tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post2895900432685514498..comments2023-11-02T18:51:25.885+11:00Comments on Down the wicket: many levels to a playing fieldCris Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04966824752959729517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-88813811876102409942009-01-23T22:18:00.000+11:002009-01-23T22:18:00.000+11:00kettlekettleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-5886123652568714372009-01-22T14:10:00.000+11:002009-01-22T14:10:00.000+11:00Absolutely - match play is a must; hard to do if y...Absolutely - match play is a must; hard to do if you're busy protecting yourself and family from a military regime after starving for the previous 6 years though. Really until there's some human rights issues resolved any efforts around peripheral stuff like levels is wasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-74329170287192184132009-01-22T13:44:00.000+11:002009-01-22T13:44:00.000+11:00it surely is the Mugabe thing... they cannot impro...it surely is the Mugabe thing... they cannot improve when life its self is so hard there.<BR/><BR/>i don't want to drop these teams down to L2, i just think that there shouldn't be complete seperation between the level outside of world cup games; extra cross-over between WC comps can only be beneficial to all concerned... although i can see little value of the top L1 sides playing L2 sides.<BR/><BR/>i don't think playing top L2 sides will improve Zim and the Bangas, but it might be closer competition for them and help build confidence instead of being shelacked all of the time... maybe!<BR/><BR/>of course LRO, infrastructure, acadamies etc is the way to go, but what beats actual match-play?Cris Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966824752959729517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-5999793039314384952009-01-22T13:14:00.000+11:002009-01-22T13:14:00.000+11:00I don't know much about soccer myself, save to say...I don't know much about soccer myself, save to say that I believe you can play a whole game, not score and have BEEN very competetive!<BR/>I also hear that the Iraqi Womens soccer team have defeated the UK Army team in a "friendly" at Basra. Score: Burkas 3 d Berks 0.<BR/><BR/>I realise this isnt cricket related, its just that I took Stophers lack of antidisestablishmentarianism to be a joke and though I'd try to be funny too.<BR/><BR/>Also pretty stoked to have been able to finally post a post that contains antidisestablishmentarianism in it, not once but now twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-92167577226926860452009-01-22T11:56:00.000+11:002009-01-22T11:56:00.000+11:00Iraq and Iran have been competitive in soccer for ...Iraq and Iran have been competitive in soccer for quite a while - it's always amazed me how countries riddled with problems somehow produce national sides in sport capable of beating developed Western countries. <BR/><BR/>While Bangladesh are (I believe) improving, Zimbabwe have done a u-turn. I find this so sad and perhaps this is directly related to Mugabe. I'm not sure about 'dropping' the minows though - it may be great for Holland etc but how could it improve the standard of cricket the Deshis and Zimbabwe play? The ICC would better serve developing nations by investing in infrastructure; academies, tuition, equipment etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com