Opinion Cricket thread

[ohh_v]

In an interview with Virat before he went home, when asked who he was most excited about seeing play - he said Rahane and Vihari. They haven't lit it up completely but each of them has played game/series defining innings.

 

[Passmore]

And Lloyd kicking 10.

 

[Gasometer]

And Lloyd kicking 10.

Tippa

Stringer wave

Hooker pat

Good Friday

 

[Passmore]

Tippa

Stringer wave

Hooker pat

Good Friday

Oh it’s all there. 100 down at half time in ‘88 at the Bowls Club. Nasty business.

 

[king rising]

Australia very lucky in the end not to lose

 

[ChoppyGun]

Really disappointed in our behaviour onfield again.

I can cope with a draw but some of these dickheads need to shut up and play cricket.

Two Tasmanians main offenders.

 

[xII ReApEr]

Really disappointed in our behaviour onfield again.

I can cope with a draw but some of these dickheads need to shut up and play cricket.

Two Tasmanians main offenders.

Just a bit of banter/sledging mate. Been in the game forever.

 

[muttley45]

Feel a little guilty for wanting the draw, but $50 at 5-1 has raised my spirits a bit

 

[ChoppyGun]

Just a bit of banter/sledging mate. Been in the game forever.

Nup it's gone too far.

The jokey jokey stuff between Paine, Wade, Marnus and Warner is like 4 10yos having little lunch together.

Ponting/Waugh would sledge sure, and be bloody nasty in doing so, but I guarantee they'd tell this group of clowns to STFU and get on with the game.

 

[ChoppyGun]

How about Paine takes one of the 2 catches on Pant and we likely win the game.

No position to be trash talking at all.

 

[Samsquanch]

And the first came before 10.30. 5 wickets in 4 sessions. Very poor performance. Starc just rolling his arm over and Lyon not getting the job done in the 4th innings again.

Hang on, isn’t Lyons the GOAT?

 

[Usayed Givashe]

Why?

We've already got 5 bowlers in the team and have no problems bowling teams out twice.

Why not?

Carey replaces both Wade and Paine.
We don’t need the other player but because you have to play 11, you select another bowler to keep them all fresh.

Team would be dynamite.

Out: Wade, Paine, Lyon
In: Carey, Pattinson, Swepson

Pukovski
Warner
Labuschagne
Smith
Green
Carey
Pattinson
Cummins
Starc
Swepson
Hazlewood

we need the extra bowler mate, every year we do this.

+ Paine, as I’ve been saying for weeks is a liability. Ordinary keeper. South Africa have done this to us a few times, England multiple times, and now today.

The fielding today was deplorable and the keeper should be setting the tone in a good way, not dropping chance after chance.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Hang on, isn’t Lyons the GOAT?

I'm disappointed but not surprised. Just not enough tricks to make batsmen uncomfortable.

 

[ChoppyGun]

The GOAT really is not the GOAT.

Most overrated Aust bowler ever.

 

[Gasometer]

 

[Gasometer]

The GOAT really is not the GOAT.

Most overrated Aust bowler ever.

Surely someone knows the backstory to this name

 

[Samsquanch]

I'm disappointed but not surprised. Just not enough tricks to make batsmen uncomfortable.

 

[Gasometer]

How come we get HD vids on Tik Tok etc but when it comes to important News worthy by stander stuff it looks shot on a 2005 Nokia?

 

[Marstermind]

How about Paine takes one of the 2 catches on Pant and we likely win the game.

No position to be trash talking at all.

Paine made himself look like a prize dick in this match. Whinged to the umpires about DRS, trash talking the opposition, smugly talking crap with team-mates when winning, dropping catches, failing to win a match from the jaws of victory.

If we've moved on from the 'ugly Australian' image since Cape Town under Paine, then we took a step back in this game. If we're going to engage in this nonsense then we may as well have Smith back as skipper and get a better keeper/batsman.

 

[ChoppyGun]

Surely someone knows the backstory to this name

Dunno but I think Lyon is way overrated.

If you bowl enough to crap teams at International level of course you'll collect wickets along the way.

Not fit to tie Shane Warne's shoelaces with his boring off spinning crap.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Surely someone knows the backstory to this name

Greatest Of All Time.

It's true in terms of numbers of wickets taken by an Australian off spinner, but probably implies a higher level of achievement than he has earned.

 

[Gasometer]

Paine made himself look like a prize dick in this match. Whinged to the umpires about DRS, trash talking the opposition, smugly talking crap with team-mates when winning, dropping catches, failing to win a match from the jaws of victory.

If we've moved on from the 'ugly Australian' image since Cape Town under Paine, then we took a step back in this game. If we're going to engage in this nonsense then we may as well have Smith back as skipper and get a better keeper/batsman.

Makes you realise how good Gilly was as a Keeper

 

[Gasometer]

Greatest Of All Time.

It's true in terms of numbers of wickets taken by an Australian off spinner, but probably implies a higher level of achievement than he has earned.

Wat

 

[Gasometer]

I might be old but I am not stupid

By the way wat is DM on Instagramthingo

 

[ChoppyGun]

I might be old but I am not stupid

By the way wat is DM on Instagramthingo

Direct message.

As in "DMd" me so others can't see it. Same as PM here