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Originally Posted by Brad
What do you put it down to Sults?
Seems conditions are just too favourable to batsmen for me. I was pleased to read in the Times last week they are dispensing with this carbon fibre bat nonense, and going back to more traditional wood only bats. I fancy that bowlers now aren't that much worse than bowlers back in the day, although we may have a dearth of the truely top class ones who live long in the memory, but that conditions are showing them up to be worse than they are
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I suppose cricket is now dominated by the shorter version of the game. Groundsmen are now obliged to prepare batter friendly wickets, that offer little bounce, and only sideways movement whilst the ball is new. Not conducive to fast bowling, and definitely not worth busting your guts over.