Sproj
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- Sep 6, 2013
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I wasn't talking about anyone specific, just the fact lots have become very very easily pleased.
It's relevant, you just seem to think great things happened once as an act of God, and we can't get back there. That's simply not true, CA got rid of the things that achieved those results and as a result we now value batsman that average low 30's.
Imagine if the Broncos just shrugged their shoulders and said nuh can't get back to those high standards of the 90's let's just be happy with 10th. Can't find another Alf or Lockyer let's stop the Academy.
Which part of it may never happen again or might take one or two generations suggests I think it was some act of god? Even for you, that's a massive stretch and not even a point I can recall ever arguing but you do like to do you.
But let's pretend T20 doesn't exist anymore as was the case when things were the way you keep referring to and elite talent goes back to the pathway you keep referring to (unrealistic but I'm humouring you), what is your suggestion NEXT YEAR when the current generation retires?
Who are you picking until said regime is put back in place AND producing players of the calibre it will produce? Or are you imagining that if this pathway gets magically put back in place tomorrow, next year we will have players ready? Or since we realistically won't have anyone of this calibre available, are you forfeiting all future series until such time as we have players with 7000 runs at an average of 50 available again?