Cricket thread 2024/25

[bedford]

How good to see live cricket from the MCG Victoria v NSW Sheffield Shield with test players.
In the days before Boxing Day tests this was the Xmas game with all players and they used to get about 30,000 crowds , hard to believe .
Hoping the Kiwis can knock off India this afternoon.

 

[McGowan3]

How good to see live cricket from the MCG Victoria v NSW Sheffield Shield with test players.
In the days before Boxing Day tests this was the Xmas game with all players and they used to get about 30,000 crowds , hard to believe .
Hoping the Kiwis can knock off India this afternoon.

Used to go to Shield games with school mates, one of whom brought a scorebook every time. Big occasion with the Vic v NSW the biggest. Used to play cricket out the back of the Southern stand during lunch break.

 

[bedford]

Used to go to Shield games with school mates, one of whom brought a scorebook every time. Big occasion with the Vic v NSW the biggest. Used to play cricket out the back of the Southern stand during lunch break.

I used to take a scorebook and i scored Peter Bedfords 134no v WA including DK Lillee

 

[bedford]

Vics 2 /90 plenty of movement

 

[bedford]

Game on at the G 136 lead for the Vics and 2 for in the 2nd inn , both to Starc

 

[Nuggetz]

I have plans to attend the boxing day test but honestly dreading visiting the mcg due to the AFL GF drubbings. Far out.

 

[bedford]

I have plans to attend the boxing day test but honestly dreading visiting the mcg due to the AFL GF drubbings. Far out.

It's okay i went to a lunch last week , have to move on

 

[McGowan3]

Great to see Pakistan beat England who now languish mid table in the Test rankings.They typically tried to put a positive spin on their series loss. MvCullum and Stokes both deluded.

New Zealand have already won the series v India in India. Kiwis always show great character and can beat anyone except us in Test cricket.

 

[bedford]

Great to see Pakistan beat England who now languish mid table in the Test rankings.They typically tried to put a positive spin on their series loss. MvCullum and Stokes both deluded.

New Zealand have already won the series v India in India. Kiwis always show great character and can beat anyone except us in Test cricket.

Loved having 2 tests to watch and happy with the results.

 

[bedford]

How F'd are the Indians , training at the WACA and telling workers there they can't watch them train , take pictures and even send up drones , hope we smash these pricks

 

[coach beard]

How F'd are the Indians , training at the WACA and telling workers there they can't watch them train , take pictures and even send up drones , hope we smash these pricks

We agree for once lol

 

[bedford]

We agree for once lol

I thought we always used to

 

[Mister B]

The Australia batsman showing as much interest in this test as our players do to a Grand Final appearance.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

The Australia batsman showing as much interest in this test as our players do to a Grand Final appearance.

Flashy T20 batsman on a challenging deck its hardly hooping around struggling for anything.

Cummins is a fighter he will dig deep our version of JPK

 

[Mister B]

Flashy T20 batsman on a challenging deck its hardly hooping around struggling for anything.

Cummins is a fighter he will dig deep our version of JPK

Your fault.

 

[The King!]

Cricket is becoming irrelevant in this country. Used to be great.

I mean Marnus should have been dropped ages ago but no one knocks on the door, Smith is basically finished and still gets a gig.

Crowds are low, everything fits around 20/20.

Just hard to care

 

[bedford]

Cricket is becoming irrelevant in this country. Used to be great.

I mean Marnus should have been dropped ages ago but no one knocks on the door, Smith is basically finished and still gets a gig.

Crowds are low, everything fits around 20/20.

Just hard to care

I love cricket and tests are the best and watching 1 of the great bowlers ever. We are the oldest NSW team in 80 years

 

[bedford]

Also don't watch

 

[The King!]

Also don't watch

I barely do and more and more people don't in Australia.

 

[bedford]

Nice day for cricket in Melbourne 37+

 

[Mister B]

Could do with someone to give these bunch of softcocks a rev up. You know, someone like a Langer.

 

[bedford]

Could do with someone to give these bunch of softcocks a rev up. You know, someone like a Langer.

Oldest Aussie team for 80 years and it shows , Marnus and Usman are both gone , as for Smith who knows as he's never out in his mind , always blaming something else

 

[Mister B]

Seriously? How can a home team with supposedly the best attack in the world be so impotent with their bowling on this pitch only to see our batsman 3/12 by the end of the days play?

If the selectors have any balls, they replaced e the whole ****ing lot except maybe Starc and Head for the next test and set an example.

 

[bedford]

Seriously? How can a home team with supposedly the best attack in the world be so impotent with their bowling on this pitch only to see our batsman 3/12 by the end of the days play?

If the selectors have any balls, they replaced e the whole ****ing lot except maybe Starc and Head for the next test and set an example.

Worse than our Gutless GF performance

 

[Mister B]

Worse than our Gutless GF performance

I don't know whether it is easing the GF trauma or bringing it back up again.