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Adam Hollioake
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Mr Redknapp
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Mackem DJ
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He was always a swanky bastard when he was a player. Not to mention massively overrated, i cant believe he played at test level for England. His bowling was military medium unorthodox consisting slower balls, half volleys, cutters etc and his batting consisted largely of slogging.
His Brother had way more potential with bat and ball imho.
His Brother had way more potential with bat and ball imho.
The Breen Machine
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Agreed, got picked on the back of Surrey being a successful one day team, which was hardly a surprise when they had Stewart, Thorpe, Bicknell, Brown, Saqlain and others to pick from. Adam Hollioake was never a test player, and I remember Lara taking him for 36 in 2 overs in an ODI in the Windies
At the time, the England selectors had a tendency to pick solid, experienced county pro's in their ODI team who really were never going to be international class. The 99 World Cup squad included Hollioake, Alleyne, Austin, Ealham and Vince Wells!, yet people wondered how we went out in the group stage
Agreed, got picked on the back of Surrey being a successful one day team, which was hardly a surprise when they had Stewart, Thorpe, Bicknell, Brown, Saqlain and others to pick from. Adam Hollioake was never a test player, and I remember Lara taking him for 36 in 2 overs in an ODI in the Windies
At the time, the England selectors had a tendency to pick solid, experienced county pro's in their ODI team who really were never going to be international class. The 99 World Cup squad included Hollioake, Alleyne, Austin, Ealham and Vince Wells!, yet people wondered how we went out in the group stage
different players same problem.......Patel, Wright, Bopara, Bresnan
The Breen Machine
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You can put Wright in that bracket, and possibly even Patel but while Bopara can flatter to decieve, he's a class above the likes of who I just mentioned, and having Bresnan in that list borders on laughable, he's been England's most consistent ODI bowler in the last 6 months.
nothing more than a county plodder who flatters to deceive
The Breen Machine
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I think he's ever improving, I had my doubts over him at test level but he was excellent in the final 2 Ashes tests, and has continued to bowl well in 50 over cricket.
a poor mans Jimmy Anderson, bought up @ seamers paradise that is Headingley
Mr Redknapp
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The Breen Machine
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Headingley's nowhere near the bowler's wicket it used to be, the recent ODI there brought 550 runs.
Thought you liked Bresnan
never rated him, check through all my posts. He sums up what I call the 'English disease'
not as bad as it was but still plenty of days when its a seamers paradise
Hollioake was a decent one day player. Certainly a cut above Luke f***ing Wright
Bresnan - solid, bowls wicket to wicket, will never be a world beater but is a good number 8.
Bresnan - solid, bowls wicket to wicket, will never be a world beater but is a good number 8.
Rip Van Fish
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load of bollocks that.
TB has done well for us and is improving all the time.
The other 3- fair enough
ProfessionalMackem
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Ben Hollioake God rest his soul. Yes you are right, he was the one in the family who held all the talent. Could've been as significant as Flintoff in my eyes as an all rounder.
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