Opinion Cricket thread

[Firestarter]

Wait what?

 

[giantroo]

Wait what?

 

[Mav]

No more Finch's in any Australian Cricket Team...ever.

 

[gokangas]

No more Finch's in any Australian Cricket Team...ever.

I'm hanging on with one scintilla of faith, but he is slowly sinking. Such a crap shot again. Looks like we may have won our one game for the series. Need a big partnership now.

 

[Mav]

I'm hanging on with one scintilla of faith, but he is slowly sinking. Such a crap shot again. Looks like we may have won our one game for the series. Need a big partnership now.

got pegged down and then went after the wrong ball. Silly.

Long time to go in this game but yep, need a partnership. I want some runs on the board as will head down tonight.

 

[Mav]

shit that was good fielding.

 

[gokangas]

If we can get to 250 we have a game.

 

[Mav]

This Shaun Marsh fella can bat a bit.

 

[gokangas]

This Shaun Marsh fella can bat a bit.

I'm a big fan of the Marsh's - always said they can play.

 

[gokangas]

Lets see if the Aussies can close out the game these last 5 overs. If they top 300 will be hard to beat.

 

[gokangas]

Geez thats a poor call from the ump - I'm an ordinary judge and called it going down leg live.

 

[gokangas]

All credit to Marsh. Great knock.

 

[gokangas]

Such a good effort and then we fugg up the last few overs. 300 is a great number to set and we blow it. Should still win but should have been over 300.

 

[gokangas]

298 - should be plenty. Well done Aussies. Looking for early Indian wickets - come on aussies!!!!!!!!

 

[giantroo]

Getting close now.

 

[Mav]

Finch doing his best to lose this with some appalling field placements

 

[gokangas]

Getting close now.

India probably in front right now. Need a couple of low scoring overs and wickets now. That collapse at the end probably cost us 25 runs - might be the difference in the end.

 

[Mav]

Can we not bowl a ducking Yorker???

 

[gokangas]

Aussies threw that one away. Indians showed plenty of guts to chase that score down.

 

[giantroo]

All over.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Once upon a time teams would be happy to get 220, now on a good pitch you almost need 325 to be safe.

T20 cricket has taught teams the art of chasing. Teams are comfortable maintaining a required run rate of up to 8-9 for the last 25 overs plus. Maintaining early wickets is the key.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Once upon a time teams would be happy to get 220, now on a good pitch you almost need 325 to be safe.

T20 cricket has taught teams the art of chasing. Teams are comfortable maintaining a required run rate of up to 8-9 for the last 25 overs plus. Maintaining early wickets is the key.

Yep 300 doesn't scare anyone anymore. Not on a good pitch with short boundaries.

 

[Mav]

Once upon a time teams would be happy to get 220, now on a good pitch you almost need 325 to be safe.

T20 cricket has taught teams the art of chasing. Teams are comfortable maintaining a required run rate of up to 8-9 for the last 25 overs plus. Maintaining early wickets is the key.

T20 has also taught us the importance of a good wrist spinner and bowlers that can bowl a variety of slower balls. The Aussie attack has neither of these.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

T20 has also taught us the importance of a good wrist spinner and bowlers that can bowl a variety of slower balls. The Aussie attack has neither of these.

I'd pick Fawad Ahmed for the World Cup. He is our best leggie by a mile. Can't bat or field so they won't pick him.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

I'd pick Fawad Ahmed for the World Cup. He is our best leggie by a mile. Can't bat or field so they won't pick him.

Seriously ordinary on the elite honesty front.