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Symonds and racial / personal slurs Andrew Symonds's latest thing about Brendon McCullum being a lump of shit was pretty out there. I'm not for that sort of thing in the "cricket should be a polite game" sense, but at the same time people should be allowed to express themselves as they like...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras I'm sure it is the way i was taking it that was the problem. As I say the damage has become much less with better technique, and with some time off and visualisation over the holidays, I'm sure that training and the game this weekend will be much more comfortable...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras Yeah, it's going well enough. We've had shocking weather and have only played five days so far. Even so, after those first couple of weeks of pain where the bruising would be around until the next Saturday, I made up my mind that something had to change, and so...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras Aha, the pain is strong! Some nice deep bruising under the ring and pinky fingers on both hands tells me i'm not accepting the ball softly enough, but I'm enjoying thinking about what I'm doing wrong and trying hard to improve fast. By the end of the game on Saturday...

Re: New Zealand in Australia I'm picking Ryder and How to turn this into a great series, while Taylor and Flynn alternate decent innings. And Vettori can pull a Harbajhan and get 50 versus Australia every time... slightly biased opinion, but hey. It's like they're playing on Kelburn Park in...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras thanks for the replies. outdoor training starts this week, so will definitely be asking a few other people their thoughts... more suggestions welcome here too, though.

Re: Wicketkeeping extras I don't want to go too off-topic, I've been playing for quite a few years and don't want to get into wider fielding debates, but I'm struggling with reconciling being a "team", with everyone being responsible for their own decision without input from others. I'm of the...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras i actually had some thoughts on this before i cut it out for my last reply... sort of understanding the "leader of the fielding" role. basically i can appreciate more now (not having done it, just thinking about it) how much influence the keeper can have on the...

Re: Favourite Fielding Position i actually really like going with a silly position on the off side, some of the pulls that our bowlers induce are a bit scary on the leg side. the one thing i love about those really close positions is having a chat to the batter that no-one else can hear (or...

Re: Wicketkeeping extras Thanks for the reply. Having played for quite a while, this change of direction, to me, is more about that first thought that crosses your mind after the ball's been hit - as a regular fielder, it's either coming to you, or you're covering someone else or backing up -...

Wicketkeeping extras Hey all Our wicket keeper has left us for overseas travels, and it looks like I'm in the position of having to keep this season. I've never done it, but I'm a regular slip and can catch - don't think that run-of-the-mill catching will be much of an issue. Which...