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Old November 23, 2012, 05:35 PM
Gowza Gowza is offline
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it all depends on the goal for the series and matches. if they're looking to draw i.e. not lose then flat decks are advantageous. but if they're looking to win then there is no better way to create a pitch than to create one that accepts and emphasises the teams own strengths.

i think possibly whoever decides on how to prepare the pitches is trying to be smart. i think in this series they were trying to eliminate WI's strengths, the problem with that is that WI's strengths (spin) are also BD's strengths. so by preparing flat decks they've basically elimnated any hope BD has of winning.
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