British Forum BETTING thread

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  1. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    What an athlete! :rofl

    Inzi was a legend IMO, nobody better to watch in full flow. He could take anybody to the cleaners and was a genuine great player of fast bowling.
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    That's because he's a great batsman. :good
     
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    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:

    Great batsman no doubt.
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    From 1989.......

    Jeez - you could name an Aussie ATG XI pretty much.....

    Taylor
    Hayden
    Ponting
    M. Waugh
    Border
    S. Waugh
    Healy
    Warne
    McDermott
    McGrath
    Alderman

    That just takes the **** :-(

    OK - 1989 onwards.......

    Haynes
    Taylor (c)
    Ponting
    Tendulkar
    S. Waugh
    Kallis
    Healy
    Akram
    Warne
    Ambrose
    Walsh

    Murali misses out :-(
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I also love how Inzi was such a cool head under pressure. On the big stages, at the world cup, big moments in tests, he always came good. That's a sign of greatness, not like Ian Bell wilting like a fairy. And wow..once he got in he made it count with big scores.
     
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    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    Well then thats great :lol:

    I always thought that was the be all and end all in cricket however I can see I was wrong :good

    Like I always thought Atherton was a **** captain because he never seemed to get past 20 as an opener when captain :lol:
     
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    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great player
    But of the last 20 years though?

    Allan Border
    Rahul Dravid
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Yeah 20 off 267 balls
     
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    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Brian Lara??
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Athers was the toughest England cricketer of his generation.

    He was kinda undermined as captain by that dickhead chairman of selectors Ray Illingworth, who decided it would be a good idea to leave his best three quicks out of the 1994/5 tour to Australia (Fraser, Malcolm and Caddick) and take a green Gough (who excelled, before being axed crazily) McCague (who) and a faded DeFreitas.......

    He was the prized wicket for the opposition..... his 185* against the Saffies in 1996 was epic, all two days of it, as was his key 125 against Pakistan in 2000 - leading to their first loss ever in Karachi.

    Nasser was my fave though - loved that guy. He deserves a lot of credit for the success Vaughan had as captain :deal
     
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    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have some comical run out in my head-I saw it on Phil Tufnell's Christmas DVD-'Tuffers Duffers'.Can you remember?:huhthink it was at Lords but can't quite picture it

    As for an XI of the last 20 years-we could be here all night debating.
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Prob not, just one of the best of my era watching cricket. I used to ****ing hate when Pakistan were 3 down for not many and Inzi comes in, you know in that situation he'll score a century. Great counter-attacker.
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Hmmmmm..... I can't get him in.

    As awesome as he could be at times, I prefer the consistency of Ponting and Tendulkar, allied to the toughness of Steve Waugh.......

    Lara sometimes looked like he was batting to the fields he wanted, but had several runs of low scores, and his character is questionable, to say the least :good
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Ponting over Lara? Lara was a magician, genius. Him and Tendulkar were on another level in their day. I could watch Lara's backlift then cut stroke all day.
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Yeah, Ponting over Lara, IMO of course.

    I prefer consistency..... Lara sometimes looked disinterested and not really 'up for it' - I agree though he was a genius.

    Each to their own, I'm a Ponting nuthugger, always have been :good