Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[Peck]

I want Watson out of the side, otherwise I'm not too fussed with how it is.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Ford Fairlane





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That's because he's The Boss.

 

[Powerstufff]

.... with clarke at no.4 we really are low on options

Yeah, the phoney war against England has papered over the fact that we don't have the established batting depth we've had for virtually a generation. Clarke is the last of a line of hero batsmen that stretches back to Border.

 

[Ebert80]

Could probably say the "line" stretched back to Greg Chappell, although admittedly he did go AWOL during World Series.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

I really dont know who else could bat at number 3 smith showed during the test coming in at 6 he can absorb pressure...number 3 is usually reserved for the best batsmen but with clarke at no.4 we really are low on options

The best batsman at 3 is a bit of a myth these days... Kallis, Lara, De Silva and Tendulkar all batted 4.

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

Yeah, the phoney war against England has papered over the fact that we don't have the established batting depth we've had for virtually a generation. Clarke is the last of a line of hero batsmen that stretches back to Border.

I wouldnt say that at all....I thought at different stages all the top order contributed bar bailey....watson did ok but a bit downhill and impressive at times with the ball....

But his body is just no good to be a bowler and his mental fortitude is no where near a no. 3 batsmen hence why I want him out ....

Faulkner is the shizz young and talented needs to be in for the next year or 2

But if your expecting an australian team with a batting team that could be 6/100 then gilly comes in at no.7 and belts the s*** out of the ball in a session to put aussies on top well...those days probably will never happen again

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

The best batsman at 3 is a bit of a myth these days... Kallis, Lara, De Silva and Tendulkar all batted 4.

True but its still seen as the most important position in the batting line up

 

[Eddie Dingle]

The best batsman at 3 is a bit of a myth these days... Kallis, Lara, De Silva and Tendulkar all batted 4.

Thats why Ricky Ponting was so great.

He was a number 3 in the traditional sense and a bloody good one.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Thats why Ricky Ponting was so great.

He was a number 3 in the traditional sense and a bloody good one.

Correct.... And Dravid.

 

[Ebert80]

The best batsman at 3 is a bit of a myth these days... Kallis, Lara, De Silva and Tendulkar all batted 4.

I don't reckon it's ever really been the case.

Best batsman would generally always bat at 4.

Eg.

- Boon at 3, Border 4
- Richardson or Gomes 3, Richards 4
- Omar 3, Miandad 4
- Jones 3, M Crowe 4

Or at shield level:

- Love at 3, Law at 4
- Nobes at 3, Lehmann at 4

That's not to say that this applies 100% of the time, but I reckon more often than not.

 

[PepeSilvia]

What number did W.G. Grace bat at?

 

[Lockhart Road]

What number did W.G. Grace bat at?

Whatever he liked - at least he did when I used to watch him.

 

[PepeSilvia]

Whatever he liked - at least he did when I used to watch him.

I know you're older than lots of people on this board, but you're not that old.

 

[Lockhart Road]

I know you're older than lots of people on this board, but you're not that old.

You know, young Mr Speaker, you're right.

That was in my previous life. I went by the name of Fred Spofforth.

 

[PepeSilvia]

You know, young Mr Speaker, you're right.

That was in my previous life. I went by the name of Fred Spofforth.

Nice 'tache, Freddie.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

 

[Lockhart Road]

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Got you goin' hey Ford.

Am into Stephen King and 11/22/63 - thanks for recommending it.
Best read of that sort since Christine.

 

[PepeSilvia]

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

If this is some sort of age test, I pass.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Got you goin' hey Ford.

Am into Stephen King and 11/22/63 - thanks for recommending it.
Best read of that sort since Christine.

With the horror segue I could've gone for Sympathy for the Devil.

One of Kingo's better later works and well-researched. Read Norman Mailer's Oswald biography after.

 

[Lockhart Road]

If this is some sort of age test, I pass.

 

[spookism]

Got you goin' hey Ford.

Am into Stephen King and 11/22/63 - thanks for recommending it.
Best read of that sort since Christine.

Just finished reading Under the Dome.
I have no one to blame but myself, but that was tripe - especially the 2nd half

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

I have been planning to get in the walking dead series....

Worth buying on blueray or not?

 

[PepeSilvia]

Just to clarify, I meant pass the test as in I did know the song.

 

[tribey]

I don't reckon it's ever really been the case.

Best batsman would generally always bat at 4.

Eg.

- Boon at 3, Border 4
- Richardson or Gomes 3, Richards 4
- Omar 3, Miandad 4
- Jones 3, M Crowe 4

Or at shield level:

- Love at 3, Law at 4
- Nobes at 3, Lehmann at 4

That's not to say that this applies 100% of the time, but I reckon more often than not.

- Jones at 3, Arnberger at 4

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Just finished reading Under the Dome.
I have no one to blame but myself, but that was tripe - especially the 2nd half

It's The Simpson's movie as imagined by Stephen King. And the TV series is infinitely worse.