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Old 03-03-2007, 11:17 PM in reply to pie_chucker's post starting "On his day Freddie is as big a hitter..."
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Originally Posted by pie_chucker

It just shows how much the loss of an on form Trescothick is to the balance of the one day team
Not just the one day team - he has not been replaced in the Test side.
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Originally Posted by acker
captains may be forced to change convential feild placings such as 3 slips and a gully to 3 third men and a deep backward point to compensate for the extra carry from the new high powered nicks and edges.
Well that's fair comment - if a batsman with the present day bats has any luck at all, conventional slips are no use at all.

Three 3rd men from the boundry up would IMO help negate the heavier bats.

And changes to the rules - allowing fielders in the crowd,
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