tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post4924117155475398692..comments2024-02-09T10:49:08.034+00:00Comments on WITTERINGS: Slow slow quick quick slowfantasy bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13071236617768809320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-66134178287708947462011-04-04T20:45:20.003+01:002011-04-04T20:45:20.003+01:00It would have been interesting to see Bedi opening...It would have been interesting to see Bedi opening the bowling. My own favourite spinner, though hardly a slow one, was Derek Underwood. He could definitely knock the bails off.Silly Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513218113000230778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-21466138863826065062011-04-04T09:41:48.659+01:002011-04-04T09:41:48.659+01:00CJE - fair point and FB is ashamed that the hyperb...CJE - fair point and FB is ashamed that the hyperbole got to him - the sentence is obviously missing the words 'so extensively'fantasy bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071236617768809320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594530012918925567.post-11200312442618896012011-04-04T09:01:09.028+01:002011-04-04T09:01:09.028+01:00'This is a new departure - previous world cups...'This is a new departure - previous world cups did not feature this'??<br /><br />What about the offspinner Deepak Patel (New Zealand).<br />http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38118.html<br /><br />'In the 1992 World Cup, he was used sensationally as an opening bowler, initially against Australia, in an attempt to counteract the tactic of hitting over the in-field during the first 15 overs. This strategy paid off handsomely, and he was often used in the same role in other matches henceforth'cjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230644566378433361noreply@blogger.com