Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[powermacs]

Hughes has been dropped and gone on to plunder Shield attacks a few times now. Just cant make the step up.

Time will tell, he's been picked before when he's been out of form. I've watched a bit of sheild cricket this year and I've never seen him bat this well and play scoring shots all around the wicket.

 

[raman]

Disagree re: Lyon, I think he is criminally underrated. We were spoilt by Warne, and we aren't going to find another spinner of his quality anytime soon. He is a young, raw spinner who has gotten to 100 wickets only slightly behind Warne, and quicker than any off spinner in history. He has time on his side, and will only start bowling better.

Didn't know that.

Does this include Asterisk Merrilythrowin?

 

[Zakk Wylde]

"Australian" offspinner

 

[raman]

"Australian" offspinner

Ah.

 

[Noobz0r]

Didn't know that.

Does this include Asterisk Merrilythrowin?

I think I may have meant Australian offie. I'm trying to find the stat as it was made on the cricket board, but it's taking a lot of time!

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Just opened my epic marble collection from my primary school days. So many rare ones that I won !

 

[Ebert80]

Malcolm Marshall once bowled a ball about 7 metres away from the batsman but it define his career

Tufnell was no champion, but i dont think he was a complete spud.

 

[raman]

Tufnell was no champion, but i dont think he was a complete spud.

He was vastly entertaining. That's basically what I look for in an English cricketer.

I remember when he took this catch:



And in the next test match someone in the crowd had an "Air Tufnell" banner complete with Jordanesque silhouette.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Just opened my epic marble collection from my primary school days. So many rare ones that I won !

It must be the day for taking out games played during primary school. I've been playing Test Match! I found some scorecards in the box from 1995.

My playing field is a little creased though. I'm not really sure how to fix it. The first google result for "fixing a test match playing field" is Hansie Cronje's wikipedia page

 

[Macca19]

Disagree re: Lyon, I think he is criminally underrated. We were spoilt by Warne, and we aren't going to find another spinner of his quality anytime soon. He is a young, raw spinner who has gotten to 100 wickets only slightly behind Warne, and quicker than any off spinner in history. He has time on his side, and will only start bowling better.

Singh, Swann, Mushtaq, Yardley, Murali (and Vettori & Panesar if you count them) did it quicker. Whilst 6 tests between Warne & Lyon isnt much, theres 71 other bowlers between them, which puts it into a bit more perspective.

I do agree he is underrated though.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

It must be the day for taking out games played during primary school. I've been playing Test Match! I found some scorecards in the box from 1995.

My playing field is a little creased though. I'm not really sure how to fix it.

My Test Match playing arena has been staple gunned to a piece of timber....

 

[raman]

My Test Match playing arena has been staple gunned to a piece of timber....

Plywood is smoother but particle board has better drainage.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Plywood is smoother but particle board has better drainage.

Melamine is my friend.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Second innings....200 in front.... Watto to hit a crisp 60 odd

 

[El_Scorcho]

My Test Match playing arena has been staple gunned to a piece of timber....

This is probably the go, although I should have done it 20 years ago before it got too creased. I should still be able to sort something out. Even if it's just the pitch really, I don't care so much about the outfield

 

[Zakk Wylde]

This is probably the go, although I should have done it 20 years ago before it got too creased. I should still be able to sort something out. Even if it's just the pitch really, I don't care so much about the outfield

If you or someone has a steam iron, the creases should be easily fixed.

 

[El_Scorcho]

If you or someone has a steam iron, the creases should be easily fixed.

I tried to iron it a little, I might have another go.

 

[I Dont Care]

Just opened my epic marble collection from my primary school days. So many rare ones that I won !

I lost my marbles in primary school

 

[Zakk Wylde]

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Might as well send Haddin in at 4 to start the rescue act a bit earlier.

 

[Ebert80]

He was vastly entertaining. That's basically what I look for in an English cricketer.

And in the next test match someone in the crowd had an "Air Tufnell" banner complete with Jordanesque silhouette.

I can recall a few years ago when I was a kid, Derek Randall fielding near the boundary and trying on hats of members of the crowd. He was a funny bloke, and would have been a good stunt double for Gilligan.

Not only is this English side the worst one in my living memory, but the most bland too. Its all very well for Mark Nicholas to say England is a multi cultural country, but I miss the days of Randall, Gooch, Boycott, Gower, Botham, Dilley, Willis, Underwood, even Tavare.

This current side is a big bowl of meh.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

They do enjoy a good Moroccan spiced chicken with a sidedish cucumber and chickpea raita,

 

[DonDynamite]

Me and my brother used to sticky tape our test match surface to the outdoor table. The bowler was busted so we'd roll the ball instead, it was still good shit. Dad eventually did the plywood thing and we stashed it behind my brothers chest of drawers to be forgotten. I don't even know if it's still there.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

I can recall a few years ago when I was a kid, Derek Randall fielding near the boundary and trying on hats of members of the crowd. He was a funny bloke, and would have been a good stunt double for Gilligan.

Not only is this English side the worst one in my living memory, but the most bland too. Its all very well for Mark Nicholas to say England is a multi cultural country, but I miss the days of Randall, Gooch, Boycott, Gower, Botham, Dilley, Willis, Underwood, even Tavare.

This current side is a big bowl of meh.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Ironing didn't really do anything, but I like the tape idea. I might have some masking tape floating around that should do the job.