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    Jamie Siddons on Bangladesh's performance in the last league match of the Asia Cup

    Jul 4, 2008

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    Bradman and Hammond in Twenty20s

    By Will 4 months ago, 17 Comments »

    Nick Hoult has drawn up a list of his dream Twenty20 side at his enjoyable Telegraph blog:

    1. Gordon Greenidge - Destructive and intimidating opener who would set the tone for the innings.

    2. Saeed Anwar - Clever placement and electrifying stroke play would combine to make a brutal opening partnership with Greenidge.

    3. Donald Bradman - Simply can’t ignore the greatest player of all time.

    4. Viv Richards - Awesome power at the crease and useful bowling.

    5. Wally Hammond - Wally loved to score quickly and his seam up would be invaluable. Also a great team man.

    6. Garry Sobers - The game’s greatest allrounder. His stroke play would make him useful in the middle overs while his mixture of seam and spin could adapt to any situation.

    7. Alec Stewart - Only Gilchrist has bettered him as a wicketkeeper/batsman.

    8. Malcolm Marshall - Swing bowling and a decent leg-cutter would be perfect for Twenty20 cricket, as would his lower order hitting.

    9. Wasim Akram - One of the great one-day bowlers whose lightening fast action concealed a clever change of pace.

    10. Derek Underwood - Slow bowlers are key in Twenty20. Deadly’s intelligent left arm spin/medium pace would make him a captain’s dream.

    11. Abdul Qadir - A gamble as he could be hit out of the attack, but his ability to produce the unpredictable could change a match.

    Coach: Douglas Jardine - A man strong enough to handle a dressing room full of greats as well as get up the noses of the opposition and media.

    I like the Anwar/Greenidge opening partnership - and just look at that bowling attack! Deadly Derek and Qadir to mop up after Marshall and Akram’s explosive opening couple of overs. I’d have Gilchrist instead of the Gaffer though, as much as it pains me…

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    Ian Healy bowling as Merv Hughes (video)

    By Will last year, at the end of June, 2 Comments »

    Another superb video from Youtube. It’s Ian Healy bowling in the style of Merv Hughes (complete with tache and beer belly), Malcolm Marshall and Abdul Qadir.

    If you can’t see the video above, click.

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