ABC covering Women's T20

[XFactor1979]

What's wrong with saying batswoman?

It is a woman who is batting after all.

Batter makes it sound like they are making a cake, much more sexist

 

[XFactor1979]

how about that abominable run rate out there for this test match?

ellyse perry faced 90 balls to score 17 runs- no boundaries

 

[Damon_3388]

Andrew Gaze couldn't even get a contract in the NBA, and he is widely regarded as the greatest basketballer to ever come out of this country (Andrew Bogut aside).

Andrew Gaze did spend time in the NCAA system (Seton Hall University) as well as in the NBA (Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs) and even has an NBA Championship ring (1999) to show for it.

 

[Parquet Court]

womens cricket needs the boundary to be brought right in, 50metres max if they want it people to come, people want a battle between bat and ball, most women could clear 50m with a hit, also make the throws coming in from the boundary better

 

[Parquet Court]

No coverage of the one off women's Ashes test... thank god.

Eng 8/181 at stumps on day 1 of 4... off 105 overs!!!

5 of 7 bowlers have economy rate of less than 2

not out batters are 103* off 277 and 6* off 66

just on a side note, where does everyone think the level of womens test match cricket is at?? ie comparable to a mens level eg: 3rd grade pennant or suburban turf etc etc:

i watched a bit of that T20 and it is hard to gauge how fast they were bowling, the movement etc etc:

i do remember a few 17 year old girls joining in with training when i was playing 13s so not really sure where girls cricket is at post junior level

 

[andrew23]

An aussie girl got a hat trick today !

 

[legend166]

I just don't understand why they score so slow.

 

[XFactor1979]

I just don't understand why they score so slow.

sarah elliot with the match winning hand:

81 off 262 balls

1 four

although you'd think abc grandstand would thrive commentating women's test matches, they can almost do away with describing ball by ball in women's cricket, they can talk to guests for 1/2 hours without a break to describe the description, and then tell us the score increased by 2 runs since they started talking 1/2 an hour ago

 

[CAS79]

I just don't understand why they score so slow.

A few years ago the game really cranked up, Particulary battles between the like of Catherine Fitzpatrick and New Zealands Emma Drum.

but the game seems to have faded back in ability again.