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Cricket World Cup 2019
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The Breen Machine
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Bairstow the most runs as an opener in the world since the start of 2018 apart from Rohit Sharma
Aye shite isn't he, @TheRey
Can't knock him in the shorter form but I'm inclined to say he's a tad overrated at test level.
Mackem00
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I assumed he was looking for bites.
Wouldn't say that,good as anything we've produced as wicketkeepers, Prior and the likes.
I dunno what the issue is, can only think Chunky and Rey n them dislike him because he is ginger or something!
The Breen Machine
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The amount of empty seats is poor mind, and no doubt down to the ICC's incredibly poor ticketing system which can't even sell you tickets for games that clearly aren't anywhere near sell out.
The Breen Machine
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No real issue with his keeping but feel people go a bit overboard about his test batting. As things stand Prior had a higher average, and in 13 more tests he had 1 more hundred and 7 further 50's than Bairstow.
Averages close to 40 as keeper batsman at 7 like
And Prior is considered an all time great, dont get your point, his stats are very similar.
Prior was class, keeper and key part of one of the best ever England sides thats the point.
Anyway not sure why talking about tests on an ODI thread. Not relevant
Pathetic post
The Breen Machine
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Averages 36 to Prior's 40, fairly similar stats, Prior could have batted higher if needed. Think Prior overall should go down as the better player.
If he batted higher at 3 n 4, his average would have dropped
Averages 42 at 6 and 40 at 7
Where a wicket keeper should bat
Thats a great average
No its not.
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The Breen Machine
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If he batted higher at 3 n 4, his average would have dropped
No its not.
Potentially. Anyway he's out now so confirmation Bairstow is terrible
It is.If he batted higher at 3 n 4, his average would have dropped
No its not.
Someone disagrees with you, you don’t like it
One of the worst posts in the history of the board
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OK mate, you're right as always.Potentially. Anyway he's out now so confirmation Bairstow is terrible
Got some canny bowlers these like, real force in T20 I reckon
The Breen Machine
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Got some canny bowlers these like, real force in T20 I reckon
Tidy little bowling outfit, need to work on their fielding. Their batting is reasonable enough given their status.
Athers was saying in the Times that you can develop bowlers easier from poorer areas, home developed etc, but its harder for batsman as at some stage you generally need the facilities or coaching to develop the basics, think they will always struggle with that till the infrastructure is developed
Not like Johnson to go round insulting people who don’t share his line of opinion......
Yeah. He’s never done that ever has he?
The Breen Machine
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Fair point, took the Bangla's a good few years to produce consistent performers like Tamin and Shakib. Sri Lanka also had very moderate batsmen throughout the 80's until the mid 90's when the likes of Jayasuriya, Da Silva and Jayawardene broke through.
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