Big Cricket Thread

[Dazzler9]

So what was the story here? Was the third umpire blind? That decision defies belief.

See post directly above.

 

[Kapowie1]

Ed Hawkins write a book about match fixing over a decade ago called ‘Bookie, Gambler, Fixer, Spy’. Doesn’t address this match specifically but draws some parallels between what was going on at the time in ODI’s with match fixing and this moment. It was far too easy for book makers to infiltrate and alter results.
There is an amazing few chapters on the results of the 2011 World Cup final where India beat Pakistan and how a bookmaker described to the author in real time how the match would play out.

For a long time after reading that book I didn’t trust close results or abnormalities in matches.

I would think it’s pretty clean now as far as players are concerned but I still have fears over what umpires can do to alter matches. It was only 5-10 years ago that Assad Rauf admitted to taking money to give shitty decisions


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[MrWoollie]

How the West won: The inside story of a WA dynasty

With WA's men's program enjoying a period of unprecedented glory, a number of the key figures behind their success have revealed the people and culture, and the systems and structures, that have made it possible

www.cricket.com.au

Great (and very long) article explaining why WA has got to the dominant position it currently has.
Other states, and even Australia, could learn a lot from how the WACA has been run under Matthews.
Just shows that the calls to 'have a draft' or various other proposals to effectively weaken WA are bulls**t. Punish success and drag the successful and well run to the lowest common level.

The WACA is basically a lesson in leadership, succession planning, team building and everything you want in in a competitive team environment.

 

[happy_eagle]

 

[Keys]

To be fair, he’s done well to get some bat on that

 

[Dazzler9]

Test Championship final to be shown on free-to-air TV

The highly anticipated clash between Australia and India at The Oval starting on June 7 will be broadcast on free-to-air television in Australia

www.cricket.com.au

 

[Monocle]

Wyllie is been found out badly at the next level in the AUS A V NZ A game, hopefully it's a good learning experience for him.

He does, however, worry me as he does edge the ball a lot and gives the catchers behind the wicket extra reason to concentrate.

 

[Dazzler9]

Wyllie is been found out badly at the next level in the AUS A V NZ A game, hopefully it's a good learning experience for him.

He does, however, worry me as he does edge the ball a lot and gives the catchers behind the wicket extra reason to concentrate.

I take it this A side is really just a development squad. i.e. not the next in line.

 

[Dazzler9]

Wyllie is not exactly a lock at Shield level as yet, is he?

 

[Biggie]

Murphy, Morris among new faces on Aussie contract list

Spinner Todd Murphy and fast bowler Lance Morris earn their first national contracts on expanded 24-strong list with Ashes and ODI World Cup in mind

www.cricket.com.au

Cricket Australia men's contract list 2023-24: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

 

[ioppolo]

Marcus Harris could've been f K d off surely but otherwise about what you'd expect.

 

[Dazzler9]

I'm surprised at Jhye Richardson to be honest.

 

[Tugga27]

Great news for someone like Murphy.

Goes from a state contract to a CA contract worth around a million.

 

[darksquare]

Thought Handscomb's tests might have triggered an inclusion...

 

[Dazzler9]

MSN

 

[RookiePick]

MSN

Ah that's bollocks.

Dark Sharks thoughts on the Black Caps ever selecting Williamson for representative duties?

 

[Monocle]

Harris ahead of Renshaw and Bancroft ............FFS.

Bog average bat and a total liability in the field.

George Bailey is starting to worry me.

 

[Registered User]

MSN

I dunno if it's true, or who said it, but someone reckons there's been more injuries since the ropes came in, obviously because fielders throw themselves around like Superman trying to stop boundaries

 

[FKASC]

What’s with the IPL uniforms looking less and less unique this year? Lucknow has gone from turquoise to blue and basically the same as Mumbai and Gujarat. RCB and SRH pretty much look identical now that the latter’s orange is basically red now. RCB and KKR both have the metallic gold pads and helmets

Fold the IPL

Edits - got my teams mixed up. Fixed now

 

[Mulldogg]

Good captain’s knock by Aaron Hardie for Aus A against the Kiwi A side today.
115 out of a team score of only 253.

Teague Wyllie made 37 batting at six. A blob for Philippe batting at seven though. His red ball form is miles off his white ball game.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Green looks out of his depth in the IPL.

Teams have to stop splurging big on unproven players.

 

[FKASC]

Green looks out of his depth in the IPL.

Teams have to stop splurging big on unproven players.

It’s sad. Jamieson was one of the worst. Affected his confidence in red ball cricket too IMO

 

[FKASC]

Just realised Mumbai has 3 WA players in their starting XI!

 

[Tugga27]

Green looks out of his depth in the IPL.

Teams have to stop splurging big on unproven players.

I think they should be opening with him.
Tim David at 7!

The prices are often Indian businessmen just dick swinging.
It'd often not about the player.

Warner is getting runs but his strike rate for an opener is abysmal.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Ooh, what a game in the IPL! Five 6s in a row to win in the last over! After Rashid took a hattrick a few overs back too.

Huge.