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Marnus in strife here I reckon. Not going to be able to bat for multiple sessions.
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A completely fair question. I've found myself seeing this as an Ashes appetiser. I didn't even realise it was on tonight.
I still reckon it needs to be tournament style to make it meaningful. Test cricket doesn't lend itself very well to a tourney, but if you set aside 3 months and held it in just one country (or region), the final would carry more weight.
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If we win it's a minor brag, to be brought out to irritate opponents. If we lose it's a joke and a mockery of Test cricket to even have a 'championship'.
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Decent start, given the conditions. Not exactly a Bazball deck, this. I don't expect to see another like it during the Ashes.
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It's a fairly common convention to shorten Mohammed no? Md. Mohd etc.
Pujara's name is the same length as Marnus give or take and it's spelt in full.
I don't think it's a slight?
Never seen Mohammed shorten before. Could be the case as Cummdog is listed as Pat
One thing I don't really understand are the naming conventions with South Asian players.
I know it's different from country to country but for example:
Why do we say or used to say Sharma in Aus when he's more commonly referred to as Rohit in India?
Maybe you can help my ignorant asss THE A5 ?
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Thakur bowling beautifully today.
He's bowling in a similar manner to what I'd expect Neser to produce in these conditions. Accurate and a lot of nibble.
He's bowling in a similar manner to what I'd expect Neser to produce in these conditions. Accurate and a lot of nibble.
I’m not extactly sure what you mean. Do you mean the name on the back of players jerseys? I kinda think that the ICC needs to be stricter and make it last names only.
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Part of the issue is the variety of cultural traditions within the countries. For example, some Bangladeshis have only one name, some have two but they're both given names, some have a family name. Caste, ethnicity and religion all play a part.
In the case of some South Asian players being known locally by given, rather than family name, I suspect the family name is a caste name and thus, insufficient identifier for an individual.
This is a bit old and far from comprehensive, but a good resource nonetheless:
Cheers T, this is more what I was getting at.
It seemed like everyone started referring to Sharma as Rohit overnight and found it confusing.
I remembered a mate explaining something like this vis-a-vis Sikh names and wondered if it was similar.
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LOL. It took the ginger-haired whitey to answer satisfactorily.
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I personally think Neser should've played ahead of Boland
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Is leaving Ashwin out, because conditions, as bad or worse than leaving out Travis Head?
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Sri Lanka?
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Look, I know you're Sri Lankan, but you could also be Pakistani with that description.
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As bad I'd say
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