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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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Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Nicks off after a breezy 25, why yes! It's James Vince!!

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goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
England are so funny when they play against Ireland.

notaspy
Mar 22, 2009

goatface posted:

England are so funny when they play against Ireland.

Know they have no moral right to win

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
England are world class at playing down to the level of their opposition

kingturnip
Apr 18, 2008
Why else would you have James Vince in your team if it isn't to give your opposition a chance?

tarbrush
Feb 7, 2011

ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO
Why the gently caress is James Vince a) in the side b) bowling c) getting a wicket?

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006

tarbrush posted:

Why the gently caress is James Vince a) in the side b) bowling c) getting a wicket?

the answer to all three is probably "Ireland"

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Why did Ireland win the toss and bat?

Are they gonna make 50 overs this time or will this series be a waste of time?

tarbrush
Feb 7, 2011

ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO

Dead Goon posted:

Why did Ireland win the toss and bat?

Are they gonna make 50 overs this time or will this series be a waste of time?

78-5 suggests waste of time.

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
they'd rather lose by 9 wickets than 300 runs

e: 8 wickets, forgot Vince was in the team

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Perhaps Ireland is trying to pioneer the Day-Early Evening match, none of that pesky nighttime dew here!

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
Bairstow's got somewhere else to be tonight

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
Just finished watching 'The Edge', which even though it's supposed to be about cricket is really a men's mental health awareness PSA. And Michael Clarke comes off as an utter oval office in the thirty seconds he appears in it

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Ireland have been quite disappointing. I know they're not expected to be good yet, but they need to work on their plans and mid-innings adjustments.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
FFS why is Shane Warne here

biglads
Feb 21, 2007

I could've gone to Blatherwycke



So much for taking control of are boarders

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
As if this government would turn away a white cricketer.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
this wasim swing bowling bit with atherton and nasser is great

Paul.Power
Feb 7, 2009

The three roles of APCs:
Transports.
Supply trucks.
Distractions.

RideTheSpiral posted:

FFS why is Shane Warne here
At a guess, it might be because Holding retired after the West Indies series.

Kind of a serious downgrade, but hey-ho.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Paul.Power posted:

At a guess, it might be because Holding retired after the West Indies series.

Kind of a serious downgrade, but hey-ho.

did he? I didn’t see that. Holding is still commentating though

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
maybe Warne will be a less terrible commentator when there are no women in the crowd for him to creepily hit on

Paul.Power
Feb 7, 2009

The three roles of APCs:
Transports.
Supply trucks.
Distractions.

RideTheSpiral posted:

did he? I didn’t see that. Holding is still commentating though
Oh huh.

Maybe I got the wrong impression from that lunch break retrospective they did with him during the third West Indies Test.

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009

RideTheSpiral posted:

FFS why is Shane Warne here

He had to get a special exemption from the Aus gov to be able to travel there, and they only grant exemptions for the following reasons

quote:


your travel is as part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the provision of aid
your travel is essential for the conduct of critical industries and business (including export and import industries)
you are travelling to receive urgent medical treatment that is not available in Australia
you are travelling on urgent and unavoidable personal business
you are travelling on compassionate or humanitarian grounds
your travel is in the national interest.

So either cricket is a critical industry or Shane Warne going to the UK is in Australia's national interest

tarbrush
Feb 7, 2011

ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO

Scylo posted:

So either cricket is a critical industry or Shane Warne going to the UK is in Australia's national interest

Fairly sure Shane Warne leaving anyway is in that somewhere's national interest

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized
Warne lives in England these days doesn't he?

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

tanglewood1420 posted:

Warne lives in England these days doesn't he?

Yeah, pretty sure he has a place there at least.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Has Broad always been so loud?

It's like watching Tennis.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Pakistan zindabad

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
A proper crowd in the ground in this situation would be nice. They'd be winding Stuart Broad right up so he would either explode or implode. Either would be funny.

Especially as he's retired the trumpet.

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
Maybe Root should have brought Archer on earlier

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
He can tonk it when he wants to, this kid. Good range of techniques.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Buttler needs to hand the loving gloves over.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



That was a poo poo decision, umpires call doesn't make it good.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
this is some bowling

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Pakistan.

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
Ah, a proper Englanding

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
This is good Pakistan as well.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
They're bowling with so much more threat. The chatter's better as well.

ShaneMacGowansTeeth
May 22, 2007



I think this is it... I think this is how it ends
I don't think Joe Root is a good captain

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RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
it’s absolutely blistering in London and the cricket is rained off

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