Redbacks: Title Town

[1990crow]

8 Down. 31 behind. Close

 

[Crow-eater]

And confirmed, we're in the final.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Qld have completed their bowling and batting 1st innings, They got 1 bonus point in their bowling innings and 0 in their batting innings.

Max points they can finish on is 43.38 (if they win)

SA got 1.05 bonus points from their batting innings and currently have 0.4 bonus points from their bowling innings (Vic 4/160 46 overs)

'Live ladder'

SA 43.61 points
Qld 37.38 points

This means we have already secured a shield final spot now?

 

[Redline]

Great news.

Is Head any chance for the final or will IPL commitments get in the way?

 

[Cromulant]

Great news.

Is Head any chance for the final or will IPL commitments get in the way?

If hes not playing in this game he won't be playing the final

 

[Redline]

If hes not playing in this game he won't be playing the final

He has been at the Polo in the Barossa.

 

[Jars458]

He has been at the Polo in the Barossa.

Announced he was resting rather than playing. Better off without the distraation.

I wonder whether Pope for Manetti though to give us greater wicket taking power?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Final starts next Thursday (not tomorrow) at Junction Oval

Doggett a chance to be fit after recovering from a hamstring.
Wes Agar back bowling in grade cricket this weekend but I can't imagine he'd play.
Pope a chance of a recall as apparently the new curator there prepares flatter wickets than the previous one.

 

[1990crow]

Final starts next Thursday (not tomorrow) at Junction Oval

Doggett a chance to be fit after recovering from a hamstring.
Wes Agar back bowling in grade cricket this weekend but I can't imagine he'd play.
Pope a chance of a recall as apparently the new curator there prepares flatter wickets than the previous one.

Can't see them picking Pope or Agar. They back Manenti because of his batting.

Hunt, Harvey, McSweeney, Sangha, Carey, Lehmann, Scott, Manenti, McAndrew, Doggett, Buckingham

Reckon that's the XI

 

[Firewalker]

Not to toot my own horn but;

Sheffield Shield player of the year awards before I criticised his red-ball batting record & before we had a good chat at a sponsor event: 0

Sheffield Shield player of the year awards after we had that good chat at a sponsor event: 1

 

[Cromulant]

Not to toot my own horn but;

Sheffield Shield player of the year awards before I criticised his red-ball batting record & before we had a good chat at a sponsor event: 0

Sheffield Shield player of the year awards after we had that good chat at a sponsor event: 1

Pretty sure I called it before anyone.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Screw Melbourne

 

[glengowan]

3/30 after being sent in. Lots of eggs in the Carey and McSweeney baskets. Looks like some weather will come later in the day - but shouldn't be too bad over the 5 days. Pitch doing plenty.

 

[1990crow]

Feels like we are already cooked.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ryan Harris enters the changeroom at the lunch break.

The players are sitting around, very quiet, a bit dejected.

Harris writes "14" in big letters on the white board.

There are some confused faces around the room.

"Sessions to go, lads," he explains. "Blighty... (winks). He knew his stuff."

 

[glengowan]

Good fight back to be 3/55 at lunch. McSweeney 25* and Carey 11*.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

3/30 after being sent in. Lots of eggs in the Carey and McSweeney baskets. Looks like some weather will come later in the day - but shouldn't be too bad over the 5 days. Pitch doing plenty.

Relying on McSweeney is a stretch. Has had a poor season. Up to Carey and our bowlers again.

 

[glengowan]

Relying on McSweeney is a stretch. Has had a poor season. Up to Carey and our bowlers again.

He's got the temperament and technique for an occasion like this on a pitch like this. Fingers crossed this is his innings and the others can bat around him.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Have they changed the rule so the home team doesn’t necessarily win if it’s a draw? I’m sure I read somewhere that it comes down to some of period in each teams first innings.

But then I keep hearing Vics will win if it’s a draw.

Did I dream it?

 

[glengowan]

Have they changed the rule so the home team doesn’t necessarily win if it’s a draw? I’m sure I read somewhere that it comes down to some of period in each teams first innings.

But then I keep hearing Vics will win if it’s a draw.

Did I dream it?

Whoever takes most bonus points in the 1st innings wins if it is a draw.

Bonus points are only accrued in the first 100 overs of the 1st innings for each team.

0.1 pts per wicket and 0.01 pts per run over 200.

 

[hugecannon]

Is it still a 5 day game, or have they made it a 4 day game now?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is it still a 5 day game, or have they made it a 4 day game now?

5 I think

We've scraped together 200. That's something if we can get Handscomb cheaply

 

[1990crow]

So you're telling me there's a chance

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Not a huge fan of this bowling change, all over them, ball hooping and we bring on Ben Manenti?

Thorton would have been my call, seems to have a bit of a habit of picking up wickets with loose deliveries.

 

[Crow-eater]

Not a huge fan of this bowling change, all over them, ball hooping and we bring on Ben Manenti?

Thorton would have been my call, seems to have a bit of a habit of picking up wickets with loose deliveries.

Good call