Opinion Cricket thread

[Samsquanch]

You are truly the gif that keeps on giffing

Known as Giffo in some circles.

 

[Marstermind]

There’s gotta be a GIF for that.

By the way, do you use the correct pronunciation, “JIff”?


To keep Marstermind happy, I am not seeing what the excitement is with Green. Hopefully I am wrong but he hasn’t had any influence that I can see.

Early days - 2 innings batting and bowling - but he looks sharp in the field for a big fella, has been tidy with the ball and solid with the bat.

Problem is there's nothing on the scoreboard yet. He's dropped as many catches as he's taken (and he nearly dropped that), hasn't really threatened to get anyone out yet, and like most Australian batsmen this series seems more happy to just drop anchor and survive rather than try to score.

But I think he'll be OK.

 

[Samsquanch]

Channel 7 has to generate supporter interest (& advertising revenue) somehow.

Early days ...

Problem is there's nothing on the scoreboard yet. He's dropped as many catches as he's taken (and he nearly dropped that), hasn't really threatened to get anyone out yet, and like most Australian batsmen this series seems more happy to just drop anchor and survive rather than try to score.

But I think he'll be OK.

They were carrying on about him as if he's the next Messiah. His bowling action looks smooth and he gets a bit of pace, but he's been all over the shop. His batting prowess hasn't been visible in the test arena yet as he hasn't lasted long enough for anybody to take notice.

But JB and the inane Channel 7 commentators seem to see something.

 

[Marstermind]

They were carrying on about him as if he's the next Messiah. His bowling action looks smooth and he gets a bit of pace, but he's been all over the shop. His batting prowess hasn't been visible in the test arena yet as he hasn't lasted long enough for anybody to take notice.

But JB and the inane Channel 7 commentators seem to see something.

I think you found your answer. Green isn't the problem.

 

[Dan]

Winning the toss as Captain is such an underrated feeling.

I once put it on my first resume.

 

[Samsquanch]

Winning the toss as Captain is such an underrated feeling.

I once put it on my first resume.

Who was your mentor?

 

[Samsquanch]

Nate, S.O.S and Kraks l'm taking one for the team today and attending Korean b.b.q. & picnic. Won't watch a ball today.
Therefore when l watch the sports reports tonight Aus. would have wrapped the Indians early and plundered 327 by the end of day 3 with an unbeaten opening stand of 213

Cheers

You're expecting Wade to make the double ton then.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Winning the toss as Captain is such an underrated feeling.

I once put it on my first resume.

I'd probably give you the job.

 

[Usayed Givashe]

So you aren’t on good coin from starting at Goldmans?

I no complain.

 

[Sillygit]

Short of skittling them for 36 again, or a deluge, this one's slippin away.

 

[The acurate one]

Probs doesn’t help that we have gone from crayfish one week to sardines the next

Crayfish is over rated, they make fish sticks out of offal from memory and they taste better. Now a banana prawn marinated in garlic and chili, but not too much so as the flavor is lost is a different kettle of seafood, as they say.
Then people smother crayfish is that gawd awful sweet sickly sauce, seriously if it needs that sweet shit sickly sauce it's not worth eating.

Now a bbq'd fresh sardine cooked on the beach at Canakkale is another matter.

 

[Heaps of fun]

India will make 450 at this rate.

 

[Snake_Baker]

It was a good toss to win & bat.

 

[Long Live the King]

Showing my age guys but I find it hard to get excited about watching cricket these days. From the shrinking playing arena to the oversized bats to the 50 different variations of the game....its not the same. Yep understand that the game needs to evolve.......but watching gumbies send the ball 20 rows back with a leg glance.........

 

[Snake_Baker]

Showing my age guys but I find it hard to get excited about watching cricket these days. From the shrinking playing arena to the oversized bats to the 50 different variations of the game....its not the same. Yep understand that the game needs to evolve.......but watching gumbies send the ball 20 rows back with a leg glance.........

I agree with you. The sport has become oversaturated.

Like all things that generate significant interest, the parasites eventually move in, set up shop, and ruin them.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Odds for Burns getting to 20?

 

[Gasometer]

Showing my age guys but I find it hard to get excited about watching cricket these days. From the shrinking playing arena to the oversized bats to the 50 different variations of the game....its not the same. Yep understand that the game needs to evolve.......but watching gumbies send the ball 20 rows back with a leg glance.........

Now this was Cricket. My copy fwiw

 

[Gasometer]

Now this was Cricket. My copy fwiw

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kangatime your Coach down the front

Remember the uproar when Kim Hughes cried? Good grief.

 

[ferball]

Now this was Cricket. My copy fwiw

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Memories!

 

[Samsquanch]

Odds for Burns getting to 20?

Getting nervous.

 

[Gasometer]

Memories!

Like those posters were gold.
The WSC was something that everyone loved

 

[Gasometer]

Getting nervous.

I reckon he will come out and make 68 or 70 just to upset Zondor and confuse the selectors more

 

[Long Live the King]

Now this was Cricket. My copy fwiw

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They were the days.......Clive Hubert / Cuthbert Gordon / Whispering Death / Big Bird...the greatest of all Isaac Vivian...DK / Thomo....Javed / Imran / Zaheer....etc etc ......star studded .....spent plenty of my RDCA playing days imitating some of these legends...

 

[Long Live the King]

Like those posters were gold.
The WSC was something that everyone loved

whilst in reminiscing mode remember a world eleven game at Gloucester Park when Barry Richards made 207, Viv made 177 and Greenidge 140.......batting at its best.........Barry Richards was as good as any.....pity we didnt see more of him

 

[Snake_Baker]

They were the days.......Clive Hubert / Cuthbert Gordon / Whispering Death / Big Bird...the greatest of all Isaac Vivian...DK / Thomo....Javed / Imran / Zaheer....etc etc ......star studded .....spent plenty of my RDCA playing days imitating some of these legends...

Michael Holding was a freak of biomechanics.