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Originally Posted by Exfso
Clive,I gather you are not interested in cricket, obvious by the veiled sarcasm
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Oh I do like cricket, however, when the playing surface is prepared with the intention of flattering the strengths of one side and exposing the weaknesses of the other then the result is by definition contrived.
Imagine if the Red Bull F1 team were able to select the tracks for the entire race calender and they decided that there would be 20 races at circuits like Monaco (and nowhere else)
That is not to take anything away from the English cricket team, they clearly have stepped up to the challenge and played to their full potential.
On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine how the Australian players could become so spectacularly inept even accounting for the pitch. It is the equivalent of a cycling team forgetting how to ride a bike.