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Post by Henry Sun 12 Aug 2012, 11:55

Is he any good? I've heard he was a fast bowler as a schoolboy, but he jokes that he ran in faster than he bowled. Surely it's a publicity stunt that will fizzle out in the coming months, but Shane Warne has said that Bolt wants to give it a go.
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Post by Paul Keating Sun 12 Aug 2012, 12:16

I thought it was a one off game.

If this is the case then I seriously believe he will play.
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Post by Nath Sun 12 Aug 2012, 12:22

WGAF?
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Post by Brass Monkey Sun 12 Aug 2012, 12:33

confused I thought he was going to play for Man U?
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Post by Zat Sun 12 Aug 2012, 13:00

It would preserve t20's status as a joke, not serious sport.

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Post by Zat Sun 12 Aug 2012, 13:01

And who or what did Melbourne start?

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Post by Bradman Sun 12 Aug 2012, 13:43

He'd probably make a decent bowler if he slows his run up down to the speed he usually finishes his races in. Waving to the crowd a ten yards out from the crease might affect his accuracy though.
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Post by Big Dog Sun 12 Aug 2012, 22:25

Apparently Blake & Ponting have been exchanging tweets & Ponts has invited him to turn out for the Hurricanes. Seems Blake is quite a handy cricketer.
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Post by beamer Sun 12 Aug 2012, 22:28

They would make a decent opening pair, height and bounce and shorter and skiddier... that's if they can land it on the strip of course? Weir and Powell to complete the four-man pace attack?

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Post by PeterCS Mon 13 Aug 2012, 01:28

(psssssst ... It may be another of USB's jokes ....)
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Post by Mick Sawyer Mon 13 Aug 2012, 06:57

Zat wrote:It would preserve t20's status as a joke, not serious sport.

Bolt could afford to hire the MCG & the current Test XI for a day & if he wants to mess around with cricketers.

The T20 thing ain't gonna happen.
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Post by JGK Mon 13 Aug 2012, 07:01

Still - it would pay for itself wouldn't it. Imagine Bolt and Warne at the G against say whoever Chris Gayle plays for. It would draw 50k plus.

The Stars wouldn't GAF if they lost the match.


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Post by Mick Sawyer Mon 13 Aug 2012, 07:13

JGK wrote:Still - it would pay for itself wouldn't it. Imagine Bolt and Warne at the G against say whoever Chris Gayle plays for. It would draw 50k plus.

The Stars wouldn't GAF if they lost the match.


Until it does or doesn't happen wtf really knows. Wpould Bolt's management tolerate the risk of injury or making an arse of himself?
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Post by Henry Mon 13 Aug 2012, 07:16

I can't imagine he'll play in the Big Bash League proper. It's more likely he'll make an appearance in a well publicised warm up match, perhaps involving a charity.
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Post by WideWally Mon 13 Aug 2012, 07:57

Remember the Andrew Johns stunt? He now has a Cricinfo profile having offically played two T20s.

Whereas poor ole Les Johns (who was a very talented cricketer) does not have a Cricinfo profile. However he does have a Cricket Archive profile.
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Post by lardbucket Mon 13 Aug 2012, 13:49

I think Warnie just wants Usain to be his runner

Ranatunga has also expressed his interest

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Post by JGK Mon 13 Aug 2012, 14:23

lardbucket wrote:I think Warnie just wants Usain to be his runner wingman


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