Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[SpiderBurton22]

Pretty sure i heard someone say Green has stress fractures or something in his back, and will definitely not be bowling any time soon, can he be purely a batsman ?

Definitely can, Marsh can be the allrounder. I'd bat him at 4 but that would put Smith or Marnis' nose out of joint.

 

[Lomas]

Definitely can, Marsh can be the allrounder. I'd bat him at 4 but that would put Smith or Marnis' nose out of joint.

Marnus had an extraordinary run of luck early in his career, less so recently. It has been fascinating to watch.

 

[Nate7]

Pretty sure i heard someone say Green has stress fractures or something in his back, and will definitely not be bowling any time soon, can he be purely a batsman ?

I think so, given the number of players who can bowl at an adequate level, even if rare/part timers.

 

[Nate7]

Day 1 of rd 1 for Shield.

WA v QLD
Neser on a hat-trick in the first two balls of the game.

NSW v SA
Maddinson returns to NSW, does SFA.
Konstas 152 as an opener.

VIC v TAS
Harris 143
Handscomb 129

 

[Samsquanch]

WA v QLD
Neser on a hat-trick in the first two balls of the game.

Don't just leave us hanging Nate. What happened next ball?

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Day 1 of rd 1 for Shield.

WA v QLD
Neser on a hat-trick in the first two balls of the game.

NSW v SA
Maddinson returns to NSW, does SFA.
Konstas 152 as an opener.

VIC v TAS
Harris 143
Handscomb 129

Brody Couch debuting for WA today.

 

[Nate7]

Don't just leave us hanging Nate. What happened next ball?

Didn't get a hat-trick.

Brody Couch debuting for WA today.

I see your mate did nothing yet again.

 

[krakouers]

Didn't get a hat-trick.


I see your mate did nothing yet again.

In Whiteman and Inglis gloves we trust

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[RHLK]

Inglis, if there was any doubt.

 

[krakouers]

Inglis, if there was any doubt.

Until he puts on his Green Pyjamas again

 

[gerry101101]

Meanwhile Pakistan have piled on the runs on an absolutely road of a wicket.

And Ollie Pope has made it 13 consecutive wrong DRS reviews on the trot. Giving Watto a run for his money.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Meanwhile there’s a Women’s T20 WC game on with Aus playing the Kiwis.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Aus go 2-0

 

[LuvtheKangas]

There hasn't been any doubt for years that Joe Root is an all-time great of the game, but he's just gone a level higher in passing Alastair Cook's record for most Test runs by an England player. Another big unbeaten century in the test v Pakistan. Brook just passed his century as well. They're batting on a road and Pakistan's 552 looking below par at this stage.

 

[tricknologist]

This pitch really is disgusting. Absolutely nothing in it for the bowlers and, to make matters worse, they have to break their backs in sweltering heat. Brook scoring 4 centuries out of 6 innings in Pakistan (could've easily been 5 out of 6) is insane, though.

 

[gerry101101]

There hasn't been any doubt for years that Joe Root is an all-time great of the game, but he's just gone a level higher in passing Alastair Cook's record for most Test runs by an England player. Another big unbeaten century in the test v Pakistan. Brook just passed his century as well. They're batting on a road and Pakistan's 552 looking below par at this stage.

Yeah - if you’d asked me a few years ago who out of the big 4 (Kohli, smith, root and Williamson) would go on to be the standout of that group in the 2020s, I wouldn’t have guessed JR. But he’s outperformed all of them for some time now. For a Pom, hard not to like him. Plays the right way.

 

[chairo]

Yeah - if you’d asked me a few years ago who out of the big 4 (Kohli, smith, root and Williamson) would go on to be the standout of that group in the 2020s, I wouldn’t have guessed JR. But he’s outperformed all of them for some time now. For a Pom, hard not to like him. Plays the right way.

Wash your mouth out with soap!

 

[Marstermind]

Yeah - if you’d asked me a few years ago who out of the big 4 (Kohli, smith, root and Williamson) would go on to be the standout of that group in the 2020s, I wouldn’t have guessed JR. But he’s outperformed all of them for some time now. For a Pom, hard not to like him. Plays the right way.

Great player, but like Warner and Walters in England, there's a big hole in his career having scored no away Ashes hundreds.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

There hasn't been any doubt for years that Joe Root is an all-time great of the game, but he's just gone a level higher in passing Alastair Cook's record for most Test runs by an England player. Another big unbeaten century in the test v Pakistan. Brook just passed his century as well. They're batting on a road and Pakistan's 552 looking below par at this stage.

Still hasn't scored a 100 in Australia.

Edit, beaten by Marstermind.

Also, I could score runs on Pakistan tracks.

 

[gerry101101]

Great player, but like Warner and Walters in England, there's a big hole in his career having scored no away Ashes hundreds.

Fair call, but there’s a big hole in all of the current big 4’s records (Kohli and Smith’s last few years have been middling in Tests, Williamson’s stats being padded by lots of lesser and home series performances, etc). They’re all guns though, and I think it is undeniable that Root is on top over this last 5 year period. Kohli probably wins out if you include pajama cricket, but … let’s not.

 

[Marstermind]

The worst kind of Test Cricket. The pitch as a road. One team bats first and scores 500+. The next scores 700+. And the last has to score 200+ to avoid losing by an innings. Pakistan lost Test Cricket for a decade, but then get this kind of pitch. They deserve to lose.

 

[Samsquanch]

The worst kind of Test Cricket. The pitch as a road. One team bats first and scores 500+. The next scores 700+. And the last has to score 200+ to avoid losing by an innings. Pakistan lost Test Cricket for a decade, but then get this kind of pitch. They deserve to lose.

There should at least be an asterisk beside the scores posted in this match, and due to the pitch, possibly the best option would be to demote this match to below first class level.

I'm sure the ICB BCCI would be willing to consider that.

 

[Hojuman]

There should at least be an asterisk beside the scores posted in this match, and due to the pitch, possibly the best option would be to demote this match to below first class level.

I'm sure the ICB BCCI would be willing to consider that.

6 of 7 Paki bowlers raised the bat l see.

 

[Samsquanch]

6 of 7 Paki bowlers raised the bat l see.

I hope Nate7 isn't going to post scores from Vic vs. Tas.

 

[gerry101101]

There should at least be an asterisk beside the scores posted in this match, and due to the pitch, possibly the best option would be to demote this match to below first class level.

I'm sure the ICB BCCI would be willing to consider that.

No doubt it’s a road, despite the Pakistani’s all-too-predictable collapse in their second innings.

At the same time, I reckon some of the problem is that bowlers just aren’t as conditioned to bowling long innings anymore, given the amount of pajama cricket played. If teams don’t make inroads in the first 25 overs the bowling speeds rapidly diminish as they settle into a ‘wait them out’ routine of conserving effort until a wicket falls. You don’t as often get the Merv/RyanHarris type who’ll come back spell after spell hitting even a flat deck hard.

It’s a shame, and it only isn’t resulting in more draws because of the simultaneous reduction in batters who can bat long.

God I hate what 20-20 leagues are doing to the game.