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(without mentioning Kevin Pietersen)

Andre Russell is potentialy a better player than Keiron Pollard


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cricketfan wrote:@tiger

still vaughan's worse thna him!

You are of course entitled to your opinion. Mine is that Hussein was dreadfull tactically, certainly worse than Atherton and Vaughan. What he did do was instill a discipline in a team that was sadly lacking.

There have been no great test captains, only lucky ones with either a great bowling attack or weak opposition.

Tendulkar has become boring to watch.

Stella wrote:Tendulkar has become boring to watch.

Couldn't agree more. The only place in the world now where people care about his 100th 100 is India. Outside of there it's become boring and overhyped.

Granted, it's an unbelievable acheivment, but it's dragged on now.

Mitchell Johsnon is utter tripe why he is still playing international cricket

BCCI are a waste of space

i could go on all day however i will update later

Mike Gatting was a really bad England captain

sirfredperry wrote:Mike Gatting was a really bad England captain

But he won back the ashes! In Australia!

sirfredperry wrote:Mike Gatting was a really bad England captain

He hasn't got the best record has he. He did lose twice to Pakistan but they were the second best side in the world at the time.

Reason for my remarks about Gatting - a fine player and a good county captain, incidentally - is that his Test captaincy record is always covered up by the fact that he won the Ashes Down Under.
But they were THE ONLY TWO TESTS HE WON and against a relatively weak Aussie side.
Considering he had Gooch, Gower, Lamb, Botham, Edmonds, Emburey in his team he should have won more.

county cricket is being ruined by the ECB!

freedom of speech should be brought back

the aussies are now useless

James Foster is the greatest keeper ever

Northants arent supported by anyone

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cricketfan90 wrote:county cricket is being ruined by the ECB!

freedom of speech should be brought back

the aussies are now useless

James Foster is the greatest keeper ever

Northants arent supported by anyone

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Mr CricketFan - I'll give you three out of five there!

its supposed to be controversial lol.

Thats a point I dont know anyone who supports Northants!

How about this:

Glamorgan are only just the best side in Wales

WG Grace was bowled... after the ball richochet off his pipe; onto his beer jug and thence upon his stumps!

Gregers wrote:Thats a point I dont know anyone who supports Northants!

Although not born there, mrs was bought up in Daventry and informs me that she supports Northants CCC. There are however two problems with her comment

1) She has never been to watch a game of cricket in her life
2) We live about 5,000 miles away from Northamptonshire so I can't see number 1 changing anytime soon.

Please don't be fooled into thinking I support them either. Originally from North Nottinghamshire so it's the lads from Trent Bridge all the way for me.

Adil Rashid should have played more times for England.

I don't like 20/20 cricket, and refuse to go to any games in this format.

Every nations cricket boards are ruining test cricket with there never ending greed.

I don't understand why we have one day/20/20 games against countrys that arn't playing a test series here.

Mohhamad Aamir was banned for too long.

(Salman Butt was not banned for long enough - travesty that they effectively have the same ban)

Everyone knows the Ireland Pakistan game at the 2007 world cup was blatantly thrown, but the media stopped talking about that the minute Woolmer died.

I grew up in Northants. I follow them, always have done.

King Beer phones up Northants CCC and asks,''What time does the first game of the new season start?''. The guy on the switchboard replies, ''What time can you make it?''.

Sorry to all!

To be fair, i haven't lived in Northants for 13 years, but i still follow them. Mal Loye's father was my dad's physio, so i met Mal a few times. Also played at the County Ground for my school.

King Beer - playing at the County Ground is not to be sneered at.

Many years ago, I played a couple of times at Tring. Although that's in Herts (I think!), Northants used to play the occasional match there.

Ravi bopara deserves to be in the Test squad more than James Taylor.

Probably not far off the mark there, LT.

JT was poor last year by his standards, and he needs a big season with Notts if he is going to force his way in.

Bradman at his peak would have struggled to make runs in the Leics side last season.

Whoops - that's not even meant to be controversial!

Northants and Leicestershire should be merged so that the two men and their dogs at least have some company

There should be more Test in Durham. London gets all the fun.

Cardiff has literally no atmosphere and should never be considered for an Ashes test.

Gregers wrote:Glamorgan are only just the best side in Wales

Linebreaker wrote:There should be more Test in Durham. London gets all the fun.

I will take that one step further - the MCC and their silly blazers get too many test matches at Lords.

LondonTiger wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:There should be more Test in Durham. London gets all the fun.

I will take that one step further - the MCC and their silly blazers get too many test matches at Lords.

to be fair, this is mostly because every touring side wants their Lords test match...

BCCI are a bunch of muppets

Saeed Ajmal chucks the ball

India can only play at home

ECB need to leave the county game alone

Adil Rashid was harshly treated by the england selectors

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cricketfan90 wrote:BCCI are a bunch of muppets

Saeed Ajmal chucks the ball

India can only play at home

ECB need to leave the county game alone

Adil Rashid was harshly treated by the england selectors

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1) and 2) are hardly controversial. 4) is balderdash, Rashid by all accounts isn't a hard worker, which has nothing to do with the England selectors.

its a controversial thread, therefore i can say what i like.

Mike Selig wrote:

cricketfan90 wrote:BCCI are a bunch of muppets

Saeed Ajmal chucks the ball

India can only play at home

ECB need to leave the county game alone

Adil Rashid was harshly treated by the england selectors

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1) and 2) are hardly controversial. 4) is balderdash, Rashid by all accounts isn't a hard worker, which has nothing to do with the England selectors.

Wasn't Rashid told he would get his place back when he sorted his fitness? Or am i thinking of someone else?

samit patel that was KB

With Rashid it was something to do with his attitude on a training camp.

He seems to have gone backwards as a player since.

Patel was the one who failed the fitness targets.

At Yorkshire Rashid works very hard - you cannot find a harder worker. However he is a bit thick.

Actually "hard worker" wasn't the best choice of phrase. The saying goes that he doesn't take well to coaching/criticism/advice.

Englands players should not sledge the Pakistan players in the upcoming tour.

The 2012 county cricket fixture list is a well crafted plan designed to put more posteriors on seats.

The Australian team of the early 2000s would have demolished the Windies team of the 80s.

The South African players who missed playing international cricket due to apartheid (eg Pollock, Richards, Barlow etc) were massively overrated

If the DRS system had been in force during the last two Ashes series in England, Australia would have won the Ashes both times

Monty Panesar should play rugby... his physique is more suited to that game I feel.

Hang on. What the...? (check out the photos... love it!)

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/monty-puts-his-own-spin-on-training-with-the-tahs-20111201-1o8z9.html

slaterslc wrote:The Australian team of the early 2000s would have demolished the Windies team of the 80s.

The South African players who missed playing international cricket due to apartheid (eg Pollock, Richards, Barlow etc) were massively overrated

Slatersic - your comments are meant to be controversial but not libelous.

Nathan Hauritz should run for aussie prime minister

James Foster is the one of the best gloveman in world cricket

I repeat not many people support northants!

Jersualem shouldnt be played before england game until the proper version is played

Alistair Cook on form is one of the best batsman in world cricket

guildfordbat wrote:King Beer - playing at the County Ground is not to be sneered at.

Many years ago, I played a couple of times at Tring. Although that's in Herts (I think!), Northants used to play the occasional match there.

Tring?

That's just down the road from me and I didn't even know they had a Cricket ground

Jonathon Agnew is a boring commentator/broadcaster

sri lanka are useless without murali and vaas

Stella wrote:

guildfordbat wrote:King Beer - playing at the County Ground is not to be sneered at.

Many years ago, I played a couple of times at Tring. Although that's in Herts (I think!), Northants used to play the occasional match there.

Tring?

That's just down the road from me and I didn't even know they had a Cricket ground

Stella - according to CricInfo, Northants used to play one 40 over game per season at the London Road, Tring ground from the mid 1970s to early '90s.

I played a couple of works matches there in the mid '80s. Someone knew someone etc to get use of the ground and facilities. Not the best cricket ever played on that ground I'm sure but very enjoyable!

every counties ground should be used for international matches regardless of the attendence they would be able to get and it should be done on a rota to guarantee regular international matches at every ground