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ANIL KUMBLE 
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 Topic: Symonds Vs FlintoffPosted: 24 March 2006 at 5:33am |
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phil tuffnel is a ***ka did u see that vidoe on allan border medal night he was ****ing off all the players
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Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though...
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abubakar52
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:37am |
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Answer To MiniWarnney: Yes you are right they do not indicate any performance but bowling averages and batting averages not even strike rates,wickets,fielding etc..
Answer To AK: You are right Razzaq is a better all-rounder but as I said erlier this list is only upon Averages in that malik is higher. |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:38am |
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The best thing AK has said on this forum to date... You should be supporting the Aussies, with that sort of language you pass up as one anyday.
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Sledger
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:38am |
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The rankings are gimmicky and seem to influence the younger members of this forum.
Personally I make my own mind up , masses of data give an incite to how a player has performed , but nothing at all on his INFLUENCE in the matches. If a batsman averages in the high 50's and the team hasn't the time to bowl the opposition out , doesn't that detract from his stats?? The answer is NO - the numbers are set in stone irrespective of the results. Stats are useful , but don't let them or the ratings cloud your own judgement of a player. |
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Mental disintegration works for me !!
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abubakar52
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:40am |
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Thanks for the advice but don't stats tell how the player performs and how the player performs is how good he is. Correct? |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:42am |
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MALIK defiately started of as an off spinner who could bat alright...since getting called for a suspect action, and the gettting selected just for his batting becasue he was not allowed to bowl hos batting has dramatically improved.
Abdul's bowling has lost that zip about it just like Kallis (cept Kallis averages 55+).. He has the prerequisite of all Paki quicks and that is reverse swing..His batting is getting better though but needs some refinements, he would not get into the Paki team on only his bowling anymore, and his batting alone would not get him into the team. His batting, bowling and decent fielding compliment each other.
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Boony06
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:44am |
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The stats used may also reflect the teams in which the players are opposing, for example, Sri Lanka play Bangladesh a lot therefore giving the players more oppurtunities against weak batting, bowling and fielding sides, no offense to Bangladesh, come 2031 World Cup they'll be undefeated champions
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In memory of Malcolm Denzil Marshall 1958-1999 The greatest fast bowler in Test Cricket history.
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:44am |
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Dead right and well put out..I have sort of been trying to say that because a lot of the guys that are younger or new to the game focus too much on stats and do not know how good/bad they actually are.
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:45am |
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Stats at times mean nothing or very little. Look at Ponting or Warne's stats, they have barely player or played no games versus Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Since Bangladesh came into tests Murali's stats have improved dramatically.
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ANIL KUMBLE
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:47am |
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true he has taken about 120 test wickets against them 2 teams
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Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though...
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Sledger
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They don't tell all the story. For instance if Shaun Pollock's figures in the test today read either... 18-6-31-0 or& nbsp; 18-0-68-2 which is better? Taking wickets is vital in tests , but what's to say he didn't beat the bat 6 or 7 times and went wicketless (0-31) and the 2-68 were gifted wickets from poor balls and even worse shots? The same with batting - a batsman might make a seriously streaky 90-odd (Hayden at Newlands!) or a delightful 30 before getting a jaffa! Over an entire career , these things tend to level out , but that doesn't detract from the fact that figures can be very deceptive. |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:48am |
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Streaky 90...c'mon matey. It was gritty in my book and was matchwinning, a very patient inning.
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:51am |
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Just a wind up mate!!!
 He's definitely changed his approach to batting and it's paying dividends now. I hope he goes back to his old biffing approach , come November!!
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 5:55am |
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Yeh he has incredible power, and his old style was to dominate and he was actually scoring very quickly. His new style is definately very reliable and efficient.
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Guyon FitzMiles
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 6:18am |
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so whats your thoughts on the second test?
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Aussie my foot!!!!
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cricket_mstr
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:37am |
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Symonds is the best fielder in the world at the moment, equal with Ponting. If you say Flintoff is good in slips and has a good arm. I've never seen Symonds have a ping at the stumps and miss. From about 30 metres away I've seen him time and time again hit the stumps accurately. Symonds can field short and deep, and also has hands that never drop catches. --- Here's some statistics for those of you that think Flintoff is a better bowler
Not much difference Edited by cricket_mstr |
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crownmethod
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:40am |
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Equal with Ponting?. No way. Ponting drops alot of catches when fielding in the slips, Symonds never drops catches. Symonds also makes those unbelievable dives to stop a ball going to the boundary, Ponting doesn't. |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:40am |
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Good strike rates for both.... Symonds is definately a better one day player. In tests Flintoff has been given yrs to establish himself, Symonds hasn't..so it is tough to compare them becasue of that.
In the ratings Roy is No.4 in batting and 2 or 3 in all rounder, and those ranking do not include versatility with the ball nor fielding.
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cricket_mstr
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:57am |
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Your right, I'd admit my favorite batsman Ponting isn't as good as Symonds in the field |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:59am |
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PONTING...What, he has the safest pair of hands on the planet, I have seen Roy drop a couple of catches..Anyway fielding a slip is a totally different agenda, we never say RHodes field there or Roy.
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:05am |
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If Symonds was as good as some people appear to think he is, he would have been given plenty of opportunities in the test side long before now |
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:07am |
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Incidentally this poll has yet again been rendered useless by people
messing around - Symonds has had over 50 votes in the last hour which
is BS
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:09am |
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'Tis, congrats on the 1000 posts Clobber.!!
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crownmethod
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:09am |
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Thats because whoever made this post allowed people to vote more than once.
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crownmethod
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:09am |
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Isn't he on 999?
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cricket_mstr
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:09am |
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That is why us Aussies think the selectors are dam stupid. Symonds should have been in the team long ago, the same as Hussey and Hodge Clobber you can't say Hussey isn't as good as people think |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:10am |
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Yep
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:11am |
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cheers matey....I think the 1000th was in another thread and none too profound. Do I get a prize now? |
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:13am |
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ahhhh just cos you know I'm a big Hussey fan I suppose the difference was that there just hasn't been a slot in the batting for so long whereas all sides would be delighted to uncover a quality all rounder. |
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cricket_mstr
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Posted: 24 March 2006 at 11:18am |
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Well in Flintoff's favor, Australia would never have thought how useful an alrounder can be in a match if it weren't for Andrew Flintoff. With that century and wickets to go along side, Australia were thinking "Where's our Flintoff" Edited by cricket_mstr |
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