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Flintoff is an all round package, and he has this match winning aura about him. The fact he doesn't have a lot of tons has to do with the fact that he doesn't convert a lot of his 50s, he has almost 30 half centuries + he had a relatively poor start to his career. Flintoff will always be considered one of the best all rounders of this era. Very dangerous player.
Players these days don't get a hell of a lot of 5-fors as players did in the past, except for Murali.
Guys like Hadlee and Imran Khan got so many of them. Just depends on who else is in your attack and the conditions I guess.

Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!!

Originally posted by milkman

Players these days don't get a hell of a lot of 5-fors as players did in the past, except for Murali. Guys like Hadlee and Imran Khan got so many of them. Just depends on who else is in your attack and the conditions I guess.

Spot on milkman. All those greats were bowling in an era when we used to find lively pitches everywhere(atleast equal battle btn bat and ball ).These days it's highly favoured to batsman.Earlier a Six used to be a treat and rarity, but these days its common. Earlier no team used to bowl bouncers to tailenders to get them out , yorkers would have done the job. It not like that now, some tailenders can even dish out pull or hook shot for a six. All those great of yesteryears[Botham,Kapil,Imran,Lille,Thompson,Hadlee,WI quartlet and many more] bowled to batsman with lesser protective gear,heavier bats on lively pitches.

These days with advanced equipments , lighter bats , video analysis tools, improvised cheeky shots and high competation even for bowler's with batting ability has made current day bowler look average.

Whenever a lively pitch is given and eveyone gets out soon the blame is put squarly on the groundsman that it was a dangerous pitch.

The biggest proof is the just see the average scoring after 1996 onwards.Also there has been so many 300+ scores in ODI's post Year 2000.

Race to No 1 again ... started!

I'd like to see Flintoff used more sparingly this summer. In 2005 Vaughan overbowled him and I thought that led directly to all his ankle problems. He'll always give his all , but he needs to be managed better and I hope Strauss and Flower see it the same way.
He's not getting any younger either. I want to see three or four spells of 5 overs rather than 14 straight for an entire session.

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Vaughan will most definately step in the side. Bell and Shah have done themselves no good recently

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Taunton ground eh Sledge? I hear it's a small ground too.

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Originally posted by spin wizard

Taunton ground eh Sledge? I hear it's a small ground too.

Yes , Taunton - tis a lovely ground actually , but the wicket is a batsman's dream. Bell has shaken up the selectors by making a stylish 172 and Warwickshire put on exactly 500. That's given Vaughan and Shah something to think about!

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Not to worry Amal, as is the case with most things, one topic can lead up to all kinds of talk. I guess the good thing is it's still Cricket!

In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.

worst team at the moment is Australia>>>>>

Malinga Is Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

West Indies, England and Pakistan - an any given day, one of them can take it!

In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.

Watching England these days, and that i puzzled if the other team might boast eleven such hapless and hopeless people in their limited-overs team. The method we have a tendency to stagnate when the sector is up, and fruitlessly chase the sport with the tail when it's already gone. The method we have a tendency to choose bit-part players, like Nixon, whose inclusion has been justified as a result of he's an honest sledger. I wasn't even embarassed with today's defeat, I merely found the full issue to be an endless string of snickers.