players that is and who do you expect to top score from your players?
I'm going for Bangalore purely as tried to talk one of their players into a season of cricket in Somerset, he was interested until he realised it was "IN" Somerset rather than "FOR" Somerset..... Top scorer Cameron White.
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Heard MCC has expressed interest to buy one of the two new franchises being auctioned for 2011 edition.......
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Screened on YT I think.
Live? How will that work?
Morgan to do well IMO.... Is Warne still playing?
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Is Warne still playing?
Yep. Captain of Rajasthan
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IPL is just fun slap dash, it is made for the 21st century viewer who does not have the time/interest to stick at more than 2 hours for a match. It will be as big as ever in India and cricket circles but anyone going to go to India to watch it? It is a bubble and it will burst. It like having nothing but Chocolate to eat, great in theory but makes you sick in reality.
How many MMI's are going to be on show Tom? existing players that is and who do you expect to top score from your players?
I'm going for Bangalore purely as tried to talk one of their players into a season of cricket in Somerset, he was interested until he realised it was "IN" Somerset rather than "FOR" Somerset..... Top scorer Cameron White.
Mike you know nothing. The flash in the pan IPL is worth $4b, as quoted by an English financier . Seems to be going from strength to strength, if you ask me.
Back on topic, Dehli will win, Sehwag top scorer and Vettori or Nannes to be leading wicket takers.
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I am with Jeet on this. Delhi look very competitive. Need to hold their nerves in the big games though. Top scorer - Sehwag or Dilshan
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Tendulkar is in rare form at the moment or Sanath Jayasuriya fast run scorer in ODI but you cant discount Matthew Hayden either
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I'm sure the value of it is worth a lot, India is quite a big place! Does the money make the cricket better then? It's meaningless though, what player cares for anything apart from the money?
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Surely poor performance would affect a player's future earning capacity though???
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Agreed, but money is the cause, at least for county and country they will want to win badly for the win itself. World Series been and gone and now IPL.
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How many MMI's are going to be on show Tom? existing players that is and who do you expect to top score from your players?
Only Dwayne Smith going so far. So a definite 1 if he uses it. He used it a couple of times whilst playing in Australia, but didn't have huge success with them. I had hoped we'd have at least a couple of players on this shortlist too http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283855.html
Winner: Delhi Daredevils
Highest runscorer for me: Sachin Tendulkar
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Who on that list? interested to see Brad Hodge is far ahead on total runs scored.
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From Guardian Online today:
Cricket is to return to ITV for the first time in more than 30 years after the broadcaster acquired rights to this year's Indian Premier League competition.
The deal will see the broadcaster air 59 of 60 live matches on ITV4. The IPL starts on 12 March and runs for 45 days.
Coverage will be presented by Matt Smith with Bollywood actress and presenter Mandira Bedi who hosted Cricket World Cup coverage in India.
The IPL will also have a specialist section on the ITV.com website and has the right to webcast matches. The tournament will be supported by a prominent marketing campaign on ITV. In the UK, the rights were previously held by pay-TV service Setanta, which collapsed last year.
In January, YouTube struck a deal to webcast live IPL matches globally.
The IPL, which is an eight-team tournament of Twenty20 cricket, includes players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Jacques Kallis and Chris Gayle. English players participating in this season's tournament include Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara and Owais Shah.
"In only two years, the Indian Premier League has already established itself as one of the world's most high profile and exciting sports events which attracts some of the very best cricketers from around the globe," said the ITV director of digital channels and acquisitions, Zai Bennett. "It is an exciting acquisition for one of the UK's fastest growing digital channels and we're delighted to be able to offer the whole tournament free-to-air to our viewers."
The chairman and commissioner of the IPL, Lalit Modi, said that he was delighted that the IPL tournament will be broadcast on a free-to-air channel.
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Cricket on poor man's telly! Brilliant!
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Some cricket on terrestrial television for the first time in ages. About bloomin time!
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Would've nice if BBC would've bought the rights.
Matt Smith, what does he know about cricket?
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I dont the BBC are in a fantastic position to be buying up the rights to cricket considering the amount of cuts theyr'e about to make......ITV will have to do, i for one am not complaining as non-skyer!!!
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I dont the BBC are in a fantastic position to be buying up the rights to cricket considering the amount of cuts theyr'e about to make......ITV will have to do, i for one am not complaining as non-skyer!!!
I'm not complaining SS, but BBC's commentary/pundits are better than Matt Smith, who's usually a football presenter.
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Completely agree with you - even Sue Ryder could do a better job!
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http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/current/story/450790.html
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from one harry to another...scroll up and you'll see what you've posted the link to.
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Saw your Guardian article but thought people might like to see the cricinfo one aswell.
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Does anyone know how that Youtube live would work?
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Good stuff -ITV4 has just started advertising the IPL - starts Friday!
Result!!
I know its already been mentioned in this topic, but am so chuffed that thought it was worth mentioning again as a way of celebration! :D
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Fantastic news, cricket should always be televised free on terrestrial TV just like in the old days!
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Awesome news, glad espn haven't got it the cock ends!
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Just seen on tv that it is all going to be live on itv4 and itv.com awesome stuff
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my money is on Kolkatta, i mean they have Brendan McCullum nuff said
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I cant wait for this, ill be able to see all these great players like McCullum who, tbh I have never seen before as I dont have sky!
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Not watched any IPL before so I'll keep my on it this year.
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my money is on chennai super kings with hayden, dhoni, hussey etc i think they are the team to beat
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Where can you live stream it? And do you need to make a account or what?
I can see on the website, that they play 3pm and 8pm, what will the time be in UK then?
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Where can you live stream it? And do you need to make a account or what?
I can see on the website, that they play 3pm and 8pm, what will the time be in UK then?
Youtube
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And what time on the day, is it in UK?
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India are 5 and a half hours ahead of us therefore 3pm starts are 9:30am GMT and 8pm starts are 2:30pm GMT.
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my money is on chennai super kings with hayden, dhoni, hussey etc i think they are the team to beat
Mr. Cricket - Agree that the Chennai squad is very solid but with injuries to Flintoff and Oram and with your namesake only playing in the second half it might be tough. The bowling is especially weakened with injuries and loss of form -Ntini is a spent force and Murali has been ineffective recently on Indian pitches (although with a giant like that one can never rule him out). But if Hayden hits top form, they can go a long way. Dhoni and Raina are fair weather friends in 20/20 though and I can't see them turning matches on their own...even on home pitches.
But I have to admit I am biased towards Delhi!
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yeah i would love to see warner fire!
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That would be pretty awesome if Warner fires! Sehwag, Dilshan and Warner at the top of the order!! If they indeed play both Dilshan and Warner. It would be a great for the spectators though if they load the quota of the overseas players towards the batsmen. And oh, I forgot about AB, who will be handy to finish off where the top order leaves...
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i think when you look at all the teams you can't really say there is a bad one, i think the games will be won by individuals...
But by who...
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i recon chennai will win it with me in the team ;)
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yeah i would love to see warner fire!
Doubt Warner would make the starting line up. Nannes, Vettori and Dilshan are the 3 overseas players Delhi all ways pick. Then there's Parnell, Warner, Collingwood.
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How long do matches last? What time will they finish
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urm 40 overs?!!! ;)
probably about 3 hours, so 11:30 uk time and 17:30 depending on when they start...
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In domestic 2020 they allow and hour and a half to bowl 20 overs, plus 15 minute break
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gauti and sehwag will open mate, warner and dilshan not bad reserves tho eh!
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Just checking the odds on Bet365.
Hayden favourite for Top Batsman.
Steyn Bowler
And Delhi to win.
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Just checking the odds on Bet365.
Hayden favourite for Top Batsman.
Steyn Bowler
And Delhi to win.
Steyn got hammered in the India vs South Africa ODI series, so bet 365 must be praying on the stupid to put on Steyn.
Nannes for me.
gauti and sehwag will open mate, warner and dilshan not bad reserves tho eh!
Gambhir will be number 3 this time. In sub-continent conditions, there's no point wasting Dilshan/Warner at 3.
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FANTASY TIME :
http://fantacy.cricket.com
GET YOUR TEAMS GOING
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gauti and sehwag will open mate, warner and dilshan not bad reserves tho eh!
Gauti as an opener is possible but unlikely if Dilshan is playing (which he will given his batting + fielding + offies).
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the thing i like about the IPL is that the teams are almost all very well balanced, you cant say that there is one really terrible team who know haven't got a chance and no team that will defiantly win, thats what makes it so good
my money is on Delhi Daredevils :D
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Anyone knows what screensize the youtube shows ipl on?
I was hoping to see it trough me ps3 internet, on my tv..
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its on ITV4
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its on ITV4
He does not live in England
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o my bad, i didnt know
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So how can I see it on youtube anyone??
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Don't know niall1995, im going to watch it on ITV4!
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Don't have sky.... think it's www.youtube.com/ipl ....... first match tomorrow??
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Don't have sky.... think it's www.youtube.com/ipl ....... first match tomorrow??
Yep. 3.30 start
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Is it 3:30 every game? I thought it was 2:30
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2:30 leo, not too sure where ashvir gets his tv guide from... woolworths maybe?
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Is it 3:30 every game? I thought it was 2:30
Different times for different matches.
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Right, place your bets on who you think will win.....
Deccan Chargers for me :D
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Im going Delhi DareDevils! should be a good tournament i think
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Kings XI Punjab
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2:30 leo, not too sure where ashvir gets his tv guide from... woolworths maybe?
Haha....No!
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Ash....hope they doo well too with Sanga wearing his lid (i hope anyway lol)
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Cool the "geese" should be out there with Symonds and Hayden on show, can't wait, nervous Tom?
I get nervous watching the guys playing with my bats on a Saturday!!!!
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Know the feeling!!! Always worried someone will wear one on the lid lol Mind you Big Benn wore a couple when he first wore his and seemed to be fine
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Right with the start drawing closer hows about a little guestimate on the score of the first game?
Chargers vs Knights........
Im going for a 146 for whoever bats 1st :) closest to the score wins the accolade of the the title for the day! until the next game.
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I'm saying 175 is the top prize an ayrtek helmet?
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my 1st thought was 166 but thought as an opening game people might have the jitters!
In regards to the prize im afraid not helmets will have to be purchased :( perhaps ill run a comp once lekka's has finished.
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I reckon 155 for team batting first
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152 - Hussey to top score!!
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142 is my guess
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lol like it how everyone is splitting the scores so far......like the details tho Andy even better if he comes through ;)
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Bets on how many 6's hit in the game?.....ill have 8.
As a thought hows bout predicting the total number of 6's hit in the tournament and ill see if i can find a worthy prize if people are keen to get on board?
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I love it when a plan comes together...!!!
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Slightly off topic, but Hayden is playing today for the Deccan Chargers, I hope he gets some runs with the mongoose
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Hayden plays for Chennai. You mean Symonds?
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Excuse my stupidity the links are are a bit screwed on the IPL website.... Knight Riders link to Chennai on the fixtures!!!!!
My prediction change is 152 - Symonds to top score!!!!!!
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Bit of the Windies vs Zim before the start of the IPL just to ensure enough cricket is watched today lol
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Yes sorry, I mean Symonds. He is playing today for the Deccan Chargers! I hope he gets in, would be good to see the hitting power of the MMi
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Both him and Haydos are big old boys if they connect its going to go blinking miles!!! whats the biggest 6 ever hit in metres?
Chris Gayles always seem to go a fair distance.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMB6ed1QU0E
According to the tinternet this one was 150m (bit dubious mind!)
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Thats the perfect shot full swing of the arms to the leg side and timed to perfection! 150 metres seems a bit of a guestimate but still a big ole hit!
Lets hope we see some of them in a bit!
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Did look pretty large but there are a few others that stick in the memory:
Mark Waugh launching Vettori at the Waca that was absolutely massive
Nathan Astle's one off Caddick when he got his rapid double ton looked huge as kept coming at the camera
Flintoff's off Brett Lee at Edgbaston 2005 that went like a rocket/Brett Lee's off Harmison at Trent Bridge...so many....
My incompetent guess is that there will be 165 sixes in the tournament but probably going to be miles out!
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on the topic of ipl, is matthew hayden going to be using mongoose?
(http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115000/115070.jpg)
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on the topic of ipl, is matthew hayden going to be using mongoose?
([url]http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115000/115070.jpg[/url])
What gave it away??? Think it's mentioned earlier
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just wondered, could have been for promo purposes.
lionel ritchie performing at the opening ceremony! wooooo
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good to see hes got the gloves as well...lets hope Symonds does a job for them this afternoon
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does it work ?
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if your referring to youtube rubin..5 minutos and we will all find out...well those of us at work....pretending to work whilst watching major biffery might be a tad difficult.
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youtube experiencing difficulties [already!!!]
itv doesn't seem to be though......
http://www.itv.com/sport/indianpremierleague/watchlive/
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if your referring to youtube rubin..5 minutos and we will all find out...well those of us at work....pretending to work whilst watching major biffery might be a tad difficult.
just tried youtube and it says experiencing technical difficulties but my new best friend Hick is a pundit on ITV4
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I refer the right honourable gentleman to the answer i gave some moments ago : ]
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Dc to field 1st then should be a good un! Hicko shud be wearing a SAF t-shirt and cap on there Andy!! Need to get the Hogg pimped out as well
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I refer the right honourable gentleman to the answer i gave some moments ago : ]
yep saw that I was just getting my Hick reference in :D ;) :-[
Dc to bat 1st then should be a good un! Hicko shud be wearing a SAF t-shirt and cap on there Andy!! Need to get the Hogg pimped out as well
Need Mongoose money for that :( any investors on here :D :D email at .......
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have you had any other correspondence with your new best friend since the testing day? I am surprised he doesn't have you on speed dial yet...!
apparently cricket isn't a big market in qatar, so our investors aren't quite ready to give you the $2,000,000 you need. Sorry Andy!!
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have you had any other correspondence with your new best friend since the testing day? I am surprised he doesn't have you on speed dial yet...!
apparently cricket isn't a big market in qatar, so our investors aren't quite ready to give you the $2,000,000 you need. Sorry Andy!!
hahahahaha
god knows why I'm excited....
No word from Tom [Mongoose] he must be down the Pub on what is left of the Mongoose expense account
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we need a twitter style @ thingy or logged MSN link for cricket match banter...
Who does Lionel Ritchie play for?
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something like the auto refresh on the obo coverage... where is Leo when you need him!
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Settling in to watch this now, how awful is the presentation with Matt Smith etc . . . .so many awkward silences! Shame!
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hes hob-knobbing with Jimmy at a shop in Winchester or something so should be back later on! Tough day.....but i wouldnt mind it ;) bit of lionel Rich-Tea to open up as well no expense spared...hes in a 3 for Chennai later in the tournament no helmet needed with the Afro!
Hicko would do it for a free I bet....or Hoggy for a free pass to the dentist :)
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Big W to open up with long walk back that is for him!!!
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Good Start..
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it is a god awful feeling being out first ball of a match!!
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little chippy minton to mid wicket....next batsman please!
Buzz never been there thankfully!!! Yet....
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walk into bat at 11, walk out again to drink the number 3's tea at 11.01
lovely flash to gully. TFC!
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2 men down Lionel Ritchie gone for a song and one for a golden duck
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Next 0-2 off 3 balls who said T20 was a batsman game?>!
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I think having cheerleaders at cricket is vastly underrated
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lol this is nuts.. both ganguly and tiwary seem really nervous..
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Actually Shah should be used to coming in to bat in these situations...
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prob cos they havent had chance to put their box on yet due to being hurried a touch!
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no Symonds :(
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hes there mate went to drop the kids off at the pool!
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yep ignore me I just saw a flash of suncream
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Buzz totally agree. . . should be cheerleaders at every game . . .wish we had them in our league!!
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i fear the standard of cheerleaders would reflect the standard of cricket we play.....no-one wants a one eyed, 3 tonne bird in lycra bending and snapping on the sideline!
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How do you know my mrs Tom!!?? haha
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haha no comment.....it would hardly be Bristol's finest on our sidelines think Vicky Pollard with Pram who is dyslexic.... Give me a Y or summat yer but no but!
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we have the wimbledon qualifiers where I play, in July... reasonable russian cheerleaders, once a year...
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We have grazing sheep . . . . .
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We get the village idiots....
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Jerky's in . . .hopefully should see some nice hitting and innovation!
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Falling like flies at the moment! Im sure Ace will steady the ship with Matthews lots of balls/overs left yet to get a respectable target if they keep their heads
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some seriously insightful commentary...
the change in team strip from blue and gold to purple and gold isn't working for the KKR's
classic!
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yes must be a mjor influence on their form the change in colour! lol couple of 6's so far perhaps my 8 maybe in with a shout
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These 2 are ticking over ok but something needs to happen soon otherwise its gonna put too much pressure on the lads in next . . .
As im typing Ace smashes a huuuuge 6!
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looking good for my guess of 142
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need 50 off these last 5 to make a game of it i think!
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I think this ground looks prett small... I am not sure 150 is going to be enough, certainly 130 wont be
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146 on the nose....just u wait lol
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Owais Shah has been quite impressive steadied the ship a bit!
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if somone can give me a number or source me some wk gloves that gillys wearing! i'd be very very happy :)
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100's up . . .doesn't look easy to bat on!
Looking forward to seeing the Mongi in action
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the guys in the studio are making Charles Colville and Bob Willis seem like Richie and Athers... and that is really saying something
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think they are prob specially for him in the with the yellow mate by Puma...they would tie in with your helmet tho with the flourescent yellow!!
Ground looks in superb condition though what did they say about bringing in 1200 tonnes of soil from SA or whatever it was?
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good lad owais
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did well to chisel that one out for 4
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Their cutting loose now
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yeah another 3 of them would make it respectable after the start they had!!!
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herchelle's bat... 2lbs12, picks up 2lbs 8... is that possible??!!
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throwing his bat now
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great bit of info that from Haysman on Gibbs' bat! 2.12lbs picks up as 2.8lbs and will last for 4 months . . .and uses it in all formats of the game!!
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looking a bit short at 146 now! if its 166 im claiming a personal victory :)
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142 it aint gonna be now..
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i love the ipl can only be good for cricket.
first time i have watched it but it is bloody good
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hes creamed that one!
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and that one! not a bad player for a 22 yr old lad
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and that bloody hell
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First time ive really seen Mathews bat . . .looks quality! And only 22
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16 off this over i bet lol
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Can't connect via youtube. Anyone else having that problem? Apols if this topic has come up before and I missed it.
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them masuri helmets are gurrish
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try the below....
http://www.itv.com/sport/indianpremierleague/watchlive/
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Can't connect via youtube. Anyone else having that problem? Apols if this topic has come up before and I missed it.
go to
http://www.itv.com/sport/indianpremierleague/watchlive/
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Thanks guys but that link only works within the UK. I am in France. And using a mac on which some of the free sites don't seem to work well. Talk of the perfect storm...
Youtube working for anyone?
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http://www.crictime.com/
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the adverts are very funny on indian tv
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Hi im ITV4, i will put a football commentator in the studio
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they should let hick and hoggy do it! silly indian women.
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How good is ti seeing Gilly playing again!! :D
He may be a little rusty compared to how he has been, but it's a joy!
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yepp sure is buddy
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will they hurry up and get themselves so we can see the "goose"
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there u go mate out just for u!
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Anybody know what model gloves Gilchrist is wearing they look fancy?
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prob a range for gilly produced for the IPL to match in with their shirt sponsor or something i epxect mate....
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there u go mate out just for u!
Almost got another then?!!!!!!
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should be taking that as he got there and got 2 hands to it....cost him a £1 that would in fines on a saturday!
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should be taking that as he got there and got 2 hands to it....cost him a £1 that would in fines on a saturday!
Or he has to do the subs
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i seem to get lumbered with that job1 costs me a fortune last season walking round will all the cash on a saturday night with the bar calling....discovering you have spent in on a monday and have to visit the cash point ot pay it back lol
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woohoo goose time!!!!
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Roy's in!
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CoR3 not MMi :(
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Hu is this women in the ITV4 studio she seems clueless
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Gibbs gone now
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Hope KKR win this...
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hope so too, dam bet365
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Goose has gone!!!
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down and out
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17 off 6 balls !!!!!!
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16 off off 6 balls!!! - FREE HIT
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15 off 3, game over!
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need a no ball and a six!!!!
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what a good game
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Was he out last ball? :L
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unknown
but a big well done to tom good to see your kit on telly mate
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They itv studio staff annoy me! Hoggard and hick are ok but the other 2 just NO!
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i thought the indian bird was quite fit
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They itv studio staff annoy me! Hoggard and hick are ok but the other 2 just NO!
i agree
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i thought the indian bird was quite fit
are you blind
(jokin)
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Watched the IPL game this afternoon after work. Was the first time I had seen any of the IPL. Initial impressions were that the atmosphere sounded great, and some of the cricket was reasonable. But the TV coverage was horrible, except the rather attractive lady on the ITV4 couch. And time outs in a cricket match - awful! T20 in England is a much more watchable product, but I would still watch a one sided Test match over any sort of this shorter form of the game. I really enjoyed watching Alistair Cook craft an innings today, even against poor bowling, and T20 doesn't offer that kind of satisfaction.
I may watch one or two more of the games to see if it can spark any interest in me, but I'm not hopeful.
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Can you not watch the full match on youtube not live?? If you can link please cause I can't find it anywhere :(
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Not convinced the studio staff, dont really seem to have a clue!
Anyway looks like this mornings game could be good, wouldnt really like to be an opening bowler at the moment! jayasuriya and tendulkar opening, ouch!
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ouchh :(
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What a nightmare for the bowlers. Mumbai will need 200..even that might be chased down
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Oops. Spoke too soon. 2 wickets in 3 balls...And the big wicket. Real pity. Had my coffee and muffin in hand to enjoy the SRT show...
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These 2 batsman look class especially Tiwary . . .as I speak Rayodu has gone!
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Not convinced that the bowling has been anything more than average!! :(
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What a catch by the keeper!! :o
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Yeah true Pete, wicket looks an absolute road too which helps!
Just seen an amazing catch!
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These 2 batsman look class especially Tiwary . . .as I speak Rayodu has gone!
Some years ago, Rayudu was talked up as one of the successors to the India Fab 4. Then just drowned in the domestic scene. Good to see him perform.
What a catch and run-out by the RR keeper. He is is also a good bat
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This match is unbelievable! Pathan was awesome, can RR win?
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Shame for RR, They deserved to finish off the job nicely, but thats T20 cricket at its best.
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What a game! Shame the ITV stream went down -.-
Hour and a half 'til the next game featuring an Ayrtek ;)
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Cant wait :) Whens Hayden unleashing the new Goose?
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I presume in the CSK tomorrow is it? Like Tom said, "it will be used strategically" which means he could use it for a smash at the end if he's in then.....
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What an innings!!!!! YUSUF PATHAN
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If only he could repeat this sort of innings for India, world class........
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that woman presenting it is so annoying! so clueless!
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I was just thinking the exact same thing . . .Matt just asked her who she's going for and she said she hadn't decided!!
Laugh a minute she is . . .
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Come on Punjab!
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the whole cut when the time out/sponsor stuff is putting me off the whole thing
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I was just thinking the exact same thing . . .Matt just asked her who she's going for and she said she hadn't decided!!
Laugh a minute she is . . .
Yeah, they havent got a clue what they are chatting about..really irratating..too many ad breaks but the cricket is the most important thing
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Love that Dehli DareDevils top! I want one . . .any one got one?
Nannes is class by the way . . .got some serious wheels on him too!
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would love to see nannes clatter sangakarra in the head!
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5! lol
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Ravi not looking great but least he is still in, bat looks a beauty though!!!
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Everything he hits seems to go..
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LOL AT THAT GUY!
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Rule #1, watch the ball in T/20 lol
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LOL AT THAT GUY!
That must have hurt!
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The spectator taking one in the head was class, at least he kept hold of the popcorn lol ! you guys watching on itv4.
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I've got no ITV4 so watching the delayed Youtube footage and wondered what you were talking about!!!
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The itv4 coverage is pretty good apart from all the advert breaks which are annoying, Ravi passed 50 and done well. Not sure the women hosting the show has a clue what she is on about most of the time.
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Ravinder Singh Bopara....what a legend!
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Gone now though to a poor shot off a full toss ?
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Ravi should have followed through with that. My gosh, Powar is a healthy lad!
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hahaha yeah looks like he enjoys the goodlife!
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gauti and sehwag will open mate, warner and dilshan not bad reserves tho eh!
Gambhir will be number 3 this time. In sub-continent conditions, there's no point wasting Dilshan/Warner at 3.
fig jam ;)
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Good innings by Bopara today! He looked like he's in good touch at the moment.
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How did Pathan not catch that!?
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DC Vs CSK - Could the Mongoose appear?
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i think it might :D
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Hopefully, my money's on Deccan for this game
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Six over cover from Gilchrist was smashed!
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He's a hero
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he's my hero
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hes a beutiful man
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Hes out now....took his time as well.
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Outrageous, 180 I rekon......
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hes a beutiful man
Not as beautiful as Ashish Nehra ;)
(http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/DB/032005/059074.jpg)
Look how nice his teeth are!
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laxman gone ! horrible running
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spliceless mongoose attached to drunkard now in
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CoR3 shape with MMi stickers?
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These will be the stickers for the CoR3 when released in India. And is promoting the current LE out now.
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Ahh I see, they look nice anyway :)
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A Feature on the Mongoose!
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massive plug now on sidelines. nice
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Nice bit of publicity there ;)
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tom must be one happy chap!! , if i heard right , did he say hayden may use it LATER in the innings ?
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Mongie
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Good bit of coverage there on the bat...will have to give them a helmet for tomorrow lol let's hope haydos gives it an outting!
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gooosssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i have some mongoose labels for 1 million dollars!
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is symonds using one? the MMi ?
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no hes using a cor with mmi/indian core labels.
well the limited labels
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Let's be honest, I can't see it happening! Can anyone else?
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Discussion on the Mongoose atm! The commentator reckoned Hayden would have rehandled a small bladed bat such as Langers!
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I think it would be a very brave man if he did as u know he will get some short stuff....may reel it out if the game isn't too close perhaps!
Still good publicity for tommo if he uses it or not!!!
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Perhaps if either of these 2 started using their bats it would be a better game!!
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wow, thats a short boundary. Didnt think Taunton was being used :P
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Symonds get a move on! Lol
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Good start but now a bit pinned down after goin @ 10 an over for the 1st 5!!
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I think it would be a very brave man if he did as u know he will get some short stuff....may reel it out if the game isn't too close perhaps!
Still good publicity for tommo if he uses it or not!!!
Agreed (they say any publicity is good publicity), but if he doesn't use it everyone will start questioning why? He's been netting with it for ages, so if he can't use it properly, there's no hope for the average cricketer. Even if the bowling's better, the batting cancels it all out...
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What's ur team talk likely to be at every time out.....get a fecking move on!!!!
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a time out? wow, thats what they need for cricket in the USA to help the sponsors lol
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2 off 13 for Symonds? :S
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Yes Gibbsy!
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Let's be honest it a novelty item that people may have in their bag....the hype surrounding it has firmly placed mongoose at the forefront on the cricket market and got them recognised which is hard to do as a new brand without offering something different I.e the mmi ....fair play to them in my books!
We did the same by changing the shape of a helmet from the norm and shape of pads and the in-fl-8 gloves without something new or innovative you would have to spend a fair bit to get recognised and take up a share of the market....blackcat are now looking to do similar with their innovation in the joker etc.
Would people talk about them so much if they had released a normal looking bat?? Prob not IMO and would fade away into the abyss with other brands competing for the same market
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same with you tom look what uve done with your helmets ;)
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its a pleasure to watch murali bowling this well
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Gibbs to let loose!
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Has symo been on the happy juice?!
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Perhaps need to double the width of symos bat not half the length...couldn't hit a cows ass with a banjo ATM!!
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That's better! Good lad
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there we go
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well well well Symonds
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Spoke too soon? That ain't a goose is it ? Obviously a re-labelled normal bat? Not visably longer?
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Spoke too soon? That ain't a goose is it ? Obviously a re-labelled normal bat? Not visably longer?
read up lol
its the CoR3 in the Limited/indian version colours
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Seedy do u know anything about what mongoose offer in their product range?? Or simply just bought the stickers?
The other bat they offer is a core which is more like a normal bay but an inch shorter and is prob what symo is using
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LOL at the poll
"should the goose be allowed?"
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Lol at the poll
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Doesn't look to be a cor 3 to me?
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Doesn't look to be a cor 3 to me?
These will be the stickers for the CoR3 when released in India. And is promoting the current LE out now.
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You can tell though with the cor that it is a shorter bladed longer hadled bat and the one symo is using doesn't look to be any different.
More goose talk!!
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Its a Mongoose, see the last 4. Came off the stickers and flew
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oh man, I wish I could do that this season when I use my CoR3
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Ah right cheers for clarifying tom!
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youve got the power
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its hard to tell the definitive size if its blade is only an inch shorter and the handle is the same length
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Cor 3 has 1.5 inch shorter blade and 1.5 inch longer handle?
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look around the forum mate, there are several topics that will explain
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look around the forum mate, there are several topics that will explain
or their website lol
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Sweaty head much...
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Did everyone see the dog running across the outfield?
Shame as someones BBQ will be a little on the light side now! ;)
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haha yeh im sure someone is releaseing them onto the ground to slow it down a bit! Bit of hotdog on a sunday afternoon always goes down well
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Cor 3 has 1.5 inch shorter blade and 1.5 inch longer handle?
Seedy. I'm assured by Marcus it's a genuine Mongoose CoR3, try and spot the splice...
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Hmmmm german shepherd :P
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HUGE!!!!!!
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Brockwurst that will be mate by the time the tongs have turned it a couple of time on the BBQ....
that had hit me for 6 written all over it!!!!
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Colesy bowls! lol straight out of my book of bowling
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Would that have reached the 3rd house back or the school roof again?
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ahhh bad memories lol
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Def couldn't see a splice on Symonds goose today!
So looks like he is using one at last!
And 65% phoned in to say that the Goose should be a legal bat - so even more coverage!
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Seems to go ping as well
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I swear I have just seen a splice in the symonds bat!
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oh wow, never knew symonds would be using the MMi gloves aswell!!
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Some guy fidling lol - a mongoose
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well fielded that man!
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fact
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I think this game could be the game that gives the goose the breakthrough it needs, so far symonds is giving it a good name and I hope Hayden does the same
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if your having to pay them to use the kit personally id make damn sure they had everything mongoose right down to their jockstrap to get full value for money out of them!!!
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What a piece fielding by Morkel!
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HUGEEEEE
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big
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take that.....seeing as he was 3 off of 19 hes recoverd well!
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great knock for sy
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Good advertising too :)
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this may aswell be renamed IPL commentary, i swear some of these comments are being made before its happened!
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Haydos with a direct hit as well....gone!
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TIGHT
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He is safe!
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What the hell is Hayden playing at!? Trying to run out our own man...
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SAFE
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He might now wish he had a longer bat :L
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wow, tough call, good knock though
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WHAT!
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gone IMO ....Tom great shout mate big fine for him after that catastophy! Sit on the naughty step Hayden
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Out!? That looked in!
What the hell is Hayden playing at!? Trying to run out our own man...
LoL!
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He might now wish he had a longer bat :L
wha? the bat is the same length of a normal one
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as i said....gone.....get down specsave colsey et al
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Well well well. Technology 1 - Humans 0 ;)
Looking forward to Hayden now, does he has a CoR3 too?
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Both players have both.
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Good good, ya rekon Symonds will use the MMi?
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Hmm don't know, as I said he was a last minute thing so hasn't had time to practice or net with it. Ideally he would, in reality I think Hayden is the only dead cert to use one.
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Looking forward to seeing one.
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Lol change of bowler!
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good recovery that i would say after being tied down for 3 over s in the middle
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ah, hayden is using the CoR3, dont blaim him when opening up the batting
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Well then...
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Disappointed
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didnt think he would use it in their 1st game somehow! Perhaps later on in the tournament
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its amazing, him not using the MMi should be a negative point for the goose, but the fact they are talking about this bat so much, even in a good sence when they say hes using the CoR3 is giving the bat so much great press
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Hayden has the cor3 gloves in mmi colours, so nice!
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dog watch continues
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Read a page or so back Liam :P
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needs someone to break the back on it though and use one if its meant to be the same as a regular bat...we had the same with out lid when we issued 16 of them to the middlesex squad in the Stanford series only 2 of them got used but it was a starting point!
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Hell of a shot!
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Massive
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textbook shot, and another showing of the goose
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Ouch, the extra 15% bat power or whatever it is helped that one!!!
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OUT
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Read a page or so back Liam :P
I only read about symonds using the mmi gloves which he was. But haydens cor glove in mmi colours are awesome
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Raina Raina Raina
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I only read about symonds using the mmi gloves which he was. But haydens cor glove in mmi colours are awesome
Both prefer sausage gloves, so we're doing them in Red for the pro's. Hayden is incredibly particular about gloves.
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WOW
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They look very nice. I normally hate sausage gloves but could easy use the Cor. Very flexible and comfy when I tried them on.
What pads is he using? mmi or cor?
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MMi3 pads, Symmo used a special make up for him he will only ever use cane pads.
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Frustrating...
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I should imagine :(
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Did he start with an actual Cor3? Did you get it out to him in time?
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Should have been yeh. He's been netting with a CoR3 for a while.
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Ok, it went like a train with those straight hits.
I have been out all day, did Symonds get the MMi out?
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Ok, it went like a train with those straight hits.
I have been out all day, did Symonds get the MMi out?
Nope
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That woman presenter is really annoying
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She just says random things that she'd never know and has been told to say. And she says them like she has been told too to.
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Slightly off topic but does anyone know who makes Robinson Sports bats?
I agree, going back to the studio is becoming annoying especially when the best thing they can come up with is a comment about the kits.
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Robinson's....
I have to say that Dhoni's bat dwarfs anything else I've seen on show.
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Yup, Dhoni's bat was huge. Did you see Rohit Sharma's bat? It might have been even bigger
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Slightly off topic but does anyone know who makes Robinson Sports
they are made I. House when I visited perhaps they have changed since....I did have one but craig had it off me...went well tho!
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Tom doesn't Pagey and Wayner have Robinsons? If they do they sound really metallic!
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Yeh they have the Kashmir willow planks that are barely passable as a bat!! The g1 one I had was pretty good but never used it so passed it onto craig in exchange for 2 refurbs
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Nick English had one for half an innings
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robinson's make soft goods for a lot of english brand's
sorry bit behind time
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Ive had and used a Robinson's g1 bat, massive profile and went really well and superb quality.
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i think might be wrong but dont robinsons make for kookaburra might be wrong.
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i think might be wrong but dont robinsons make for kookaburra might be wrong.
SG do
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Yeh they made some stuff for us originally when supplying CCC nice bloke Surinder always catch up with him when he's over in the Uk.
Thought Greenlands or someone else did kook mate
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I'm pretty sure SG do..
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what did haydos use I missed it
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CoR3 :(
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Bad times, all round..
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(http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/97697930.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921A343B2C87A49D8F56233069183B062CD6D86B433CC439FF20F6D69F067CD89F2)
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What's that above the knee roll on the inside of the pad? (Right leg)
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possibly the goose
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You mean the Mongoose logo?
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Yer Tom sorry budd.
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Yeah couldn't/can't make it out
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are these the next stage along from the sample from taunton?
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Robinson's....
I walked into that one I just wanted to know what kind of quality they are cos some of them don't look too bad.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/IPL
is on now... Graeme Smith looks heroically out of form... as he smashes another 4 !
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I think I batted better at nets last night than Graeme Smith is doing at the moment and I got out first ball to a junior and then systematically to everyone else.
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New bat for de Villiers
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That old one just needs a repair and refurb ;)
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Lol bit more I think :P
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Tait possibly just dropped or shall i say missed the match i think! Hard catch butt maybe should have done better!
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And another bat bites the dust!
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Yeah AB's not quite as spectacular as some we've seen but a borken bat is a broken bat i suppose!!!
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Talking of broken bats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d83O7VbZnkk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reuAE5xAzG4
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That second one's hilarious lol, saw this too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NUkxEL1xTo&feature=related
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ha thats second one is class!
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Anyone notice Ravi swapped bats towards the end of the innings?
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Apparently Sehwag did it yesterday too, perhaps switching to heavier more powerful bats?
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Yeah that was my guess too as Ravi's was a blank
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Yup, let's hope Hayden does that tomorrow Tom;-)
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Anyone listening to ITV4 commentary - no offence to any women on this forum , but she hasnt got a bloody clue what she is on about.........possibly the worst commentary team ever assembled?????? Me thinks so!
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Danny morrison the kiwi who commentates on the youtube stuff is the possible the most annoying man ever
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i've given up on youtube - the commentary is poor and the picture quality is no good.....i wont complain though, it's still free cricket!
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Danny morrison is annoying
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Hayden's failed again, we won't be seeing this mongoose bat
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Agree espo - shame though, it would have been good to see it used.......you never know though, symonds might get a chance.
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Is this a repeat at the moment on ITV4?
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nope - two matches today - this is numero deux!
Should be a decent match, one wicket down so far that of Hayden, Bond and Sharma have been bowling well.
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Did Hayden use MMi, I popped out!
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No - it was the COR3.
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Yuch, Raina wasted another innings
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The one thing that pisses me off about this whole IPL cricket is the amount of breaks, advertising and time out's used.........it's getting a bit like Basketball and NFL. Give me a test match with 3 hours uninterupted viewing and I'm a happy man!
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That bloody BT Advert does me nut in! >:(
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As good as the IPL has been the advertising annoys me a bit. The players, ground and everything are covered in logos and the breaks/ time outs are getting a bit tedious!
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Yeah its all very annoying when you're watching it and there are adverts, then timeouts or the annoying womans voice coming over!! But atleast the crickets okay :)
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And i agree all the logo's advertising etc make it a bit tacky imo
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Its not an advert break, its a product partner awareness zone.......
That post was bought to you in association with Thumbs Up, Taste The Thunder and MaxiMobile with Tata and JT Cement......
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At the end of the day, it is what it is. If it brings most of the worlds best players together playing Twenty20 format for a few weeks on end, there's so much £ in the event of course there will be "Awareness Zones" (As Mike puts it) Everywhere! It's not really Cricket, but it's great fun.
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Mumbai looks like a strong team with Bravo and Pollard in the squad...
Pollard makes his IPL debut.. So many expectations on him, let's see how he does..
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Mumbai to win methinks
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Sachin is phenomenal! Look at his bat lol the middle is much darker than the rest of the blade due to more use :D
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His batting has no risk.. He could play the same shots in a test, odi or t20..
I don't think they would be running and taking these cheeky singles...
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LOL soon as I say that the last few shots had some risk.. but 3 balls 9 runs..
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OH MY DAYS WHAT A CATCH
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Yeah he just looks like he's playing his normal game! Which is great as you said, as he scores so quick with no real risk!
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Woah.. what a grab!!
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woah indeed! Great take!
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Sachin's playing no risk and still scoring at 250 per 100 balls - outrageous all round
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Its not fair he makes batting look too easy!!!
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Booooo we want Sachin back!
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What a fantastic little display of low risk scoring at over 200 strike rate!! Wow!! Would have really liked to see him get a 100.
Danny Morrison is a fool. Had Sachin's bat in his hands. Could have given some insight to the audience instead of those stupid jokes... Bat looked like his normal one though. So no 20/20 gimmicks for the master.
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Yeah was the bat he used to make the 200, lets just say the middle looked slightly used ;)
Would have liked to have seen abit more about it, as you said enough of the stupid, unfunny jokes!!!
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Yikes imagine bowling against dilshan and sehwag!!! New Ball Please!
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Pity that it didn't last for too long. But hang on... in comes AB!! Phew!
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Gutted about Dilshan going. Sehwag needs to make a ton here for Delhi to win
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Sehwag gone
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Game over!
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de Villiers gone
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What about that glove work!!!
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Good stumping
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Really quick stumping there!
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Hans up who's now going to build hms victory after seeing the advert 1 zillion times!!!!
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hahahaha "flagship of the most epic naval battle"
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It say 1:84 scale nick-nack but I recon u cud captain that bad boy down the river Avon!
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haha you make it i'll sail it, deal??
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Eye eye captain!!! Watch out for the cracken near the suspension bridge.....what a dick that woman is on itv4! .....I see hick n hogs have been replaced by the senior staff
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she is a noob. made me laugh when he goes "mr pollard" and she goes "kieron, its kieron pollard" and was like "oh ok" haha what an idiot she is!
(btw not sure if thats how you spell kieron so dont moan :P)
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Matt wotshisnames no better though - what a muppet! IPL ads are really starting to mess with my head! And I've only watched a couple of live games!!! They grind you downnnnnn......
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That Hms victory ad is really annoying........
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It's putting me off watching it as it's no longer cricket. It's cricket and crap presenters and annoying adverts and generally bad coverage
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How bored have h got to be to result to building a model ship.....I bet the jobless bum who needed to die his hair to get a job and now needs "more ties" has built 5 of them!!!!.....he would have been better off using his BT landline to call a chatline instead ;)
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Lol, whilst watching coverage of the IPL at www.itv.com/ipl
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What's the kamal catch rubbish they keep mentioning?
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Brand that's sponsors catches basically. Same goes for 6's, wickets etc prob charged the companies a fair whack to get a mention on every opportunity
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what are sachins gloves?
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They are the BAS Sachins, Asad sells them on Uzisports.
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they look different to them though
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http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/97798319/Indian-Premier-League
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I love Damien Martyn!
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Tentative start by the Royals! Less than 6rpo!!!
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I know, Lumb looked lost.
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Kumar hat-trick
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Do you think RR know they can hit boundaries? I'm surprised they've played the short ball so badly.
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(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5665/del20100319tie1278798.jpg)
Hopefully we'll see a couple in action today.
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Fingers crossed mate....one of them has to be brave enough to give it ago....question is who going to be the shepeard to the sheep?
I think once someone has done it others will follow, just a case of getting that first one out to the square....hopefully in an hour or so's time the Mongoose MMI's IPL virginity will have been taken in match format.
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Look forward to seeing one in action, hopefully one of your players will make score with it too. Article quite accurate in that despite the publicity it is not taking over kit bags, looks like your spiritual adviser is helping out with team mates getting photographed with one which is good for you.
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Do you think any of them will actually use your twenty twenty bat in this tournament?
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I don't know SS, I'm hoping so. Suresh Raina has come out and said he hopes too, despite being sponsored by SG.
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Is Suresh playing in the first or second match today?
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First, in 45mins. He's captain today.
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maybe more likely in round robin dead rubbers?
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i honestly think a big hitter like Raina going berserk with a mongoose for 5-10 overs in a small Indian stadium could be quite a spectacle! Fingers crossed it happens!!
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Chris Gayle + Laminated Twenty Twenty style bat + small stadium = Fatalities!!!!
Agree with you though Will.....a spectacle is what we need!
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Grading willow at the moment so will turn the TV and hope and pray. Good luck Tom, imagine the nervs on the first ball if he use it though :o
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If you could compile a team from all the players in the IPL who would it consist of? Entirely upto you what the balance of batsmen/bowlers is etc.
1. Sehwag
2. Sachin
3. Tiwary
4. Gilchrist (WK)
5. Bopara
6. Yuvraj-all-rounder
7. Pathan
8. Steyn
9. Lee
10. Murali
11. Malinga
Would be my line-up...tough as some batsmen prob wont get a chance with it being 20 overs only!!!
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No Kallis?
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Tough call mate with the players who are in form perhaps Kallis may replace Yuvraj as the all-rounder, Jacques is in form Yuvi yet to fire......
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Raina's taken some decent catches, will his confidence carry through to his batting and will we finally see a MMI3 in action???? Watch this space!
I think i would drop Lee for Nannes and Bopara would be replaced by Hayden (at 4 not 5).....pretty mean line-up though!
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My XI would be:
1. Sehwag
2. Sachin
3. Tiwary
4. Gilchrist (WK)
5. Kallis
6. Raina
7. Pathan
8. Steyn
9. Pollard
10. Bret Lee
11. Shane Warne
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Given old warney another go i see.....considered him but thought murli had the edge on him as the lead spinner with yuvraj throwing down 2/3 overs if needed
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Yuvi is out of form. Raina is a good replacement for him (bat/bowl/field). With the bowling line-up Raina would not be required to bowl anyway. Warney is a handy bat as well. On second thoughts, I may bring Kumble in for Warney...
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Yeah Warney not taking too many wickets at current form....Anil has been around the block and seen it all before so may be better positioned
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I want those 2 cheerleaders . . . .gonna put it in the items wanted section!
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Would that be BN or slightly used condition?
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BN not too keen on seconds . . . .but im not gonna be too fussy as long as they are not battered :)
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Happy to knock the middle in gently and use some oil to ensure it doesnt dry out ;)
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He's started with the COR by the looks of it, shame.
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All hopes on Raina giving it a whirl then!
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Tom - great use of sexual Innuendos by the way, tip of the hat to thee squire.
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Na I dont mind koncking them in and oiling them Tom, if your still wanting them after ive smashed them about a bit drop me a PM
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As long as u dont use a LH there may still be some life left in them!!!
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here we go;)
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OMGGGGG
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MMI!
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comentators dont help at times! never take it seriously with their remarks and comments
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woohoooooooo :D
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Swapped bats from Cor3 to the MMi3....interesting!
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Hayden using it.. commentators having fun with it.. lol
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i can see there point, obviously we know how it's supposed to work, and its benefits. but it does look rather silly!
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Yeah, but if Hayden makes it work. Who cares?!
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i hope he twats a massive 6 with it to silence this commentator!
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And I bet nobody sledges him!
With Hayden, its best not to get him annoyed or he just hits harder!!
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hes gripping it pretty low down to help him paddle it like that....1st 6 with it too!
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doubt they'll slate it then! But the commentators will obviously talk bad about it, no one really uses one so they wont have seen one used too many times before. great publicity tho!
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And now they're chatting to Warner in the field about the bat!! Great exposure!! :D
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6
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yeah we had it with the helmet...did he ride his bicycle to the game blah blah.....14 off the last 3 with it so seems to work!
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Safe!
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I suppose a pro will hit the bottom half of the bat more often than not.
Hayden's going boundary bonkers!
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What is the commentators chatting? The mongoose may go against him...? It's the same bloody size
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I hope ITV don't win the terrestrial test match contract!
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If one more commentator says in it shorter I'm going to ring them up in India - somebody give me the number so I can get prepared
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Lol - they're serving up some juicy pies to Hayden (still has to hit them mind you) - as a bowler i think i would really try and bang it in short and see how he copes with it.
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Be better than Sky! Don't have to bloody pay for it...!
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shows the lack of understanding i guess....more marketing for tom to do out in India to increase their knowledge base
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Will - agree with you again, ITV4 team is woeful!
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Right in the middle stump
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Be better than Sky! Don't have to bloody pay for it...!
Maybe, but BBC for me
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that is huge from Hayden!
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That was utterly massive!
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Wonder if Raina will get it out later...? Oh my Matthew...
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3 6's in an over... MARVELLOUS
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Big sixes from the 'Goose!!!
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Bet mongoose are happy with that!
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Tom and the rest of the guys at mongoose must be loving this (as hayden rips another 6!)
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Hick is on!!!!! He'll mention me I bet :D :D :D :D :D
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And they have given one to the studio...
Norbs sould give his mate Hicky one of his SAF numbers...
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And now they are doing a feature on it! :)
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publicity WIN!
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"Matthew Hayden with his little bat...." ??????
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Plus one commentator to another commentator at the ground
"Do like more wood in your hand!" :-[
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haha inuendo friday.....Gotta love it!....shes very tidy!
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sod the inuendo - loving that cheerleaders moves!
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Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!
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About time they forced him to use it, waste of money otherwise, looks like they have have paid a bowler or two.....
Cheerleader doing it for me.....
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cracking catch by the security guard!
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Hayden on fire!!! Another massive DLF maximum!! (oh jesus-what am I saying!!!)
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yeah, its a citi moment of success aswell :D
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smashing it to all parts at the moment!!
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raina using it now??
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Two Mongooses!!
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some very average bowling coming down but still needs putting away!
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SG aren't going to be happy.
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holy heck!!!!
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this is incredible.
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SG aren't going to be happy.
But you must be delighted!! Is this the first time two have been used at once?
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sunil should be on commentary soon aswell! not sure he will be too happy about raina using mongoose
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Tom what will SG do?? Fine him? Cancel his sponsorship?? or just verbal warning??
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I like it.. half a cricket bat, 6's twice as long.. :)
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Dumped it now.
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not sure whats happening with rainas grill either lol
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I think I'll cut a couple of inches off my current bat and then I'll be able to bat like Hayden. Minus the muscle... and talent... and power...
He's smashing it!
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I think I'll cut a couple of inches off my current bat and then I'll be able to bat like Hayden. Minus the muscle... and talent... and power...
He's smashing it!
Call it the "Circumcision Limited Edition"
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hayden desreved a ton there
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Apart from Nannes it's absolute hump bowling. Good to see Hayden taking it apart, it deserves it!
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Good catch which stopped a certain ton there, game gone now after very poor bowling.
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Im wathcing the match on youtube so i think eveyone is ahead of me......very annoying!
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SS wait for the cheerleaders doing a mass streak on the pitch, lasts for 4 minutes, any second now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Im wathcing the match on youtube so i think eveyone is ahead of me......very annoying!
itv.com/ipl has it live too
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Good publicity now!
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SS wait for the cheerleaders doing a mass streak on the pitch, lasts for 4 minutes, any second now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you not supposed to be calling suppliers and leaving the Cheerleader streaking oggling to us
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The Fox with no commentary skill is back on ITV now...!!!! Why, oh why choose her to front this ???
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I can see in a year or so time, if Mongoose keep sponsoring hitters. I think they can make every Cricket Bat brand go bust...(Big brands)
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So much of sponsoring big name players is about luck, we got lucky with Hayden today. But boy does it feel great.
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When you sponsor enough players, you're luck will increase ;)
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I can see in a year or so time, if Mongoose keep sponsoring hitters. I think they can make every Cricket Bat brand go bust...(Big brands)
There's still scope for the Big Names they managed to survive when Freddie and the Pieterson had sponsorship together.
Great to see that today Tom.... nervous first ball I imagine in the office / pub?
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Didn't know he was using the MMi3 (we were following on cricinfo) until I read on here, then we ran to the pub to see replays of him despatching bowlers for 6. :D
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Didn't know he was using the MMi3 (we were following on cricinfo) until I read on here, then we ran to the pub to see replays of him despatching bowlers for 6. :D
Tell MCF you're staying in the pub I'll jump on the train to paddington and join you!!!! :D
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I thought you were grading willow :D
Good publicity for MCF, he'll be a happy boy tonight no doubt.
Tom - Following on cricinfo, shame on you!!!
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bloody hell tom the new phrase "you have been mongoosed"
think we might be seeing more of them i loved kemp comment
"we were not convince we are now" about the bat
there even one in the studio
good day for you tom
well done
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I thought you were grading willow :D
finished that all, pro-ping done :D
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Norby's Nuts. Is SAF full time now? Or just pulled a sicky to see the Goose, and drawl over Hick?
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Yep, I sent the bat to ITV yesterday. Was fortunate they had it in time.
Absolutely buzzing here. I was beginning to think he'd never use it, but after 93 off 43 balls we could see even more people switching.
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Oh and we're a trending topic on Twitter Norb :P
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How many people work at mongoose HQ tom, sounds like you have a lot of people in the office!
Norb - Less pro-ping and more richter please......any off the scalers in your latest batch?
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We're much smaller than you'd think SS.
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Oh and we're a trending topic on Twitter Norb :P
Woohoo I'll jump on and abuse you on there!!!!! Well I'll take a look :D
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Ayrtek and Tom should be represented in this match!
Symonds with his Goose and Sangy with his helmet (so to speak!) ;)
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Congrats to the Mongoosers for todays exposure. Always nice to see a new firm taking on the world & succeeding.
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I missed it! Waiting for the highlights
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Hope Sanga bats today instead of dropping down the order again!...must win for them after losing the 1st two games
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Tom why is the MMi being banded as 'Controversial'?
Its on the ITV IPL website saying something like Haydens 93 with the controversial Mongoose bat?
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think its due to the divided opion on it....
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Because some think it should be banned due to the added power. I get the odd email saying we're ruining the 'spirit of the game' some can't even believe it's legal.
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Some people eh? Although im not a fan of the MMi I loved watching it in action today (cancelled a couple of my fitness classes to watch it!!), anything that provides a spectacle is welcome in my world
Will look forward to seeing it again hopefully soon!
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Because some think it should be banned due to the added power. I get the odd email saying we're ruining the 'spirit of the game' some can't even believe it's legal.
complies to the laws, if we all stood still, we'd still be using hockey stick style bats
edit: The bowlers will be thinking about how to bowl against it now [well I hope so in this day and age :D]
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Admittedly Hayden was hitting some nice sixes, but there have been bigger shots hit with a standard short handle bat in the tournament, I dont think it is ruining the game one bit. If the batsmen is seeing it well then he will hit a big 6 with a hockey stick, cricket bat or rounders bat....if a bowler is bowling well it wont really matter what the batsmen is using.
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Some people eh? Although im not a fan of the MMi I loved watching it in action today (cancelled a couple of my fitness classes to watch it!!), anything that provides a spectacle is welcome in my world
Will look forward to seeing it again hopefully soon!
I agree, it isn't something I would use, but it has been given the green light from the MCC, and watching Hayden today was tremendous, I don't see it as controversial, cricket bats used to look like hockey sticks, it would be more controversial if someone walked out with something borrowed from the MCC museum!
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p.s. gibbs looks in awesome form
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He's the best right hander to watch (just my opinion).
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Admittedly Hayden was hitting some nice sixes, but there have been bigger shots hit with a standard short handle bat in the tournament, I dont think it is ruining the game one bit. If the batsmen is seeing it well then he will hit a big 6 with a hockey stick, cricket bat or rounders bat....if a bowler is bowling well it wont really matter what the batsmen is using.
I don't think this is how the general public saw it!
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I love it when they say its a "slow pitch". What would they call the April village wickets?
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its gets better and better for team mongoose now roy is wielding his cor3 to max effect!
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horrific shot there by Gibbs....head in the air sunday hangover style when you just want to get back to lying down and nursing the hangover!
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loving the no turn or bounce bowling from Yuvraj - real sunday afternoon stuff
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dont see why they have brought the boundaries in though...surely the games are high scoring enough with the power on display!
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great catch stood up!!!!
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I agree, the boundaries are way to short.
Yuvi has a Golden arm with his left arm dross.
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C'mon Punjab!
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Need to restrict them in the next few overs to 160-70 i think.....yeh left arm spin if only i could get mine right lol
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Lol - Is that ITV women for real "The two bald buddies Symonds and Gibbs" - At least she's original, i even think Norb's got a soft spot for her!
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i despise her with an absolute passion shilly!
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when laxman took a knock on the arm and she said something like "it should be called the injury premier league" and almost wet herself i was tempted to switch off
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I'm with you there Mr.Cricket - There are probably hundreds of thousands of attractive asian women who know a hundred times more about cricket than any of us on this forum, and they decide to pick the only one who knows nothing.....smart move ITV.
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I still think she is better than Matt Smith, who just sits there looking as if he has a carrot up his backside
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she needs to take that face of hers for a crap and stop pretending that she knows everything! shes a dhoni-basher aswell, it could be no worse!
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GOD I MISS BUMBLE :(
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"grass grows by osmosis" hahahahahahaha what a crock of S*** from the Duj!!
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Dam, thanks to work I missed hayden unleash the mmi, I need highlights
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Anyone saying the Mongoose should be banned is nuts, it does not break any law and does not threaten to impact as much as carbon handles did. I understand the MCC reasons for banning carbon as they had the capacity to hit the ball further but not have seen anything since that falls into this bracket. Unless the Joker has some sort of one bat test results to say 1,000,000% more power!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good to see Hayden helping himself at the Buffet today, those DFL maximums will help a meaningless stat record, how many so far in 11 matches? 120+?
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Bopara run out, "cold blooded!"
Is there a way of making a round handle oval? perhaps by adding tape under the grip?
I've got a new bat and the handle is a lot smaller than I first thought.
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Is there a way of making a round handle oval? perhaps by adding tape under the grip?
I've got a new bat and the handle is a lot smaller than I first thought.
I have sort of done this using strips of padded tape (from the elastoplast section at Boots) on the handle and then a half grip over the top. not going to win any awards, but serviceable
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I bet GM are going spare over at HQ. Their most expensive player using a blank with TON all over it...
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Mahelas gone! Anyone know what the music is when a wicket falls?
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Because some think it should be banned due to the added power. I get the odd email saying we're ruining the 'spirit of the game' some can't even believe it's legal.
I bet these are traditionalist people who hate change. I prefer other bats but the MMi deffinately has it's place in cricket and rightly so!
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I bet these are traditionalist people who hate change. I prefer other bats but the MMi deffinately has it's place in cricket and rightly so!
I dont know why, but my dad hates the MMi, when I first asked for a goose for my 21st he thought I meant the MMi. Mind you, he is almost 60 and has played since he was 8, and his dad (my grandad) had 60+ years of cricket before he was out, hes a tradionalist
All I had to do today to annoy him about the goose was "did you hear about hayden and the mongoose? he hit nintey-"
and that was enough
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deccan chargers song, is so annoying
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The MMi is ok by the MCC so I don't see why anyone else should have a problem with it!
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The MMi is ok by the MCC so I don't see why anyone else should have a problem with it!
people dont like change, a shorter blade is the way foward, take the uzi and the cor3, the old guard doesnt like change. remember these laws are 100 years old
oh and tom, as you went down to the pub to see the smashing from hayden, who was the drinks on? or was it the drinking game of have a shot every time hayden hits a 6
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what the hell is a camel carbon catch????
apart form mongoose it the 2nd biggest phrase on ipl 3
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company who sponsor the catches that are taken......DLF 6's, City moment of sucess for a wicket etc etc just a way of shoe-horning more branding in for more money
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Haha loving the DLF Maximum!
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so what is camel carbon????
is it paper for type writers??
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Its Karbonn Kamel its the name of the guy who owns Karbonn mobile phones Dave
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god if i had a brain i would be dangerous or is that the other way round.
cheers dan just another thick northern yak
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No worries mate, the only reason I know is because I saw a little clip of some hot indian women during the interval the other day and they were taking some catches and it was called the Karbonn Kamel catch thingy or something:)
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Is it Karbonn Kamel, or just Karbonn Mobile said quickly in an Indian accent?
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The IPL Is an advertisers heaven!
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Karbonn Kamel i think.
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Is it Karbonn Kamel, or just Karbonn Mobile said quickly in an Indian accent?
Definitely Karbonn Kamel....heard it so many times now!
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Tom not sure mate but im convinced it s Karbonn Kamel or Kamran or something . . . .could be anything tho! ha
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It's the Hungry Camel and the "SillyShilly" moment of success
How come so many of the players change bats, Shane Warne changed from GN to a Royals bat, Raina did the same. Surely their sponsors are going crazy.
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Especially GM, Bopara was using a blank bat with "TON" down the edges!
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how good is brad hodge my favourite cricketer first saw him when he was ramsbottom pro in 95.
great player shame he did not play more for Australia.
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Yes he is very unfortunate that he played in an era with Hayden, Langer, Slater, Ponting, Bevan, Clarke, Martyn, Hussey etc etc etc That pull shot to get off the mark was class! Tiwary gone!
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he is and always was better than Bevan,Martyn i think it was to do with attitude than anything
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Such a shame, its hardly like he was not scoring enough runs either!
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is it me are rajistan royal full of gobby idiots made in the way warne was i suspect
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yes my biggest thrill in cricket was watching him get a ton at the scg in 29 overs mind that david hussey was off 62 balls in the same game
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For me Ian Harvey getting a t20 hundred was special to watch, such innovative strokeplay. Well they want to win, or Warne does anyway!
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watch this hodge always plays a big shot when he takes his helmet off then rubs both arms
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told you missed it thought
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Im watching, hoping for a big score from him!
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i want the knight riders to win the whole tournament
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I hope KKR don't win the whole thing.. Would love to see them at the bottom every year.. Their owner is a grade A idiot.. one of the biggest bollywood movie stars and has a big big ego problem.. win in cricket would only make his ego worse..
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Got a feeling KKR are gonna mess this up . . .run rate approaching 11 per over
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Definitely Karbonn Kamel....heard it so many times now!
It Karbon Kamaal. Kammal means WOW in Punjabi/Hindi
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Ganguly is batting anything is possible.. most likely what Dan said they'll find a way to mess it up..
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Ahhh ok makes sense now Asvir so its like a wow moment (catch) sponsored by Karbonn Mobile?
Hodge gone . . . money is on RR
Cant wait for the next game should be an absolute belter
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You got it Dan..
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Ahhh ok makes sense now Asvir so its like a wow moment (catch) sponsored by Karbonn Mobile?
Hodge gone . . . money is on RR
Cant wait for the next game should be an absolute belter
Yep. It is basically a WOW catch sponsored by Karbonn
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By the way my favourite name of the IPL
Abishek JuhnJuhnwala. . . . brilliant
Oh and sorry for spelling your name wrong Ash!! :-[
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looks a good play to does gingavitous
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What a totally bizarre run chase that was . . .and an incredibly poor innings from Ganguly!! Didn't looked bothered at all!!
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Our the last 2-3 years everytime I watch Ganguly bat he seems to only care about himself.. Such a shame he was a great player he let the power of being captain in India and the backing of BCCI get to his head..
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anybody know where i can get one of those royal challengers sweatbands?
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try their official website usually have all their kit listed on them
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David Warner's flying!
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Hes making Sehwag look like a nudger...
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owell shewag out now
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Two new franchises are pune and kochi, any ideas for names?... i say the pune pearlers and the kochi kriminals
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so will that mean it will jsut be an extra team added to the group or is there a team disappearing ?
any ideas
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no teams are dissapearing, theyre just increasing the number of teams from 8 to 10
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Pune Predators?
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yeah nice one joe, but they will probably go for something safe/boring/slightly homosexual such as pune princes
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kings xi pune-jab? :D
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Kochi klashers? Klangers?
Pune Punies?
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the Kochi Kids and the Pune People
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They re-auction everyone next year.
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icon players stay do they?
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pune pokers
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What's the second game today?
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Kings XI Punjab v Chennai
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battle of the forum :D
Ayrtek vs Mongoose
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cheers Ashvir. Dan if I didn't have to wait to post the Ayrtek Vs. Mongoose I would've got there first ;)
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They just won't stop talking about the 'Goose...
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and tom, just saw a montage on itv "matthew and his mongoose" i think you can tell everyone who doubted your marketing strategy and sponsership on here a week ago. you knew it all along ;)
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I think a big congrats to both Toms on here as they've both been a success this year
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agreed, both genuinely nice people aswell
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looks like big steve wilkinson from gm has been on the blower to ravi and read the riot act! no more 'ton' blanks!
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Mohammed Kaif's (Kings XI Punjab) gloves are horrendous, check them out
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They're vile!
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kaif is being paid by 2 franchises the lucky bugger!
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kaif is being paid by 2 franchises the lucky bugger!
Why?
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rajasthan cancelled his contract and had to pay him the remaining money he would have earned + his kings xi salary
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Murali on the Mongoose: "I can't hit it with a normal sized bat so how can I hit it with a Mongoose?" Lol
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IPL poll: "Is innovations like the Mongoose good for T/20?"
82% say yes
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Haydos changing to MMi already
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Nah, he won't yet. He'll wait until Pathan is off I reckon.
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Free hit - it's out!
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Changed it back. Booo
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if everyone is up for auction again, how is warney sure hes gonna be stayin with the royals, after setting up all these conections?
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Rumour is (not sure if confirmed) is that the franchise can retain 6 players, 4 Indian and 2 foreign.
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ok, that makes more sense of it
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if everyone is up for auction again, how is warney sure hes gonna be stayin with the royals, after setting up all these conections?
Surely Warnie isn't going to keep going?
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Why not, he's still doing an awesome job
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everyone knows that he isn't short of a £ or 2 but i think its money he is carrying on for not for any other reason just the financial side of it. he is coming to an end so he is trying to get as much cash as he can get before he retires
thats my personal opinion
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This game's closer than anyone thought it would be
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Outrageous game! Super over
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the mongoose must fire for chennai for them to win i think
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What a game, here comes the goose...
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Hayden and Raina or Morkel Vs. Yuvi and Sangakkara?
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its the half bat !!!!
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Hes using the small goose! Game on!
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He has (No Swearing Please), I wouldn't do it. And I didn't expect him to.
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why you think that tom ?
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GOOSE IT UP!
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expecting some short stuff....great finish to the game though....what did matt smith say when he sarcastically retored about this going down to the wire??
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Bouncer fest
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Bye bye Goose!
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GONE
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big wicket hes the danger man! nowt to do with the bat poor shot with his head in the clouds
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:(
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Big Slog....
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RAINA = LICKS
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Shot Suresh!
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Raina gone, 10 target...
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10 needed, c'mon KXIP
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Still got to face Murali, although 10 isn't a big target.
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Tom, don't worry, definitely a user error. He would have missed that with any bat
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Yes Mahela!
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No Mahela
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MAHELA AMAZING!!!
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Wow! Pressures on both sides....
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4 off 3
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YUVI!
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YES!
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1st points on the board great game an advert for the IPL IMO
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reverse yuvi.... :D
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Reverse sweep, outrageous
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Gayle's scratching around a bit - i was hoping for some fireworks!!
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think they have contained him well by bowling slower to him!
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Another terrible knock from Ganguly...(31 from 34) do you think he would consider dropping himself?!! stupid question I know
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Tendulkar keeps getting better!
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Brick on a Stick is the new name for the MMi3? :)
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Noticed Hayden broke a bat near the shoulder
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tom just a question was haydon 2nd bat a cor3 or was it a stickerd up ton?????
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Looks similar to the CoR3 in the 'best looking grains' topic
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Tbh I don't have a clue, TV wasn't clear enough for me to see what he was using.
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whatever it was the bloody little one was hitting it to all parts not many times have i seen a ball go that far so fast through mid wicket
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Yeh it's amazing how hard that little thing hits it, his bats aren't that big either.
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Does anyone else think that Robin Uthappa is hitting the biggest sixes of the tournament so far - watched him yesterday and i was shocked out how cleanly and far he was hitting the ball. Eoin Morgan dissapointed again, shame as i had hoped he would make a few runs.
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Yep. I second that statement.
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Does anyone else think that Robin Uthappa is hitting the biggest sixes of the tournament so far - watched him yesterday and i was shocked out how cleanly and far he was hitting the ball. Eoin Morgan dissapointed again, shame as i had hoped he would make a few runs.
batting at 6 in a t20 team doeasnt exactly give you much chance, i think if they gave morgan a proper go instead of "the wall" or kohli, he would make tons of runs!
i would have him opening with kallis, i think they would bat very well together
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batting at 6 in a t20 team doeasnt exactly give you much chance, i think if they gave morgan a proper go instead of "the wall" or kohli, he would make tons of runs!
i would have him opening with kallis, i think they would bat very well together
Why would Kumble have two overseas players opening? It's called the Indian Premier League, not International Premier League.
Secondly, Pandey and Kohli are better than Morgan. Pandey's the next great Indian batting star. Kohli's ODI stats p*ss all over Morgan's.
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In my opinion, when Morgan gets going, he could be one of the best players in the IPL. Ok, admittedly, he has had a difficult opening, but I think he will come good soon. He is a high quality player and his last few innings for England proved that! Just going through a bad patch.
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Kohli's ODI stats p*ss all over Morgan's.
Granted, at the moment Kohli's ODI record is a lot better. How do their Twenty20 records compare?
Kohli - Twenty20 Games - 43 Avg. 22.06 SR 119.73 100s 0 50s 2
Morgan - Twenty20 Games - 50 Avg. 22.90 SR 125.36 100s 0 50s 4
In twenty20, the format we're discussing they're pretty similar.
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Looks similar to the CoR3 in the 'best looking grains' topic
mongooses are looking beautiful ;) tom do you supply martin berril with them as it 5 mins away from my house and may have to go and have a play with one ;)
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Morgan has been coming in usually quite late for england, what number does kohli bat?
also the indians have been doing well in ODIs, we had a 5-0 white wash only a few months ago, easy to perform when your side is winning matches.
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Yep, Martin should have a couple.
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i will deffo be in soon
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Why would Kumble have two overseas players opening? It's called the Indian Premier League, not International Premier League.
Secondly, Pandey and Kohli are better than Morgan. Pandey's the next great Indian batting star. Kohli's ODI stats p*ss all over Morgan's.
Morgan would blatently do a better job, first of all because there is no area on the pitch that he cannot manouve the ball to, which means he can give more strike to kallis or go after the bowling himself should he choose to. just because players are indian does not make them better.
do not give me all that about it being indian premier league and thoroughly indian, because it would be absolutely nothing without the overseas players. what will you do when the money goes? hmmm
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Lets me honest if all these international stars werent playing and there was just indian players, it wouldnt be half as good, or half as popular!!!
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That is true it would be nowhere near as popular without the overseas players as that's what people tune in to watch
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Morgan would blatently do a better job, first of all because there is no area on the pitch that he cannot manouve the ball to, which means he can give more strike to kallis or go after the bowling himself should he choose to. just because players are indian does not make them better.
do not give me all that about it being indian premier league and thoroughly indian, because it would be absolutely nothing without the overseas players. what will you do when the money goes? hmmm
If your waiting for BCCI to go bust, you've got a long wait. The annual turnover is over $10b.
Why would RCB want Morgan to 'manoeuvre' the ball around when Kallis does that job? Pandey opens because he bats like Sehwag, and more importantly he amazingly talented. Kohli could easily open as well. Morgan will be carrying drinks by the weekend, when KP enters the fray.
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Why would RCB want Morgan to 'manoeuvre' the ball around when Kallis does that job?
Because twenty20 isnt about smashing the ball to all parts. If a team is struggling, picking up singles is a key part of the innings. And if Kallis is doing well, its good to get someone who can manouevre the ball around, get the main batsman on strike.
When Morgan gets going, he can hit the ball as cleanly and as big as any player in the world! Some of the sixes he was hitting for England were huge.
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Because twenty20 isnt about smashing the ball to all parts. If a team is struggling, picking up singles is a key part of the innings. And if Kallis is doing well, its good to get someone who can manouevre the ball around, get the main batsman on strike.
When Morgan gets going, he can hit the ball as cleanly and as big as any player in the world! Some of the sixes he was hitting for England were huge.
You've summed it up there, 'when Morgan gets going'. Guys like Pandey, Kohli and Uthappa can go from ball 1, no need for sighters. Therefore they bat before Morgan. No brainer really.
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It only takes one innings. Morgan is a class player, no doubt about it. I havent really been paying too much attention to Pandey, Kohli or Uthappa. No batsman in the world is like Sehwag, he is unique.
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a player who takes his time to 'get in' is bound to be more consistent in the long run, and therefore more useful to the team.
Morgan just needs a chance. I feel he's more of a closer anyway, and Bangalore really needed him much so far anyway.
Will probably lose out to KP though
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I agree Will. Kallis and Bopara are great examples of players who take their time, and get themselves in. I think Morgan will come good. And one good innings in his next game could well cement himself a place!
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You've summed it up there, 'when Morgan gets going'. Guys like Pandey, Kohli and Uthappa can go from ball 1, no need for sighters. Therefore they bat before Morgan. No brainer really.
Uthappa can, Kohli and Pandey can't. They still need time to start their innings. Uthappa, as a result, is more hit and miss.
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Uthappa can, Kohli and Pandey can't. They still need time to start their innings. Uthappa, as a result, is more hit and miss.
Even so, its good to have a guy like that in your ranks in T20.
Essential actually
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Even so, its good to have a guy like that in your ranks in T20.
Essential actually
i know that will mate, just making a point to jeet!
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i know that will mate, just making a point to jeet!
Yep, its about a good blend of batsmen, and Bangalore seem to have the best blend so far!!
Kallis playing well makes it easy for them - everyone else can play around him
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Good effort by Delhi, & a 50 for Jadhav on debut!! Never heard of him before
Should be a stiff test for RCB, but they'll fancy it I bet
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what a piece of fielding from MORGAN to get rid of de villiers!
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Jadhav is a class player and if it was not for gambhir he would be playing for India.
i spend 2 seasons with him at Horwich in the bolton league were he score 1200 each season he is a top bloke and without doubt a top class batsman.
he was involved in the icl for a couple of seasons he relay is a top player
the finisher via craig via old bats which was knackered but still was a gun
sorry wrong jadhav i'am talking about deeraj jadhav
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Is it me or does Mishra look like a mans who's constantly on the edge - he either looks nervous or ecstatic.
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Big chance for Morgan now!!
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some catch from AB - wow
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oh my days that was incredible, what a grab!
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Some reminisce of Jonty Rhodes!
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what is up woth rainas helmet? he used to use masuri i think but now hes wearing a massive steel grill... anybody know the story here, is it a sponsorship issue?
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Whose playing, anyone to watchout for today?
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Oliver's having a go at the school Easter fete later, coconut shy I reckon should take a pounding!!!
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Oliver's having a go at the school Easter fete later, coconut shy I reckon should take a pounding!!!
What channel is that on?
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ITV2
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symonds will have the goose out
edit: here he comes!
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ITV2
Dickie Davies is hosting it woohoo!!!!
symonds will have the goose out
edit: here he comes!
Has Tait got 2 now?
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think jhunjhunjhunjuhnwalalalalalalalala took the first one
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Have the DC's given up? they are throwing some real pies now...
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do we have any forum members from usa/canada? just wondering how the IPL has been recieved over there, is it popular or does noboday care?
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USA seems pretty popular, few of the local Indian restaurants have the matches on during lunch time etc.. Big hit here from what I can tell.. Talks of having the Champions League here in 2011 so even more interest..
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Yusuf is awesome on the flat Indian tracks
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more importantly...hows everyones HMS Victory model coming along???
Yeah 56 sixes he's smashed now only 1 behind Gilly!!! Not bad going that.....
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Took his time again today....
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ronnie irani what a lad!
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more importantly...hows everyones HMS Victory model coming along???
Just £1.99* for the first issue and you get two pieces!
* £5.99 for every issue after that
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For 2 and a half years......
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Don't knock it... you get the crew too. You can reinact battle scenes
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Just £1.99* for the first issue and you get two pieces!
* £5.99 for every issue after that
If everyone takes it turns to buy a copy each month we can do it as a team! Think of the togetherness.....the camaraderie..... forming of the custombats trophy for generations to come...passed down to the winning forum member of the comps! Forget 32 grained bats as prizes...The HMS Victory Prize will be the most sought after thing since Cheryl Cole was back on the market!
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as long as the battle involved only the hms victory, no other replica miniature scale size nautical war vessels....
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Nothing else could compare to the 1:84 scale model vessel mate that is the HMS Victory...it just wouldnt be the same!
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I get the impression the IPL is very big amongst cricketers in the USA. The Uk and Aus seem the least bothered of all nations.
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If Pete gave up bat buying for a month and gave us that money we'd have a chance at buying the real thing. Portsmouth is a City is need of cash for its Footbal club after all....
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That's because we play proper cricket Tom, the yanks have a shorter attention span than any other nation.
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That's because we play proper cricket Tom, the yanks have a shorter attention span than any other nation.
I agree.. :-)
We love the fast paced power game..
I love test match also..
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Ha, you read the whole line in one go..... you can't be a yank!!!!!!
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I dont know about anyone else but as the IPL has been aired on ITV4 this year I have been so addicted not missed a game (sky + all games) . . .never really followed it the first 2 seasons but im now totally hooked! Just cant decide who to follow . . .might base my decision on the best kit . . . Mumbai Indians/Dehli DareDevils
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I'm the same, didn't watched first 2 season but now I've watched 90% of this season's games. Although the coverage is aweful!
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yeah its tricky to pick a team as i dont have any ties to india. i cant even pick a team based on players because they will get mixed around in the auction next year... the only thing i have to go on is playing atire and likelihood of success... therefore i am now a die hard, lifelong fan of RCB! (although i hate mark boucher, but he will be gone soon anyway :D doubt they will retain him in the auction)
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Yuvraj and Irfan have been woeful thus far in IPL 3. Yuvraj was humiliated by Bond today, Yuvraj was totally clueless. Irfan's bowling was pathetic. No pace or swing.
Irfan's bowling is rivalling Ishant's and RP's on the sh*t-o-meter.
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As a big big Irfan fan I have to agree.. He has glimpses for brilliance but than just seems to get carried away with a few good deliveries..
His batting has been ok, Punjab should just let him open..
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Best player in this year's IPL?
For me batting wise it's Sachin, bowling is Praveen Kumar, and all round it's gotta be Kallis
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its a toss up for me knight riders or super kings but to be honest like many first 2 ipl did not watch any this time iam hooked a great cricket specticle
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just a quick question guys, not worthy of its own topic i feel... lets imagine, for example, that rajasthan royals get through to the t20 champions league and hampshire get in through the english t20 comp, who would michael lumb play for at the champions league?
is it his choice or are there rules?
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Was thinking about this the other day . . .not sure to be honest but a very good question!
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good question ;)
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just a quick question guys, not worthy of its own topic i feel... lets imagine, for example, that rajasthan royals get through to the t20 champions league and hampshire get in through the english t20 comp, who would michael lumb play for at the champions league?
is it his choice or are there rules?
If I remember rightly, in the 1st Champions League thing, the IPL team was going to take precedence, but then they changed it, I think the player chooses
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Happened with Dwayne Smith last year for Sussex and Deccan, he played for Sussex.
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lumb out
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Yeah gutted was looking dangerous!!
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another south african destined for the england side :(
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Anyone know the whereabouts of Kamran Khan? He looked a promising player last year.
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Michael Lumb looks like a good player, for some reason missed out him during the english summer, doubt he'll get into the side anytime soon though, quite a long list in front of him me thinks.
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lol dhoni and badrinath just ran into eachother mid-run. dhonis not happy :D
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Thats an increible shot for morkal
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that 3rd 6 which was on the roof was one of the biggest 6s ever..
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Does anyone know what shoes Shane Warne is wearing?
They've got this red squiggle on them, could be an M or W?
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200904/r360734_1664288.jpg
http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/aug/17warne.jpg
http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102696.2.jpg
Photos don't show much, I can't find any decent ones.
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the turbanator is going loony out there!
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have itv replaced that god awful woman and matt smith with jim rosenthal permanently?
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Does anyone know what shoes Shane Warne is wearing?
They've got this red squiggle on them, could be an M or W?
[url]http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200904/r360734_1664288.jpg[/url]
[url]http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/aug/17warne.jpg[/url]
[url]http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102696.2.jpg[/url]
Photos don't show much, I can't find any decent ones.
Mitre
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Harbhajan!
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I love watching Warner play, don't understand how hes not a bigger part of the Aus team..
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Warner shouldn't be out!!!!!! :(
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Good to see :)
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Take a bow Dave Hussey!!
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That was incredible!
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youtube is running about 10 mins slower that whatever you are watching!
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youtube is running about 10 mins slower that whatever you are watching!
ITV.com for me, better stream than youtube
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Is udal busting out his pilots shirt? Looks pike he's made a wrong turn in the departure lounge with that on accept ur old and wear some sensible shirts lol
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Is udal busting out his pilots shirt? Looks pike he's made a wrong turn in the departure lounge with that on accept ur old and wear some sensible shirts lol
He looked like an idiot
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Warner was fantastic! As was Collingwood.
Shame Nannes looks like he broke his finger!
Ganguly was crap.
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Ganguly was crap.
As always... :-)
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As always... :-)
I've never been a fan of the 'God of the off side'. The ego was all ways a turn off.
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I hear you, while I was never a fan.. I do respect him for the attitude change he brought to the team..
He never understood he was a part of the team, to me its shocking anyone in the Indian team to have a ego..
They played with players like Sachin and Dravid they have no egos and are masters of the game..
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I hear you, while I was never a fan.. I do respect him for the attitude change he brought to the team..
He never understood he was a part of the team, to me its shocking anyone in the Indian team to have a ego..
They played with players like Sachin and Dravid they have no egos and are masters of the game..
To be fair to Ganguly, his family are very rich, so he has all ways had a very privileged life. Therefore he all ways got what he wanted. That a side, where he was the richest man in India or in the world, Sachin or Dravid couldn't careless.
With regards to ego, due to Ganguly being, lets say stuck up in nature, it has rubbed of on some of the other players. Harbhajan being prime example.
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Hayden talks about the Mongoose a little here:
http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/454021.html
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Blimey - if it took him thousands of balls to get used to then what hope is there for the rest of us????
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I saw harbajan on a customs programme relating to new Zealand and what a arrogant cock he was. He seemed to think everyone was below him, I suppose that's what wealth does in a relatively poor country?
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takes me nearly 1000 balls to get going in a season....
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Bit of a sweeping generalisation - does that mean that poverty makes people more kind, giving and modest in a rich country?
Saunders - i'm lucky if i face a thousand balls a season!
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I was refering specifically to harbajan Singh Dom not making a seeping generalisation.
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I saw harbajan on a customs programme relating to new Zealand and what a arrogant cock he was. He seemed to think everyone was below him, I suppose that's what wealth does in a relatively poor country?
Wealth? Harbhajan considered quitting Test Cricket to drive a truck for a living as he was not making enough money to care for his family!
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{{citation needed}}
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Good stuff - I agree with what your saying though, i can see why lots of international cricketer seem to have issues with him........he's a good spinner, but not the best (which he seems to think!
Ashvir - this IPL should help out the old coffers, i'm sure he gets a few bob for participating!
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{{citation needed}}
http://www.harbhajansingh.co.in/2009/12/harbhajan-singh-biography.html
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{{citation needed}}
"... Being out of the team for more than 12 months and his Father’s death and being the only son he was contemplating quitting cricket and becoming a truck driver in U.S. for living to support his mother and 5 sisters. ..."
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just checked the club website, actually it was 788 balls I faced last season - so it looks like i'd be lucky to faced 1000 balls as well!
No wonder these guys can make it look so easy. I remember when I was much younger,working on some specific shots with an ex-county player called Brad Donelan (Sussex i think) and he was doing throw-downs to me. My hands were red-raw by the time he was finished and that was only one shot!
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So 10 years, after being out of the India side and having various family issues he contemplated quitting?
Nowadays they're paid handsomely.
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Virat Kohli on the earpiece thing - "(No Swearing Please) happens" classic lol!
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Lol just muted it to listen to music on my laptop! Missed it :(
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(No Swearing Please) word was sh*t btw lol
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IPL poll "Does Matthew Hayden look good in speedos?"
wtf? :L
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even worse 54% said yes.
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haha I cracked up when Kohli just said (No Swearing Please) happens casually
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Is this Worlds Wildest Polices Videos or has all hell broken loose in the IPL
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Is this Worlds Wildest Polices Videos or has all hell broken loose in the IPL
Why!? Is Sheriff John Burnell there?!?!
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The guy on commentary just said that Gibbs told him his bat wasn't pressed at all???
Surely it would be awful if it wasn't? That can't be right.
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The guy on commentary just said that Gibbs told him his bat wasn't pressed at all???
Surely it would be awful if it wasn't? That can't be right.
thats what i was thinking, how do they get 2.12 bat to pick up at 2.8?
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Go Kumar!
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Go Kumar!
Which one? Praveen? Vinay? Sangakarra?
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Sangakkara. Bisla's gone, Ravi Bop in
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:0 didnt know there was that many! :-[
Go Kumar Sangakkara! :D
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hows bisla out? im on youtube so i seem to be beheind
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Went for a Dilshan shot and missed it, bowled
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fail
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hows bisla out? im on youtube so i seem to be beheind
Tried to Paddle Sweep, but got bowled
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ash sorry but that was definately not a paddle sweep it was merely an unneccesary dilshanesque monstrosity >: (at him not you lol)
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The Royals are getting smashed, Tait has bowled some filth
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oh my days
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There must be some dodgy super bats kicking around in the IPL, some of the sixes are truly absurd!
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There must be some dodgy super bats kicking around in the IPL, some of the sixes are truly absurd!
judging from vijays last shot either your right or he is an absolute tank!
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CARNAGE!!! >:(
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That one onto the roof off Tait was only 100m ;)
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WTF?!?!
246-5!
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amazing battting
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Rajasthan will chase it down
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Rajasthan will chase it down
Please offer a reward (cash) if they don't ;)
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Rajasthan will chase it down
as much of a Royals Fan as I am, I don't think they've got a hope in hell. You've essentially got to take Bollinger for about a run a ball, and then get another 223 off 16 overs. He won't give anything away!
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after one over they on course for the win!
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SERIOUSLY?!
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What a superb Catch
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Are Doug Bollinger and Umpire Russell Tiffin twins??? Check it out they are the spitting image of each other!! haha
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i like big doug my type of player just gets on with it and looks like he loves it
watson is a fat arrogant idiot, talented though..
i agree some bloody dodgy bats going around some of them balls are flying
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Some tape on the edges of the bats........
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Some tape on the edges of the bats........
Proof? Maybe the bat has cracks in.
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How long can Watson stay in for?? He is looking quality at the moment
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Ash it's a joke, we were talking about laminates being covered by tape. Chill out.
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RoCo!!!!!!!
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think it could go to the wire this my boy is running around with his bat good advert for cricket
they you go roco kiss of death
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RoCo!!!!!!!
Cursed???
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could somebody tell me what gloves model wise watson uses might have to get a pair
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Lol, I read your post as he got bowled :P
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Pro - Original L.E I believe
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i think both wides and all no balls should be free hits
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i think both wides and all no balls should be free hits
Not wides, But any no ball should be.
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I disagree, even as a batsman the bowlers have to have some lee-way
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yeah good shout, it would become very batsman friendly if wides were to.
i think roco hit it on its head all no balls but not wides
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Difficult to say if the bats are dodgy (as in laminated, carbon etc) or just continuous improvement on the theme of lighter, better willow. In any case, the 3 players who batted really well today (Vijay, Watson, Ojha) all thrive on timing and holding the shape. Which on a batting surface like Chepauk was a very potent combination unlike the power sloggers like Pathan and Raina. Except Morkel who is in the power camp but batted really well today.
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Come on Tendulkar! :D
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ipl makes revision so hard :(
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It makes writing essays even harder!
21 words so far today, bloomin impressive if you ask me.
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I did ten questions on my exam paper and gave up due to cricket
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:O ITV 4 isn't on Freeview anymore
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yeah it is :)
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Not on my box :'(
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channel 24 mate :)
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It now goes from channel 23 straight to 26 :/
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Colesy Retune your box.
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ahh I was just typing that roco >:(
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Lol ok I'll try it later, got it online for the mo
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"What kind of cat is that?"
"A thin one"
Lol
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Symond's missed the stumps as well as the ball!!!!!
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They are falling apart now....
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Pretty surprised how well M Vijay played. In India, he's been labelled a Test match specialist. but he was exceptional today.
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Jeet, you know I like Indian players but the bowling in three quarters of these teams is rank and that pitch today was a road. Saying that, M Vijay used his feet really nicely and that pick-up over cow corner was pretty exhilarating.
Oh, and in worst commentator stakes, Robin Jackman wins hands down.
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Vijay was out of this world, his strokeplay was effortless at times, also good to see Morkel in some knick, but his bowling is just not a high enough class for a supposed T20 opening bowler...
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Vijay was out of this world, his strokeplay was effortless at times, also good to see Morkel in some knick, but his bowling is just not a high enough class for a supposed T20 opening bowler...
is albie an opening bowler? or are you on about morne
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is albie an opening bowler? or are you on about morne
Dhoni opens the bowling with Albie Morkel
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Jeet, you know I like Indian players but the bowling in three quarters of these teams is rank and that pitch today was a road. Saying that, M Vijay used his feet really nicely and that pick-up over cow corner was pretty exhilarating.
Oh, and in worst commentator stakes, Robin Jackman wins hands down.
Alvaro, the wicket was very flat, I can't remember the Chapauk ever being flatter(even when Sehwag scored 319 vs South Africa there). But you still have to score them.
With regards to the bowling, Tait, Warne, Watson on paper is fantastic, Tait was damn right awful today though.
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bollinger was amazing, watson looked brutal with the bat aswell
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Yes Watson was superb! But whats he doing at 4? He should be opening surely, thats where hes made his name?!
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If you were to make a hypothetical list of the ten best bowlers in ipl, how many would be Indian?
Zaheer? Harbhajan? ????
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and Kumble
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If you were to make a hypothetical list of the ten best bowlers in ipl, how many would be Indian?
Zaheer? Harbhajan? ????
Kumble(the old warhouse is better than ever!), Mishra(has been very good, sharp spin and good control), Pragyan Ojha(Deccan have been awful, but he can hold his head high). All Indian spinners have been good by and large.
Major let downs have been Irfan Pathan, RP Singh(econ of 10-12 per over!) , Sreesanth(he;s crap anyway), Munaf Patel, Ishant(career seems to be over at the age of 21!) All have played for India, pace have dropped vastly and can't bowl the right lines and lengths.
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I think Irfan falls asleep during his overs.. He'll start most overs well first 4 balls 2 runs last 2 balls boundaries.. also at the end of the innings too.. Dunno if he gets too confident or what.. Besides Zaheer India has no pace (medium) bowlers.. sucks hardcore!!
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exactly - the military medium fodder (worst bowlers are Narwal and Jaskaran Singh, who I honestly could tw@t about) is just feeding the batsmen. In this IPL I must say that Mumbai Indians, and a lesser extent Chennai and Delhi, seem to be the only teams that could win without their overseas players.
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I also dont get the obsession with Indian medium pacers trying bouncers with their lack of pace on Indian pitches!! When are they going to figure it out it doesn't work especially to the overseas players..
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yep. when Raina is pulling and hooking with abandon you know that it can't be intimidating... Chennai also get on my goat with their celebrating, every time dear Suresh stops the ball in the field he goes on hollywood runs - too many EPL highlights and mock theatre :(
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The faces Raina pulls after stopping the ball are hilarious.
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Have i missed something...? IPL is not on itv 4?
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It's only online today due to other programs.
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yep, itv4 got something else on looks like itll have to be a youtube jobbie!
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Gayle's finally turned up. I assume his cheque must have cleared ;)
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Hes taking his time, 81 for 39?! This IPL is incredible...
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last 4 overs 71 runs.. and just got out..
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Jibbed it, didn't he?
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Bollingers catch :)
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definitely a bump ball on the caught and bowled from lumb to harris. He got called back in and hits harris for a huge six!
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haha, lumb out, caught by harris on the boundary!
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Karma :)
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irony!
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harris has pouched another catch!
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Self-destruct for RR
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Harris has dropped one now!
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gets dropped and hits a 6.. lol
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Why have so many of the players bats got surgical tape wrapped around the toes?
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I think it's string, our Indian overseas player has the same thing. Strengthens the toe?
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even the commentators sound bored now...
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Shame Rohit 'no mental strength' Sharma can't play like this for India.
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My picture went down -.-
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Shame Rohit 'no mental strength' Sharma can't play like this for India.
he's taking no neck watson to the cleaners...
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he's taking no neck watson to the cleaners...
Wickets favouring Rohit, Alvaro.
Warney winning it single handedly!
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morne 'less mental strength than Rohit' morkel'll lose it Jeet ...
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morne 'less mental strength than Rohit' morkel'll lose it Jeet ...
I guess Rohit has to fire sometime...
Friendly bowling from Watto and Morne helped him though!!!
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RP has no brain it seems ...
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Neither does Harmeet Singh
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RAJASTHAN!!!
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Ha, good brains Rohit!
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Rohit Sharma what an idiot!
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LOL CRAZINESS!!
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ha. deccan are bottlers ... someone should leave rohit in a locked room with a loaded revolver. what a limp shot!
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Rohit Sharma what an idiot!
that's why he shouldn't be in the national team - leave him to be an 'ambassador' for MRF
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I again ask the ? why is this idiot picked over Kholi, in the Indian T20 team??
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I again ask the ? why is this idiot picked over Kholi, in the Indian T20 team??
connections - i expect rohit went to the right school or has a friend in BCCI ...
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I still can't believe Uthappa isn't in the squad.
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Once you get picked for Mumbai(Rohit play for Mumbai in the Ranji) you're almost certain to play for India.
Wasim Jaffer, domestic giant, international failure. Vinod Kambli, the same genius as Sachin(if not more), burnt out. Rohit's getting the Mumbai charm now.
Not all players from Mumbai are bad though...
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Anyone heard of Praful Waghela, he played against England in a warm up match a few years ago. He's friends with our overseas player and plays for Keynsham. In India he plays for Mumbai I think.
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Could that have been any closer!!
Those matches are so entertaining! :D
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Micheal Lumb looking in good form today - Kings Punjab XI have been awful mind you!
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Ok - lumb looking good for a ton here! timing the ball so well today, perhaps a glimpse of what he could do for england?
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True loved jayawardenes sweep over 3rd man for 6 earlier though an unintentional dil scoop
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Silly Shilly cursed
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glad i put lumb in my fantasy team!
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Big mouth is now shut ;)
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Watching highlights of DD Vs. RCB
How well did Colly bat?!?!
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Just watching it too, batted very well! Warners hands are like buckets! Very unlucky on the catch on boundary!
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Yeah, watched that too.
This game is going to be so good! Look at all the talent on show!!
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very well, hes so underrated but now i think he will recieve more of the respect he deserves, especially after what he did in south africa and now showing that he can play the shorter forms aswell
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The one diving forward from Uthappa he dropped, I rewound it and you can see the ball touching the floor. Some massive sixes in that game!
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I did think that but commentators didnt comment so not too sure about it! Ross taylors slog sweeps are beauties!
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Colly his a massive one off Cameron White, as did Ross Taylor like you said
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taylor is the best striker of a cricket ball in world cricket
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Right, KKR against DD
Talent on show
Gayle
Mccullam
Warner
Sehwag
Collingwood
Vettori
Mendis
Mathews
Not to mention all of the awesome Indian lesser known players as well.
going to be a awesome game
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Is McCullum back? :D
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Yes, down to bat at 4. Not sure if he is taking the gloves though
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Awesome :D
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Have a feeling the Daredevils will beat the Knight-Riders, but you never know if players like Mccullum or Gayle gun it then anythings possible!
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i would have opened with mccullum instead of sourav, loved mccullums dilscoop-on-fire style shots where he was rolling around on the floor off tait in aus v nz!
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Yeah that mccullum knock was pretty special!!! Should be a great game!
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haha, rudi. Big appeal and he looked like he was putting his finger up, moved his arm and put his hand in his pocket!
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That Slaz bat was ridiculous..
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Just noticed Napier's name in the Essex side, must have give up on IPL cuz they weren't playing him
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yeah, kieron pollard has one good knock of 50 off 20 and gets a world wide reputation, big ipl contract and starting place, napier makes 150 off 50 and never gets a game when he is a better bowler aswell, both living off one innings i suppose but napiers was better!
mumbai indians have missed a trick, i really dont rate pollard at all
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Ross Taylor!!! What a save...
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how hard does gayle hit the ball that one six hardly got off the floor would love to have a swing with one of his blades
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The fair play table is ludicrous, obviously the teams who are winning more often will be happier and therefore be less abusive and mardy.
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does it actually count for anything? seems a pointless table to me
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They are trying to help the spirit of cricket thing and stop decent and player outbursts like sresanth other day
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but if being top of the table has no benefit to the team then its a pointless exercise. if being top of the table meant an extra point on the leaderboard or something similiar which actually has a benefit to the winner of the fair play table then it would have more of an affect on improving 'fair play'. as it stands its pointless and something the teams clearly care little about. just my angle on things!
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Could not agree more, there is little incentive. I wish there was a table like this for points in club cricket, it would certainly help get rid/silence the kn0bs.
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Best fielding team collectively?
RR look good today.
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Shane Watson is talented but my god he is a a petulate fool
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Shane Watson is talented but my god he is a a petulate fool
Can't argue there.
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and Yusuf Pathan is crap - he has no technique. It's block or wipe.
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and Yusuf Pathan is crap - he has no technique. It's block or wipe.
Everyone, apart from the BCCI know this!
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Hes a handy, at best, bowler and cricketer.
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2 matches today ladies and gents, wouldnt want all those working hard in the office to miss out!!!
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MI will easly beat DD!
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Sachin Tendulkar is a special player i only hope he goes on playing untill he is 40, i dont want to see him retire
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Mumbai are overly reliant on Sachin. The rest of their batting has been pretty ordinary!!! Mind you I love watching the Master bat!
If Delhi's top order fires, they should beat Mumbai.
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Pollard is ridiculous!! His 6s are super sized!!
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useful cameo from the big man... 45 from 13balls the "Ramp" shot in the 18th over was awesome
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What a beast
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Pollard is ridiculous!! His 6s are super sized!!
Eventually he's come to the party!!
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turning up once per tournament doesnt cut it for me
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in fairness he always comes in at the end and everyone wants him to start hitting 6s from the first ball..
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turning up once per tournament doesnt cut it for me
Maybe, but once or twice more in the semis or final could be crucial
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his strike rate is phenomenal, and he has only come in with about five overs to go in most games. he has been a key cog in the mumbai tactic of accumulating and then surging at the end. it's definitely working, and they are favourites going into the semis. he also fields well and bowls. one of the better overseas contributors this year.
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mcdonald bowled him complete gash aswell, stuff that geoffrey boycott might have even chanced the odd 2 off
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http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/252440.html ;)
Leave Sir Geoffrey alone!
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turning up once per tournament doesnt cut it for me
still upset Napier never got a game?
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yeah, would have loved to have seen how he performed on the big stage against the worlds best
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I thought I saw Dwayne Bravo playing in the IPL today for the Mumbai Indians. However, I just look at the Windies versus Canada scorecard for that match which is currently in play and it says he made 74. The IPL match was in India (obviously) and the international match is in the Caribbean, what's going on?
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That was his brother, Darren Bravo.
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That's a good answer :D. Thanks for clearing that up for dopey-me; must be passed my bed time.
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did anyone seethe size of pollards bat it was a monsters
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interesting 3rd umpire decision
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Pietersen showing his class, for once in T20...
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pietersen was quality... but kohli is a (No Swearing Please) fro running him out
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Bangalore's team looks like its going to be hard to beat in the semi's..
Mumbai vs Bangalore final would be amazing..
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that itv drone on the sofa just said that ross taylor is an aussie, douche!
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Is it me or does Haydens bat have a splice?
http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/image/456194.html
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I think he has a bat with a 1" longer blade meaning a mini-splice is visible
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He's on about his 10th bat this tournament. But yeh it appears to.
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It does like that, he did break one bat first ball though.....
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Is it me or does Haydens bat have a splice?
[url]http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/image/456194.html[/url]
Loving the AND1 spiked shoes
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must be stickered up as a mongoose, thats almost certainly a splice to me
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Toe also looks really square unlike most 'geese I have seen
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Simon Hughes is now presenting?! What happened to that Indian woman and Matt Smith?
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Matt Smith is still doing some, think him , Hughes, Rosenthal and another guy are sharing it. Indian woman was a nightmare, kept butting in and struggling to add any sensible analysis. Not surprised they got shot of her.
Miss Irani, thought he was entertaining for a pundit.
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No space for women in cricket!!
Only jesting!!!
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No just saying why the change? She was cack anyway, Irani is funny as, slates every body!
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The woman has gone back to India
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The woman has gone back to India
Thank god for that, she was terrible!
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She's due back though and will be back on the sofa, was meant to be back today according to her Twitter. But her flight was cancelled.
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We will all just have to pray that the volcanic ash stays there for the duration of the IPL
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up to 5 days for the ash - is that long enough?
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Will Rohit choke again?? I hope Punjab pulls this out, would love to watch them play spoiler..
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Well, well, well, Rohit finally finds his balls and sees his side home!
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he could hardly bottle it against the worst attack in the IPL. Might be missing something but Theron not even close to selection for Australia and he's Punjab's best bowler. Whoever does the buying of the bowlers ought to be shot - even allowing for brett lee's injury.
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Anyone else spot the prototype Fusion skyer they kept showing on tonight's game?
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What was it like Johnny
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It was old style - blue stickers and without the cut out shoulders. Looked like one of the first batch Bill and James produced
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he could hardly bottle it against the worst attack in the IPL. Might be missing something but Theron not even close to selection for Australia and he's Punjab's best bowler. Whoever does the buying of the bowlers ought to be shot - even allowing for brett lee's injury.
It's hard for Theron to play for Australia when he's South African.
All of Kings XI Punjab's senior players have struggled.
Yuvraj has been crap
Jayawardena has played two good knocks otherwise been poor
Sangakkara been very hit and hit.
Sreesanth has been awful
Brett Lee was shocking
Chawla has been fairly ordinary as well.
Irfan takes wickets but get slaughtered.
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Chawla bowled economically today, and grabbed one wicket. Also had a few other decent matches, not bad for a youngster.
Yuvraj was shocking today, his dismissal said it all, hits it down long offs throat and he was more disappointed with himself than thinking "I can get Mahela on strike, it doesnt matter", despite his obvious talent, the guy has massive flaws in his game, particularly his attitude...
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Chawla bowled economically today, and grabbed one wicket. Also had a few other decent matches, not bad for a youngster.
Yuvraj was shocking today, his dismissal said it all, hits it down long offs throat and he was more disappointed with himself than thinking "I can get Mahela on strike, it doesnt matter", despite his obvious talent, the guy has massive flaws in his game, particularly his attitude...
Yuvraj is a mug. He's so far up his own (No Swearing Please) is unbelievable.
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Excatly, arrogance personified...
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Sorry Jeet, stand corrected. Is Theron close to selection for SA?
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Sorry Jeet, stand corrected. Is Theron close to selection for SA?
Yeah he's in their WT20 squad.
His bowling is really suited to Indian pitches IMO.
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Bopara must wonder what he's done wrong. He hasn't played to badly, got shoved around the order and eventually dropped. Still second in Punjab averages behind Jayawardene.
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Bopara must wonder what he's done wrong. He hasn't played to badly, got shoved around the order and eventually dropped. Still second in Punjab averages behind Jayawardene.
With Sangakkara being captain, he's always going to pick his buddy Mahela. Mahela's been pretty ordinary part from his 110 and his 93. Exculding those knocks he's averaging 23.88!
It's tough luck on Bopara as I feel Shaun Marsh is a better T20 player.
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Marsh didn't get too many today though, can only be good for Rav...
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Marsh didn't get too many today though, can only be good for Rav...
Yeah I guess your right, got a golden duck lol. Kings 11 only got one game left, so they might as well ring the changes.
Talking off Marsh, Mitchell Marsh could be the next Andrew Symonds. Such a clean hitter of the ball.
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Marsh 59 in 3 knocks @ 19.66 - not setting the world on fire. He is a good player, but Bopara can feel aggrieved.
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http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=5319;team=4342;type=tournament
for anymore discussion on Punjab...
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Bopara has set the world on fire either and if i had to pick a batsmen who i would put my mortgage on it certainly wouldn't be Ravi. Sangakkara and Jayawardena are a different class compared to ravi and both have done OK imo however not much back up from the rest of the team.
The batting order changes to much for my liking and as people have said
Yuvraj has been very poor but to class him as a mug shows who the mug is.
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Bopara has set the world on fire either and if i had to pick a batsmen who i would put my mortgage on it certainly wouldn't be Ravi. Sangakkara and Jayawardena are a different class compared to ravi and both have done OK imo however not much back up from the rest of the team.
The batting order changes to much for my liking and as people have said
Yuvraj has been very poor but to class him as a mug shows who the mug is.
Rich if you don't follow Indian cricket, this is regarding Yuvraj, then your the mug. He is often criticized yet does the same stupid things again and again.
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Not sure if there is a topic on this but anyone heard about these bombs?? Sounds dodgy, 8 injured...
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Not sure if there is a topic on this but anyone heard about these bombs?? Sounds dodgy, 8 injured...
No-one has claimed responsibility yet.
Very fortunate no-one was killed
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Whats everyone's thoughts be on he IPL so far this year - personally, as is the same every year, i watch the first few games intently and my enthusiasm for it slowly fizzles out as the spectacle becomes regurgetated match after match - having said that, i'll be trying to get to as many one day matches this year as possible (in the UK)
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Its really exciting, but I feel its a bit long.. Just waiting for the Semis now..
I would recommend BCCI - to start its own channel and broadcast all this own their own.. During the IPL they can follow each team like in a reality tv show.. That would be fun to watch all these international superstars with young and local Indian players..
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i know what you mean - could be shortened by a week or so.....not so sure about the reality tv show cricketers, have you been drinking cd?????? having said that, wouldnt mind seeing harbajhan put into a hosue with all the cricketers he's managed to p!ss off during his career!
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No haven't had my lunch beer yet.. But I will in a hr.. :D
Ya would love to see how these players would interact with the locals and each other during the tournament. Read somewhere that Yuvi met the Dalai Lama before the last match, that would be interesting to see the wise one talking to Yuvi about arrogance and how to be humble or something along those lines...
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Dom if you think this year' IPL is dragging on, next year will be even longer!!!
For me, IPL1 was brilliant. No adverts, no stupid advertising boundaries ie DLF maximum, no time outs.
IPL2 and IPL3 are to much about making money and not about the cricket.
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Really is dragging now, watched the first few games but just waiting for the knockout rounds now. Advertising doesn't really bother me but is a bit funny to hear the citi moment of success stuff.
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maxx mobile time out my favourite as maxx mabolie are probably paying an absolute bomb to be associated with what is essentially nothingness as the players have a quick chat about what theyre having for dinner etc.
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Is there a sponsor for wickets?
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Jeet - i've already been beaten into submission by the whorish advertising, i think next year i'll give it a miss if thats your prognosis.........i hate to think how much worse it could get, i thought it was bad enough this year with all the cheesy catch phrases!!!
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IPL4 has 2 more teams - that's another 18 matches. Surely they will get a wicket sponsor, maybe a laughable as the Carbon Kamal Catch. The single most annoying advert was the one for itv.com/ipl that appeared in mid over, I think they stopped it when they kept missing balls!
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IPL4 has 2 more teams - that's another 18 matches. Surely they will get a wicket sponsor, maybe a laughable as the Carbon Kamal Catch. The single most annoying advert was the one for itv.com/ipl that appeared in mid over, I think they stopped it when they kept missing balls!
That was a bit of a shocker on ITV's part. But ITV where trying not to show the Indian advert, which gets played every over.
IPL4 has nearly 100 matches, in 7 weeks. Mega over kill.
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it leads in to t20 world cup aswell, if we thinks its bad now then wait til june!
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/apr/19/indian-premier-league-money-laundering-allegations
shock horror - money laundering allegations through a major sporting tournament... almost as bad as the Premier League football... cough... portsmouth... cough...Thaksin Shinawatra... cough...
terrible cough I've got this morning. Pretty sure Mr Modi isn't doing too badly personally out of the IPL and wont have received a single "perk" whilst running the IPL. cough... cough.
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do you think there will be a' hero honda' toilet break?
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:)
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do you think there will be a' hero honda' toilet break?
surely a "Cobra Beer" toilet break might be more apt...!
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good call! maybe there could be 'the cobra beer toilet break moment of the match'?
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Surely Sharwood's Curry Sauce should sponsor the toliet breaks.
Apparently the're releasing a new 'Geoffrey Boycott curry sauce'. It still gives you the runs, it just takes twice as long
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As annoying as the advertising may be in the ipl it is a fundamental factor in generating income for the teams and organisers as in many sporting events. Personally I have enjoyed having some cricket on tv while not much else has been happening in the tes arena.
Liam
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I thought it was the Tendulkar curry source, giving you the runs for 20 years?
Actually - the Boycott source is better - leaving you in the corridor of uncertainty.
And liam you are right, of course, but the adverts are irritating...
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I thought it was the Tendulkar curry source, giving you the runs for 20 years?
Actually - the Boycott source is better - leaving you in the corridor of uncertainty.
class :)
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Yuvraj Curry Sauce, give you the runs for a while but then leaves a sour aftertaste
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there should also be Ganguly Lamb - an expensive spicy dish that is best served on it's own as it doesn't sit well with anything else.
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kings xi punjab bussel spouts? (beacuse theyre sh*t)
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Sachin's gone :( :( :( :( :( :(
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he's not here, everybody check their garages and sheds please
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Ha very quick I like it
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looked down the back of the sofa no sign...on the up side im 10p and a rather fluffy cola bottle richer :) happy days!
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found him lads, practicing that cut shot in my shed
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thank god you said cut shot! had to read that twice then.....not the wood shed is it?
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just in the garden shed, hes loving my old gn powerbow :D
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Pollard teeing off
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anyone know when the champions league is? and is it on eurosport again?
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why was pollard not in sooner this is some crazy hitting big tactical error me thinks
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Dhoni the main man once again!
Sad for Sachin, comes up short again!
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Shocker from Mumbai! Duminy is a pile of Crap, why Pollard wasn't sent in earlier I'll never know...
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Almost like Mumbai had money riding on them losing........
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You do wonder....
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Oh dear...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8643302.stm
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Was bound to happen, it nearly always does...
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Surely only a matter of time, rumblings have been going on for some time, too much power and influence for just one man, if it looks too good to be true is usually is.