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« Reply #45 on: March 13, 2008, 10:50:51 AM » |
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nice to see we have a wicketkeeper who can bat at last..and minus the Geraint Jones/Matt Prior patented teflon iron gloves too!
I don't want to fall into the usual England trap of misplaced overconfidence in short term results but I'm glad to see we've found someone who will definitely be as good as Adam Gilchrist.  if he can actually hold onto edges he's a huge improvement on Jones and Prior Read was always unlucky not to get picked more, to me, but this guy looks like he can bat better than him |
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« Reply #46 on: March 13, 2008, 10:57:43 AM » |
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Wierd that two people who have both been world class in there respective sport harmy and johnny wilkinson both get slated and dropped at the same time. I agree neither has been on top of there game 4 a while but feel they deserve a bit more respect for what they've done for there country.They're both world class sporstmen and that for me is undoubtable.
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« Reply #47 on: March 13, 2008, 11:04:26 AM » |
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Wierd that two people who have both been world class in there respective sport harmy and johnny wilkinson both get slated and dropped at the same time. I agree neither has been on top of there game 4 a while but feel they deserve a bit more respect for what they've done for there country.They're both world class sporstmen and that for me is undoubtable.
You could say the same about Geoff Boycott and Bobby Charlton but they are not getting a game for England any time soon. You pick the player who you think will be best in the team for your next game. I think both Stuart Broad and Danny Cipriani would say that certainly Harmison and maybe Wilkinson have been given too much respect and should have been dropped sooner. |
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« Reply #48 on: March 13, 2008, 11:12:05 AM » |
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world class? Harmison
Ridiculous
One good year in 2004, and a good test on a minefield in Jamaica way before that
A long long long way from world class ever
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« Reply #49 on: March 13, 2008, 11:12:52 AM » |
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I dont disagree with dropping them although if bobby was interested ad tell him to get his boots on. A must saying as fans of english sport i feel it would be fairer to say thanks for everything but ur not producing the goods anymore instead of slagging them off
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« Reply #50 on: March 13, 2008, 11:15:48 AM » |
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world class? Harmison
Ridiculous
One good year in 2004, and a good test on a minefield in Jamaica way before that
A long long long way from world class ever
Not going to argue that with you as im not a huge cricket fan but i do no many people said he was one of the best in the game (maybe that was just in 2004) and was a world class bowler like i say dont no enough to back myself up |
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« Reply #51 on: March 13, 2008, 02:51:28 PM » |
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nice to see we have a wicketkeeper who can bat at last..and minus the Geraint Jones/Matt Prior patented teflon iron gloves too!
I don't want to fall into the usual England trap of misplaced overconfidence in short term results but I'm glad to see we've found someone who will definitely be as good as Adam Gilchrist. Yeah well his Australian after all. Also Prior and Jones had impressive starts to their England careers with the bat, only to complete fade after a spell in the side. Very good innings by Ambrose though, came in and changed the tempo of the innings. Putting NZ under pressure instead of vice versa. |
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« Reply #52 on: March 13, 2008, 10:08:53 PM » |
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Yowser, the ball is seaming a mile!
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« Reply #53 on: March 13, 2008, 10:12:13 PM » |
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Yowser, the ball is seaming a mile!
Its like I'm bowling!! Haha I wish! |
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« Reply #54 on: March 13, 2008, 11:06:10 PM » |
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OOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH JIMMY JIMMY!!!
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« Reply #55 on: March 13, 2008, 11:09:57 PM » |
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Wow, that was an absolute snorter!
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« Reply #56 on: March 13, 2008, 11:12:27 PM » |
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similar dismissal to the ones he got himself into the scene at the World Cup!
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« Reply #57 on: March 13, 2008, 11:47:53 PM » |
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similar dismissal to the ones he got himself into the scene at the World Cup!
Let's hope it doesn't take him another 5 years to do it again. |
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« Reply #58 on: March 13, 2008, 11:49:58 PM » |
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Pitch is doing tons
Lets hope 342 is as good a score as it looks
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« Reply #59 on: March 14, 2008, 12:08:36 AM » |
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Absolutely right decision to drop Harmison, amazing he got picked in the first place. Has been very poor for a long time. Woulda kept Hoggy in though, his stats haven't been good in recent games, but he wasn't getting any luck, including dropped catches by wickies.
Being able to bat is a minimum requirement for wickies, as is catching the ball, the previous occupants in englands team couldn't catch the ball, lets hope ambrose can
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