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[Talisman]

Aye, and a good effort so far but we do like to swing our mood.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yeah were the same at every sport cricket/football/rugby...we have the team and potential just a case of application on the day in my view

[Slab]

I think Strauss was completly fair in refusing Smith a runner as greg stated unless you have got the injury during the game why should you be allowed a runner. His lack of fitness shouldnt allow him a runner from which they will benefit.

Well, why did Shah go off then?

[stubbzy]

to have his fingers strapped up i think

[Coach]

Yeah but Shah was off the field for around 25 overs, for God knows what reason

As far as im aware it was a finger injury

[Ayrtek Cricket]

They prob tried to strap to foam fingers to both hands to improve his chances of pouching one as well! He got ther in the end though

[Coach]

I'm stating a fact. Take it how you see it.

So your saying every game at Centurion has been won by the side winning the toss?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Bit of a waste of the players bothering to play in that case shud have just done the toss accepted victory shaken hands and cracked open a few cold ones!

[Coach]

They prob tried to strap to foam fingers to both hands to improve his chances of pouching one as well! He got ther in the end though

Ha in fact he should be allowed a baseball mitt for the rest of the competition!

[Jeet]

So your saying every game at Centurion has been won by the side winning the toss?

Well 3 out of 4, South Africa lost against Sri Lanka when the rain arrived. So 75%, so not really a level playing field.

[SillyShilly]

Wow, how can you argue with those kind of stats.
As our dear departed friend Winston suggested - "There are lies, damn lies - and statistics" - Those stats show nothing.

[Jeet]

Wow, how can you argue with those kind of stats.
As our dear departed friend Winston suggested - "There are lies, damn lies - and statistics" - Those stats show nothing.

You keep thinking that pal.

[SillyShilly]

Unfortunately, as a partly trained statistician i am very much inclined to think this way - statistcs can be manipulated to show whatever the hell you want them to, take from them what you want.

[Coach]

Ha Jeet this is in one tournament! Could it not be that the sides who happened to win the toss outplayed the other sides? If you were to present scientific evidence with only 4 samples you would be ridiculed! Just think about your posts!

[Jeet]

Well if there's only 6 matches in total to be played at the venue during the given event, I can't change the stats can I? I'm using what's available. I wouldn't say 323 vs 302 is one team totally out playing another.