Big Cricket Thread

[Dazzler9]

He was 27 when he started playing for the Warriors. Cant claim him as a Sandgroper.

He merely adopted the west. He wasn't born in it, molded by it.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Good to see Green and Inglis in the runs in the warm up match. Particularly Inglis given he'll probably be running drinks all tournament.

 

[KBLT]

Only in a warmup match lmao

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

WA XI:
Bancroft
Whiteman (c)
Wyllie
Goodwin
Hardie
Philippe (wk)
Turner
Stobo
Gannon
Rocchiccioli
Haskett


Bowling is pretty ordinary without Jhye, Paris and Morris. Anybody know Jhye’s injury is right now?


The Vics look pretty strong, not missing much at all:
Dean
Pucovski
Kellaway
Handscomb
Merlo
Sutherland (c)
Harper (wk)
Perry
O’Neill
Murphy
Boland

 

[Truckosaurus]

That is a bad bowling line up, particularly with most of our all rounders in India.

 

[happy_eagle]

Will this be the last World Cup that is this big a deal?

Tectonic shifts in the game have marginalised ODIs severely. Still, the 50-over World Cup is the sport's apex event - and it will be this year as well

www.espncricinfo.com

Interesting article on the World Cup. Not sure if its the advent of T20, Age or the dominance of our teams back then, but the World Cups from 99 to 07 felt like larger events. Probably a combination of all 3.

If there is a squeeze that is going to occur on the Cricket calendar for T20, then I think it has to be the amount of ODI cricket that is played.

 

[matthew_s]

Will this be the last World Cup that is this big a deal?

Tectonic shifts in the game have marginalised ODIs severely. Still, the 50-over World Cup is the sport's apex event - and it will be this year as well

www.espncricinfo.com

Interesting article on the World Cup. Not sure if its the advent of T20, Age or the dominance of our teams back then, but the World Cups from 99 to 07 felt like larger events. Probably a combination of all 3.

If there is a squeeze that is going to occur on the Cricket calendar for T20, then I think it has to be the amount of ODI cricket that is played.

we just played 3 T20s and 5 ODIs in SA. I’m shocked it hasn’t happened already.

 

[THE A5]

That is a bad bowling line up, particularly with most of our all rounders in India.

Still fair effort to get the vics out for 256. Took 10 wickets for 140 odd runs

 

[THE A5]

The only way to save ODI’s really is to make T20 a franchise only even with the odd WC every blue moon

 

[THE A5]

He was 27 when he started playing for the Warriors. Cant claim him as a Sandgroper.

He was also like 26 when he started playing for Australia. Basically played most of his cricket as an Australian cricketer here

 

[darksquare]

WA XI:
Bancroft
Whiteman (c)
Wyllie
Goodwin
Hardie
Philippe (wk)
Turner
Stobo
Gannon
Rocchiccioli
Haskett


Bowling is pretty ordinary without Jhye, Paris and Morris. Anybody know Jhye’s injury is right now?


The Vics look pretty strong, not missing much at all:
Dean
Pucovski
Kellaway
Handscomb
Merlo
Sutherland (c)
Harper (wk)
Perry
O’Neill
Murphy
Boland

We have a pretty good B team:

Short
Inglis (wk)
Marsh
Green
Cartwright
Turner
Stoinis
Agar
Paris
Richardson
Morris

Only Morris hasn't played for Australia.

Interesting that Goodwin is playing. Is Cartwright injured? And where is Marcus Harris for Victoria?

 

[Doashuey]

He was also like 26 when he started playing for Australia. Basically played most of his cricket as an Australian cricketer here

Haha, you are off your rocker. Until you move away from WA you dont realise just how much a chip is carried around on some Sandgroper shoulders. MJ was born and bred in Townsville, all his development as a junior right through to test player was in Queensland before moving to WA as a 27 year old and you want to claim him as a West Aussie? Give me a spell.
I guess Viv Richards was a QLDer seeing as he played some Shield for QLD.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

We have a pretty good B team:

Short
Inglis (wk)
Marsh
Green
Cartwright
Turner
Stoinis
Agar
Paris
Richardson
Morris

Only Morris hasn't played for Australia.

Interesting that Goodwin is playing. Is Cartwright injured? And where is Marcus Harris for Victoria?

We also forgot Matt Kelly. Would say that WA are missing their top 4 quicks (Jhye, Paris, Morris, Kelly).

Bancroft and Wyllie have been scoring at a pretty glacial pace, but they’re still at the crease and hopefully scoring can pick up as the Vic bowlers get worn down by the sun.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

How did South Australia score only 307 and 157 against Tassie’s awful attack? With Bird and Siddle gone this is who they had bowling:

Gabe Bell
Lawrence Neil-Smith
Mitchell Owen
Bradley Hope
Beau Webster
Jarrod Freeman

 

[Wild Kelly]

Bancroft continuing his run of very good form.

Also, Jack Edwards having a good game for NSW..... 6 wkts backed up by 87 runs in the middle order.

 

[kane249]

Haha, you are off your rocker. Until you move away from WA you dont realise just how much a chip is carried around on some Sandgroper shoulders. MJ was born and bred in Townsville, all his development as a junior right through to test player was in Queensland before moving to WA as a 27 year old and you want to claim him as a West Aussie? Give me a spell.

So why do Queenslanders claim Allan Border as one of their own since he was born and bred in Sydney? Same applies for development in NSW, played his first test while still playing for NSW as well. Didn't move to Queensland until he was 25.

Seems a bit hypocritical

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Bancroft continuing his run of very good form.

Also, Jack Edwards having a good game for NSW..... 6 wkts backed up by 87 runs in the middle order.

It’s also nice to see Wyllie scoring well. He had pretty lean returns last year which was understandable given his young age, but it would be handy if he took a big step forward this Shield season.

 

[Wild Kelly]

So why do Queenslanders claim Allan Border as one of their own since he was born and bred in Sydney? Same applies for development in NSW, played his first test while still playing for NSW as well. Didn't move to Queensland until he was 25.

Seems a bit hypocritical

..and Thommo.

 

[Doashuey]

So why do Queenslanders claim Allan Border as one of their own since he was born and bred in Sydney? Same applies for development in NSW, played his first test while still playing for NSW as well. Didn't move to Queensland until he was 25.

Seems a bit hypocritical

I didnt actually know that, and my point stands. Its not hypocritical, if thats the case then I agree, NSW player.

 

[kane249]

I didnt actually know that, and my point stands. Its not hypocritical, if thats the case then I agree, NSW player.

No worries, look forward to some matches from Mitch Johnson field in WA down the track maybe

 

[MrWoollie]

So why do Queenslanders claim Allan Border as one of their own since he was born and bred in Sydney? Same applies for development in NSW, played his first test while still playing for NSW as well. Didn't move to Queensland until he was 25.

Seems a bit hypocritical

And they claim Jeff Thomson who moved from NSW aged 25.
And Greg Chappell who moved from SA, also at 25.

Both were Test cricketers before the move as well.

 

[Doashuey]

No worries, look forward to some matches from Mitch Johnson field in WA down the track maybe

WA probabaly has a few ahead of Mitch to name a field after I would think. But perhaps he will do enough for cricket in WA in his retirement that they do see fit to name a suburban ground after him.

 

[Doashuey]

And they claim Jeff Thomson who moved from NSW aged 25.
And Greg Chappell who moved from SA, also at 25.

Both were Test cricketers before the move as well.

Tommo has def been an adopted QLDer, featured in XXXX or Powers ads. Chappells have always been croweaters though, dont think they have ever been considered QLDers.

 

[kane249]

Anyway, WA born and bred Bancroft has bought up a century

 

[Dazzler9]

Surely we get to claim Gilly as our own???!!!