The Cricket Thread

[Spanish Sahara]

Yep. Was always on the cards... will become our new number three.

Is anyone else sick of Danny Morrison on commentary?? He emphasizes the wrong words!

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Yep. Was always on the cards... will become our new number three.

lol and hes out

We are rubbish away from home

 

[grizzlym]

lol and hes out

We are rubbish away from home

This is just abject though.

Ridiculous looking side going into test match.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Clarkes footwork to the spinners when on song is immaculate

 

[grizzlym]

Clarkes footwork to the spinners when on song is immaculate

And Lyon is hanging around.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

And Lyon is hanging around.

Ohhh dear

Shambles

Might not make 200

 

[grizzlym]

Indeed a shambles. Lucky we have another all rounder to come in.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

* off hawkeye thats out

 

[Spanish Sahara]

And siddle drops a pie

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Hughes grasses a chance at gully. Our fielding has deteriorated

 

[Spanish Sahara]

And siddle drops a pie

Misbah then ends up scoring the fastest test 50 and equaled the record for the fastest century.

* up Australia.

 

[grizzlym]

Clarke didn;t even bother to bowl Maxwell in that innings. Spose you don't always bat ya number 3.

 

[djboonie]

So, would allowing imports to play in the shield improve the comp?

i.e Imagine having some decent international spinners floating around in the state comp.

I know it would prevent exposure for some of our young spinners, but they could also learn from them. The batsmen would then at least be exposed to high quality spin early on.

just a thought.

 

[Garf]

Yay, we came second in both games.

 

[grizzlym]

So, would allowing imports to play in the shield improve the comp?

i.e Imagine having some decent international spinners floating around in the state comp.

I know it would prevent exposure for some of our young spinners, but they could also learn from them. The batsmen would then at least be exposed to high quality spin early on.

just a thought.

I agree with the idea. There's no better way to learn than to play against 'em. Also, it helps the bowlers learn too.

 

[Arkadia]

We have always struggled in the sub-continent(UAE-yes I know, not geographically part of the sub-continent but it is very hot), we play to much of the short form and we cannot adjust to the conditions when we go over, dropping easy catches and shots like maxwells do not help, maybe we don't have the mental ability to graft out a 5 day test in the sub-continent. Don't worry lads, we will smash India on our bouncy wickets and everything will be fine again.

 

[grizzlym]

Just watching the one dayer... Maxwell is a very, very ordinary bowler.

 

[grumbleguts]

It's offset by whgat he brings to the field and the willow.

 

[Langford4FBOTC]

It's offset by whgat he brings to the field and the willow.

Which is overrated. The guy had talent, but has real issues applying it.

 

[grizzlym]

Which is overrated. The guy had talent, but has real issues applying it.

Agree. He has some flair with the bat, and, obviously, the ability to play an innings out of the box every now and then.

He 'aint no bowler though.

 

[moginie]

Well, yesterday's match was one worth forgetting in a hurry.

 

[grizzlym]

Well, yesterday's match was one worth forgetting in a hurry.

Reckon Mitchell Marsh is something special though. Love his temperament.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Just watching the one dayer... Maxwell is a very, very ordinary bowler.

Net bowler only. I see he made a duck, which sort of shot did he play this time? Trying to play a ramp shot to an inswinging Yorker perhaps?

 

[grizzlym]

Net bowler only. I see he made a duck, which sort of shot did he play this time? Trying to play a ramp shot to an inswinging Yorker perhaps?

Chopped it on from Morne.

 

[arupist]

I was going to say I would like to see some consistency in the batting, but then I realised they are consistent. It was the first ODI performance that was abnormal.