Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[Lomas]

They will swing wildly, yet only Starc will bowl yorkers at the pegs.
Beggars belief sometimes.

I understand why they have, but it should never have come to this. Day two finishes and 20/20 tactics

 

[archereleven]

Definitely been Starcs worst spell of the series.

The ball is doing so much that 6 pills on the same square foot of turf will all do different things.

That is the only variation bowlers need to be trying

 

[archereleven]

I understand why they have, but it should never have come to this. Day two finishes and 20/20 tactics

100%

There was a game in the 1920's/'30s? where it rained on an uncovered wicket and we reversed the batting order to protect the batsmen.

There is almost a case for this here lol

 

[archereleven]

All i want to see is a graphic of how many balls bowled would have hit the stumps.

My guess is 4 or 5

 

[Lomas]

All i want to see is a graphic of how many balls bowled would have hit the stumps.

My guess is 4 or 5

Maybe we need to put in a spinner to take the pace off the ball for the power play.

 

[archereleven]

Maybe we need to put in a spinner to take the pace off the ball for the power play.

Chris Gayle has padded up

 

[Masked Avenger]

Seriously, how does Neser and Richardson bowl ahead of Boland.

 

[gokangas]

Sigh. I really wanted the clean sweep.

 

[archereleven]

Sigh. I really wanted the clean sweep.

It's far from over but the poms are definitely well ahead.

 

[Lomas]

Sigh. I really wanted the clean sweep.

I really wanted a test match, not hit and giggle.

 

[King Corey]

Sigh. I really wanted the clean sweep.

Same. Hate the foot coming off the throat.

 

[Lomas]

Same. Hate the foot coming off the throat.

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their past greats.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Let the British empire xi get their hopes up with the hallowest of victories, before we take that hope away again in Sydney.

 

[Bertie22]

The pitch is shit.

And so is Cameron Green.

That was just a seventh stump long hop and he's given some slips practice. Nothing to do with the pitch, as was his stupid run out in the first innings. The bloke must have pictures of someone.

If Cameron Green was an AFL player, he would be on North's list!

 

[koshari]

If Cameron Green was an AFL player, he would be on North's list!

his name would be callum coleman jones.....

 

[Marstermind]

It's a farce. Who cares? There has never been a completed Test worse than this one.

i'm more interested in what the fallout is from this off the field. 90,000 people invested in going to see a day of Test cricket only for it to be stripped from them by gross organisational incompetence.

Getting your money back isn't adequate compensation for the inconvenience caused to fans, broadcasters and businesses.

 

[koshari]

Sigh. I really wanted the clean sweep.

it probobly would have signalled we are better than we actually are, ala papering over the cracks.

 

[archereleven]

Smith having a shocker here...

Doesn't know how to bat with the tail
Doesn't know how to set a field
Doesn't know how to bowl his best bowler after the tea break
Doesn't know how to tell his bowlers to hit the top of off stump and attack the 1s and 2s

If England want to play ridiculous shots, let them. Having a bob each way in the field doing us no favours whatsoever.

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

Day 3 ticket holder here.

Oh well.

 

[Lomas]

It's a farce. Who cares? There has never been a completed Test worse than this one.

i'm more interested in what the fallout is from this off the field. 90,000 people invested in going to see a day of Test cricket only for it to be stripped from them by gross organisational incompetence.

Getting your money back isn't adequate compensation for the inconvenience caused to fans, broadcasters and businesses.

Heads must roll. The damage done will last for years.

 

[Lomas]

Day 3 ticket holder here.

Oh well.

Me too mate. Used to be the purists’ day. Now just a gamble.

 

[archereleven]

Heads must roll. The damage done will last for years.

Nothing will happen.
We move onto Sydney.

 

[Lomas]

Nothing will happen.
We move onto Sydney.

For marquees and rain. What joy.

 

[Merlin007]

I think I prefer test cricket to two one-dayers back to back

 

[Lomas]

I think I prefer test cricket to two one-dayers back to back

The boffins will organize double headers and call them Boxing Day opening test and Boxing Day round 1.