Cricket things that annoy you

[31550]

I prefer a nice cheese board anyway.

Well that depends on what sort of cheese you have and what else is included, e.g:

If it includes cured meats, pate's or crackers then it's actually a charcuterie board which is a French thing.
If it includes bread, butter, ham and wurst it's a Brotzeit, strictly German.
If it has salami, dried tomatoes, olives etc, then it's antipasto and belongs to the Italians.

So attention MCC members, your cheese boards will be subject to inspection on entry from now on to ensure they do not breach any international agreements on food nomenclature.

 

[Gethelred]

When people refer to a middle order bludgeoner as 'classy' because he hit one along the ground.

 

[troybe]

No ball wickets

 

[peternorth]

are cummins, hazlewood in AUS best t20 xi? Cummo hasnt played since 2024.

 

[cricketnut14]

nightwatchmen

(it looks strange when reading the batting scorecard)

 

[sabso]

nightwatchmen

(it looks strange when reading the batting scorecard)

Only if you’re reading it in an olde worlde two innings per lineup newspaper format.

Batting orders should be flexible, that’s how head has maximised his value and won Australia matches this series. If only other teams would dare to shake the order up a little.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Commentators banging on about BBL bowlers getting a wicket when the batsman tries to tonk them out of the ground and gets caught in the deep, as if it was some sort of brilliant bowling feat.

 

[cricketnut14]

Only if you’re reading it in an olde worlde two innings per lineup newspaper format.

Batting orders should be flexible, that’s how head has maximised his value and won Australia matches this series. If only other teams would dare to shake the order up a little.

i vividly remember the newspaper format.

don't have a problem reading it, if the top 7 are moved around though

 

[Gethelred]

No word in cricket is more overused than 'class'.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

obsession with styles/techniques/airspeed. If it doesn’t deliver it doesn’t then it’s pointless.

You can have all the airspeed you want, but if you spray it or can’t stay on the park you aren’t much good for winning a series.

 

[corbies]

are cummins, hazlewood in AUS best t20 xi? Cummo hasnt played since 2024.

Hazlewood has been one of the best T20 bowlers in the world in the last 2-3 years when fit. He was the main reason RCB won the IPL last season being the only player to take 5 wickets in all 3 phases of the game (powerplay, middle overs, death). He made India look silly in the T20s series played before the Ashes. He's the first bowler picked for Australia if fit.

Cummins is borderline but he's only competing with the likes of Dwarshuis, Bartlett and Abbott for the 3rd pace bowler spot and they've hardly banged the door down in the matches they played for Australia last year.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Westpac ads featuring Australian cricketers of both genders doing cringeworthy, unfunny things.

The one where they all appear in people’s loungerooms and scream “howzatt” are particularly throw-brick-at-TV worthy.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Westpac ads featuring Australian cricketers of both genders doing cringeworthy, unfunny things.

The one where they all appear in people’s loungerooms and scream “howzatt” are particularly throw-brick-at-TV worthy.

I’m not sure that’s an unpopular opinion. Tge agency who wrote that slop should hang their advertising rat heads in shame

 

[lalorGOAT]

I’m not sure that’s an unpopular opinion. Tge agency who wrote that slop should hang their advertising rat heads in shame

It was probably chat gpt

 

[Jim Prideaux]

It was probably chat gpt

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