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Recent content by AlanJLegend

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    Who is the most successful home-track, flat-track, minnow-bashing bully of all time?

    Jayawardene? Sehwag? Hayden? Voges shaping up to be a modern HTFTMB ATG.
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    Lets settle this - will Shane Watson get selected for the first test?

    Willy or Wonety?
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    Please help me ensure that Jacques Rudoph hears asong I wrote (sort of) about him!

    Firstly, apologies if this is breaking some kind of rules regarding advertising or spam. I'd like to think I've been here long enough and made enough posts to get the benefit of the doubt that I have not just signed up to promote my own causes in some way. A few years ago I wrote a song titled...
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    Deep philosophical question: Is Aaron Finch actually good?

    On one hand, against weak opposition on flat pitches he can be as destructive as anybody in the history of the game. On the other hand, he has never done anything particularly note-worthy in the longer form when it has mattered. I don't know what to feel :wacko:
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    Books READ by cricketers?

    This thread is not about books written by cricketers, or books about cricket as such. I was wondering if anybody has heard anywhere which books (if any) successful captains and accomplished players have read and attributed some of their success to? Lately I have been doing a lot of reading on...
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    Who will play their last test during the Australian Ashes series?

    I remember this thread being made for the previous series. Now to discuss who will retire or be moved on during/after this series. For me the likely ones are; Chris Rogers- I imagine the selectors will want to move him on at the end of the series to be replaced long-term with Hughes. Hopefully...
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    Anybody use positive affirmations and visualisation in cricket?

    It's absolutely magic! The other day I was in the nets with a friend. I was attempting to bowl off-spin and failing miserably. About half of my balls were waist-high, legside full tosses, with the rest being predominantly short-pitched garbage and legside wides with the very occasional ball...
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    Advice for somebody looking to get into competitive cricket...

    Hey guys, sorry if this thread has already been done one million times. I love cricket, and I've been keen to play competitively for quite a while. For the last few years I've said "I'll practice in the nets/backyard all winter and play next year when I am better", however I just realised that...
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    International cricketers who should retire from a particular format

    Read thread title. For me, the no-brainer here is Michael Clarke. Other than the fact that he is pretty good at it, I cannot fathom why he still feels the need to play ODIs. It's obvious that the impact he can potentially make in tests is infinitely greater than the impact that he can make in...
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    In the event that Clarke's back gives out during this series and he has to retire...

    Who is our new captain? My friends and I have been discussing this a fair bit lately, but have not come up with a definitive answer. Unlike Clarke being groomed behind Ponting, there does not seem to be an obvious successor for Clarke despite the fact that his back could give way at any moment...
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    Your fairytale Ashes script...

    Yes I'll admit, the concept of this thread is pretty lame. But suppose the upcoming double Ashes was a movie; what is your perfect script? For me, Australia win the first test at Trent Bridge by about 150 runs or 5 wickets. Australia's batting still looks somewhat fragile, but an improvement on...
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    *Leaked* - Australian players' answers to 'improvement' homework

    Not really. But lets speculate. Question: "List 3 points by which your individual performance or that of the team could be improved following our defeats". Nathan Lyon 1. Team performance could be improved by not selecting Xavier Doherty. 2. Team performance could be improved by NOT...
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    Mike Hussey to retire at end of summer.

    Just revealed on WIN news. I cannot believe what I am hearing :( Edit: http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2012/12/29/hussey-retires
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    Who are the worst team in professional cricket?

    Surely it is hard to go past the comedy XI that is the Sydney Thunder. It is difficult to explain all that is wrong with this sporting team due to the epic magnitude of woe that they possess. But alas, I will try to analyze why this team is such a joke. To give the back story to anybody who...
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    People 'tarnishing their legacy' by going on too long...

    Maybe it is just a cliche, but in the past couple of years there has been a lot of talk about how Ponting should have retired earlier, and especially in the last month it has constantly been said how Tendulkar should retire before his legacy is ruined etc etc. The question is, after a few...
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