Non-AFL chat thread

[Wizard17]

Don't know but he should not be picked unless he can ball as well as bat. Don't like when he is playing yet still looks injured. Give Marsh and Henriques their chance as batting all rounders.

When is Watson due back?

I don't think he should automatically slot into the Australian side
haven't heard of O'Keefe

 

[Dav1d]

that game

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

I was at that game, too.

I was annoyed at Watson for crawling to 100 when we were chasing close to 300, before he went and belted another 60 runs to win the match

 

[Dav1d]

I was at that game, too.

I was annoyed at Watson for crawling to 100 when we were chasing close to 300, before he went and belted another 60 runs to win the match

I cringed every time he whacked it in the air
because it looked as though it was going to carry through the air to a fielder

which is what happened to Haddin

the guy that bowled the final over caught him because he moved across 10-15 metres or so when the bowler was coming into bowl, heh

 

[stmookeyj]

When is Watson due back?

I don't think he should automatically slot into the Australian side
haven't heard of O'Keefe

Watson back for the 20 over games vs South Africa.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

I cringed every time he whacked it in the air
because it looked as though it was going to carry through the air to a fielder

which is what happened to Haddin

the guy that bowled the final over caught him because he moved across 10-15 metres or so when the bowler was coming into bowl, heh

Ajmal Shahzad, he didn't last long Those wickets are the bread and butter of bowlers like Shahzad, they're not quick or clever enough to beat a batsman with pace/swing.

Haddin's infuriating, he throws his wicket away so often. He didn't do it so often last summer, which got us out of trouble a few times.

 

[Wizard17]

Big difference between 20 overs and a test match. Needs to be 100%. I'm sick of seeing him selected only for him to go limping off the ground after a day or two in the field.

Watson back for the 20 over games vs South Africa.

Watson back for the 20 over games vs South Africa.

 

[Dav1d]

Ajmal Shahzad, he didn't last long Those wickets are the bread and butter of bowlers like Shahzad, they're not quick or clever enough to beat a batsman with pace/swing.

Haddin's infuriating, he throws his wicket away so often. He didn't do it so often last summer, which got us out of trouble a few times.

Whatever happened to Tim Paine?

 

[Wizard17]

Been in the lower league. Haddin's replacement hopefully but knowing our selectors they'll select Wade just to **** with us

Whatever happened to Tim Paine?

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Whatever happened to Tim Paine?

He broke his finger and had a few complications, which could've been the end of him as a keeper but he's fought his way back.

He's probably the best keeper that can bat in the country (Hartley's the best keeper but he wouldn't know a bat if one smacked him in the head), but Wade's a much better batsman and despite his ordinary glovework, he's ahead of Paine in the pecking order.

Hopefully Sam Whiteman from Western Australia can really come on - he averaged 45 in the Shield last year and his keeping is fantastic. He also made 174 against India A earlier in the year (in a 371 run partnership with Mitch Marsh ).

 

[Dav1d]

Been in the lower league. Haddin's replacement hopefully but knowing our selectors they'll select Wade just to **** with us

I always thought he deserved more chances to be honest

 

[Wizard17]

He broke his finger and had a few complications, which could've been the end of him as a keeper but he's fought his way back.

He's probably the best keeper that can bat in the country (Hartley's the best keeper but he wouldn't know a bat if one smacked him in the head), but Wade's a much better batsman and despite his ordinary glovework, he's ahead of Paine in the pecking order.

Hopefully Sam Whiteman from Western Australia can really come on - he averaged 45 in the Shield last year and his keeping is fantastic. He also made 174 against India A earlier in the year (in a 371 run partnership with Mitch Marsh ).

Seen Wades batting recently he is about as good a bat as a blind man with a stick. Can't hit a run to save himself probably would select him just to annoy me though. Meanwhile Payne and Whiteman are making hundreds...

 

[VitalDread]

Anyone else watch Gotham?
Really good show, good to see a different twist on the batman series.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Seen Wades batting recently he is about as good a bat as a blind man with a stick. Can't hit a run to save himself probably would select him just to annoy me though. Meanwhile Payne and Whiteman are making hundreds...

Paine doesn't make hundreds very often. His form's pretty similar to Wade's if you take his one hundred for the summer away, too. It was a nice knock against Queensland, though.

I'd like to see Whiteman play a few games in the ODI/T20I teams. His form for the Scorchers and Australia A has been good, so he'd benefit from some international experience rather than being thrown in the deep end when Haddin pulls up stumps (think he'll be preferred to Wade when that happens).

 

[Dav1d]

Anyone else watch Gotham?
Really good show, good to see a different twist on the batman series.

As long as its not like Birds of Prey
I might give it a watch

that was a spin off batman show

 

[Wizard17]

Paine> Wade atm agree that Whiteman needs some international experience give him a shot at T20 or a One Dayer. Though in saying that Paine is a better player Wade is a Lefty and the selectors are in love with them

 

[Wizard17]

Pakistan are 5-380 Johno has 4 wickets.

 

[Wizard17]

Make that 3 wickets fof Johno misread the scorecard he caught someone of Smith's balling and I read it the other way round. My bad

Pakistan are 5-380 Johno has 4 wickets.

 

[Wizard17]

**** they are smashing us all over the place atm

 

[Wizard17]

Thank **** a wicket thanks O'Keefe. Think that was his first test wicket.

Edit: Yep it was and Mitch Marsh's first catch

A great moment for Stephen O'Keefe, getting one to bounce a little bit more. He would have liked to have taken his first wicket with the scoreline a little different but a proud moment nonetheless, and Marsh takes his first catch on debut!

Over 133.3: O'Keefe to Asad Shafiq, OUT, no run, first Test Match wicket for O'Keefe! Tossed up and he tries to slog sweep this one, appeared to bounce a bit more on him, finds a top edge, skies to square leg, Marsh gets underneath it and takes it safely!

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Hey Ant_ you always seem to have answers for techy things...

Having massive issues with NAT Types on my PS4 at the minute. Have never had much issue, but since yesterday, I can't get it off NAT 3 to save my life. Normally just re-doing the net setup on my PS4 will fix it up but no dice the past two days; have tried redoing the setup, restarting my PS4, restarting the router...nothing works. Because the chat system on PS4 is ****ed I can't talk to people with it on type 3.

Any ideas?

 

[Some Idiot]

**** they are smashing us all over the place atm

They blocked all day against the pace bowlers so about time they got a move on, looks like they're taking the spinners to the cleaners.

 

[Wizard17]

That they are. Bring Johno back on or something like that need a few more wickets can't let them get 500 that would be hard to chase down.

They blocked all day against the pace bowlers so about time they got a move on, looks like they're taking the spinners to the cleaners.

 

[Wizard17]

Ahmed has a strike rate of 125 atm and that is his hundred... got to get him out NOW

 

[Wizard17]

Finally they bring on Johnson...