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Take care spinny and stay safe, hope everything will be alright... plenty of Rains at my place and I'm really enjoying it! we are lucky we don't get Hurricanes or cyclones!

Yes I know it rains less up in Pakistan mystery, rains slightly more at my place but it is nothing as compared to the rains I've seen in Mumbai or Kerala, Mumbai is like hell during the rainy season, you just hate the sight of water it rains so much there, and the drainage system there is very poor leading to extreme traffic jams, I don't know if anyone would believe but I have once cried, yes, cried, because of the frustration I faced in the traffic jams in Mumbai... 

Big up to the Caribbean athletes in the olympics track and field.  Jamaica's men taking full dominance of the sprints, and Grenadian Kirani James dominating the 400.  Bahamas may well win the 4 x 400 Metre relay.  Caribbean people has always been good at track and field, but years gone by, the opportunity was never there like it is now, hence why plenty of them are emerging now.

Usain Bolt is the king. 4 x 100 Metre relay on saturday is going to be the bomb!

In Bolt cricket days, they said his run up was faster than his deliveries. 

Apparently, Yohan Blake came out and said he can bowl faster than Zaheer Khan.  Cricket is a favourite for many West Indian still, but in my opinion, its one sport that is harder to master than some others.  No use gambling with Cricket when you can run at such speeds.  Andre Russell is another who is very quick, who knows what he could have been doing on the track had he not been playing cricket.

Growing up, there was a guy in my school who use to run about 10.5 seconds for 100 metres, and that's just by doing normal day stuff, no training.  Imagine if he was under the kind of training that people go through today for running.  The guy was seriously quick, he was on the soccer team, played as a strike, as as you'd expect, beat any defender to the ball. His shooting wasn't too good.  He'd easily excel in athletics had it been like today's time. He's just about 26 now, but drank too many beers since he finished school, he got a beer belly.  If you want to know what that is, i'm sure Sledger can give better details.


Edited by spin wizard - 10 August 2012 at 6:34am

Nice to see the banter from Blake and Bolt, all in good humour. If they have the skill set, then their natural athleticism will set them apart from other cricketers. Cricket is more about skill and mental toughness than fitness... just ask Inzamam ul-Haq! Both Blake and Bolt have the discipline, mental toughness and that x-factor about them to be great sportsmen, but their actual cricketing skill-set is an unexplored territory! Anyone can roll their arm over, but do you reckon Bolt could bowl 15 overs in a day? You never know, if the IPL and other T20 leagues continue to expand, then the likes of Bolt and co. could feature. I'd love to see cricket become more globalised and for its appeal to become greater in the Caribbean. Can't think of any better ambassadors than the 2 fastest sprinters on the planet. All these comments by them are great publicity for cricket... heck, our sport might even feature in the next Olympics or in 2020!

Haven't really been following ICC U19 WC but what a thriller we've had today between Pakistan and India... India edging home by 1 wicket in the end.

yes he looked good with the ball and also hit a few big hits. Zia ul Haq is impressive too... but I was most impressed wit Babar Azam on this tour.

Congratulations to the India U19 team, a very very mature knock by Chand today, impressive performance by the team, good stuff.

Champions one year, relegated the next. It's all part of the Lancashire rollercoaster...
http://norbertsdad.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/every-red-rose-has-its-thorn-a-love-affair-with-lancashire-ccc/

They did have a lot of wash outs Flipper , but only a few more than all the rest!

Yes Sam , bad news indeed. Get well soon Martin - batsman extraordinaire .

Don't know what's going on but now Tony Grieg has been diagnosed with cancer as well, wish Tony all the very best in fighting the illness and may God cure him.

Cancer is so common nowadays.  Too much exposure to technology and processed/junk food nowadays?

The most intense cricket matches are Pakistan vs India, definitely got to watch those.

Very strange indeed, wish Robin all the very best in fighting the disease, may God cure him.