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Listed below are comments made by TravellingMosha between Friday, 16th May 2008 and Saturday, 23rd August 2008.

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Why gym doesn't fix it for volleyball 01:33am on 23 Aug 2008 Edit - just to clarify, by "I encountered indoor volleyball before any others" I meant I encountered indoor volleyball before any other variations. I was not even aware that it's full name was indoor volleyball.
Why gym doesn't fix it for volleyball 01:31am on 23 Aug 2008 Being heavily involved in sport at University (in England, just for reference) I encountered indoor volleyball before any others and the players I spoke to (including a few young national players) seemed to be of the impression that indoor volleyball is where the real skills are, and that although beach volleyball is fun, it is not so serious.

Now I am not debating the skill of the beach volleyball players at the Olympics however I do think the earlier comparison to it being akin to 5-a-side football is a good one. It may be more fun, but it is really a very different game.

As to the height issue, many of the university volleyball teams incorporate a lot of players who are smaller for their increased speed and agility at the middle and back of the court.
Ask Bearders #170 2:53pm on 16 May 2008 Hi Bill,

Long time reader of your excellent column, and have only recently managed to come up with something worth asking.

Chris Martin has often been described as the worst batsman ever to have played (with a Test average of 2.something I believe) - is he the owner of the lowest ever test average?
Also, apparently he is one of a few members of a distinguished club of people who have taken more wickets than they have scored runs - I wanted to know if you could confirm this, and tell me who the other members of this distinguished club may be.

Thanks,

Mo
Canterbury UK

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