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Cricket
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Blackface in crowd 129 55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings 104 44.64%
Total: 233 votes
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a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost

Charles 2 of Spain posted:

LOL these spuds aren't going to make 400.

WRONG

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RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
good early declaration from the lads. perfect plan to get a result there

Charles 2 of Spain
Nov 7, 2017

Amoeba102 posted:

If they bowled at the stumps, there was at least 3 more chances for the Maxwell.gif
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGoO2aJLdtU

BrigadierSensible
Feb 16, 2012

I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

Airstream Driver posted:

This but have them take 0/300 combined and possibly injure themselves.

I'll take that bet! And I'd like to see them promote Mitch Marsh to open as well, so he can score the double hundred that he has always shown he has the talent to provide.

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Umpires are largely in the school of thought that 6 bouncers an over is OK and will give the bowler huge leeway as to where the ball passes the batsman.

Last ashes England asked the umpires about Johnson's bowling and they got told to harden up basically.

Urthor
Jul 28, 2014

To the umpires it's only a bouncer if it's well above the collarbone, this is what people don't get. Half the bouncers are exactly at collarbone height which allows them to bowl more than two an over.

Regardless, Australia's bowling before the breakthrough came and they got a sniff in their nose was actually just awful. For a bowling attack with their talent Cummins and Hazlewood threw down so many more bad balls than Adelaide it was pretty atrocious, they should be disappointed with how they did.

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

Someone should keep track of how many edges don't carry off Anderson's bowling.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
haha gently caress off Warner you dumb oval office.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Overton is a good lad who tries hard.

When does England break his bowling action?

Kt88
Aug 15, 2003
6550
He should be bad but Overton is actually pretty good

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
Warner will always be a second innings specialist

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Overton you big lanky goober!

EMC
Aug 17, 2004

lolstraaaaaaaaaaaaalia

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

I'm loving glad they dropped Renshaw for this guy with a heavy head!

garycoleisgod
Sep 27, 2004
Boo
How was that inline?

I don't trust the ball tracking

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
I hope Rasmussen thought he hit it because otherwise that was plum.

Coucho Marx
Mar 2, 2009

kick back and relax
am I the only one who thought that impact didn't look in line, even slowed down?

whatever though.

garycoleisgod posted:

How was that inline?

I don't trust the ball tracking

oh, good

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.
Samit Patel looks pleased to be in a predominantly black uniform for Wellington, very slimming.

EMC
Aug 17, 2004

Would be worried if it wasn't for double Marsh at 5 & 6 :smuggo: check mate, England

runoverbobby
Apr 21, 2007

Fighting like beavers.
Smith's ASD is particularly striking today.

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
i honestly keep forgetting khawaja is in the team. maybe the selectors have as well

EMC
Aug 17, 2004

I think yesterday he maybe fielded the ball 3 times for the entire day and that was his contribution

Kt88
Aug 15, 2003
6550
I've been flicking channels between the Burger King™ Super Smash™ and the ashes and I have to admit the Burger King™ Super Smash™ is winning. Im off to get a Whopper™ in the innings break.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Kt88 posted:

I've been flicking channels between the Burger King™ Super Smash™ and the ashes and I have to admit the Burger King™ Super Smash™ is winning. Im off to get a Whopper™ in the innings break.

what’s his name

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.
They won't get it, for some reason Burger King is called Hungry Jack's over there. Is the Whopper still a Whopper? Maybe it is a Royale.

runoverbobby
Apr 21, 2007

Fighting like beavers.
It's called a Phwoaarpper

Kt88
Aug 15, 2003
6550

Smorgasbord posted:

for some reason Burger King is called Hungry Jack's over there.

A strange and depraved land.

Coucho Marx
Mar 2, 2009

kick back and relax
looks like good Smith turned up today

Kt88 posted:

A strange and depraved land.

some of them are called Burger King, though, so who knows

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
Good: it's Alison Mitchell and Ricky Ponting in the box
Bad: They've allowed loving Pietersen in
The Worst: "he's got amazing eyes" - a thing said by Pietersen

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!
Do you guys get the "Why is 100 better than 99? I have NO IDEA" Pietersen clips over there

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
"He's got an amazing head, a solid head" - Kevin Pietersen

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

Smorgasbord posted:

They won't get it, for some reason Burger King is called Hungry Jack's over there. Is the Whopper still a Whopper? Maybe it is a Royale.

Some dude had the licence to the Burger King name in Aus before they rolled up, everything else is the same

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
there's an honest to god T10 league that's just started, for those who think T20 is too slow

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18522/report/1129292/

this is what Alex Hales is doing atm

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
T20 came in when everyone was getting super bored with one day cricket, I don't really sense any demand for 10 over cricket though..

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
I hope the bosses at Sky are hearing KP verbally poo poo all over the comms box and never ever let him near the box. Even to replace Nasser Hussein.

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.

Scylo posted:

T20 came in when everyone was getting super bored with one day cricket, I don't really sense any demand for 10 over cricket though..

Personally, I am looking forward to the first 1 ball league.

garycoleisgod
Sep 27, 2004
Boo
Scientists are still collating data and running tests but it seems Smith is better than all the other batsmen combined. Yes, even the Marshes.

Australia would be hosed without his batting. Captaincy needs work though.

Data also shows Root is confirmed fraud.

Fanatic
Mar 9, 2006

:eyepop:
Bowling with cracked/bruised ribs would hurt.

Also lol Root cheating with a phantom ball.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
England are worse than they have any right to be.

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Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
Unless he finds another career soon KP's got a good solid 30 years of commentary ahead of him. KP's on about Khawaja's energy now and how Marsh is just so much better with his energy

Centusin fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Dec 15, 2017

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