Banter The WCE Cricket Banter Thread (Ball tampering permitted)

[Dazzler9]

Just to re-raise a debate from a previous thread, are we playing the Afghanis or the Afghanastanis in our first game?

 

[kane249]

Just to re-raise a debate from a previous thread, are we playing the Afghanis or the Afghanastanis in our first game?

Neither, the correct term is actually Afghans

Usage notes

• The usual term for a person from Afghanistan is Afghan; Afghani is uncommon and deprecated by some style guides.[1]

 

[Dazzler9]

Neither, the correct term is actually Afrghans

Resolved

 

[kane249]

Resolved

Well with less R's in Afghan like my original typo above

 

[Smeg Head]

ICC World XI off to a solid start.

 

[TY24]

Don't think the Aussies can win the world cup without M Marsh in the team

Now this is a statement I can get behind

 

[avishka5]

Watch with full volume.

 

[Cainozz]

You feel Stoinis will be our biggest liability this World Cup. Either blocks or hits boundaries placing pressure on the other batsmen.

 

[TY24]

You feel Stoinis will be our biggest liability this World Cup. Either blocks or hits boundaries placing pressure on the other batsmen.

Stoinis is literally a carbon copy of Mitchell Marsh, yet he’s probably the most loved cricketer in Australia, and Mitch is the most hated.

Stoinis has only ever made one big score for Australia, and it was in a losing game (like all of his 50+ scores). He’s still getting a free ride from that 146* and it was over 2 years ago.

 

[RookiePick]

Stoinis is literally a carbon copy of Mitchell Marsh, yet he’s probably the most loved cricketer in Australia, and Mitch is the most hated.

Stoinis has only ever made one big score for Australia, and it was in a losing game (like all of his 50+ scores). He’s still getting a free ride from that 146* and it was over 2 years ago.

Stoinis cleverly having a bad patch when most Aussies are studiously avoiding any cricket coverage.

 

[TY24]

Stoinis cleverly having a bad patch when most Aussies are studiously avoiding any cricket coverage.

He’s like D’Arcy Short. Great domestic cricketer but doesn’t quite cut it for Australia.

He’s lucky all our other pace bowling all rounders are either woefully out of form or just flat out mediocre.

 

[Quinz]

Not sure what to expect from Pakistan Windies today.

 

[TY24]

Not sure what to expect from Pakistan Windies today.

I wasn’t sure either, but this wasn’t it.

 

[Dazzler9]

1. What is the Pakistan vs Windies score?
2. What platform is everyone viewing this on?

 

[TY24]

1. What is the Pakistan vs Windies score?
2. What platform is everyone viewing this on?

Pakistan are 9/83 in the 19th over. Watching on Fox Sports, so it'll be on Kayo as well

Nine have FTA coverage but I think its only for Australian matches, and presumably the knockouts as well

 

[RookiePick]

Some good money on the Windies from the sub-continent

 

[Truckosaurus]

You'd expect the integrity unit to be having a look at that batting performance.

 

[TY24]

Chris Gayle will chase this down in 5 overs

 

[Cainozz]

Gayle looks as agile as a plank these days

 

[ioppolo]

Gayle looks as agile as a plank these days

Who needs agility when you can effortlessly hit them 100m?

 

[Quinz]

I wasn’t sure either, but this wasn’t it.

When Pakistan are playing you never ever know.

 

[TY24]

When Pakistan are playing you never ever know.

How do the oppo know what Pakistan bring to the table when Pakistan don't even know what Pakistan bring to the table?

 

[Dazzler9]

How do the oppo know what Pakistan bring to the table when Pakistan don't even know what Pakistan bring to the table?

Pakistan bring betting opportunities to the table.

 

[Cainozz]

Who needs agility when you can effortlessly hit them 100m?

This is true. Even on one leg he seems to be getting the job done!

 

[happy_eagle]

Glad to see fast bowlers being rewarded (Archer, Thomas) for bowling fast and short. The recent obsession with slower balls was boring to watch