The New Cricket Thread

[Pureblood]

Useless cunts.  I could have got Smith out with a whole day to bowl at him.

[clangers]

All is unquestionably not all right in the England camp.

 

This is execrable.

Alongside the ultra positive public messages coming from them at the same time as England are being dismantled. Today was a good day apparently. I'm expecting Root to come out and firmly insist we're still in it even after we've lost this test.

[s(k)aturation]

The least England owe people is to draw this one and keep the series alive, technically.

[LF:D]

Useless cunts.  I could have got Smith out with a whole day to bowl at him.

We've seen you bowl!

[A_S]

Steve Smith is in a league of his own with bat in hand. Great batting conditions, obviously, but he's just taking the piss.

[s(k)aturation]

Steve Smith is in a league of his own with bat in hand. Great batting conditions, obviously, but he's just taking the piss.

 

 

At the start of the day, I said to my son and others that he'd make 200+.

 

He'll be in a league of his own when he goes to England and makes up for the embarrassing way we surrendered in a couple of Tests in the last Ashes series there.

 

Home track bullying is too easy in cricket nowadays.  Far too easy.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

At the start of the day, I said to my son and others that he'd make 200+.

 

He'll be in a league of his own when he goes to England and makes up for the embarrassing way we surrendered in a couple of Tests in the last Ashes series there.

 

Home track bullying is too easy in cricket nowadays.  Far too easy.

 

Aren't you touring South Africa next in a test series? Their wickets should suit you a lot more than the Sub continent or England. 

[Trumo]

Useless cunts.  I could have got Smith out with a whole day to bowl at him.

 

I'm sure he'd have declared before that.

[s(k)aturation]

Aren't you touring South Africa next in a test series? Their wickets should suit you a lot more than the Sub continent or England. 

 

 

Always do quite well in SA.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Always do quite well in SA.

 

Yep. 

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Yep. 

 

 

I'm just not falling for Smith hype because he's made 229 against a pop-gun England attack on a road.

 

He's a good bat for sure.  But so were Clarke and Ponting as captains before him, both averaging mid-50s while in charge.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I'm just not falling for Smith hype because he's made 229 against a pop-gun England attack on a road.

 

He's a good bat for sure.  But so were Clarke and Ponting as captains before him, both averaging mid-50s while in charge.

 

True, but at this moment in time he is pulling away from the other batsmen who want to claim that number one spot. I think there are more technically better batsmen about, Smith is very unorthodox. Probably why he is so hard to get out on road like pitches. 

[s(k)aturation]

True, but at this moment in time he is pulling away from the other batsmen who want to claim that number one spot. I think there are more technically better batsmen about, Smith is very unorthodox. Probably why he is so hard to get out on road like pitches. 

 

 

Yeah, you wouldn't recommend his technique to kids, but you can't argue against it.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Yeah, you wouldn't recommend his technique to kids, but you can't argue against it.

 

I think it is a case of, if something works then stick to it. If he goes through an extended bad patch with the bat it will be a lot harder for him to get out of the run imo. 

[A_S]

By the way, the 'Forged in Fire' doco is a great watch for both Aussies and English alike.

 

Some fascinating insights into some famous Ashes moments.

[A_S]

Yeah, you wouldn't recommend his technique to kids, but you can't argue against it.

Bradman wasn't the most orthodox either. Incredible hand-eye these guys have though.

[s(k)aturation]

By the way, the 'Forged in Fire' doco is a great watch for both Aussies and English alike.

 

Some fascinating insights into some famous Ashes moments.

 

 

Yes it's very entertaining. 

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Bradman wasn't the most orthodox either. Incredible hand-eye these guys have though.

 

Yeah, Einstein didn't follow the manual either I guess.

 

And McEnroe served with his back turned.

[Son of L8]

Couldn't have done a bit of this yesterday, could you, you flock of wankers...

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Couldn't have done a bit of this yesterday, could you, you flock of wankers...

Especially as clearing Australia out this early could well be hastening England's demise.

[Son of L8]

Especially as clearing Australia out this early could well be hastening England's demise.

Yeah, time is the only friend we've got in this game at this point.

 

Will need a gutsy, stubborn performance with the bat to prevent defeat, so I look forward to Cooky nicking out for about 6.

[mouse1989]

We’re fucked. Just woke up to see stoneman nick behind. Back to bed

[Stickman]

Cook gone too......

 

Why don't they just forfeit the next two marches as England are just playing now to improve a lot of the Aussie players averages

[Furmedge]

Just send them home.

[Son of L8]

Proper captain's innings.