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I remember seeing/reading interviews with the England Women's players and a lot of them play for club sides. Watching the occasional bits of games, the pace bowling is quite a lot slower (than most teams, Sri Lanka would feel right at home) and spinners don't seem to get much turn. Also, the batting seems familiar to me and I watched England ODIs back in the early-mid 90s.
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The MCC only allowed women as members in 1999. There are probably still old boys in there who think that letting women play would mean ruining the pitch with high heels.
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Jan 5, 2013 15:10
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Pig in the City posted:On a side topic (and shut me up if this has been brought up recently), surely it can't be long now until a cricketer breaks the gender divide? At the very least at state level if not soon First Class. Why?
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Pig in the City posted:On a side topic (and shut me up if this has been brought up recently), surely it can't be long now until a cricketer breaks the gender divide? At the very least at state level if not soon First Class. I think we may see quite a few batswomen making it through, timing, temperament and decision making are all far more important than raw strength. Can't see very many female fast bowlers making it though.
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jazzyhattrick posted:I think we may see quite a few batswomen making it through, timing, temperament and decision making are all far more important than raw strength. Can't see very many female fast bowlers making it though. I feel much the same, if you look at Bell or Tendulkar they are not the biggests of guys but this doesn't stop them being very good batsmen, but being able to wang it down at 90 mph is going to be out of reach of pretty much any woman within the current pool of players (it also out of reach of the majorty of man playing the game). Maybe if cricket was in the same place as football in popularity an unusually tall or strong woman might come through the ranks. Spin, on the other hand, is another place where size doesn't matter and I could see a woman spin bowler happening along and doing doing well, it just a case of experience (see Swann, G).
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Hand size and grip would be something which the average man would have an advantage over the average woman, plus spin bowling takes a lot more out of the body than it might look (elbow, shoulder and back injuries are a regular occurence). It's an endurance discipline as much as anything. There's more chance of a competitive spinner than fast bowler, but it's not particularly likely either imo.
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Jan 5, 2013 18:47
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How good is Australia Women's keeper?
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goatface posted:How good is Australia Women's keeper? Her batting is better than wades.
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Jan 5, 2013 21:29
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Is it Alyssa Healey?
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She is. edit: apparently she's been dating Starc for a few years. double edit: apparently Fields is our wicketkeeper and captain, Healy is a keeper too though. Coucho Marx fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jan 5, 2013 |
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Jan 5, 2013 23:05
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Wade being rested for the ODI's (or one game, I don't know). Haddin back in!quote:John Inverarity confirms that selectors have Wade and Haddin firmly as their to two keepers looking towards the India and the Ashes Please don't get injured Wade.
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Jan 5, 2013 23:23
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Haddin is a much better keeper.
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Jan 5, 2013 23:58
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We had a fringe Australian women's player in our (relatively high level) team literally last week. She made 20 against a team with an ex first-class player opening the bowling. I think there's less of a gap with batting than bowling though. The state level bowler who trains with us sends down 105kph seamers
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Tony A. Butt posted:We had a fringe Australian women's player in our (relatively high level) team literally last week. She made 20 against a team with an ex first-class player opening the bowling. IIRC, Ellyse Perry was playing some men's grade games in Sydney this year and was a pretty effective bowler.
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Jan 6, 2013 00:28
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Wade reminds me of Prior when he first played tests, complete with abysmal keeping and poo poo awareness. And a lippy oval office it seems.
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Jan 6, 2013 00:55
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This is one of the worst keeping performances by an Australian I can remember.
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Jan 6, 2013 00:55
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We could always play him as a specialist batsman at six! Get more of his silly 135kph balls too.
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Jan 6, 2013 01:06
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Put Johnson/Hughes combo as keepers, it will probably be better than Wade.
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Jan 6, 2013 01:12
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Wade is beyond terrible. Just play him as a batsman and possibly a part time bowler.
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The Biscuit posted:Not even my pub-grade association would allow it, unfortunately it may be some time off. e: alternatively, comedy collapse from Warner, Cowan and Hughes meaning he's required to come out and get 50 to see Australia home. Paul.Power fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Jan 6, 2013 |
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Jan 6, 2013 01:21
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What did Wade do? Drop a sitter?
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Herath was well out of his crease at the bowlers end and he threw the ball over Johnson's head to mess up an easy run out.
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Someone strangle the oval office who keeps whistling on the run ups
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Jan 6, 2013 01:45
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Australia struggling to finish off the 10th wicket partnership? Why I never.
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There seems to be a bit of a resemblance between Nathan Lyon and former F1 driver Robert Kubica
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Jan 6, 2013 01:51
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Robert Kubica was poo poo at cricket too?
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Jan 6, 2013 01:53
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His batting action lacked a bit of polish
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Dilshan opening the bowling e; jesus, what is wrong with Cowan's running...
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Jan 6, 2013 02:14
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loving knob head cowan.... try to not get yourself run out again please
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Jan 6, 2013 02:15
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Cowan is poo poo. Move Wade to opener EDIT: lol Australia's gonna lose
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Jan 6, 2013 02:16
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haha warner gently caress off
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loving hell Warner. gently caress these KFC ads are terrible.
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Jan 6, 2013 02:18
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Well the way Hughes looks we might get to see Hussey bat again after all...
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Jan 6, 2013 02:19
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Warner just wants to set up Hussey to be the hero. Chill guys!
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Jan 6, 2013 02:19
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real damage
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Jan 6, 2013 02:19
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just setting up for Huss to come and "save" the match.
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Hughes is so flakey, always
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So is there anyone left in the Australian team that goons do like?
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