Banter RDT 156 - Old Gold

[THE A5]

Problem with Coulter-Nile is more a problem with State cricket in general in that First Class and One Day Domestic are essentially the same team squad.

Coulter-Nile looks far more likely to play his career out as a T20 gun for hire next few years than be a toiler for WA at state level, so it makes sense from a WA POV to put time into other pace bowlers in the 50 over format as a potential lead to Shield cricket. It sucks for NCN personally, and for Australian cricket overall (50 over ODD cricket is fairly reasonable practice for IT20 compared to sitting at home scratching your balls) but it is what it is.

FWIW I don't have a good solution either, but I think cricket as a collective need to rethink the summer scheduling.

it's a loss for Aus cricket. Tye also not offered one but was told he might get one depending how he goes in the BBL. Tye just lucky he plays for the Scorchers.

I'm surprised Victoria didn't offer him one tbf. Would be great to teach their young bowlers.

 

[Wild Kelly]

The thing about Coulter-Nile is he always tries to walk it in.

Are you a West Ham Gunners fan?

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Are you a West Ham Gunners fan?

I just make jokes.

 

[THE A5]

Oh to be an Australian Sheppard

 

[ashley12]

it's a loss for Aus cricket. Tye also not offered one but was told he might get one depending how he goes in the BBL. Tye just lucky he plays for the Scorchers.

I'm surprised Victoria didn't offer him one tbf. Would be great to teach their young bowlers.

Oh I completely agree. I am just speaking from the WA POV in regards as to why they didn't.

Shield kinda sucks in that you can essentially divide the teams by tiers into (when full strength)

NSW/VIC
QLD/WA
SA/TAS

Some excess players from the top sides move down, which in turn can ruin opportunities for others (seriously, Siddle as a coach and one year player at Tassie is fine. Multi-years is going to eventually cause a problem.

In all honesty Australian cricket should be looking to partner with English cricket very soon to make sure the "BIG 3" doesn't turn into the "BIG 1" with India holding all the cards.

Give Aussies chances to play over there. Turn "The Hundred" into BBL offseason/preseason etc... and do our best to make sure that opportunities for English cricketers over here are available (Lawrence/Hales/Livingstone/Roy/Archer etc....).

As a random aside, India really should release non-international IPL Indian players into the T20 world system in Windies/Aus/England to actually improve their players. Someone like Suresh Raina has no shot of playing internationals for India, and would do better by getting more T20 cricket in to improve the standard of the IPL.

 

[DanWCE]

Oh to be an Australian Sheppard
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[larrikin]

Ash Barty needs to get way batter at not choking

 

[Luuuc]

Didn't watch the match but was tracking the score. Yikes. That de-escalated quickly.

 

[WCE_phil]

Ash Barty needs to get way batter at not choking

Nathan Buckley disagrees.

 

[DanWCE]

Ash Barty needs to get way batter at not choking

Whoa.

I was following the score too and didn't dare post about it in here in case it went pear shaped. Tuned out to do some work. Wtf happened?!

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Whoa.

I was following the score too and didn't dare post about it in here in case it went pear shaped. Tuned out to do some work. Wtf happened?!

She had a 5 goal lead in the first quarter and choked.

 

[Ochre]

Fold the country

 

[RookiePick]

Pre-game pep talk from Sam Stosur was probably ill advised.

 

[ep2018]

Surely Serena Williams is the best in the world right now? Not Ash Barty who shits the bed most slams?

 

[Biggie]

Tonight is team selection for my girls.

Pretty confident I’ll be having both of them picked this weekend v EP at home Sunday afternoon, with the younger one to debut.

That was until the school just rung me and advised my younger one has severely sprained her ankle and now I’m off to the hospital for scans.

Trying to find the balance between caring father and “oh my god the coach even said be ducking careful at school, because you don’t want to get hurt”

Thankfully I have a train ride to compose myself first.

 

[Biggie]

Coach confirmed she was named and selected - on field with her older sister.

Now we await scan results.

Buggar

 

[Keys]

Coach confirmed she was named and selected - on field with her older sister.

Now we await scan results.

Buggar

She’s young so best way to look at this is as a temporary setback on her path to a debut in the wings a few years from now

 

[Biggie]

She’s young so best way to look at this is as a temporary setback on her path to a debut in the wings a few years from now

Is exactly what her old man said

 

[Keys]

The snowstorm/cold snap in Texas right now is something else. I’m not that well versed on normal weather patterns in Texas but this isn’t completely unlike it snowing here or perhaps Melbourne/Sydney

 

[Bender_]

The snowstorm/cold snap in Texas right now is something else. I’m not that well versed on normal weather patterns in Texas but this isn’t completely unlike it snowing here or perhaps Melbourne/Sydney

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Scary part too is the power failures, would hope you've got a few blankets and a wood fire once the rolling blackouts start and you can't turn the heater on.

 

[Keys]

Scary part too is the power failures, would hope you've got a few blankets and a wood fire once the rolling blackouts start and you can't turn the heater on.

Same areas haven’t had power for 24-36 hours. Infrastructure isn’t setup for below freezing temperatures so internal water pipes are splitting/leaking due to the water inside expanding as it freezes - once the temperature rises those pipes are going to actually burst

It’s not good

 

[Wild Kelly]

Is exactly what her old man said

I trust you gave her some sage advice too!

 

[DanWCE]

I trust you gave her some sage advice too!

Does sage reduce inflammation?

 

[Wild Kelly]

Does sage reduce inflammation?

Yes, do not buy underpants made from sage!

 

[Wild Kelly]

Scary part too is the power failures, would hope you've got a few blankets and a wood fire once the rolling blackouts start and you can't turn the heater on.

Hopefully they have changed over from coal powered electricity generation to wind turbines and solar.