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(10-11-2018, 05:19 AM)LP link Wrote:This series is basically on neutral ground, they are both away from home!
On the form lines last season, I'm not sure the local results are that relevant any more, many scores are made against sides diminished due to international competitions like the IPL. Players who choose to stay home and compete at domestic level are getting a much softer run because of this change in the way the sport is conducted. Not really. This has been Pakistan's home away from home since the terrorist trouble started years ago. The pitches are not exactly like those in Pakistan, but they have been prepared in concert with Pakistan Cricket's help and preferences in mind. They are dry, spinning wickets designed for spin bowlers, something we have had trouble with for quite some time. They need not be so dry or spinning, as the water level and everything else is artificially controlled by the ground staff.
Then again, India no longer needs to supply wickets so lifeless or bounce-less, but they do. It is expected and it fits the players that come through the ranks, who never see a 'proper' wicket until they get to 1st class level.
In Australia even District cricket wickets are well prepared. We have produced flat wickets for a long time (SCG excepted). Even the wickets in Perth and Brisbane are not as bowler friendly as they were 50 years ago.
Our batsmen are flat track bullies. That is what we've made them to suit 50 over and 20 over cricket better. We struggle on moving wickets because we don't play on them. These wickets are moving wickets. They were always designed to be.
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One might be tempted to align our fortunes to the Test side and the competence of the ACB (CA) to the AFL
It will take years to recover
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(10-11-2018, 09:35 AM)capcom link Wrote:One might be tempted to align our fortunes to the Test side and the competence of the ACB (CA) to the AFL
It will take years to recover
In fairness to the ACB they don't run the game, but they are to blame for not having enough foresight to realise the BCCI was raping the game!
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I think they knew but were powerless to stop it, like everybody else. Too many $$$$ in India, noone else can compete politically
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(10-11-2018, 09:54 AM)Jack Burton link Wrote:I think they knew but were powerless to stop it, like everybody else. Too many $$$$ in India, noone else can compete politically
JB, the ACB cheapened the Baggy Green instead of making the wearing of it priceless!
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True ... the BCCI have a lot to answer for. We're no saints, but the sub continent is full of sinners
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(10-11-2018, 09:59 AM)capcom link Wrote:True ... the BCCI have a lot to answer for. We're no saints, but the sub continent is full of sinners
Only sinners by our standards, in their culture we are the fools for not using every lever to secure our wealth.
I had an associate who puts it this way quite nicely.
We are trained to trade on honour, they are trained to trade on opportunity.
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Yet we are the villains of world cricket. While they are the number 1 team in the world. If their players used sandpaper on the ball a couple of players would have missed 1 test (maybe). Therein lies the difference, and why we will never again be the number 1 test team in the world
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Yep and our players did get one match. ACB added the rest.
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