Given past precedence, I not quite sure how you could argue for longer bans. In recent times, Mike Atherton only copped a fine, as did du Plessis and Philander, while Afridi copped a two match ban. It’s doubtful that the ICC would have been as severe on the three Australians as Cricket Australia...
I think you’re underestimating how bad Australia are at the moment. (And I say that as an Australian, rather than as an Englishman living in Australia). Our pace attack is quite quick, but they don’t have the skill to move the ball around like the windies bowlers have today. (Roach’s spell at...
Judging by the way most of the people on the right of the picture are seated, I'd say there is a green off to the right, which the people in the stand on the left would also have a good view of.
Not really a replacement; they play in different positions. Coutinho played as part of a midfield three whereas Shakiri is a winger. Plus Coutinho was clearly in Liverpool’s best XI. I’d be surprised if Shakiri doesn’t have the majority of his starts this season in the League and FA Cups.
He’ll be on the bench too. Don’t forget that they’ve just spent close to 100 million on Fabinho and Keita - who will most likely start in the middle alongside Henderson. Salah, Mane and Firmino have all earned their spots. Shaqiri will be competing for the spots on the bench with Milner, Lallana...
Yet in both the 2014 and 2010 World Cups, non-European nations made up 10 of the 16 countries to make the knockout stage. One tournament hardly constitutes dominance.
No, I think the point he’s trying to make is that when a striker misses an easy chance (and effectively costs their team a goal in the same way as Karius did), there are very few people saying they should never play for the club ever again. Players make simple mistakes all the time - it’s just...
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I was listening to some of the radio commentary during the last test, in which they were discussing this very point. It was suggested that this was the one thing that was keeping Root beneath others in the debate over the world’s best batsman.
Kohli 20 100s, 15 50s
Smith 23 100s, 22 50s
Root 13...