The Ashes 2013
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I guess the tactic in England is to produce more wickets like Trent Bridge and Lord's, i.e. relatively slow. In Australia, I think the wickets will be much more pacy, as the Aussies have some very decent fast bowlers.
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I don't think we really prepare wickets to cater for the opposition as such - I can't really remember a genuinely fast wicket in England for a bit now even when it would have suited us. What might help balance things out attack wise is all the rain due to be around for the next two weeks.
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Actually, even 8-0 sees Australia fall below the West Indies, whilst 7-0 or 9-1 sees the two teams level.MartinCarpenter wrote:Think 10-0 rather unlikely.
Moreover, if England were to win the English leg of the 10 matches merely by 3-0 or 4-1, then 4-0 in the Australian leg would in both cases also see Australia fall below the West Indies. So even a 7-0 or 8-1 aggregate could see Australia fall below the West Indies, whilst 7-1 could see them level.
Indeed, if the following three tests were rained off, leaving England to win the English leg 2-0, then 4-0 in the Australian leg - 6-0 overall - would also see Australia and the West Indies level.
4-1 in both legs would see Australia and the West Indies level.
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I decided to bung some scenarios into my Elo cricket thing.
This is where we are now. Zimbabwe are still unrated. They've won a Test now though, so when they get to 10 matches, they'll appear on here.
If we win 10-0, this happens (assuming no other matches):
Indeed, for k values lower than 40, but higher than 5, England would be number 1 in the world. Amusingly, for k = 5, Australia would still be number 1!
This is where we are now. Zimbabwe are still unrated. They've won a Test now though, so when they get to 10 matches, they'll appear on here.
Code: Select all
k = 40
Country Rating
1 South Africa 2467
2 England 2372
3 India 2352
4 Australia 2302
5 Pakistan 2277
6 Sri Lanka 2226
7 West Indies 2193
8 New Zealand 2131
9 Bangladesh 1891
Code: Select all
k = 40
Country Rating
1 South Africa 2467
2 England 2466
3 India 2352
4 Pakistan 2277
5 Sri Lanka 2226
6 Australia 2208
7 West Indies 2193
8 New Zealand 2131
9 Bangladesh 1891
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k = 5 is absurd.
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Indeed, which is why I chose a different number for the main ratings. By default, it outputs ratings for k = 5n, where 0 < n < 11.Paul McKeown wrote:k = 5 is absurd.
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If our electoral system had a k factor of 5, Disraeli would still be Prime Minister.
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Paul McKeown wrote:If our electoral system had a k factor of 5, Disraeli would still be Prime Minister.
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I like this quote of Disraeli's:-
In response to a man who asked him "What is the difference between a misfortune and a calamity?", Disraeli replied, "If Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that, I suppose, would be a calamity."
In response to a man who asked him "What is the difference between a misfortune and a calamity?", Disraeli replied, "If Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that, I suppose, would be a calamity."
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This sums up what i think in general about such things...
“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.â€
― Oscar Wilde
“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.â€
― Oscar Wilde
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...and completely non-Ashes related - sorry, but a few more gems:
- Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
C. Northcote Parkinson, "Parkinson's Law", The Economist, 19 November 1955. - The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
C. Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson's Law: and Other Studies in Administration (1957), p. 24. (popularly known as Parkinson's Law of Triviality) - In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle (1968), ch. 1 - Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Laurence J. Peter, Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time (1977), p. 83
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Back to the cricket, England look like they are going to choose Taylor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23437195
Aussies may decide Warner is back to form
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/c ... 30760.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23437195
Aussies may decide Warner is back to form
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/c ... 30760.html
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Wasn't there some talk about certain England players expressing their surprise when Taylor was called up last year?
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Maybe they were surprise when we changed the team (He came in when Bopara withdrew it seems.).
He's been a very obvious candidate for these spots for a while. Lots of county runs, lots of runs for the lions etc. Thank goodness, we don't do anything by accident anymore. We seemed to passed that habit on to the Australian selectors instead!
(Some of the things they're doing really do seem to be astonishingly random.).
He's been a very obvious candidate for these spots for a while. Lots of county runs, lots of runs for the lions etc. Thank goodness, we don't do anything by accident anymore. We seemed to passed that habit on to the Australian selectors instead!
(Some of the things they're doing really do seem to be astonishingly random.).
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Darren Lehmann was having a knock in the nets ahead of their game against Sussex...MartinCarpenter wrote:(Some of the things they're doing really do seem to be astonishingly random.).