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Re: Twenty20 in local cricket???? well m8 apparently it is being implemented into our club circuit at the start of the season which is about 2 months away.

Re: Twenty20 in local cricket???? 2 different formats??? thats not the best of it... we will now have.. 20/20, 35 each (our 1 dayer type of thing) and then a longer 70 over each (attempt at a type of test)... this is what all snr park grades might have 2 be playing from now on...

Twenty20 in local cricket???? i heard of the captain from another team in our club last night that our local park comps are bringing 5 twenty20 matches in to the draw... they r saying that they can be used as a "warm up" to the start of the season... the points will be counted into the comp...

Re: Martial Art good stuff m8... what martial arts do u do??

Re: Martial Art i have been doing martial arts for 11 years.... into my 4th season of cricket now... hasnt effected me a bit.... there is nothing i cant do to a lesser extent compared to other young blokes on my team...

Re: Playing across runs can always be found... its just a matter of being patient.... if your team depends on you... and if u can play across the line without being suicidal then go for it... but look at your other options first.

Re: Whats the fastest you have faced? i face 125-130kph (80mph) last season... the bloke had a mad run up and action... swung the ball either way and was fairly accurate.... had a mean bouncer 2.... it broke my nose in 2 places and gave me a concussion that put me off school for a week.... i...

Re: Controlling new ball swing i had this same problem... what was killing me was that i was pointing the seem either towards, fine leg or slip... i had BIG problems trying 2 control my swing this way... straight up and down seem fixed that... and as the other fellas have said... roll the...

Re: Who would you rather? 1. Sachin Tendulkar vs. Brian Lara 2. Shane Warne vs. Muttiah Muralitharan 3. Glenn McGrath vs. Shaun Pollock 4. Brett Lee vs. Shoaib Akhtar 5. Brett Lee vs. Shaun Tait 6. Adam Gilchrist vs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni vs. Kumar Sangakkara 7. Ishant Sharma vs. Mitchell...

Re: Turning down singles IF! i trusted my partner at the other end i would have taken it... but many of times last season when batting with the lower-middle order or tail enders i turned down easy singles... it all depends on your partner.. if he can hold his own i would have taken it.

Re: Taking catches i have found that if there is a noise when taking a catch it is either because you have stiff hands or your snatching at it..... relax and give a little slack when taking the catch "soft hands"..... i rekon the trick to taking high catches is not thinking about it...

Re: HELP!! CANT FIND THE ROPE Ripping-LegBreak: bottom hand players will grip the bat tighter with their bottom hand... this doesnt certainly mean problem with your batting... what it CAN mean is that some of your shots may be lofted accidently...... a bottom hand player with good timing...

Re: Wicket Taking Celebration depends how much the wicket means to me.... if its a rated batsmen, i just get amped up like a goose with a bit of a yell and hand up in the air :p

Re: Before the match any fielding drill b4 the game is fun IF everyone is having fun.... light hearted joking and general chat makes any fielding drill b4 a game fun..... also settles nerves worked for our team.. hope it helps :)

Re: Need Advice on How to become a Professional Cricketer gday Akolade... have u sat down with your coaches or team staff and discussed this with them???? also the acedamy / county coaches could surely lead u in the right direction...

Re: 10,000 hours!? i think the 10, 000 hour rule applies not to picking up the basic idea of a technique, but more "mastering" it.... continual repetition of a technique somewhat brands itself into your mind and it becomes a 2nd nature.... thats my understanding of the 10, 000 hour rule...

Re: England Launch New Kit i dnt mind em... test shirt is a beaut.....

Re: Last Letter Game Michael Kasprowicz

Re: Contrast swing same here.... if i open the bowling... with straight seam the ball swings 2 much 4 me 2 control... from 1/2 a foot outside off.. right down leg.. :( so thats y i bowl 1st drop... i angle the seam sometimes, but even straight seam moves 4 me..

Re: sC Sportsperson of the 2000's. VINNY PAZIENZA!- this bloke made a name for himself, he won the light middle weight championship.... but then in 1991 had a car accident... DOCs told him he would never fight again... about 4 months l8r, still in a neck brace he started training again.. in the...