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    #136
    Originally posted by The_Milkman View Post
    Have you had a ball coming at you at 80 m.p.h plus ?? Its nt as easy as it looks.....
    No 75mph against a bowling machine is all I can handle.

    Maybe not for us, but for most international batsmen it's not that difficult.
    Bring Back Pako


    Oh dear

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      #137
      Originally posted by tsb View Post
      True. Pace didn't help Akhtar against Tendulkar in that over in Centurion 2003.
      But it did help him in his very first test in India when he clean bowled Laxman, Dravid and a golden duck for the 'little master' Tendulkar

      (1998-1999 Asian Championship - 1st Test Eden Gardens 16/02/1999 - India v Pakistan)
      "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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        #138
        Originally posted by looprevil View Post
        IMO the winners should be from either the Aussies and SA, then the next tier of potential winners is Windies, Sri Lanka, India.

        The outsiders are Pakistan and New Zealand.
        I'd put the Black Caps in the second tier ahead of the Windies and Sri Lanka., especially if Bond stays fit.

        The Aussies rank consistent inability to defend huge totals is a strange one: maybe they should try to avoid passing 300 when batting 1st.
        Remember, we're only adding to the nonsense.

        Walking a lonely road one night, Nasruddin saw riders approaching. His imagination ran riot: he saw himself robbed or killed, so he climbed a wall into a graveyard and hid. Puzzled at his behaviour, the riders, who were followers of the Mullah, followed. Finding him cowering behind a grave, they asked "Great Sage, why are you hiding here?". "It's more complicated than you think" he replied, "I'm here because of you - and you're here because of me"

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          #139
          Originally posted by Abdul Alhazred View Post
          I'd put the Black Caps in the second tier ahead of the Windies and Sri Lanka., especially if Bond stays fit.

          The Aussies rank consistent inability to defend huge totals is a strange one: maybe they should try to avoid passing 300 when batting 1st.
          What a ****ing game that was between NZ and Australia!!

          The World Cup looks wide open now.
          Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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            #140
            Originally posted by looprevil View Post
            WTF has happened to Australia - cannot even defend 346!

            Seems like the WC may be more open than I first thought.
            I can remember them being unable to defend 434. I was there. Saw it with my own eyes
            "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son"

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              #141
              I think they are unintentionally lulling us into a false sense of security. Despite them being a bit crap at the moment IMO they will still win the World Cup.

              The likes of Hayden and Lee will be fit for the second half which is fine because they will have no problem with the early group stage. By the time we get to the business end of the tournemant they could well be hitting top gear again. The likes of England and NZ stand no chance as we have probably peaked too early. In all fairness, we never stood a chance anyway.


              Australia is a cricketing machine and if it suffers a set back it sorts it and comes back better. Its what they do and I'm sure they'll do it again.
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                #142
                Sadly I agree.

                If I had to stake my life on the winner, I'd still pick the Aussies.

                Still, this sequence of defeats can only be a good thing for the other contenders and the tournament as a whole.
                Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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                  #143
                  Originally posted by SouthAfricaRed View Post
                  I can remember them being unable to defend 434. I was there. Saw it with my own eyes
                  you are so lucky. amazing game - i bet the aussies dont call you chokers now.
                  "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                    #144
                    There is one man in the Aussie dressing room who can take a game away from any team, Ricky Ponting and I don;t think that he played in any of the games against the black caps.
                    Bring Back Pako


                    Oh dear

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                      #145
                      Originally posted by Colemere View Post
                      There is one man in the Aussie dressing room who can take a game away from any team, Ricky Ponting and I don;t think that he played in any of the games against the black caps.
                      he didn't. Someone else, who's name escapes me captained the side.
                      I live with Steptoe.

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                        #146
                        Originally posted by Mumsafan View Post
                        he didn't. Someone else, who's name escapes me captained the side.
                        mike hussey
                        The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

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                          #147
                          Originally posted by animal magic View Post
                          mike hussey
                          I saw him on tv saying he felt demoralised
                          I live with Steptoe.

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                            #148
                            He's their in-form player whilst Symmonds is out. Good news if he's feeling demoralised. I don't know why Gillchrist wasn't given the captaincy in the absence of Ponting.
                            Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                            (1995)
                            "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                              #149
                              Originally posted by Red Chilli View Post
                              He's their in-form player whilst Symmonds is out. Good news if he's feeling demoralised. I don't know why Gillchrist wasn't given the captaincy in the absence of Ponting.
                              gilchrist did not play he is going to miss some of the WC because his wife is due soon
                              The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

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                                #150
                                Originally posted by animal magic View Post
                                gilchrist did not play he is going to miss some of the WC because his wife is due soon
                                Is that the reason he didn't play recently though?
                                Anyway, if it dents Hussey's confidence then it's all good. I thought he was superb against England, a really solid performer.
                                Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                                (1995)
                                "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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