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A lot of focus has shifted away from the test arena and 50 over game and most investment is put into the 20 over game.   We are becoming a specialist 20 over team but one thing that doesn't change is the ability to choke when it matters.    The Proteas are the polar opposite of the Springboks.    Rugby invested all the way to grass roots and unearths a endless conveyor belt of talent. 

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8 hours ago, Spike said:

Rugby Union is a dying sport.

In Australia yes,  I am not sure what has happened to Aussie Rugby,  they used to be a power house.    But test cricket and the 50 over game is way more dead.  Rugby Union still has elite competition,  the only difference is that the South African teams are now playing in Europe instead of the super rugby,  that can be blamed on the greed of Australia and New Zealand.

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3 hours ago, OrangeKhrush said:

In Australia yes,  I am not sure what has happened to Aussie Rugby,  they used to be a power house.    But test cricket and the 50 over game is way more dead.  Rugby Union still has elite competition,  the only difference is that the South African teams are now playing in Europe instead of the super rugby,  that can be blamed on the greed of Australia and New Zealand.

Disagree. It’s dying in England and Wales as well. Even NZ has declining rates of engagement.

It’s a silly sport with a stupid culture anyway. League is better.

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West Indies have a long way to go to get back to the reputation and status they used to have in Test cricket.

Lot of it starts with having the right funding at youth levels which just isn't there any more :( 

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I don't think the switch hit should be banned but it again shows the bias against bowlers cricket has always had as a sport.

As opposed to batting where new shots and innovations are encouraged and celebrated, innovations in bowling or anything that gives advantage to bowlers is met with suspicion, scrutinized and eventually banned in many cases.

when the slingy action like Malinga first came on the scene in 70s it was banned but later cleared, doosra was deemed impossible to bowl without chucking and everything was done to ban it, mankading, limiting bouncers and one could argue ball tampering in this case too, pacers should be allowed to do it legally. 

 

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21 minutes ago, Azeem said:

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I don't think the switch hit should be banned but it again shows the bias against bowlers cricket has always had as a sport.

As opposed to batting where new shots and innovations are encouraged and celebrated, innovations in bowling or anything that gives advantage to bowlers is met with suspicion, scrutinized and eventually banned in many cases.

when the slingy action like Malinga first came on the scene in 70s it was banned but later cleared, doosra was deemed impossible to bowl without chucking and everything was done to ban it, mankading, limiting bouncers and one could argue ball tampering in this case too, pacers should be allowed to do it legally. 

 

It is ludicrous they even entertain banning this shot. Batsmen step up their game to changing conditions, maybe bowlers should too? 

I don’t think it is a bias, I think it is just inherently different, because bowling is the active mode in cricket, and batting is the reactive. Bowling controls the sport so it’s scrutinised to a higher degree.

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1 hour ago, Spike said:

It is ludicrous they even entertain banning this shot. Batsmen step up their game to changing conditions, maybe bowlers should too? 

Fielding is set according to the batsman being left or right handed. Once it is set the fielders can't change their position until the bowl is bowled. If the batsman is going to switch just before the delivery is bowled than allow the fielders to do the same.

Then there is also the lbw rule of pitching outside leg being not out. Batsmen can switch side, get struck in the pad but not out even though he changed sides which totally flips what was his leg side. 

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On 21/07/2024 at 11:56, Azeem said:

Fielding is set according to the batsman being left or right handed. Once it is set the fielders can't change their position until the bowl is bowled. If the batsman is going to switch just before the delivery is bowled than allow the fielders to do the same.

Then there is also the lbw rule of pitching outside leg being not out. Batsmen can switch side, get struck in the pad but not out even though he changed sides which totally flips what was his leg side. 

Not every player makes this shot, they can field accordingly. It makes it harder but it might spark some innovation in the face of adversity.

IMO just make it dynamic, if it’s starts off outside leg and the batsmen switches, the delivery should be considered off side.

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It's a shame and only 55, very underrated in my opinion, R.I.P. Graham, our thoughts go out to all your family.

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Former England batter Thorpe dies aged 55

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Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe has died aged 55, it has been announced.

Thorpe played 100 Tests for England between 1993 and 2005, as well as 82 one-day internationals.

 

 

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