Cricket Discussion - Part 3

[RussellEbertHandball]

The pink ball was introduced because players had trouble picking up a red or a white ball in the changing light.

The pink ball was introduced to replace red ball cricket ie for 4 and 5 day games and let these games be played at night time.

They tried orange and yellow balls. Darren Lehmann the other day was talking about a double century he hit in a day-night shield game using a yellow ball.

The pink ball was never introduced to replace the white ball for one day games.

 

[JimmyBC]

The white ball doesn't work with white clothing.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Adelaide is a day test

Weather forecast for the 1st day is anywhere between 35c - 38c with the hot condition's to follow each day

Please let us win the toss and bat...and bat...and bat

 

[philreich]

Weather forecast for the 1st day is anywhere between 35c - 38c with the hot condition's to follow each day

Please let us win the toss and bat...and bat...and bat

"Australia currently struggling early on day 3 at 3 for 812."

 

[Rabish Binney]

"Australia currently struggling early on day 3 at 3 for 812."

We can only hope....

 

[Papa G]

Am i alone in wanting the Poms to dig in and make a game of it?

 

[JimmyBC]

Am i alone in wanting the Poms to dig in and make a game of it?

Draw or a win to the aussies & it's two dead rubbers to follow. They need to win to save the summer or yay it's dead rubbers & BBL.

 

[Papa G]

Draw or a win to the aussies & it's two dead rubbers to follow. They need to win to save the summer or yay it's dead rubbers & BBL.

I lost my rabid love of the Australian Cricket team probably in the mid 2000s. Just a bunch of arogant ********s. Like Test cricket a lot, my most rabid was when we used to get destroyed by Windies in the 80s. What a side. Loved Alan Border because he stood up to them. Now, meh, apart from destroying those Indian campaigners, Im just up for the game.

 

[JimmyBC]

I lost my rabid love of the Australian Cricket team probably in the mid 2000s. Just a bunch of arogant ********s. Like Test cricket a lot, my most rabid was when we used to get destroyed by Windies in the 80s. What a side. Loved Alan Border because he stood up to them. Now, meh, apart from destroying those Indian campaigners, Im just up for the game.

I think I've lost any rabid love of state & national teams just in general to be honest. I still like the battle & individual players, but there's nothing tribal about it.

 

[Papa G]

I think I've lost any rabid love of state & national teams just in general to be honest. I still like the battle & individual players, but there's nothing tribal about it.

Kinda feeling the same way about Ports these days....loathe the league. Maybe we are just getting old Jimbo.

 

[240volt]

 

[JimmyBC]

Kinda feeling the same way about Ports these days....loathe the league. Maybe we are just getting old Jimbo.

Yea next step is getting on the blower to 5aa and talking about the olden days.

 

[philreich]

I think I've lost any rabid love of state & national teams just in general to be honest. I still like the battle & individual players, but there's nothing tribal about it.

T20 has killed a lot of my love for the game. Batsmen just don't know how to build an innings - someone making a 300 ball century would be about as rare as a Collingwood fan with a full set of teeth.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Am i alone in wanting the Poms to dig in and make a game of it?

I've been wanting the poms to do this since about 10am on the 21st November Perth time. I want to see a real battle.

This bullshit that the ashes are pinnacle of test cricket makes no sense when the poms lose test series in Oz 4-0 or 5-0.

The pinnacle was when the West indies dominated and sides tried to beat them and a drawn series was the product of a great battle be it West Indies v Oz, India, Pakistan, even England drew a 5 test series in England 2-2 in 1991.

 

[philreich]

I've been wanting the poms to do this since about 10am on the 21st November Perth time. I want to see a real battle.

This bullshit that the ashes are pinnacle of test cricket makes no sense when the poms lose test series in Oz 4-0 or 5-0.

The pinnacle was when the West indies dominated and sides tried to beat them and a drawn series was the product of a great battle be it West Indies v Oz, India, Pakistan, even England drew a 5 test series in England 2-2 in 1991.

Yeah we've had 6 days of a possible 10 so far - I still want the Aussies to win, but an Adelaide 2006 style win late on day 5 would be more memorable.