Tiger_Steve
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Awesome effort
Cricket Season Thread
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Fantastic stuff. I would have settled for an honourable draw at the start of the day. From my viewing apart from the odd crazy appeal the Pakistanis had a pretty good attitude to things. They went hard but seemed to be enjoying the contest. Good stuff.
innsaneink
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Good effort in the end
Watched a couple of hours last night, tuned in just before Marnus was dismissed.
Was a very gutsy 30 odd overs between Uzzie and Paine.
Great captains knock by the House of Paine. Props to Head as well. Not sure what Mitch Marsh offers at 4 that Handsome Pete doesn't.
Was a very gutsy 30 odd overs between Uzzie and Paine.
Great captains knock by the House of Paine. Props to Head as well. Not sure what Mitch Marsh offers at 4 that Handsome Pete doesn't.
TopTiger
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An honourable draw, Uzzie & Finch certainly batted well in both innings.
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Particularly Paine. Under plenty of pressure to show something with the bat, especially now as captain and stood up when it counted most. Got a few starts in the South African series but never kicked on with it.
Chicken_Faced_Killa
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Middle of next year. Doubt Warner will be back in the team.
innsaneink
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Theyre saying it feels like a win almost for the Aussies, and I imagine the pakis are feeling like its one that they let slip
Thats why theres nothing wrong with draws…and its the same for the NRL, often theres a team that feels lucky and grateful to scrape away with 1 point while their opposition are mourning the fact they shoulda had 2...but try telling the NRL that
Thats why theres nothing wrong with draws…and its the same for the NRL, often theres a team that feels lucky and grateful to scrape away with 1 point while their opposition are mourning the fact they shoulda had 2...but try telling the NRL that
Warner won't be back. I think there's been comments saying he'll be in the mix but if he's poison with the playing group he will not be back. I think they are hedging their bets that the next big thing will present themselves, a big ask given CA has destroyed our domestic long format competition.
Chicken_Faced_Killa
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Opener is one spot we actually have a few decent options. Don’t think he will even get a look in.
Australian cricket really needs to have a couple of bad years to force them to fix the domestic set up.
Tiger_Steve
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Domestic set up has declined - 100% agree. I also think the introduction of 20/20 is now leading to the development of batsmen with poor defensive technique and too many medium pace trundlers who just put the ball on the spot.
Chicken_Faced_Killa
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Great first session by the Aussies, the draw must have really helped their confidence.
Chicken_Faced_Killa
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20/20 cricket is not providing young players withe the foundation they need for the longer form of the game. Young players are so drawn to it that I worry about what test cricket will look like in 5 - 10 years as the players who have grown up with 20/20 as the focal point start to come into senior teams.
Tiger_Steve
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You’ve got to keep selling test cricket. My kids (17 and 20) love test cricket. My youngest was on edge earlier today watching Lyon’s great spell. The theatre at the end of the last test was better than any boring bash fest!
Chicken_Faced_Killa
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I'm 100% with you. There is nothing like test cricket it is the greatest game in the world. 5 days of drama where one short period can change the direction of a match and that can happen multiple times in a match. Glad to hear the young ones are still engaged by test cricket.
Tiger_Steve
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The other point I’d make is that pitches prepared as ‘roads’ for batsmen is taking away cricket’s most intriguing feature: the battle of bat against ball. It’s sad. I’d much prefer a 50 over game where 240 is chased down at 8-241\. So much more interesting than 380 plays 381\. But that’s just me. Glad to hear you love test cricket!
