Got my tickets for the SCG ODI vs Windies 4th Feb
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Buttface
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Nice one. Where u sitting ?
At the Randwick end in the stand looking down the wicket
My daughter got the tickets for me ,her and son in law and his best mate
Best ground in Australia by a country mile. For beauty and history it’s SCG first and Adelaide second. If crowd size is important go the MCG but it’s a cold concrete and steel mausoleum. Optus is too new to rate yet and the Gabba is a converted dog track whose best use would be for country shows.
That's good but how did we ever get off number one. Won the Test championship and beat Pakistan 3 - 0.
Extract from espncricinfo, as below:
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
www.espncricinfo.com
Copeland, Punter ? where you watching ? I'm getting Mark Waugh ,Ian Smith , Gilly , Harshe Bogle and funny man Kerry Okeefe ( skull ) Isha Guha ,Michael Vaughan, etc etc on Fox
Which I have because I'm 76 and apart from Wed and Sat golf comp don't have much else to do . When footy season starts I get all games plus it auto records a 30 min and 80 min version of each game .Plus I love golf the PGA and watching Jason Day whos making a big comeback lately
Buttface
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Regardless of their little numbers rating system, you’d think beating the current no 1 rated team in the final where 1 played 2, would afford you some period time at no 1 straight away after the WTC final game?Extract from espncricinfo, as below:
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
Anyway back where we should be.
Buttface
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Ch 9 or Kayo is the only place I watch cricket and I like Kayo less ads. But week I’ve been carving up the Star Casino all week. So whatever that channel was. Fox or 9?
Hang on I just remembered it’s not on nine anymore Steve, I may not quite be 76 yet, but some days? 🤪
So that would be the 7 crew or Kayo, but it’s all the names you mentioned except including Copes and Punter?
You do remember what Punter looks like? Hey old dig? 😁
Copes is the Tech guy they bring on in the breaks to breakdown someone’s bowling action, or how they took a wicket, etc. he played for the greatest cricket state in the land of Oz, NSW, and was a handy fast bowler. Him and Punter just seem to know their shite and deliver it in a way that suits my brain cells I guess.
Just seen a discussion on who replaces Warner for the Adelaide test and noted
Harris test average about 26 ,Bancroft test average about 28 ,Renshaw test average about 29 .Green test average about 36 .
The 3 Sheid guys above all average a lot more at state level but that is not the same pressure level . Green who has batted a few tests at No 6 is a bit overly cautious for middle order but as opener he can take his time to get into his innings which might suit him
The next test is only the West Indies who are not at full strength so my vote would be
Give Green a go and see how he handles it
Harris test average about 26 ,Bancroft test average about 28 ,Renshaw test average about 29 .Green test average about 36 .
The 3 Sheid guys above all average a lot more at state level but that is not the same pressure level . Green who has batted a few tests at No 6 is a bit overly cautious for middle order but as opener he can take his time to get into his innings which might suit him
The next test is only the West Indies who are not at full strength so my vote would be
Give Green a go and see how he handles it
Buttface
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That is basically where I was the other day mate. It was great looking down the pitch, I hadn’t been over the bowlers arm before, I liked it. We were about 5 metres to the left of the camera men.
Good seats Steve.
Tucker
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Smith will be the new opener so they can wedge Green back into the team.
Buttface
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Nah, opening is a different skill, I’d be going with Bancroft personally, unless The Run Smith wants it, then it’s all his. Imagine if Smudge opens and hits top form again? The you get Cam Green in the side at 4 if you like???
Buttface
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Hey, you took the words right out of my mouth. 😁
Well said.
Yea forgot about about Kayo which is same as Foxtel I think .Also know Punter (Ponting )
I love listening to Skull in commentary he's not only funny but does enormous research and seems to know a lot .About 25 years ago I sat next to punter on a flight from Mumbai to Singapore he's our greatest runscorer by a country mile and a good guy .
Mike Hussey does similar job as Trent Copeland. Maybe should look at Kayo ? but the foxtel Nrl coverage is huge
Cam Green was to be our No 6 and all-rounder but Mitch Marsh has cemented that down and he can't keep carrying drinks so its find him a permanent spot or he goes back to his state .Would be a shame given how he bowls and fields .
Right or Wrong coach Andrew is thinking along similar lines
But is Smith opens then move 5 and 6 up one and slot green at 6
Both Australia and India were equal on 118 points but India were on top to a complicated countback system,with India dropping a point in the drawn test series in South Africa we are now ahead 118-117.
I believe the way points are accumulated is you compare the way you went against a country this time against how you went last time(home and away) so if you won the series against them last time you have to do it again or you actually drop points
Not exactly a great system imho
