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Manormanic

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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2012, 11:58:30 AM »
Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on July 16, 2012, 11:57:54 AM
Based on recent form you wouldn't have Smith in there....Cook is a long way ahead of him... ;)

depends - if Cook can be guaranteed to get to 20, sure.  But he does tend to make none or plenty.
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« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2012, 12:00:02 PM »


I wouldn't be sure about Kallis on form ...
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« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2012, 12:00:32 PM »
Kallis is a class player though.
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« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2012, 12:00:55 PM »
Cook will score more runs in this series than Smith.....I bet you!  :D
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #19 on: July 16, 2012, 12:03:26 PM »
Quote from: Manormanic on July 16, 2012, 12:00:32 PM
Kallis is a class player though.

Not in England...
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #20 on: July 16, 2012, 12:16:18 PM »
thats a big call to make!
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2012, 12:24:29 PM »
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #22 on: July 16, 2012, 12:26:06 PM »
does not make him a bad player, does it?  No more than a statistical anomaly!
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #23 on: July 16, 2012, 12:46:35 PM »
Quote from: Manormanic on July 16, 2012, 12:26:06 PM
does not make him a bad player, does it?  No more than a statistical anomaly!

Wasn't it a Sightscreen Anomaly?

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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #24 on: July 16, 2012, 12:48:16 PM »
this is going to be a mouth watering contest, should be fun to watch.
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2012, 12:50:38 PM »
Quote from: Manormanic on July 16, 2012, 12:16:18 PM
thats a big call to make!

MASSIVE call! But I'm feeling lucky!  :D
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #26 on: July 16, 2012, 01:01:12 PM »
It may be a statistical anomaly, but like Ricky Ponting in India, a significant one.
Saffer batting looks very strong though. A motivated Duminy at 7 is some order.
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #27 on: July 16, 2012, 01:02:48 PM »
less so than Ponting in India - that suggests a struggle in alien conditionss, whereas we know that Kallis can bat in our conditions perfectly well because he's done it both here in teh county game and in similar conditions elsewhere.  So, an anomaly.
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #28 on: July 16, 2012, 01:06:38 PM »
I would also put Cook ahead of Smith.
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Re: Eng v SA.........let the battle commence!
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2012, 01:09:12 PM »
Ponting averages 48.20 in Sri Lanka, which are similar conditions to India, so he can in theory bat in Indian conditions perfectly well.

Kallis has played 12 Tests in England, which could be enough of a case study to disprove the anomaly theory.
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