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Posted by: Betting.Betfair on Aug 19, 2011 at 10:14:26 AM
[b]A prolific wicket-taker but never a great, is it time to terminate the Turbanator's Test career[/b] Amongst off-spinners, India's [b]Harbhajan Singh[/b] is the second highest wicket taker in Test history and the third highest Test wicket-taker from all Indians. Since his international debut in 1998 in Australia his career has been one of some quality interspersed with great moments, yet he has never threatened greatness. Despite his numbers he enjoys an exulted eminence inconsistent with his form. A question over his bowling action punctuated with regular bouts of surliness has tarnished his career and it is possible that these negatives have blurred some of his achievements, at least to some of us. Some say his difficult attitude assisted in countering the bullying tactics...
Posted by: Betting.Betfair on Dec 21, 2010 at 11:26:37 AM
Unless you're an England backer or fan, you'll agree that Australia's fight-back in the Third Test was a much-needed one in order to keep this series alive and exciting. It did of course have another very important consequence: [b]Ricky Ponting[/b] will remain as captain until the end of the series. He may miss the next Test through injury but that's a sub-story to the main plot. Whether he takes to the field or not, he's the skipper. I don't really understand why this issue was up for debate. Even if England had won in Perth, the very least "Punter" deserved would be a chance of redemption in the last two matches. And if England had wrapped up the series before Sydney, Ponting would have resigned or been relieved of his duties at the end of the series and the ACB would then have...
Posted by: Betting.Betfair on Dec 12, 2010 at 11:43:34 AM
Let's make one thing very clear - England's minds were not on the game against [b]Victoria[/b] at the MCG. If being forced to play in such a meaningless fixture was irksome enough for the players, then for the watching members of the press it was simply tortuous. Such was the farcical nature of the game that Andrew Strauss managed to take a wicket with a rather unique brand of bowling, while part-time trundler Eoin Morgan was smashed for 22 off a single over. Perhaps the fact that there was more of a buzz surrounding tomorrow's big match in Perth between the Australian journalists and their English counterparts shows that the game in Melbourne was unimportant in the extreme. All eyes are on Perth and on the WACA in particular, with Australia needing to avoid defeat to keep the ...
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