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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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Noxin of Shame
Jul 25, 2005

:allears: Our Dan :allears:
Almost caused an accident racing home to watch this. Glorious.

e: Ryder spotted in the crowd, have a great old time

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Deathlove
Feb 20, 2003

Pillbug
I wanted to watch the man eviscerate the bad people some more.

Minitrue
Aug 6, 2010

Madkal posted:

What is the quickest in overs run chase? This one might be over in under 10 overs.

Pretty sure NZ bowled out Bangladesh for 90 odd then chased it in 6-7 overs.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch
i can't wait for the new zealand tour in the summer

might actually spend some money on going to see a game if there's a game kinda near scotland

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting

drat :(

MaoistBanker
Sep 11, 2001

For Sound Financial Pranning!
Pointless now but McCullum actually could have gotten the century: McCullum is 77. NZ need 19. If he hits four sixes and takes no other runs, he gets the hundred

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:

Butt Wizard posted:

Is anyone else reading the Guardian's live blog of this game for the mirth factor? Because you should be.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/feb/20/new-zealand-v-england-cricket-world-cup-live

The Guardian live blog of that insane Isner-Mahut match at Wimbledon was the greatest thing I have ever read.

Davfff
Oct 27, 2008
lol, guptill sledging jimmy anderson

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

lol if McCullum wasn't your power player. :swoon:

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

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

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Lot to like about how new Zealand play it. Like the killer instinct. England are absolutely awful but they are just hammering them. Non of the buffoonish laziness like Australia served up after the game was won. New Zealand understand its a tournament where run rate might matter.

Davfff
Oct 27, 2008
did anyone catch what he said? Anderson looked like he'd sucked a lemon

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost

Airstream Driver posted:

lol if McCullum wasn't your power player. :swoon:

Southee probably better tbh

masterpine
Dec 3, 2014


This day of cricket has been manna from the gods. Been a tough and long week at the office but now all is right in the world. A balm for the soul.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch
they can't take the break at this point, right?

is there an ODI equivalent to the extra half hour?

drunkill
Sep 25, 2007

me @ ur posting
Fallen Rib
http://live.cricket.com.au/#/2888/9

This stat is a little cruel:
NZL need 12 runs from 248 balls

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~
Please keep clobbering it so I can go home

MaoistBanker
Sep 11, 2001

For Sound Financial Pranning!
LOL, they are taking a 40 minute break at the tail end of this? What nonsense.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Haha loving awesome. 40 minute stay of execution.

Bharatrocity
Oct 20, 2005

One day son, all I own will still belong to the state

IceAgeComing posted:

they can't take the break at this point, right?

is there an ODI equivalent to the extra half hour?

Don't really think there is enough of a precedent for this sort of poo poo

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch
I would laugh if a sudden rain storm happened during the break and the game was called a no result

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

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

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Cricket has to have some of the dumbest rules in any sport.

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~

puchu posted:

Please keep clobbering it so I can go home

gently caress looks like I'm heading home now then

Knuc U Kinte
Aug 17, 2004

The break worked well for Scotland. A top flight side like England should be able to make better use of it.

Pvt. Public
Sep 9, 2004

I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.
Yeah, gently caress this noise. I'm going to bed. Not waiting 40 loving minutes to watch two more overs. Why can't the match referee just say play on?

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

-Spiffy- posted:

Southee probably better tbh

I somehow missed that he picked up 7 when I browsed the scorecard. Sweet baby Jesus.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

Pvt. Public posted:

Yeah, gently caress this noise. I'm going to bed. Not waiting 40 loving minutes to watch two more balls.

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.

Davfff posted:

did anyone catch what he said? Anderson looked like he'd sucked a lemon

95% sure it was simply "Look at the scoreboard"

Thinking
Jan 22, 2009

If you aren't spending the 40 minutes watching the sky sports analysis team poo poo all over england I dunno what to tell you

Knuc U Kinte
Aug 17, 2004

I think my power player is still Masakadza.

Pvt. Public
Sep 9, 2004

I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.

Smorgasbord posted:

95% sure it was simply "Look at the scoreboard"

Yeah, that was my impression. He seemed to be pointing to the scoreboard and simply asking Jimmy to have a gander.

tnimark
Dec 22, 2009

Airstream Driver posted:

lol if McCullum wasn't your power player. :swoon:

Southee was mine so yeah I'm good.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
From Twitter

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
I guess I made a mistake when I decided to go outside for 40 minutes, I thought NZ would be on about 60 when I came back

Drugs
Jul 16, 2010

I don't like people who take drugs. Customs agents, for example - Albert Einstein

Pvt. Public posted:

Yeah, gently caress this noise. I'm going to bed. Not waiting 40 loving minutes to watch two more overs. Why can't the match referee just say play on?

Welcome to cricket, the game of rules pedantry. In my league, we're not allowed to pull up stumps until 5pm, even if you get a result at 3pm. This means either the batting side continues to bat past the score, or the fielding side goes in for a pointless second innings.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch
they should do that here

Bharatrocity
Oct 20, 2005

One day son, all I own will still belong to the state

NZ should just block it for 40 overs and finish it in the last

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

https://twitter.com/piersmorgan

zakharov
Nov 30, 2002

:kimchi: Tater Love :kimchi:

This is a pro-click zone.

Pretty sure Piers would make out with KP if he asked nicely.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch
I'd laugh if KP came back, and got five ducks in a row

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BrigadierSensible
Feb 16, 2012

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


You won't go far wrong if you go through your life thinking "Whatever Piers Morgan think/does/is, I shall think/do/be the opposite."


zakharov posted:

Pretty sure Piers would make out with KP if he asked nicely.
Asked nicely? KP had him at 'hello'.

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