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

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Blackface in crowd	129	55.36%
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Negligent: Aug 20, 2013; Its just lovely here this time of year.

Someone make one of watto in whites with "29 lbws" and "9 unsuccessful reviews" :effort:

# ? Jul 15, 2015 10:01

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 14:50

put both hands in: Nov 28, 2007; FYFE

Negligent posted:

Watson's always been a good limited overs player, his test performances is where everyones aggravation comes from.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 10:06

a real chump: Jul 30, 2003; noice; Nap Ghost

- Highest average nets form of any player in history.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 10:12

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.

That image doesn't appear to have been fact checked very well, McCullum scored more than 80% of the runs in this innings: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/300428.html

# ? Jul 15, 2015 10:30

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Burn Down Canberra posted:

It was a really good century in the conditions. Probably the best Warner has scored but motm should go to a player on the winning side. That said its pretty funny kiwis are still whinging about a guy getting a motm award for scoring a century on a green top..the next best scores were 56.

Warner was clearly the best player of the test, that century was incredible. If a player of the losing side is the best, then he absolulty should get it.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 10:58

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.

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

Warner was clearly the best player of the test, that century was incredible. If a player of the losing side is the best, then he absolulty should get it.

I don't have a major gripe with that decision but you can't say Warner was clearly better than Bracewell in that game, 9/60 match analysis including bowling us to the win defending 241 with Australia 122/1 at one stage.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:04

Unimpressed: Feb 13, 2013

Smorgasbord posted:

I don't have a major gripe with that decision but you can't say Warner was clearly better than Bracewell in that game, 9/60 match analysis including bowling us to the win defending 241 with Australia 122/1 at one stage.

I'm sure that whatever our opinions of the decision are, we can all agree it should be loving KFC SMS bullshit making it.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:05

Lionel Richie: Nov 14, 2004

Apparently Mitchell McClenaghan has been bowling in the nets to the England batsmen. I don't think I've ever heard of an international player being a net bowler for another international team.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:07

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.

Lionel Richie posted:

Apparently Mitchell McClenaghan has been bowling in the nets to the England batsmen. I don't think I've ever heard of an international player being a net bowler for another international team.

Very specific niche of being an angry left armer named Mitchell who can sometimes bowl 145km/h+

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:09

Mister Chief: Jun 6, 2011

Lionel Richie posted:

Apparently Mitchell McClenaghan has been bowling in the nets to the England batsmen. I don't think I've ever heard of an international player being a net bowler for another international team.

That's the only place he's qualified to bowl.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:16

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

Lionel Richie posted:

Apparently Mitchell McClenaghan has been bowling in the nets to the England batsmen. I don't think I've ever heard of an international player being a net bowler for another international team.

probably a good lad who is willing to share a beer

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:18

Noxin of Shame: Jul 25, 2005; Our Dan

If pressed, I would have said that McClenaghan has ink on his arms too.

Everyone should be watching this Far South West India vs East India match, btw. It must be amazing being a top five international batsman, touring to another country, and getting out cheaply. The pop from the crowd is HUGE.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:20

webmeister: Jan 31, 2007; The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.

Negligent posted:

There's one key word missing from this image, see if you can spot it!

Spoiler: It starts with T, four letters, and isn't twat

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:20

Lionel Richie: Nov 14, 2004

Why won't u drink the beer australia?

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:21

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Lionel Richie posted:

Why won't u drink the beer australia?

It was Fosters

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:28

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

Ask yourself, would you really want to drink a warm pint with the man displayed to the left of this post

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:33

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Australia breath a sigh of relief because the big beard himself is a doubt for tomorrows test.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 11:57

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

serious gaylord posted:

Australia breath a sigh of relief because the big beard himself is a doubt for tomorrows test.

whats happened to michael clarkes wife?

# ? Jul 15, 2015 12:05

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

dont go insulting our kyly clarke, she's a national treasure

# ? Jul 15, 2015 12:08

Hammond Egger: Feb 20, 2011; by the sex ghost

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

Warner was clearly the best player of the test, that century was incredible. If a player of the losing side is the best, then he absolulty should get it.

Bollocks. If Warner had protected the strike for the lower order batsmen Australia would have strolled to victory, but he kept rotating early in the overs, kept exposing his partners, and kept losing his partners. Awesome century, dumb cricket (and yeah I know about Steve Waugh's lower order batting theory but that was a much different team and a much different era).

# ? Jul 15, 2015 12:16

Largepotato: Jan 18, 2007; Spurd.

Unimpressed posted:

So what's peoples' opinion on Nevill? What happened to Wade and that Tassie guy with the hosed up fingers?

Wade is a garbage keeper, worse than Baddin. Paine hasn't been the same since coming back from injury.

Wade is in the Australia A squad for some reason. They should have gone with Sam Whiteman from WA, he's easily the best young keeper in the country.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 12:31

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.

RideTheSpiral posted:

whats happened to michael clarkes wife?

Hahahah

# ? Jul 15, 2015 12:47

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

RideTheSpiral posted:

whats happened to michael clarkes wife?

Haha drat

# ? Jul 15, 2015 14:56

pogo: Nov 14, 2003; England's finest <3

Largepotato posted:

Wade is a garbage keeper, worse than Baddin. Paine hasn't been the same since coming back from injury.

Tim Paine is currently playing for Banbury in the Home Counties Premier League (3 divisions above my own club's 1st XI), so things aren't going so well for him.
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/sport/12948390.CRICKET__Tim_Paine_is_out_of_luck_on_Banbury_debut/

edit: to be fair, he is scoring runs most weeks
http://banbury.play-cricket.com/website/player_stats_widget/batting_stats/3298584?rule_type_id=179

# ? Jul 15, 2015 15:27

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

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Bangladesh won an ODI series against South Africa. What a world we live in.

# ? Jul 15, 2015 19:42

Bharatrocity: Oct 20, 2005; One day son, all I own will still belong to the state

goatface posted:

Bangladesh won an ODI series against South Africa. What a world we live in.

Fourth series win in a row. They've beaten Zimbabwe, Pakistan, India and now South Africa. Good stuff

# ? Jul 15, 2015 23:32

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

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Cricket is... good?? :monocle:

# ? Jul 15, 2015 23:39

Lionel Richie: Nov 14, 2004

Probably fixed

# ? Jul 15, 2015 23:48

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

Both England spinners could be out. Moeen Ali who had been out with an injury now needs to try and prove his fitness because Adil Rashid just pulled out.

# ? Jul 16, 2015 01:00

EMC: Aug 17, 2004

We need to shine a Monty spotlight like Batman over Lords

# ? Jul 16, 2015 01:06

Unimpressed: Feb 13, 2013

EMC posted:

We need to shine a Monty spotlight like Batman over Lords

Use yellow light, so it's the colour of urine.

# ? Jul 16, 2015 01:17

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Both England spinners could be out. Moeen Ali who had been out with an injury now needs to try and prove his fitness because Adil Rashid just pulled out.

Get kerrigan on the phone

# ? Jul 16, 2015 01:49

Noxin of Shame: Jul 25, 2005; Our Dan

Bharatrocity posted:

Fourth series win in a row. They've beaten Zimbabwe, Pakistan, India and now South Africa. Good stuff

Pretty good run of form at home. Well done to New Zealand, starting this off in 2013, what a good team they are.

# ? Jul 16, 2015 01:56

MUSCULAR BEAVER: Dec 26, 2014; HENDO! HENDO!

goatface posted:

Bangladesh won an ODI series against South Africa. What a world we live in.

not even the ashes could get me posting in this poo poo thread again but I will for this

# ? Jul 16, 2015 02:09

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

Scylo posted:

Get kerrigan on the phone

Shane Watson's redemption starts

# ? Jul 16, 2015 02:39

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

MUSCULAR BEAVER posted:

not even the ashes could get me posting in this poo poo thread again but I will for this

and what a post it was

# ? Jul 16, 2015 02:47

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

What the heck is a side strain anyway and why do so many cricketers get it?

# ? Jul 16, 2015 02:48

MUSCULAR BEAVER: Dec 26, 2014; HENDO! HENDO!

we're getting a night test in Adelaide next year, may as well make the ashes a tri-series with the bangers

# ? Jul 16, 2015 02:50

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

I didn't realise Cummins has only played 6 first class games in his life, with 4 of those being in 2011

# ? Jul 16, 2015 03:17

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 14:50

webmeister: Jan 31, 2007; The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.

RideTheSpiral posted:

What the heck is a side strain anyway and why do so many cricketers get it?

The Aussie side has been strained pretty much since Steve Waugh stepped down

# ? Jul 16, 2015 03:35

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