tig_prmz
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making fun of someone's injury is low no matter where you are.
Cricket Season Thread
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happy_tiger
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@tig_prmz said:
Maybe they realize how much money is generated by Indian Cricket and understand they are protected species when it comes to the ICC
@tig_prmz said:
I said when teams are on top they can carry on like that, I didn't say they should behave like that.
tig_prmz
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Fair enough.
Read somewhere that during the test series Watson hit dhawan in the ribs with a good ball then carried on like a pork chop. Same with haddin and Watson when jadeja got hit in the box.
I like the aggression between these two teams but someone has to draw a line somewhere.
Also, saw the video of dhawan- you could see dhoni tell him to cut it out and sent him to the boundary.
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Read somewhere that during the test series Watson hit dhawan in the ribs with a good ball then carried on like a pork chop. Same with haddin and Watson when jadeja got hit in the box.
I like the aggression between these two teams but someone has to draw a line somewhere.
Also, saw the video of dhawan- you could see dhoni tell him to cut it out and sent him to the boundary.
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Neither side are saints. The Australian cricket side have been the epitome of arrogance in sport for the past 15 years, so for them to take the high ground on this one is hypocritical.
I enjoy India v Australia because there is a great rivalry and neither side likes to give an inch. You can always bet on a good competition, even if one/both side are woefully out of form.
I enjoy India v Australia because there is a great rivalry and neither side likes to give an inch. You can always bet on a good competition, even if one/both side are woefully out of form.
tig_prmz
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/686599.html
cbf posting up the story
but this is hillarious. can imagine the oil filled butter chicken the indians order :laughing:
cbf posting up the story
but this is hillarious. can imagine the oil filled butter chicken the indians order :laughing:
happy_tiger
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Wonder if we will see Ben Cuttings name in our First Test squad
GNR4LIFE
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@Sabre said:
Cos there was life in the pitch. 2 consecutive wash outs will do that
happy_tiger
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Thoughts on the 1st Test side ??
Happy or unhappy ??
Still not sold on Lyon , still reckon the best offie in Australia is Hauritz ,especially on his home track
Hoping the batsman can turn the 50's into tons , our batting will be crucial in this series
Happy or unhappy ??
Still not sold on Lyon , still reckon the best offie in Australia is Hauritz ,especially on his home track
Hoping the batsman can turn the 50's into tons , our batting will be crucial in this series
@happy tiger said:
Lyon cops a lot of flack, he's taken something like 85 wickets in 25 tests and still only around 25\. This should be his real breakout summer if he capitalises on a fairly secure place in all 5 tests. I don't see any other spinner getting a go, not least Fawad or Hauritz
Dissapointed not to see Doolan in side, but he's likely next in line for the baggy green merry-go-round for when Clarkey or Watto have a rest.
2-2 series draw!
happy_tiger
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@kingbeej said:
Lyon IS OK when he is on top , but seems to back off when a batsman takes the attack to him
Can't wait till we find a decent leggie who can land them
GNR4LIFE
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@tigertilidie said:
Until he does it consistently all he is the flavour of the month. I don't know of any sporting team anywhere in the world where a player puts in one performance and everyone crowns him as the second coming of Jesus Christ. We've had a few of them in recent yrs.
Doug Bollinger - Remember Doug the rug? he was that guy who got left out of the first test the last time the Ashes were in Oz and the public put our performance down to the fact he wasn't there. He came back in the second test and did diddly squat, hasn't been seen since and has been conveniently forgotten about
Usman Khawaja - Was being compared to Ricky Ponting before he had even made his debut. Scored 37 in his first test innings and you'd have been mistaken for thinking he'd made 137 the way people carried on
Phil Hughes - Pretty much the same as Khawaja, scored a heap of runs at domestic level and never really took the next step
Atm it appears the saviours are Harris and Smith. The saviour in the bowling ranks usually changes depending on which bowler produced the best figures that week. As for Smith, Happy is spot on, one innings does not make a career let alone a future captain. And the funny thing is, if he does indeed fail, people will complain he should never have been there in the first place. Thats the mentality of the Australian cricket fan, never look at themselves and admit they were wrong about someone they pushed for, just blame the selectors, while latching onto the new flavour of the month and repeating the cycle when they fail as well.
tig_prmz
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smith has a 45+ first grade avg. he's not just the flavour of the month.
i actually used to dislike smith as a tes option but after seeing him play recently- even if he doesnt score big, there is a real maturity in his style of play now.
and im not sure why u included harris in that list.. he's been our best test bowler whenever he plays.
i actually used to dislike smith as a tes option but after seeing him play recently- even if he doesnt score big, there is a real maturity in his style of play now.
and im not sure why u included harris in that list.. he's been our best test bowler whenever he plays.
tigertilidie
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@GNR4LIFE said:
i know what you are saying and you are right but the thing is i think he has focused a lot more on his batting and you can tell. It wasn't just that innings though he was really building up to it. in the two test he got in India i think he scored 93 and averaged over 40 or something then made 53 and 89 in the ashes before making the ton. In the ryobi cup he came back and scored four 50s and a 47 then now in the sheffield shield he has scored a 50 and a 100 in 2 matches so he is still preforming. i know what you are saying though and he needs a few big scores early in the test series to cement his place
GNR4LIFE
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@tig_prmz said:
Id like to see Hughes' average in domestic cricket, im sure it would be north of 50.
And i included Harris for the reasons i stated.
@GNR4LIFE said:
Bit harsh on Harris, has pretty much always stepped up to the plate when fit enough to play.
I'll admit I was wrong about Khawaja, seems to lack the mental "toughness" to make it at international level. I still feel that was partly because he was never afforded the shot that Hughes was. Bollinger is and will always be a preferable option to Mitchell Johnson.
I think that Smith has matured a great deal in the last 18 months and he can kick on. If Warnie pulled his head out of his arse for five minutes he could show him a thing or two with the ball and he could be a decent leggie option as well.
tig_prmz
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what do you think about chris rogers? he's played a couple of good games in the ashes- is he the falvour of te month as well?
what about warner? 6 months ago he probably required mental therapy and now he's opening for us again coz of a couple of hundereds
just coz you fail in your first couple of tests doesn't mean you were just the flavour of the month.
it's not the public who put the players above what they are- it's the CA.
idk how many times someone has said this- but pick a couple of players with good mental toughness and a strong technique for at least 10 tests ducks or hundered- then assess him.
rob quiney, shaun marsh, mcdonald etc.. they all got maybe 3 or 4 games and when they didnt perform, they got kicked out.
india is not the best administrative country in the world but look at how they went about with rohit sharma. thay guy deadset couldnt score 10 runs to save his life and he is now scorring 100s at will- albeit in home conditions.
warner has been lucky in that he has gotten a lot of chances and he's taken them. same liberty needs to be spanned across to all the players.
what about warner? 6 months ago he probably required mental therapy and now he's opening for us again coz of a couple of hundereds
just coz you fail in your first couple of tests doesn't mean you were just the flavour of the month.
it's not the public who put the players above what they are- it's the CA.
idk how many times someone has said this- but pick a couple of players with good mental toughness and a strong technique for at least 10 tests ducks or hundered- then assess him.
rob quiney, shaun marsh, mcdonald etc.. they all got maybe 3 or 4 games and when they didnt perform, they got kicked out.
india is not the best administrative country in the world but look at how they went about with rohit sharma. thay guy deadset couldnt score 10 runs to save his life and he is now scorring 100s at will- albeit in home conditions.
warner has been lucky in that he has gotten a lot of chances and he's taken them. same liberty needs to be spanned across to all the players.
GNR4LIFE
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Rogers is 36, he's not going to be around much longer regardless.
People seem to go hot and cold on Warner. He makes a few low scores and no one wants to know him, then comes out and blazes a 70 or 80 and everyone wants to be his best friend again.
People seem to go hot and cold on Warner. He makes a few low scores and no one wants to know him, then comes out and blazes a 70 or 80 and everyone wants to be his best friend again.
tig_prmz
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i always fail to get the point of your post.
if your point is that cricket fans latch onto the flavour of the month, then what's new? that's the same for every sport no matter where you go.
selectors have to pick a winning side as well as looking forward building a side. all these choppings and changes won't do anyone any good.
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is watson 100% fit for the 1st test? batting looks very weak if faulker is substituted for watson
if your point is that cricket fans latch onto the flavour of the month, then what's new? that's the same for every sport no matter where you go.
selectors have to pick a winning side as well as looking forward building a side. all these choppings and changes won't do anyone any good.
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is watson 100% fit for the 1st test? batting looks very weak if faulker is substituted for watson
