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

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

No gifs or mention of Vettori? Very disappointing

# ¿ Jan 21, 2015 04:13

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# ¿ Apr 20, 2024 01:50

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

markgreyam posted:

Cricket Thread 2015 - WORLD CUP - post in English only please, we theoretically don't know those other languages.

DLF Maximum comment

# ¿ Jan 21, 2015 22:30

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

Doctor Cave posted:

NZ love their 6th wicket partnerships

NZ's real batting has always started at No 5 or 6.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 02:42

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

Airstream Driver posted:

On the topic of boundary ropes, they should have padded fences like in baseball.

The issue wasnt players running into fences exactly, it was players feet going under fences and getting stuck / being sprained in drainage ditches while sliding to stop a four.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 06:17

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

Airstream Driver posted:

Is that an issue with baseball style fences?

Baseballers dont have a need to slide at fences so who knows.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 06:43

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

Airstream Driver posted:

Pad the fence and put the current boundary ropes in the gutter. BOOM problem solved. Next!

Was tried, only encouraged players to go even harder at the fence and didnt cut injuries as a result. The rope one-two meters in from the fence works, the issue is the way it's been used to take the piss of hitting sixes now.

Edit : Gonna be a big run chase tonight.

CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 07:10 on Jan 23, 2015

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 07:01

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

Steve Smith, Aussie captain and literally the best batsman by a mile - the player only a couple of months ago they dropped because he wasnt enough of a oval office for Michael Clarke's liking.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2015 12:28

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

Airstream Driver posted:

Adelaide is nuts mainly

Honestly thought BBL was going to die after three seasons. Nooooope!

(WTF Adeaide, 40,000 per match?!?!?! Does soccer / AFL even get that much?)

# ¿ Jan 25, 2015 03:27

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

Scylo posted:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/31011948

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has apologised after making comments about the UK minimum wage on Twitter.
The 28-year-old tweeted: "I've heard if you earn minimum wage in England you're in the top 10% earners in the world. #stay #humble."
Broad, who is in Australia on England duty, deleted the message after angry replies from some Twitter users.
Broad then posted: "No offence meant and sorry if any taken. The hashtag was aimed at myself."
The Nottinghamshire seamer is due to face India in the tri-series in Sydney on Friday.
In another post, he wrote: "Clarifying my earlier tweet, I merely wanted to emphasise my amazement at just how big the world is."
Since October 2014, the UK minimum wage has been �6.50 an hour for adults aged 21 and over, and �5.13 for those aged 18 to 20.

Another pathetic Tory oval office. Not surprised at all

# ¿ Jan 28, 2015 01:34

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

The person who "designed" Cricinfo's new layout needs to be taken out the back and shot.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2015 20:08

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

Lionel Richie posted:

Well that was a shame. It seems that Australia have begun the cheating already. This world cup has been bought and paid for.

Did England get paid to fail that badly?

# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 12:19

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

Lionel Richie posted:

It's actually quite a big deal if the umpires don't know the laws of the game. The fact that it cost England the victory is incidental in this matter.

The umpires and England are a perfect pair. They both dont know how cricket is played.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 23:09

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

IceAgeComing posted:

they've set it up for dan to score the winning runs, that's it

And so he does. Dan saves NZ once again.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2015 04:22

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

I laughed my rear end off when I saw the score and even better how the game ended. England are just pure comedy awful

# ¿ Feb 20, 2015 09:10

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

Best match for the year.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2015 06:27

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

Best advertisment for the associates in the World Cup.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2015 21:07

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

Another awesome Associates game!

Remind me again why these guys arent welcome next World Cup?

# ¿ Feb 26, 2015 08:35

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

Every game not featuring Associates has been crap. This one despite the hype will be no different

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 01:22

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

Ewar Woowar posted:

If you didn't enjoy England getting humiliated there is something wrong with you

Laughing my rear end off at how awful England are and how good the game is are two different things

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 02:09

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

Is the par score 450 for this ground????

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 02:10

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

Holy poo poo LMAO this Aust side is measureably worse with Clarke back as captain.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 04:40

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

What the ever living gently caress did they put into the water for that game? GG that was incredible to see both sides try to gently caress up worse than the other

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 07:55

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

cpaf posted:

Didn't see this posted in the last half dozen or so posts yet

HAHAHAHA What the gently caress are the ICC smoking?

# ¿ Mar 1, 2015 06:31

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

How the hell do you lose by 9 wickets after getting 300+? England are truly awful.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2015 06:34

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

If AB goes nuts, probably.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2015 07:19

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

You people do realise Grandstand is covering the game, right? You dont have to listen to the Ch9 shitlords

Afghan bowlers look like they have a lot of potential. Really hope they get more moey and support for the future, they look like they could be a good team.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 09:24

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

Honestly feel sorry for Afghanistan. They have played better than the score shows.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 10:42

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

Drugs posted:

I didn't watch the game but looked at the score and can only assume that it was a game of graceless Australian showboating

Australia treated Afghanistan with a surprising amount of respect, no showboating or over the top stupidity. The Afghan players have a lot of raw talent and the bowling certainly didn't deserve to have 400+ made against it. Batting wasnt great but what do you expect of players that would almost certainly never played against bowlers near the pace of Starc / Johnson?

Despite the huge loss, Afghanistan weren't an embarrassment at all.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2015 01:46

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

RideTheSpiral posted:

Mark Taylor has invented his own set of vowels.

Mark Taylor's commentary is one long set of vowel movements

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 08:37

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

Bangledesh probably about 25 short. Pity, it would be hilarious to see England bundled out.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 08:38

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

England should still win this, but this IS loving funny

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 11:32

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

tarbrush posted:

Really? This is the last pair of actual batsmen, and I have no confidence on Woakes Jordan and Broad to bat well or play spin under pressure.

While Buttler is still in, it's still likely. I'm not confident Bangledesh can seal the deal while he's about.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 11:47

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

tarbrush posted:

10 an over for 10 overs with bowlers at the other end, in the dark.

Aint (unfortunalty) doing too bad right now.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 12:03

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

Broad can still win this. Pity

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 12:32

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

Cant see England losing from here.

Well, it was hilarious while hope existed

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 12:36

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

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Never been gladder to be wrong

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 12:42

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

KP to be the saviour of English cricket Y/N?

This is just the best comedy result, the English fallout is going to be amazing

# ¿ Mar 9, 2015 13:23

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

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Watson is terrible for a guy who has played test cricket for years.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 07:41

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

gently caress you Finch for that wasted review.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2015 10:57

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# ¿ Apr 20, 2024 01:50

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

Is actual serious cricket discussion done in this thread anymore?

# ¿ Mar 20, 2015 12:14

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