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Looks like a cruise of a run chase. Are they just bowling poo poo or are the kiwis just a level above them. I was going through Steve Smiths first class record and its amazing how close to ruining him Australian cricket came. He was playing at about 5/6 for NSW as a batsman and he gets selected for Australia as a bowler at 22 or something stupid. Gets dropped back to NSW who then play him....as a bowling allrounder. It wasn't until a few years ago that he worked his way back into the NSW top order. This was all in the post Warne brainsnap that took place over Australian cricket. I might criticise Lyon for a few things (bowling around the wicket, bowling too quickly, looking like an alien) but i am loving glad he put a stop to that nonsense *blonde kid takes a few arsey wickets bowling leg spin during the first few shield games next year. Lyon gets dropped for the gabba test*
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Aug 4, 2015 14:57
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Batsmen stayed calm and knew they were in no rush, bowlers had no penetration and couldn't draw out any bad shots to force a wicket.
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Aug 4, 2015 15:10
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Good to see the ICC turn Ajmal from a filthy dirty cheat into a 45mph spinner who doesn't turn the ball at all. Wouldn't want the poor little batsmen getting confused.
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Aug 4, 2015 15:58
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goatface posted:Bangladesh are going to draw a test series with South Africa by scheduling it during the rainy season. Canada to claim several draws against test nations by scheduling January-March series to be played in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
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Aug 4, 2015 17:55
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I watched a couple of overs of Dernbach getting smashed around the Kia Oval and felt oddly satisfied.
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Aug 4, 2015 21:07
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That Curran looks handy for a 17 year old
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Aug 4, 2015 21:11
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 Good take by the keeper, action a bit suspect though. (Shamelessly stolen from the mlb gif thread)
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Aug 4, 2015 22:13
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Spedman posted:
i thought they had fixed ajmal's action?
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Aug 4, 2015 22:17
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IceAgeComing posted:i thought they had fixed ajmal's action? More like wtf have Loughborough done to Finn now?
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Aug 4, 2015 22:29
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Where are the wickets?
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Aug 4, 2015 22:30
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Leg slip is probably a bit too close
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Aug 4, 2015 22:32
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the boundary behind the batsman looks incredibly short; just get buttler to play a few of his scoop shots and you're guaranteed to win
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Aug 4, 2015 22:34
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Good to see a keeper standing up to the stumps to a fast bowler though.
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Aug 4, 2015 22:41
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Drugs posted:Because they've hit quota for weird pencilneck lookin dudes So no Jordan Silk for the foreseeable future then?
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Aug 4, 2015 22:54
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-Spiffy- posted:Good to see a keeper standing up to the stumps There's a joke here about MS Dhoni and David Warner but I can't quite find it
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Aug 4, 2015 23:39
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And it bears a striking resemblance to the Maxwell leave
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Aug 5, 2015 02:13
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Spedman posted:
Look at that dirt being kicked up from the pitch. Get the spinner on imho.
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Aug 5, 2015 02:23
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tanglewood1420 posted:Look at that dirt being kicked up from the pitch. Get the spinner on imho. (Shh..he already is) Baseball is kinda in a pitcher Golden Age right now.. Clayton Kershaw can pitch at 94MPH, he can pitch at 74MPH, he can also pitch deceptively so it curves beginning above your head before ending up in the catcher's mitt directly in the strike zone, if you take the pitcher's mound into account, that's over 1.5 METERS of vertical motion.  http://grantland.com/the-triangle/pitchcraft-clayton-kershaw-the-worlds-best-pitcher/ Unfortunately if you are a batter, his pitch release point is the exact same place for every different pitch he throws. Good luck guessing what's coming next. 
MaoistBanker fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Aug 5, 2015 |
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Aug 5, 2015 03:40
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couldn't hurt, right? http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/905947.html
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Aug 5, 2015 04:58
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England have scored 400 once this series, and the guy who made 130 of those runs was dropped on 0. He is also their only centurion for the series. I don't think bowling is the problem
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Aug 5, 2015 05:53
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Seams posted:couldn't hurt, right? What australia should do is drop actual ok bowlers for a dude even the author of the article admits he has never watched play in english conditions.
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Aug 5, 2015 06:13
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It's like when Warne pumped up Michael Beer and the next week he was in the test team, except instead of Warne it's some rich dickhead with an ugly tie who played a game for Oxford once.
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Aug 5, 2015 06:15
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Drugs posted:It's like when Warne pumped up Michael Beer and the next week he was in the test team, except instead of Warne it's some rich dickhead with an ugly tie who played a game for Oxford once. Warne probably made that recommendation based on the guy's name rather than anything else
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Aug 5, 2015 06:33
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The bowlers have occasionally bowled a bit short but they are not the issue
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Aug 5, 2015 06:38
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Burn Down Canberra posted:The bowlers have occasionally bowled a bit short but they are not the issue The issue is so loving obviously the middle order
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Aug 5, 2015 06:55
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Byolante posted:What australia should do is drop actual ok bowlers for a dude even the author of the article admits he has never watched play in english conditions. plus he's 35 lol
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Aug 5, 2015 06:59
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Shmoses posted:The issue is so loving obviously the middle order Hazelwood has been Australia's best bowler since the world cup.....better drop him because of a poor game. I've said it about ten times but Clarke isn't letting them build pressure. And yeah the middle order sucks. Edit I said in my write up of the top ten not Smith and Rogers FC run getters last year that I think s Marsh is looking like he might do a job. Am I just crazy or what. He has been scoring runs at an acceptable consistency over the last two years.
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Aug 5, 2015 07:01
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plus he usually gets a century when hes brought back after an extended period
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Aug 5, 2015 07:05
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I can't see Smarsh doing very well in English conditions. He'll be nicking off to slips in no time. I mean, I'd love to be proven wrong but it's Smarsh.
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Aug 5, 2015 08:02
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Burn Down Canberra posted:I said in my write up of the top ten not Smith and Rogers FC run getters last year that I think s Marsh is looking like he might do a job. Am I just crazy or what. He kinda always has scored a lot of runs outside Tests though? I mean he's scored 6500 FC runs at an average just under 40, but has never really looked likely in the Test arena
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Aug 5, 2015 08:11
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Burn Down Canberra posted:I said in my write up of the top ten not Smith and Rogers FC run getters last year that I think s Marsh is looking like he might do a job. Am I just crazy or what. EDIT: ALso I think if we're going to persist with M Marsh he should bat at 7 and Nevill 6. Nevill looked the only player remotely like a middle order batsman at Edgbaston. On both sides.
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Aug 5, 2015 08:23
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I think it's important to keep in mind that Smarsh is probably going to replace Rogers after this series, in which case the question becomes who replaces Smarsh? And Voges? I don't think they'll pick another couple of old blokes. A home Test against the Windies is probably the easiest debut one could ask for, mind.
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Aug 5, 2015 09:27
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It will be new Zealand first and they have a very strong group of pace bowlers. A lot will depend on FC cricket before the test summer starts but its going to be Watto.
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Aug 5, 2015 09:34
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Aus have a couple of tests against Bangladesh after the Ashes, could be a good opportunity to blood some new players. Bangladesh will likely win whatever Australia do though.
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Aug 5, 2015 09:37
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Who plays good cricket in Asia Not Australia.
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Aug 5, 2015 10:13
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Burn Down Canberra posted:It will be new Zealand first and they have a very strong group of pace bowlers. If Boult is back  Knowing our history we'll likely never see him again/only see a broken shell.
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Aug 5, 2015 10:18
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Australia in Bangladesh should be interesting watching. Bangladesh have got a bit of self belief about them, they'll probably be up for a scrap.
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Aug 5, 2015 19:03
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goatface posted:Australia in Bangladesh should be interesting watching. Bangladesh have got a bit of self belief about them, they'll probably be up for a scrap. A new tearaway fast bowler, batsmen with confidence, a team that no longer expects crushing defeat vs a team that has lost 6 out of their last 6 tests in Asia. Go Bangla!
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Aug 6, 2015 00:16
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goatface posted:Australia in Bangladesh should be interesting watching. Bangladesh have got a bit of self belief about them, they'll probably be up for a scrap. God could you imaging Cricket Australia's Cultural Ambassador David Warner in that country? The Australian Foreign Minister will have to spend months afterwards trying to heal the damage done by him
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Aug 6, 2015 00:31
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Yikes quote:Former Pakistani cricket captain Wasim Akram escapes shooting
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Aug 6, 2015 00:34
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