Cricket Season Thread

[Yossarian]

Stars bowling a lot of spin

 

[Tiger_Steve]

First time I’ve really seen Sangha. He’s very promising.

First time I’ve seen him also. Very well played. I’ve heard he has a great technique as well. He’s only 19\. Good prospect - we need a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!!!!

 

[Yossarian]

First time I’ve really seen Sangha. He’s very promising.

First time I’ve seen him also. Very well played. I’ve heard he has a great technique as well. He’s only 19\. Good prospect - we need a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!!!!

We’ve still got Smith! Pukovski will be our 3.

 

[Tiger_Steve]

First time I’ve really seen Sangha. He’s very promising.

First time I’ve seen him also. Very well played. I’ve heard he has a great technique as well. He’s only 19\. Good prospect - we need a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!!!!

We’ve still got Smith! Pukovski will be our 3.

Wow - you’re testing me. Had to look him up!! Yes smith will walk back in for sure.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Agree on Pucovski, he'll be there sooner rather than later.

 

[WT2K]

Mitch Marsh back in for boxing day. Replacing
Handscomb.

 

[Yossarian]

M Marsh… Averages 26 in tests and 31 in first class cricket.

Joe Burns 40+ in FC and 36 in tests.

Stoinos, Henriques, J Lehmann, Ferguson, Maxwell, Patterson - all have better FC averages.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Australian selectors have just collectively ruined Christmas.

 

[Yossarian]

Anyone still awake?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I just took the dog for an hour long bushwalk in this garbage heat and I think I had more fun than those who watched the first session.

 

[Yossarian]

If all 5 days are like this the MCG might get another poor rating.

 

[innsaneink]

Anyone still awake?

Never, during cricket

I really struggle to get into it these days

Twenty years ago and more, different story

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Are Paine and Lyon blind? The ball on the Kohli review pitched 2 feet outside off stump. How did they not see that? Bit of a desperate review.

 

[jadtiger]

Another terrible pitch in melbourne,why bother having a test there if you cant make it an even contest between bat and ball.
Looks like a very boring draw with few wickets taken

 

[happy_tiger]

Another terrible pitch in melbourne,why bother having a test there if you cant make it an even contest between bat and ball.
Looks like a very boring draw with few wickets taken

Have a look at the pitch in the Saffas game v Pakistan , Day 1 and it is a shocker

If it makes it to Day 4 they will have had rain 😱pen_mouth:

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Another terrible pitch in melbourne,why bother having a test there if you cant make it an even contest between bat and ball.
Looks like a very boring draw with few wickets taken

I’d be waiting till both sides bat before blaming the pitch. If the Aussies were 2-215, I reckon there’d be no talk of the pitch, it would be all about how well the Aussies batted. If India get 400+, that’s scoreboard pressure. And the Aussie batting is brittle enough.

 

[Geo]

Colour me surprised another negative post about the Aussie Cricket Team..that 2nd test win must have cut deep..

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Colour me surprised another negative post about the Aussie Cricket Team..that 2nd test win must have cut deep..

Cleary something is hitting your nerve

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Colour me surprised another negative post about the Aussie Cricket Team.. that 2nd test win **must have cut deep..**

The irony.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Ideally a good Test pitch should give you 250-275 runs a day and 8 wickets.

That pitch in Perth was perfect. Not because we won but because it offered something. Adelaide obviously wasn't as bowler friendly but it wasn't horrible either. Saw all 40 wickets fall and averaged around 260 runs an innings.