Banter The No Dazzlering Big Cricket Thread

[Tugga27]

Staying on with the Scorchies though

Franchise cricket is where most of the money is these days.

Thanks Vogies.

 

[kempy]

Looks like things get even better for the poms. No heat to worry about as is usually the case here. Temperatures between 21 and 25 with maybe the odd shower are forecast.

 

[TY24]

Looks like things get even better for the poms. No heat to worry about as is usually the case here. Temperatures between 21 and 25 with maybe the odd shower are forecast.

Jimmy Anderson will be fuming

 

[Ochre]

Weatherald in, Webster out apparently. Must be confident in Greeny's body.

 

[KBLT]

Pretty harsh on Webster, hasn't done much wrong.

 

[RookiePick]

Pretty harsh on Webster, hasn't done much wrong.

Agree but I think the team balance is OK. I much prefer seeing a proper opener in to partner Uzzie. It was Webster or Green and unfortunately Green has the golden (boy) ticket in the Aussie setup. Marnus scoring a bucket of runs.

A perfect storm for Slug to miss out.

 

[ioppolo]

If Abbott didn't injure himself in that shield match he would've amazingly made his debut.

 

[KBLT]

If Abbott didn't injure himself in that shield match he would've amazingly made his debut.

 

[Truckosaurus]

You have to be pretty ****ing unlucky to schedule any cricket for Perth in November and lose overs due to rain.

Bodes well for CA.

 

[kane249]

Holy crap, a wild Trucko appears

Welcome back!

 

[Truckosaurus]

Holy crap, a wild Trucko appears

Welcome back!

I thought I'd come back to complain about things.

 

[kane249]

I thought I'd come back to complain about things.

 

[TY24]

I thought I'd come back to complain about things.

'Tis the season on the board

Welcome back mate

 

[TY24]

Moving away from the dumpster fire that is the draft thread... I am extremely pumped for the next few days. It'll be my first Ashes test in person since Boxing Day 2015 and my first time going to an Ashes test in Perth.


Our weakend bowlings stocks should make it an interesting contest. Would love nothing more than for us to bowl first and for Starc to set the tone for the summer again by dislodging some hapless Englishman's bails with the first ball.

 

[Dazzler9]

Anyone wanna hear my Ashes predictions?

 

[TY24]

Anyone wanna hear my Ashes predictions?

Only if it involves England winning

 

[KBLT]

Anyone got a spare $3000 lying around?

 

[THE A5]

Smith’s sledge on monty panasar seems quite rehearsed. knew that question was going to be asked and just put too much effort.

On one hand i don’t mind it cause he’s backed himself now and after that need to score runs

 

[happy_eagle]

Smith’s sledge on monty panasar seems quite rehearsed. knew that question was going to be asked and just put too much effort.

On one hand i don’t mind it cause he’s backed himself now and after that need to score runs

Steve Smith is very uncomfortable to listen to at the best of times.

 

[TY24]

Happy Ashes day to all who celebrate

 

[TY24]

Also Monty Panesar wrote in his own book about using lollies and sunscreen on the ball, yet he's out here sleding Smudge for the same thing.

Hypocrite who doesn't deserve the air time.

 

[RookiePick]

Also Monty Panesar wrote in his own book about using lollies and sunscreen on the ball, yet he's out here sleding Smudge for the same thing.

Hypocrite who doesn't deserve the air time.

Everyone was cooking the ball. They were just smart enough to give themselves a level of "plausible deniability". Something a piece of sandpaper doesn't have.

Faf du Plessis missed games at least twice for changing the state of the ball.

Our guys were just spectacularly stupid in how they went about it.

It's no coincidence that you almost never see the ball reversing around corners any more, compared to everyone getting it to reverse - after 30 overs - on the regular.

 

[TY24]

Everyone was cooking the ball. They were just smart enough to give themselves a level of "plausible deniability". Something a piece of sandpaper doesn't have.

Faf du Plessis missed games at least twice for changing the state of the ball.

Our guys were just spectacularly stupid in how they went about it.

It's no coincidence that you almost never see the ball reversing around corners any more, compared to everyone getting it to reverse - after 30 overs - on the regular.

Which is why it shits me to tears that we are the ones who get labelled cheats on the regular.

Everyone did it, we were just stupid/arrogant enough to get caught.