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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #645 on: February 27, 2015, 08:17:42 PM »

The thought of mental Chuck and AB in the same sentence makes me nauseous.

This popped up on my tweeter feed. Looks to be only logical explanation.





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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #646 on: February 27, 2015, 08:37:40 PM »

You just can't compare AB to Sir Viv etc.. Sir viv played his cricket against better bowling and without the protection to tbh, he wins hands down. Ab couldn't do what he does without helmets. Still, it's nice to watch. Wouldn't want to see it too often though!!
Plus the wickets were more bowler friendly
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #647 on: February 27, 2015, 09:15:34 PM »

Woke up this morning and flicked over to the cricket before heading to work, was in disbelief that AB was at it again(not surprised mind you as he's a darn fine player).

Good to see Tahir great a bag of wickets as well.

Now for my gripe, ODIs are too batsmen friendly these days. Roll back just 5/8 years and scoring 150+ in ODI was rare. These days it's as common as you like. It's unfair on the bowlers - small boundaries/huge bats etc
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #648 on: February 27, 2015, 09:52:59 PM »

Are you saying that Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar et al don't even come close to AB?

Or are you discounting them as you haven't seen them play?

Absolutely I've seen them all. Living in Australia, Ponting was always the one I thought was ahead of the others regarding pure batting, but AB DeVillers doesn't only score all round the wicket, he seems to do it with such ease. Add to this I saw him make a 200 ball 30 odd to save a test at the WACA a few years back.
The others you listed were great players, but none have revolutionized batting like AB DeVilliers. He's changing the way people bat.
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #649 on: February 27, 2015, 09:56:53 PM »

Absolutely I've seen them all. Living in Australia, Ponting was always the one I thought was ahead of the others regarding pure batting, but AB DeVillers doesn't only score all round the wicket, he seems to do it with such ease. Add to this I saw him make a 200 ball 30 odd to save a test at the WACA a few years back.
The others you listed were great players, but none have revolutionized batting like AB DeVilliers. He's changing the way people bat.
This argument is flawed.

The likes of Lara, Ponting and Tendulkar only dabbled with the influence of T20 towards the end of their careers, whereas AB has had it as he was approaching his peak.
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #650 on: February 27, 2015, 10:10:10 PM »

Regardless of the format - limited overs cricket was around for the others. Only one batsman out of the ones listed has invented new shots and can play them seemingly at will.
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #651 on: February 27, 2015, 10:16:30 PM »

Anyone else watching the highlights now?
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #652 on: February 27, 2015, 11:02:14 PM »

Watching the replay of aust vs eng being televised whilst waiting for today's blockbuster.   Damn taylor was robbed.  Aussies and poms wont often feel sorry for eachother, but that little guy deserved 100 ajd the incompetent umpires took it off him.
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #653 on: February 28, 2015, 02:24:58 AM »

Aussie 6 down for less than a hundred so far.

Were 81 for 1...... big collapse!
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #654 on: February 28, 2015, 02:42:48 AM »

Well I've got to apologise to my pommy friends. Australia looking very average..........but we will still win the world cup

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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #655 on: February 28, 2015, 02:50:47 AM »

This is worth staying up for. Great to see the Aussies getting rolled over for once....
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #656 on: February 28, 2015, 03:00:12 AM »

Australia 124-9... Oh dear
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #657 on: February 28, 2015, 03:28:45 AM »

Some very poor batting.  Warner got a good one, the rest, god knows what they were doing...
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #658 on: February 28, 2015, 03:58:18 AM »

Get ready for abroken =★£@#÷% arm...
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Re: WORLD CUP 2015
« Reply #659 on: February 28, 2015, 04:00:37 AM »

Why doesn't he wear an arm guard?
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