Cricket Season Thread

@hobbo2803 said:
@happy tiger said:
@tigeryoungster said:
@happy tiger said:
I switched over at one stage and the Windies still needed 203 off 67 balls

Chasing a score like that must be so disheartening

Hopefully someone will load the entire innings on u tube

Here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcAN9WUPsLc

Thanks TY brilliant innings but the bowling was pretty awful by the Windies

Yeah the bowling was woeful , heaps of full tosses and half volleys .
Never knew that Cane Toad Watson still holds the record for the fastest 150 in 88 balls in the 50 over format !

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Watson was our gift to NSW remember :wink:
 
@happy tiger said:
Gee McGill is kidding himself isn't he

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8948915[/

That's a lot of coin !

He may want to hire sheens as his lawyer lol

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@Tony33 said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
@tigeryoungster said:
De Villiers just scored 149 off 44 balls. South Africa leaving the West Indies a chase of 440\. Amazing batting.

The best cricketer walking the planet atm

As for the most overrated cricketer walking the planet atm, i think Glenn Maxwell has that covered by a country mile.

That's for sure , and IMO warners Turing out to be a real Tool with his on field verbals , he'd have more fans if he'd keep his mouth shut I reckon .

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Can't help but think the whole Australian team really pushes the boundaries to the limit unfortunately. There seems to be an incident or ten every series against different teams (India, England, South Africa). I personally don't think it's a good look or representation of Australia as a nation when our national team is continually involved in scuffles and chilidish behaviour.

There's a difference between a competitive nature and poor sportsmanship and i think more often than not were percieved as poor sportsman by the cricketing world_Posted using RoarFEED 4.1.4_

The Aussie team have always been a pack of thugs, its ingrained into their culture. The only reason it escalates is cos other teams get jack of it and stand up for themselves. The word is that Warner told Sharma to speak english. If true what a racist little bigot he is.
 
According to Warner he told Sharma to speak English to him about the comment he made to Warner

Many players in the past from the sub continent have made comments that they know they can hide behind when the you now what hits the fan

Arjuna did this when he made a comment to Craig McDermott many years ago , Harbajan did the same with the monkey comment to Andrew Symonds

If Indian players are talking among themselves fine , speak Sikh ,Hindi that's fine

When you want to get in a sledging contest with opposition players who don't speak that language do it in a language you both understand
 
@happy tiger said:
According to Warner he told Sharma to speak English to him about the comment he made to Warner

Many players in the past from the sub continent have made comments that they know they can hide behind when the you now what hits the fan

Arjuna did this when he made a comment to Craig McDermott many years ago , Harbajan did the same with the monkey comment to Andrew Symonds

If Indian players are talking among themselves fine , speak Sikh ,Hindi that's fine

When you want to get in a sledging contest with opposition players who don't speak that language do it in a language you both understand

it was the manner in which Warner told Sharma to ' speak English '
Warners a tool , there's not many of the aussie team id have at place for a BBQ .
Haddin can be added to the 'tool' list as well IMO .

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@hobbo2803 said:
@happy tiger said:
According to Warner he told Sharma to speak English to him about the comment he made to Warner

Many players in the past from the sub continent have made comments that they know they can hide behind when the you now what hits the fan

Arjuna did this when he made a comment to Craig McDermott many years ago , Harbajan did the same with the monkey comment to Andrew Symonds

If Indian players are talking among themselves fine , speak Sikh ,Hindi that's fine

When you want to get in a sledging contest with opposition players who don't speak that language do it in a language you both understand

it was the manner in which Warner told Sharma to ' speak English '
Warners a tool , there's not many of the aussie team id have at place for a BBQ .
Haddin can be added to the 'tool' list as well IMO .

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India isn't exactly the most innocent cricketing nation in terms of sledging either, but gee it's saying something when Australia is involved in a sledging incident every series with different opponents.

Poor reflection of Australia as a whole especially when you consider what the cricketing world must be saying/thinking about our national team.

Players like Warner, Haddin, Watson, Johnson, Bailey are horrible sportsmen and continually hide behind the "It's all about the competition" excuse. As GNR said, they're just a group of thugs and are a shocking representation of the people they should be portraying. An example is the whole barking incident and general behaviour during the South Africa series last year, which was plain embarassing.

Michael Clarke has also been involved in a few incidents recentely however his actions are easier to tolerate because most of the time his genuinely defending his team mates as a captain should.

Telling someone to speak english in the manner Warner did is not racist but it is pretty disrespectful. What's stopping Sharma from telling Warner to learn hindi and sledge in his preferred language ?

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@Tony33 said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@happy tiger said:
According to Warner he told Sharma to speak English to him about the comment he made to Warner

Many players in the past from the sub continent have made comments that they know they can hide behind when the you now what hits the fan

Arjuna did this when he made a comment to Craig McDermott many years ago , Harbajan did the same with the monkey comment to Andrew Symonds

If Indian players are talking among themselves fine , speak Sikh ,Hindi that's fine

When you want to get in a sledging contest with opposition players who don't speak that language do it in a language you both understand

it was the manner in which Warner told Sharma to ' speak English '
Warners a tool , there's not many of the aussie team id have at place for a BBQ .
Haddin can be added to the 'tool' list as well IMO .

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India isn't exactly the most innocent cricketing nation in terms of sledging either, but gee it's saying something when Australia is involved in a sledging incident every series with different opponents.

Poor reflection of Australia as a whole especially when you consider what the cricketing world must be saying/thinking about our national team.

Players like Warner, Haddin, Watson, Johnson, Bailey are horrible sportsmen and continually hide behind the "It's all about the competition" excuse. As GNR said, they're just a group of thugs and are a shocking representation of the people they should be portraying. An example is the whole barking incident and general behaviour during the South Africa series last year, which was plain embarassing.

Michael Clarke has also been involved in a few incidents recentely however his actions are easier to tolerate because most of the time his genuinely defending his team mates as a captain should.

Telling someone to speak english in the manner Warner did is not racist but it is pretty disrespectful. What's stopping Sharma from telling Warner to learn hindi and sledge in his preferred language ?

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Great post Tony33
'It's just not cricket '.

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@hobbo2803 said:
@happy tiger said:
According to Warner he told Sharma to speak English to him about the comment he made to Warner

Many players in the past from the sub continent have made comments that they know they can hide behind when the you now what hits the fan

Arjuna did this when he made a comment to Craig McDermott many years ago , Harbajan did the same with the monkey comment to Andrew Symonds

If Indian players are talking among themselves fine , speak Sikh ,Hindi that's fine

When you want to get in a sledging contest with opposition players who don't speak that language do it in a language you both understand

it was the manner in which Warner told Sharma to ' speak English '
Warners a tool , there's not many of the aussie team id have at place for a BBQ .
Haddin can be added to the 'tool' list as well IMO .

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We have no idea what Sharma said to Warner

And that's my issue

Its ok for India (or any other nation ) to do it but not Australia

If your a good enough cricketer , you ignore them and make them pay on the scoreboard

Then they shut up

Problem solved
 
Truth is imo, if it were was a different nation doing what the Aussies do we'd crucify them. We turn a blind eye and condone it when we do it.
 
If Sharma is directing a comment at him in Hindi and Warner wanted to know what was said in English I don't see the problem. We're definitely not saints when it comes to sledging but the media is out of control with this one if the story is true.

The media know Warner divides opinion due to his aggressiveness and sledging, they'll jump him for the smallest thing.

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@GNR4LIFE said:
Truth is imo, if it were was a different nation doing what the Aussies do we'd crucify them. We turn a blind eye and condone it when we do it.

:roll

You are kidding aren't you GNR

The Windies were the masters of it in the 80's

The Saffas love the banter

It happens in every Test Match of every series

What do you reckon happens when India and Pakistan play

The press are the biggest problem in all this

Why have Ch 9 suddenly let virtually everything be heard now , because it worth ratings and lot of them , almost like reality TV

You need to pull your head out of the sand on this one bro
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
You seem to be illustrating my point Happy. Its always everyone else.

Its everyone including us and as a Test cricketer if you can't deal with a bit of chatter you simply shouldn't be playing
 
I've never seen these type of incidents in other series' not involving Australia, certaintly not as often and dramatic as matches involving Australia. We seem to be the common denominator in these incidents no matter who we're playing, with players like Haddin, Warner and Johnson continually acting like 17 year old school kids with that mob mentality.

As an Australian that doesn't sit right with me, because they're not only representing our sporting ability but our attitudes, values and general way of life. It's alot more than just the cricket when you represent your country, I just wish some of our better players would mature enough to comprehend that.

They could take a leaf out of our national soccer team's book and the way they represent Australia. Committed, odd- defying and sportsmen like (none of that diving nonsense).

Saying everyone does it is turning a blind eye to it simply because it's Australia (the same way some have been criticising other forumers for thinking the tigers can make the eight just because we support them).

I think Cricket Australia should do something about it real quick…

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@Tony33 said:
I've never seen these type of incidents in other series' not involving Australia, certaintly not as often and dramatic as matches involving Australia. We seem to be the common denominator in these incidents no matter who we're playing, with players like Haddin, Warner and Johnson continually acting like 17 year old school kids with that mob mentality.

As an Australian that doesn't sit right with me, because they're not only representing our sporting ability but our attitudes, values and general way of life. It's alot more than just the cricket when you represent your country, I just wish some of our better players would mature enough to comprehend that.

They could take a leaf out of our national soccer team's book and the way they represent Australia. Committed, odd- defying and sportsmen like (none of that diving nonsense).

Saying everyone does it is turning a blind eye to it simply because it's Australia (the same way some have been criticising other forumers for thinking the tigers can make the eight just because we support them).

I think Cricket Australia should do something about it real quick…

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Obviously you didn't see Ange's post match interview

He was like a sookie kid , honestly
 
I haven't bagged WT's supporters for thinking we will make the 8

I just think its highly unlikely we will make the Top 8 and that's reality

But that's a conversation for another thread Tony
 
@happy tiger said:
I haven't bagged WT's supporters for thinking we will make the 8

I just think its highly unlikely we will make the Top 8 and that's reality

But that's a conversation for another thread Tony

I agree with you Happy, it is highly unlikely we will have an injury free season and make the top 8 this season. That doesn't stop some forum members from convincing themselves (me at times) that we will have a good year and make the 8, simply because we support the tigers.

Same as you or me saying there is nothing wrong with our cricketing team's actions and behaviour, simply because were Australians.

Supporters of other clubs will know we have no chance of making the 8, the same way as a South African or Englishmen would look at our cricket team as a group of immature thugs.

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