Shield The Final: Western Australia vs Tasmania, The WACA, 21-25 March

[Westend]

just keep batting just keep batting

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

How cool would it be if we bat until tea? The lead would be 6 or even 700.
No chance Tasmania making 700 in a little over a day.
This could be a thrashing.

Just as well so much emphasis was placed upon bonus points earlier in the thread

 

[Westend]

Game is done. Now it's just a matter of if WA want to put the feet up and just bat as long as possible or try to end it ASAP - e.g. get the 500 lead up and throw the bat a bit.

Nope no need just keep batting for as long as possible

 

[4Seasons]

Just as well so much emphasis was placed upon bonus points earlier in the thread

It was hilarious.
When WA made 350in the first innings it obviously became a 5 day game.
Yet numpties still talked about bonus points.
It was fascinating the fascination.

 

[kane249]

Lol…WA are on the verge of a historic 3 peat, and old people are flexing about the 70’s.
Is there a 70’s thread for old people?

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[4Seasons]

Nope no need just keep batting for as long as possible

Lol..we are going to try and win.
There’s two days left.

 

[4Seasons]

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Lol..yes I’ve previously seen that thread.
I laughed because it seemed like some dude thought it was so important that he was an ex school teacher

 

[Joose]

Lol…WA are on the verge of a historic 3 peat, and old people are flexing about the 70’s.
Is there a 70’s thread for old people?

Now you listen here you little whippersnapper. Us old timers had it tough. Bit of respect please.

 

[Tugga27]

Lol..we are going to try and win.
There’s two days left.

Yep we are, but that doesn't mean we can't bat them out of the game.

 

[Dazzler9]

It was hilarious.
When WA made 350in the first innings it obviously became a 5 day game.
Yet numpties still talked about bonus points.
It was fascinating the fascination.

WA being in the BP lead is the reason that they can make 6 or 700 without worrying whether they win or not.

 

[4Seasons]

WA being in the BP lead is the reason that they can make 6 or 700 without worrying whether they win or not.

WA making 350 in the first innings is the reason Tasmania couldn’t go to hard after the bonus points.

 

[Moonwatcher]

just keep batting just keep batting

Haven't followed the thread, I assume WA made the most bonus points from the first innings?

 

[ioppolo]

Haven't followed the thread, I assume WA made the most bonus points from the first innings?

2.43 vs 0.9 after both first innings so yeah.

 

[Moonwatcher]

2.43 vs 0.9 after both first innings so yeah.

First innings for both sides.

EDIT: Wow, that is all of Tasmania's bonus points

 

[JackOutback]

I want the outright win. Yes, bat them out of the game but make sure there’s time to bowl them out.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Still say the team that finished top of the ladder should win with a draw by default.

 

[Tugga27]

Still say the team that finished top of the ladder should win with a draw by default.

Nah.
The home sides were producing roads and scoring thousands of runs.
It usually made for a terrible game.

The current way is much fairer, or you don't have a final at all, which I wouldn't mind TBH.

 

[4Seasons]

I want the outright win. Yes, bat them out of the game but make sure there’s time to bowl them out.

I think we probably will.
Tasmania’s spirit is going to be crushed.
Wouldn’t be surprised if we bowl them out for under 100.

And yes there’s batting teams out of games, but there’s also poor form and stupidity.
If our lead gets to 650-700 it would be embarrassing to keep batting.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Pinning their faint hopes on the new ball it seems

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I think we probably will.
Tasmania’s spirit is going to be crushed.
Wouldn’t be surprised if we bowl them out for under 100.

And yes there’s batting teams out of games, but there’s also poor form and stupidity.
If our lead gets to 650-700 it would be embarrassing to keep batting.

Why ? It’s a standard tactic in a shield final

 

[largebus]

The biggest cheer yesterday came when the umps finally called a wide after about the 10th Tas bouncer that went a postcode overhead. Umpiring has been poor all match

 

[yabsy]

Still say the team that finished top of the ladder should win with a draw by default.

Nah.
The home sides were producing roads and scoring thousands of runs.
It usually made for a terrible game.

The current way is much fairer, or you don't have a final at all, which I wouldn't mind TBH.

I also like this new BP system to try & make the Final a better spectacle...Home gound advantage is enough for the top team if there is to be a Final.

 

[Westend]

little bit of dale Steyn in Carlisle action ...

young fella has got some talent ..keep working on it next few seasons good prospect

 

[Westend]

fantastic debut performance by Connolly 90 and 18 can't ask more than that

keep working on tightening his technique in the off season and next year....and keep working on his slow left armers

a jadeja clone for the future

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

WA being in the BP lead is the reason that they can make 6 or 700 without worrying whether they win or not.

Not to mention a 1st innings lead of 161