Opinion Cricket thread

[giantroo]

Gerard returns serve.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Gerard returns serve.

 

[kaboom kid]

What a blight Gerard Whateley has become on the Australian sporting landscape.....pompous, smug and holier than thou. His latest outburst on Clarke reminded me of a Sydney shock jock in full cry. The eponymous title for his radio program speaks to his enormous sense of self importance. Who was the last journalist to do that? Derryn Hinch? Blaming Clarke for the ball tampering incident and the current culture of the Australian men's team is just a cheap shot in my opinion. Clarke had been retired 3 years and no cheating occurred on his watch. The aggressive and confontational approach that he advocates predates Clarke by at least 10 years. .... but you won't see Whateley going after Steve Waugh or Alan Border.

 

[BoomerRoo]

Brett Geeves

https://www.todaystale.com/Article/...T5NsD93x9fcE8qfq3_w2Ddp2qWV-tJM58GxCOJDpXBs5E

 

[koshari]

Wow. What a great start to the test. Free fa. Great catch by uzzie to dispetch kohli for single figures.

 

[King Corey]

What a blight Gerard Whateley has become on the Australian sporting landscape.....pompous, smug and holier than thou. His latest outburst on Clarke reminded me of a Sydney shock jock in full cry. The eponymous title for his radio program speaks to his enormous sense of self importance. Who was the last journalist to do that? Derryn Hinch? Blaming Clarke for the ball tampering incident and the current culture of the Australian men's team is just a cheap shot in my opinion. Clarke had been retired 3 years and no cheating occurred on his watch. The aggressive and confontational approach that he advocates predates Clarke by at least 10 years. .... but you won't see Whateley going after Steve Waugh or Alan Border.

Even Hinch at least went after some appropriate targets in his day.

Whateley has completed his transformation into full blown w***er in the last few months. Corey McKernan shouldn't have stopped at asking whether Gerard was off to fix up FIFA VAR next. Gerard is on course to speak at the UN and NATO based on his own perception of his opinions.

 

[King Corey]

Wow. What a great start to the test. Free fa. Great catch by uzzie to dispetch kohli for single figures.

Come on mate we're not evening playing the kiwis at the moment.

 

[muttley45]

That was a great toss to lose, for sure we would have batted 1st too, prefer to put early pressure on India who are under high expectations to perform well.

 

[Nate7]

India 4/42.
Great first session.

 

[Firestarter]

Paine needs multiple kicks in the arse.

 

[Hojuman]

Paine needs multiple kicks in the arse.

Should have taken review when Poojabber on 89. Definitely snicked it.

 

[Firestarter]

Should have taken review when Poojabber on 89. Definitely snicked it.

He's the keeper. Why didn't he hear the noise?

 

[Passmore]

What a blight Gerard Whateley has become on the Australian sporting landscape.....pompous, smug and holier than thou. His latest outburst on Clarke reminded me of a Sydney shock jock in full cry. The eponymous title for his radio program speaks to his enormous sense of self importance. Who was the last journalist to do that? Derryn Hinch? Blaming Clarke for the ball tampering incident and the current culture of the Australian men's team is just a cheap shot in my opinion. Clarke had been retired 3 years and no cheating occurred on his watch. The aggressive and confontational approach that he advocates predates Clarke by at least 10 years. .... but you won't see Whateley going after Steve Waugh or Alan Border.

Take it back to the early 70’s under Ian Chappell.

 

[scottywiper]

Good line by Geeves on Warner:
Yes, he has his strengths – he’s a heck of a ball whacker - but as far as weaknesses go, he has proven himself incapable of behaving in a manner – on and off the field – that is befitting of any leader not associated to the mafia.

 

[King Corey]

Yeh let's pile on Warner. About time a passionate but flawed individual copped some public heat.

 

[Le Grille]

Yeh let's pile on Warner. About time a passionate but flawed individual copped some public heat.

His behaviour isn’t passion though.

 

[King Corey]

His behaviour isn’t passion though.

He's rough around the edges but cops a degree of dissection disproportionate to anything he's actually done.

 

[Firestarter]

I blame T20 for his career.

 

[Nate7]

All out from the first ball of the day by Hazelwood.
Caught down the leg side.
250 seems a gettable target.

 

[scottywiper]

Hopefully we make them bat twice!

 

[Nate7]

Kohli gave Finch a send off. I bet that won't be reported and he won't be fined.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

All out from the first ball of the day by Hazelwood.
Caught down the leg side.
250 seems a gettable target.

It did, didn't it? Our batsmen don't deserve our bowlers.

 

[toepoker]

At the full blown w***er Olympics, I'm more than happy for Michael Clarke to once again captain Australia. Warner as vice.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Marsh. Sigh.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Yeh let's pile on Warner. About time a passionate but flawed individual copped some public heat.

One post constitutes a pile on?