The New Cricket Thread

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Eng v Aus semi final 2.

 

Aussies win the toss and decide to bat. Hopefully our bowlers are on the ball. 

[Pureblood]

Get in.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Finch out for a duck off Archer and he spunked their review. Aussie 4/1 off 1.1 overs. Good start. 

[Pureblood]

The Last Jedi had better reviews than that.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, TK421 said:

The Last Jedi had better reviews than that.

 

Reckon he Reviewed purely down to the time it took the umpire to rise his finger, maybe thought the Umpire had a slight doubt before giving it. It was plumb. 

[Jairzinho]

Looked close that, Warner should review.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Warner out to Woakes, 10/2. Get in, massive wicket, already exposing the fragile mid order and the ball is still new. 

[Jairzinho]

Looked a bit high.

[Jairzinho]

Close one that.

 

Australia look all over the place.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Good bowling, nearly a third, umpire gives it and it's out. Lucky escape. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Handcombe looking dodgy as fuck against some top bowling. 

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Australia showing their usual competence against any ball that swings.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Looks like it was a great toss to lose. 

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A score like NZ's yesterday would be nirvana.

[Jairzinho]

Handscomb looks like a club cricketer chucked in to an international game.

[Jairzinho]

Completely out of his depth.

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Handscomb makes 4, for twice out.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Woakes gets him, lovely jubbly. 14/3. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Is there a B&Q nearby? One of the Aussie backroom staff is gonna have to nip out quickly. 

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2 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Handscomb looks like a club cricketer chucked in to an international game.

 

But we select nowadays like England used to... we've got a quality limited over batsman like Wade, who scores big at a run a ball, sitting it out while this clown plays for Australia.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I have to pick the missus up in three hours and do some shopping for dinner guests. I was worried I was going to miss a large chunk of this game. Maybe I won't. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, skaro said:

 

But we select nowadays like England used to... we've got a quality limited over batsman like Wade, who scores big at a run a ball, sitting it out while this clown plays for Australia.

Is that down to the captain, Smith or Pointing? 

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2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Is that down to the captain, Smith or Pointing? 

 

It's down to the new "nice guys have to play for Australia because we're cheats" ruling.

 

Wade is an angsty, disagreeable fucker.  Not the type we favour any more.

 

 

 

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, skaro said:

 

It's down to the new "nice guys have to play for Australia because we're cheats" ruling.

 

 

 

So how comes Warner and Smith went straight back in, apart from the fact they are your best batsmen. 

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1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

So how comes Warner and Smith went straight back in, apart from the fact they are your best batsmen. 

 

That.

 

And Smith is regarded as a nice guy... you know, he's been the darling of the corporate, "it's OK to make mistakes and learn from them" circuit down here for the last 12 months.