Cricket Season Thread

[Buttface]

2 days of rain hopefully

They only need 2 days for a test match.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

They only need 2 days for a test match.

I know God knows how thw poms will handle and survive starc on a wet pitch after a few days of rain has me a bit nervous

 

[tiger_one]

Greg Chappell slamming the batsmen as SOFT at MCG:

"It was the batters’ reactions: gestures of disbelief, muttered oaths, wry smiles as they trudged off, as if they alone had been cursed by a rogue delivery in the sport’s long history. They behaved like novices encountering adversity for the first time, oblivious to the blood, sweat, and sheer willpower that have sustained Test cricket through far worse trials. via SMH"

 

[Tucker]

Greg Chappell slamming the batsmen as SOFT at MCG:

"It was the batters’ reactions: gestures of disbelief, muttered oaths, wry smiles as they trudged off, as if they alone had been cursed by a rogue delivery in the sport’s long history. They behaved like novices encountering adversity for the first time, oblivious to the blood, sweat, and sheer willpower that have sustained Test cricket through far worse trials. via SMH"



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Good on him, that’s what I saw as well.
Head laughing after he was just clean bowled, pretty much acting like it was the ball of the century pissed me off a bit.
This is Test cricket. When things aren’t going your way you are meant to dig in and either wait for opportunities or you find ways to create them.
Our batsmen, more often than not just give in when shit gets hard.

 

[jadtiger]

Good on him, that’s what I saw as well.
Head laughing after he was just clean bowled, pretty much acting like it was the ball of the century pissed me off a bit.
This is Test cricket. When things aren’t going your way you are meant to dig in and either wait for opportunities or you find ways to create them.
Our batsmen, more often than not just give in when shit gets hard.

We definately need blokes who value their wicket as much as Bill Lawry did.

 

[Buttface]

I know God knows how thw poms will handle and survive starc on a wet pitch after a few days of rain has me a bit nervous

I hope Starcy finishes of the season with 10 wkt match. He’s been great.

 

[Buttface]

took the draw scg test
odds in from $7.50 to $6

looks like rain for most of day 1 on the Sunday and maybe some thunderstorms monday day 2

send the rain down

Crap betting options for the cricket on the TAB app.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Crap betting options for the cricket on the TAB app.

in a past life i used to do pricing for some of the agencies, the tab generally are not the most generous. Did think $6 draw if the rain comes first 2 days might be good value.
Before the mcg the draw for scg was $7.50, $7.50 to $6 has been a big weight of money to shift it in 1.5 points

 

[Buttface]

in a past life i used to do pricing for some of the agencies, the tab generally are not the most generous. Did think $6 draw if the rain comes first 2 days might be good value.
Before the mcg the draw for scg was $7.50, $7.50 to $6 has been a big weight of money to shift it in 1.5 points

Pricing for betting agencies? Not your everyday job.

 

[Tucker]

I hope this will be our last New Years Test in Sydney.
The weather sux and it usually finishes a tour on a boring note.
It needs to move to before Christmas.