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Jan 24th 2012, 9:49 am

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Re: The Cricket Thread

You'll be talking about Don Bradman next

It's totally irrelevant what Australia did years ago, it is now that matters.

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Similarly, nothing England has done in the last few years erases the total dominance Australia held over world cricket for about 10 years.

England has a long, long way to go to get anywhere near matching Australia's efforts over that magic era.

Jan 24th 2012, 9:50 am

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Oh come on now, they have beaten India away from home. How many other teams have done that ? Actually almost everyone

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Australian cricket....a while ago

Jan 24th 2012, 11:28 am

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Looks like a flat wicket in Abu Dhabi, so it will be a really good toss to win. Only 2 tests played there before and both were draws. England need to win this one but it will be very hard to.

Jan 24th 2012, 11:36 am

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3 for 378. Clarke: 162, Ponting: 158.

The Indians are practically weeping with frustration. 36°C today, I bet that doesn't feel too good.

Jan 24th 2012, 11:43 am

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India just cant perform away from home, their bowlers just seem adapted to their own conditions.

Jan 24th 2012, 11:52 am

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India just cant perform away from home, their bowlers just seem adapted to their own conditions.

"won't" not "can't"

Jan 24th 2012, 11:59 am

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"won't" not "can't"

I agree.

I think India does not really want to play test cricket anymore.

Jan 24th 2012, 12:06 pm

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You mean deliberately not performing ?

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"won't" not "can't"

Jan 24th 2012, 12:29 pm

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You mean deliberately not performing ?

No, they just don't care about it. The lack of life that they bring to their fielding seems to back up my statement.

India lives for T20 and ODIs now. That is where the money is these days and that is all the players care for

Jan 24th 2012, 12:32 pm

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I must admit rarely watch Test cricket as it can be so boring and I do think that the other 'codes' are where the excitement is. They just seem to perform so much better at home.

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