Australian Cricket Thread - No.3 🏏

[Jeremias]

Really poor tournament from Australia. Only one player can truly say they excelled throughout - Maxwell. He was terrific.

A few nice cameos with the bat from Finch, but not enough.

Warner looked very tired having barely had a break over the past few months.

Bowlers gave us not much at all. Was impressed with Muirhead but other than that some pretty ordinary displays.

Thanks to Hodge and Hogg for their service but I highly doubt we'll see them representing Australia again. Time to step aside.

We're just a very poor T20 side and that was reflected in this tournament. I have absolutely no idea why we were considered one of the pre-tournament favourites.

 

[HBF]

I reckon we still pick the wrong team for these tournaments.
Warner, Watson and Haddin should have all been rested after playing in The Ashes and in the domestic ODI's during the Summer.
Starc looked short of match fitness and why we took Bollinger over there is still a mystery to me.
And if they're going to take Hodge, bat him where he'll be effective, and not down the order.
All things being equal, this would be my best XI

Finch
White
Hodge
Maxwell
Bailey
Lynn
Paine
Coulter-Nile
Lee
Behrendorf (WA)
Joyce

 

[HBF]

Aussies girls through to the T20 final.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Aussies girls through to the T20 final.

Will they bring Watson into this team for the final or dont they rate him either.....

 

[HBF]

Will they bring Watson into this team for the final or dont they rate him either.....

Lol.
Watson is really moving heading up the table of my least favourite sports-people in this country.
Such a smug w.anker.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Lol.
Watson is really moving heading up the table of my least favourite sports-people in this country.
Such a smug w.anker.

Moved into the Mundine bracket for me quite a while ago.

 

[HBF]

Moved into the Mundine bracket for me quite a while ago.

Mundine stands alone IMO.
But he's certainly on the podium IMO.

 

[The Toad]

Well as we are now rated the #1 country in both forms of the game, it's fair to expect a decent showing at the upcoming world cup.

 

[HBF]

And in our own backyard Toad.
And then we're back to the UK to defend the Ashes.
Big year for aussie cricket in 2015.

 

[The Toad]

Total Domination.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Inspired appointment by CA having Murali in charge of our spinners leading into the series against Pakistan.

Will watch our spinning stocks development with interest.

 

[HBF]

Stig O'Hara
Have you seen the green top at Lords tonight?
Makes some of the Gabba pitches of the past look like day 3 roads.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Stig O'Hara
Have you seen the green top at Lords tonight?
Makes some of the Gabba pitches of the past look like day 3 roads.

Lets give it a session, lndia are going to score at least 30% behind gully/point.

Which Cook won't set a field for.

Get through Anderson & Broad, and it's Run City.

 

[HBF]

Lets give it a session, lndia are going to score at least 30% behind gully/point.

Which Cook won't set a field for.

True. You'd seriously have to have a 3rd man for this pitch. Just to stop that push/cut down there to rotate the strike.
Why they'd leave that much grass on it is really puzzling as there is rain forecast over the weekend.

 

[Jeremias]

That's closer to a carpet than a pitch.

Watching day 4 and 5 (if it goes that far in) will be absolutely comical.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That's closer to a carpet than a pitch.

Watching day 4 and 5 (if it goes that far in) will be absolutely comical.

Why???

 

[Jeremias]

Why???

They'll be playing lawn bowls.

 

[HBF]

They'll be playing lawn bowls.

I just checked out the weather forecast for London and today & tomorrow is going to be warm (28 & 31 degrees respectively) and then there is rain forecast over the weekend. It's going to be a green top for all 5 days IMO.

 

[Sublime]

I just checked out the weather forecast for London and today & tomorrow is going to be warm (28 & 31 degrees respectively) and then there is rain forecast over the weekend. It's going to be a green top for all 5 days IMO.

Its ok, half the population of London will be dead after this 'heatwave'. That'll take the focus off the test.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Green alright, McGrath and Alderman would of been unplayable on this pitch.

 

[HBF]

Its ok, half the population of London will be dead after this 'heatwave'. That'll take the focus off the test.

David Lloyd said it was sultry in London today...
F****n' sultry my arse... He should know what sultry is - he's just been in Australia for a few months over Summer.

 

[HBF]

This game is going to go down to the wire at Lords.
India needs 6 wickets, England need 146 runs.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Prior falls for the 3 card trick, gets caught at midwicket.......England 6 down, 120 behind, new ball due.

Reckon it's India's game to win .......

Ed: new ball NOT taken, Stokes gone for a blob, and Ishant (can you believe it!!!!) gets a 5 fa, and his name on the board at Lords.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Poms folded like a deck of cards.

Cook averaging 14 this year and Stuart Broad is apparently suggesting and blaming the hotel they stayed in, apparently it is haunted....

Aussie crowds are going to have fun with that on his next tour.

 

[HBF]

Was great watching the poms fold like a cheap suit last night. Root, Stokes and Prior all went out trying to force the play, when they really only just had to bat sensibly and the runs would have come. Bring on the Ashes this time next year.