Summer of cricket Australia

[saj_21]

Imma just leave this here

 

[smasha]

Imma just leave this here

They had to put an odi in there for Melbourne to try to make us look worse lol.

 

[smasha]

Wonder if the boys club will let Will in?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wonder if the boys club will let Will in?

Think he will. Least Langer can't pick Burns or Bancroft!

 

[t_94]

Think I saw somewhere India play tests against England home and away, games at home and away against South Africa, limited overs games against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The Asia Cup, IPL, T20 World Cup and WTC Final. If India are already complaining now I think we’ll see more and more players sit out this year. Families should be allowed to travel with players (not sure if they are or not) because they mightn’t be home all year. Hopefully our Aussie guys prioritise playing in the national side because it is inevitable the players will take breaks during the year and the IPL is the time to take those breaks.

Home and away test series between England and India this year? India toured England 2 years ago. Absolute gluttony by the two boards.

 

[Belnakor]

Could actually make an argument for abandoning international T20s and ODIs this year. Just play domestic T20s and tests. It's probably more likely that tests will get shafted. Covid could give the administrators the excuse they've been looking for to accelerate the death of test cricket.

they will be currently sitting around a board room table workshopping how to blame COVID for shifting to 4 day tests.

 

[Belnakor]

This may all be solved by the vaccine

surely all the players can just get the vaccine and be exempted from quaratine. Assuming the governments actually think rationally. Pakistan for example haven't the majority of their player group already had COVID?

Obviously there will be still be *******s like Mcgowan with an election close which will cause some issues.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Obviously there will be still be *******s like Mcgowan with an election close which will cause some issues.

Bemuses me how so many people can be so ungrateful for McGowan’s work during the pandemic.

 

[Belnakor]

Bemuses me how so many people can be so ungrateful for McGowan’s work during the pandemic.

give him a medal for following the medical officers advice amiright?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

give him a medal for following the medical officers advice amiright?

As opposed to whinging for him doing the same?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

As opposed to whinging for him doing the same?

Can’t have it both ways though. No issue with what McGowan is doing but you can’t be whinging when live sport isn’t going to Perth.

 

[Belnakor]

As opposed to whinging for him doing the same?

Shutting the borders is our only response at the moment because our hospitals are overwhelmed.. with no actual COVID cases lol. If we were organized i don't think we would be slamming the border shut every 2 minutes. This has blocked our ability to host sporting options.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Can’t have it both ways though. No issue with what McGowan is doing but you can’t be whinging when live sport isn’t going to Perth.

I haven’t, and won’t. Couldn’t care less about live sport atm. It’s far down on the list of the priorities, and tbh other states could use the economic boost more than WA right now.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I haven’t, and won’t. Couldn’t care less about live sport atm. It’s far down on the list of the priorities, and tbh other states could use the economic boost more than WA right now.

That is fair enough and it’s a more than reasonable viewpoint.

 

[HBF]

Sounds like Pucovski is playing

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Sounds like Pucovski is playing

Yep

Wade to 5

 

[HBF]

Yep

Wade to 5

Makes sense to me.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Makes sense to me.

No Head is the right call his technique is average

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Feel like this break between tests has been way too long

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Feel like this break between tests has been too long

Blame India for that I hate it as well

 

[sherb]

High farce. Unsurprisingly.

it's great to see Rookwood on the banned list. Given the vast majority of its residents are under the ground (it's the largest cemetery in the country, with its own postcode) we don't want them muscling their way out of their graves and heading into the SCG.

Berala and western Sydney residents risk $1,000 fines if they attend SCG for Sydney Test

NSW health minister Brad Hazzard says he intends to sign a public health order banning people from suburbs affected by the Berala Covid cluster from attending the Sydney Test

www.theguardian.com

 

[Belnakor]

Imma just leave this here

the obvious conclusion is we should play more tests in Perth.

I think our next rain is due sometime in March

 

[LukeParkerno1]

the obvious conclusion is we should play more tests in Perth.

I think our next rain is due sometime in March

Forecast has changed, there might be a brief one tomorrow but that's it.

 

[Belnakor]

Forecast has changed, there might be a brief one tomorrow but that's it.

oh nice. Looks like there could be some cloud cover on day 1 which could make for some interesting decisions at the toss.

We haven't seen it yet but it would assume no shine on the ball means the middle overs are easier to bat on. Not sure we have seen much change in conditions but if there is going to be a pitch to show it, it will the SCG which has been a road of late.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

oh nice. Looks like there could be some cloud cover on day 1 which could make for some interesting decisions at the toss.

We haven't seen it yet but it would assume no shine on the ball means the middle overs are easier to bat on. Not sure we have seen much change in conditions but if there is going to be a pitch to show it, it will the SCG which has been a road of late.

Wouldn't be the WORST toss to lose in fact it's a toss I doubt you'd want to win. That said in Sydney you are nuts bowling first usually, pitch gets progressively tougher especially if we get to day 5.