Cricket 2012: Cricket has always been a game stuck in the past

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The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

...aaand the Australia v Bangladesh game has been officially abandoned. Stupid Queensland weather.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 07:42

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 08:04

Smorgasbord: Jun 18, 2004; Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.

The Deadly Hume posted:

...aaand the Australia v Bangladesh game has been officially abandoned. Stupid Queensland weather.

Hahah Australia couldn't even beat Bangladesh

# ? Feb 21, 2015 07:47

Mister Chief: Jun 6, 2011

I'd be great if they gave Aussie the points anyway.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 07:49

put both hands in: Nov 28, 2007; FYFE

The Deadly Hume posted:

...aaand the Australia v Bangladesh game has been officially abandoned. Stupid Queensland weather.

I'm disappointed, despite figuring it was going to happen, as I was looking forward to this match because I really like Bangladesh, and Australia play them so rarely.

Ends up being just another reason to hate Queensland.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 07:50

Quasimango: Mar 10, 2011; God damn you.

So Australia aren't going to play their second match in this torunament until two weeks into it.

I really can't commend this scheduling enough, brilliant job. Imagine if they spaced out the soccer World Cup by an extra few weeks just so the host nation could play on a weekend every time.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 07:57

gabensraum: Sep 16, 2003; LOAD "NICE!",8,1

McGrath and Reiffel never really fired when paired in South Africa. Their best was probably the drawn ODI series of 1993/94.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 08:07

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

It's also kind of funny because this is basically the biggest game being played in Brisbane because the Newman government couldn't be bothered.

quote:

The Campbell Newman government demanded full venue and operating costs from World Cup bosses for Gabba games, despite other state governments offering significantly reduced and underwritten venue costs;

* The Queensland State Government�s promotional budget for World Cup games in Brisbane was almost non-existent;

* Tourism, marketing and other incentives such as fan zones which were provided in other cities would not have been funded in Queensland.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 08:11

Airstream Driver: May 6, 2009

Scylo posted:

It's also kind of funny because this is basically the biggest game being played in Brisbane because the Newman government couldn't be bothered.

That's not funny at all. Just kinda sad.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 08:25

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

Scylo posted:

It's also kind of funny because this is basically the biggest game being played in Brisbane because the Newman government couldn't be bothered.

To be fair the ICC forcing host cities to underwrite games is a joke. But yes, foolish by the Newman government

# ? Feb 21, 2015 09:26

gabensraum: Sep 16, 2003; LOAD "NICE!",8,1

I agree with Shmoses, the Newman gov was hosed in many ways but I respect its standing up to the loving ICC.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 11:14

gabensraum: Sep 16, 2003; LOAD "NICE!",8,1

Yeah I agree with gabensraum.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:10

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

Well I agree with Shmoses.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:19

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

I disagree

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:22

Negligent: Aug 20, 2013; Its just lovely here this time of year.

gabensraum posted:

I agree with gabensraum.

Shmoses posted:

I agree with Shmoses.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:31

Airstream Driver: May 6, 2009

The Deadly Hume posted:

West Indies dealt with Pakistan like Glenn McGrath dealt with an elephant.

For those also wondering wtf he was talking about :

quote:

Glenn McGrath has said he deeply regrets shooting African animals � despite speaking about wanting to do so two years before.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:34

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

He probably followed the elephant around calling it a human being all day before shooting it.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:36

Brett824: Mar 30, 2009; I could let these dreamkillers kill my self esteem or use the arrogance as the steam to follow my dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlAilRexDw

Brilliant ad imo.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 16:49

MrL_JaKiri: Sep 23, 2003; A bracing glass of carrot juice!

So when does the cricket world cup start?

# ? Feb 21, 2015 19:31

Smorgasbord: Jun 18, 2004; Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.

Already started, you should watch it Australia failed to beat Bangladesh plus some other funny stuff happened.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 20:12

BallerBallerDillz: Jun 11, 2009; Cock, Rules, Everything, Around, Me; Scratchmo

MrL_JaKiri posted:

So when does the cricket world cup start?

Eoin? That you?

# ? Feb 21, 2015 20:48

MrL_JaKiri: Sep 23, 2003; A bracing glass of carrot juice!

Smorgasbord posted:

Already started, you should watch it Australia failed to beat Bangladesh plus some other funny stuff happened.

Ah sweet can't wait to see some big England scores

# ? Feb 21, 2015 20:53

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

James Taylor made an excellent 98* and Steve Finn took a hattrick.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 20:56

MrL_JaKiri: Sep 23, 2003; A bracing glass of carrot juice!

I reckon Finn will do well this world cup. May not get a 50, but backing him to get pretty close

# ? Feb 21, 2015 20:59

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

tanglewood1420 posted:

James Taylor made an excellent 98* and Steve Finn took a hattrick.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:02

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Why can I still not buy a replica Afghanistan shirt? What is wrong with the world.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:35

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

http://www.icccricketstore.com/cwc-2015-mens-afghanistan-team-tech-polo-71986.phtml

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:36

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

That's the completely different fan shirt.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:40

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

The one from this photo:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/image/833921.html

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:42

BallerBallerDillz: Jun 11, 2009; Cock, Rules, Everything, Around, Me; Scratchmo

Nice catch that.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:46

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

There are 4 teams in this pool with extremely similar kits.

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:48

Drugs: Jul 16, 2010; I don't like people who take drugs. Customs agents, for example - Albert Einstein

Knuc U Kinte posted:

There are 4 teams in this pool with extremely similar kits.

This is why the next world cup is getting cut back to 10 teams. There just aren't enough colours to go around

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:51

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

They should wear stripes and hoops. Gets a lot more out of the limited palette

# ? Feb 21, 2015 23:55

tarbrush: Feb 7, 2011; ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO

Afghanistan have a better batting lineup than England: discuss.

# ? Feb 22, 2015 00:17

auzdark: Aug 29, 2005; Mercy is the cry of the soul that stirred,
Mercy is the cry and it's never heard.

What's is that spray everyone gets sprayed with when they're injured on the field?

Glad to see Afghans are batting solid - run rate is a bit low, but if they can bat their overs, it might pick up at the end. I'm pretty sure this will be Sri Lankas game but (happy to be proven wrong later today)

# ? Feb 22, 2015 00:24

Drugs: Jul 16, 2010; I don't like people who take drugs. Customs agents, for example - Albert Einstein

auzdark posted:

What's is that spray everyone gets sprayed with when they're injured on the field?

http://www.physioroom.com/product/Deep_Freeze_Cold_Spray/2273/37766.html

# ? Feb 22, 2015 00:28

Smorgasbord: Jun 18, 2004; Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.

Really enjoying this Afghanistan innings, if they keep this up and their seamers are on their game Sri Lanka will be under all sorts of pressure.

edit: whoops

# ? Feb 22, 2015 01:13

Ratios and Tendency: Apr 23, 2010; MURALI

Airstream Driver posted:

For those also wondering wtf he was talking about :

What a piece of poo poo.

# ? Feb 22, 2015 01:18

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

So hyped for IND/SA!

# ? Feb 22, 2015 01:31

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

Afghanistan is bad, but are they worse than England?

# ? Feb 22, 2015 01:51

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 08:04

IceAgeComing: Jan 29, 2013; pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

Afghanistan have good bowling, although not defending this

But Sri Lanka are a good team that have every chance of winning the world cup; they're probably my third pick after the two hosts

# ? Feb 22, 2015 01:51

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