Swans Board Cricket Thread - Ashes 25/26

[bedford]

Glenn Maxwell going out to bat clearly 6 beers in, swinging wildly but missing the ball by miles is kinda amusing.

24 hrs ago lol

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Can we keep this going and talk about BBL ?

If so, how unconvincing is Babar Azam ?

Babar is absolutely useless - looks all lost at sea on our pitches. What an absolute bust of a recruit

 

[dosser]

As a certified grumpy old man, I want to know who TF changed it from a '6' to a 'maximum'?!? It does my head in.

 

[bedford]

As a certified grumpy old man, I want to know who TF changed it from a '6' to a 'maximum'?!? It does my head in.

Agree

 

[PJ68]

As a certified grumpy old man, I want to know who TF changed it from a '6' to a 'maximum'?!? It does my head in.

Agree.

And being the pedant (and grumpy old man) I am it isn't even right.

There is no maximum you can score of a ball.

What are they going to say for a 6 off a no ball? extra maximum?

 

[dosser]

Agree.

And being the pedant (and grumpy old man) I am it isn't even right.

There is no maximum you can score of a ball.

What are they going to say for a 6 off a no ball? extra maximum?

Good point. The next thing above maximum would be a 'maximum pro'.

As in, the other day i saw a commercial on TV for a mattress cover. I can't remember the name (let's call it Sleepmaster, or something) but it was advertised as 'Sleepmaster Pro'. I was amazed! Obviously it is the mattress cover that the professional sleepers use!

Good grief.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

As a certified grumpy old man, I want to know who TF changed it from a '6' to a 'maximum'?!? It does my head in.

Yep. Holing out - golf, dugout - baseball. Pet peeves for sure

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Babar is absolutely useless - looks all lost at sea on our pitches. What an absolute bust of a recruit

Tune in folks to watch the best ever T20 player tonight in Babar Azam. Gets the poops when smudge refuses a single, only for smudge to hit 32 off next over.

You know my thoughts about Green being overrated but he’s not a patch on the not so mighty Babar azam. Can’t handle bounce and pace. Can’t wait for another 1 off 7 balls performance.

Go Sixers !

 

[dosser]

Tune in folks to watch the best ever T20 player tonight in Babar Azam. Gets the poops when smudge refuses a single, only for smudge to hit 32 off next over.

You know my thoughts about Green being overrated but he’s not a patch on the not so mighty Babar azam. Can’t handle bounce and pace. Can’t wait for another 1 off 7 balls performance.

Go Sixers !

Culturally it was a huge insult - he lost face on international TV.

 

[bedford]

Good to see Abbott and Edwards with ducks last night , like Will Sutherland , all overrated

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Sat in 41 degrees at Optus watching the game last night.

2 observations:

1. I knew West Coast crowds are the worst in the AFL. But I’ve revised that to WA crowds are the worst in Australia. The constant booing of Steve Smith was puerile.

2. Babar is the worst BBL import ever. And it’ll be a tough record to break.

 

[robbieando]

Sat in 41 degrees at Optus watching the game last night.

2 observations:

1. I knew West Coast crowds are the worst in the AFL. But I’ve revised that to WA crowds are the worst in Australia. The constant booing of Steve Smith was puerile.

2. Babar is the worst BBL import ever. And it’ll be a tough record to break.

You think you had it hard, was at the tennis last night and two people from WA were sat next to me giving everyone around us a ball by ball update while watching on their phones. Why bother going to the tennis if you are just going to watch the cricket.

They left after everyone kept asking them to be quiet and got shitty “why can’t we keep up with the Cricket score”

Maybe if you don’t disturb everyone else around you morons

 

[bedford]

You think you had it hard, was at the tennis last night and two people from WA were sat next to me giving everyone around us a ball by ball update while watching on their phones. Why bother going to the tennis if you are just going to watch the cricket.

They left after everyone kept asking them to be quiet and got shitty “why can’t we keep up with the Cricket score”

Maybe if you don’t disturb everyone else around you morons

Better watching the cricket than simpsons

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

I swear there are parallels with the Sixers and the Swans in big moments.

 

[bedford]

I swear there are parallels with the Sixers and the Swans in big moments.

I swear there is not anything near it , unless you compare Campbell to Abbott

 

[rustycrate]

I swear there is not anything near it , unless you compare Campbell to Abbott

I swear I have never watched BBL for 7 years, Even then I was forced.

 

[bedford]

I swear I have never watched BBL for 7 years, Even then I was forced.

No need to swear

 

[rustycrate]

No need to swear

Sorry. But it was BBL.

 

[Mister B]

You think you had it hard, was at the tennis last night and two people from WA were sat next to me giving everyone around us a ball by ball update while watching on their phones. Why bother going to the tennis if you are just going to watch the cricket.

They left after everyone kept asking them to be quiet and got shitty “why can’t we keep up with the Cricket score”

Maybe if you don’t disturb everyone else around you morons

It's ok, they dig good holes, but.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I swear there are parallels with the Sixers and the Swans in big moments.

You do realise they have won more than they have lost in BBL right? Second most titles. yeah poor batting the other night yet were still in a position to win in a match that wasn't meaningless but it was just a rights hosting match, like they are losing to Hobart minus Ellis (likely) and definitely David. Sam Curran is a huge loss though for sure.

 

[McGowan3]

You do realise they have won more than they have lost in BBL right? Second most titles. yeah poor batting the other night yet were still in a position to win in a match that wasn't meaningless but it was just a rights hosting match, like they are losing to Hobart minus Ellis (likely) and definitely David. Sam Curran is a huge loss though for sure.

Stars are easily the biggest disappointment of the BBL. High profile, big names - can't get the job done.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Stars are easily the biggest disappointment of the BBL. High profile, big names - can't get the job done.

How? They have the second most titles. They do well.

No the biggest one is the Stars and it's not even remotely close. Even the Thunder have won a title they haven't won a title in the BBL or the WBBL...should be called the Duds not the Stars

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Stars are easily the biggest disappointment of the BBL. High profile, big names - can't get the job done.

Highest proportion of overrated players in the BBL.

Stoinis being top of the list.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Highest proportion of overrated players in the BBL.

Stoinis being top of the list.

Maxwell is close. When was the last good BBL season he had?

 

[Jewelsbon]

How? They have the second most titles. They do well.

No the biggest one is the Stars and it's not even remotely close. Even the Thunder have won a title they haven't won a title in the BBL or the WBBL...should be called the Duds not the Stars

Huh???