Cricket

[Habibster]

OK guys with the DLF cup hotting up and the everybody in eager anticipation of the Ashes, discuss cricket views here.....

[luke_the edge_dragons]

hussey=LEGEND. thats my view. but anyway...the newest game has just started. but really my carefactor for this series is zero. i cant wait for THE ASHES!! we are gonna absolutely smash those stupid english knobs...especially stupid pieterson...i cant stand that jerk!!...does anybody have tickets? im goin to days 2 & 4 of the sydney test...i lined up for 5hrs!!!
...what the hell...waston is opening for australia! i dont think he's proven himself yet...our team is fairly average...but we need to blood some young talent. BRING BACK HUSSEY!-also lee & gilchrist!!

[alltornmatt]

yeah im goin to the ashes in perth at the WACA. the reason why huss, gilly and the like arent playin in the DLF cup is mainly due to the upcoming ashes series. they had a massive season last year which didnt conclude till aboout april (bangladesh tour). hussey will play in the DLF cup tournament, he was recently made vice captain while gilly is absent from the series.

[SamLikesYou]

YES!! Somewhere to talk about my cricket obsession. Yeah Hussdog is pretty awesome but I also rate Punter and Bing as the best in the world (behind yours truly of corse).
Im going to the second day of the Melbourne test. Should be awesome.

[Habibster]

I'm going to days 3 & 4 of the GABBA test...it's gonna be wicked.

Watson got about 79 off 74 today...Clarke made 64 off 94(Katich-esque)

Australia bowled out for 244....damn we are gonna get slaughtered with Tendulkar and the like in form...

[Marv From NZ]

This season coming up is IMO the BEST INTERNATIONAL SEASON EVER. What have we got....lets see:

ICC Champions Trophy
Ashes
VB Series (NEW ZEALAND!!!!!!! FUCK YES!!! England and Aussie.)
Chappell-Hadlee cup
World Cup
.....Plus many more, but that's what we're all looking forward to the most over the ditch.

Me personally cannot wait any longer for the VB Series, Chappell-Hadlee series and the World Cup. Lets face it, anytime NZ play Australia in Australia, it's always special, because every game is so friggin close and NZ always raise their game. Gets me thinking... BOY do we have a chance to win the VB series/CH series with SHANE BOND back fit and ready. BRING IT ON!

[maddie]

I love my cricket too, it's great... the long summer days spent watching either cricket or tennis are so much fun! Not going to the Ashes this year for the Boxing Day test but i'll definately be trying to get tickets to at least one ODI against England and maybe another for the Chappell-Hadlee series.

Last year i went to the Australia vs World XI in Melbourne, it was great fun, great to see so many amazing players there. Except the lady behind us liked Flintoff, and so when he was batting she yelled in our ears a lot, even when the other batsman on with him hit a four she'd yell "Go Freddy! I love you!" Then she went out to have a smoke, in which time Flintoff got out... the whole crowd laughed at her when she got back. Also the Kiwi jokes were great fun. [/random story]

Anyway, can't wait for it to start back in Oz. Haven't been paying a lot of attention to this series or whatever it is in Malaysia, but once it really starts to get under way I'll be glued to the television. =D

[Marv From NZ]

Chappell - Hadlee series will be in NZ again for this season. Definitly going to it. Always good to piss the Aussies off with our chants. Throw shit at them.

[maddie]

Chappell - Hadlee series will be in NZ again for this season. Definitly going to it. Always good to piss the Aussies off with our chants. Throw shit at them.

Haha is it? Then I won't be going to that :P

Well I guess we do the same to you when the New Zealanders play here... I feel so sorry for... i can't rmeember who it was. But he plays for New Zealand and he fielded in front of where we were sitting and the crowd gave him so much shit... singing baa baa black sheep and stuff. So funny. And my cousin didn't understand any of it so I had to explain it to him haha. Good times.

Oh forgot to mention Pup Clarke is my favourite, i have a signed poster of his in my room. :D

[Marv From NZ]

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP! I'll admit, that's a good one. I'm gonna try and remember the abuse we were giving the Aussies at the Eden Park ODI, i remember Stuart Clark abuse, manit was funny. They even had to call the game off for awhile because of how much shit we were throwing at them. GOOD TIMES.

I'm sure one of Clarkes relatives is in Home and Away. You know, the young cop, who almost died but lived. Looks EXACTLY like Michael Clarke.

[maddie]

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP! I'll admit, that's a good one. I'm gonna try and remember the abuse we were giving the Aussies at the Eden Park ODI, i remember Stuart Clark abuse, manit was funny. They even had to call the game off for awhile because of how much shit we were throwing at them. GOOD TIMES.

I'm sure one of Clarkes relatives is in Home and Away. You know, the young cop, who almost died but lived. Looks EXACTLY like Michael Clarke.

Awww it wasn't funny it was MEAN! Though we give you so much shit too so I guess it's fair enough but still. All that throwing shit was waaaaaaaay over the top, i was really pissed off while i was sitting and watching. Terrible behaviour. Though we did have all that racist crap this year didn't we? That was horrible!

Haha! Yeah i think that about the guy off Home and Away too, my sisters call him "Brunette Clarkey".

[Marv From NZ]

Yeah you did have the racist crap. But yeah...it was basically everyone in the terraces were mega drunk, people were getting angry at the fact that we were ballsing up, so they decided to start throwing shit at Stuart Clark because they hadn't seen him bowl yet. Good stuff!

[maddie]

Haha I find that stupid yet funny. Typical. :P

Oh I really don't like Stuart MacGill. Is it just me or does he come across as an arrogant pig to other people as well?

[luke_the edge_dragons]

Oh I really don't like Stuart MacGill. Is it just me or does he come across as an arrogant pig to other people as well?

macgill is definately a great bowler...i think he's an alrite bloke off the field but on it he's just really intense! he needs to smile more.

the aus v india game keeps on getting delayed because of rain...probably for the best

[maddie]

Yeah he seems ok but he said that he was better than Shane Warne. That's just pure stupidity really. I dunno... I just really really don't like him. He's probably very nice and stuff but I can't stand him.

[Habibster]

India are god damn lucky...Mitchell Johnson was carving turkey out of em, he ended up with 4/11.
India were 5/35 off 8 overs when the match was abandoned, down to a revised Duckworth/Lewis target of 169 off 29 overs...Damn that victory for us was almost certain,Mahendra Dhoni and Suresh Raina were at the crease, the last two recognised batsman. Oh well, what can you do.

[Marv From NZ]

Nothing, that's Duckworth Lewis for you.

[Habibster]

Yeah, I usually don't mind the Duckworth/Lewis system, but I still don't quite ge5t how it works...maybe i'll look on wikipedia.

On another topic, I think Zimbabwe are playing South Africa in a few hours.That should be a walkover, but cricket is a funny game.

[Marv From NZ]

Yeah, funny as in when Bangladesh beat you guys!!! GOLD!

[Habibster]

hahahaha shut up....:p Marv when was the last time you Kiwi's beat us in a test series?? :D

[Marv From NZ]

Sometime when Hadlee and co. were still in the team! LOL.....the glory days. Although we did draw with you guys back in the 2001-2002 series when Bond debuted.

[Habibster]

Yeah i guess...bloody rain!!! :p Blame it on the rain, blame it on the rain...

Shane Bond is a superb bowler when he isn't injured. He seems to step up a level or two against Australia.

Australia currently 2/52 off 13.3 overs against the West Indies...Watson got a seven-ball duck, which is a shame considering the form he is in. Katich got 22 off 21. Not out batsman are Hayden 22 off 45. Symonds 5 off 10...still got Clarke, Hussey Haddin and co to come.

[Marv From NZ]

When Bond's fully fit and not injured, he's the best bowler in the world, that simple really. His knew straight on action should prevent him from serious injuries, especially back ones. He's still bowling in the late 140s and 150s, so mix that with his line and lentgh, his inswinging yorkers and you've got an unbeatable formula. Just ask West Indies.

[Habibster]

I don't think Brett Lee would be too happy about your statement about Bond being 'the best bowler in the world'........Binga can bat a fair bit too.. ;) (not that batting has anything to do with bowling)....

Australia are currently 132/5 off 32. Hussey's on 35 (40) and Haddin 9 (20)...We're in a bit of trouble here. I wish Pup went well :( (he scored 1 off 8)

[Marv From NZ]

Bond can bat aswell.....

[alltornmatt]

aussies jst got beaten by the windies in DLF cup game. Hussey made a ton and was man of the match and not to mention captain of OZ in the abscence of Punter, while Lara made 80 odd to help windies get up. think Chris Gayle made a few too.

[Habibster]

Yeah Gayle scored a few...Windies nearly collapsed AGAIN...I don't think Brian Charles Lara will be too happy

[luke_the edge_dragons]

hussey is a legend but he just had nobody else in the team who could help him...besides haddin. i think we definately need punter & mcgrath back. & gilly (even though he's not playin in this series).

[Habibster]

We (Australia) are in fair danger of missing the finals here....

[Infiction]

I dunno what's happened to Australian cricket recentely. The one day and test teams have (IMO) gone down hill since the ashes, and maybe a little before.

[Habibster]

I thought that we had gone up hill since the ashes...and then came the Bangladesh tour.

In the recent one-dayers, the selectors and co have been experimenting a fair bit with the line-up so that might be a reason why we aren't going that good.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

good comeback last night...lead by binga! im excited about the ashes already!! BRING ON THE POMS!!!

[Marv From NZ]

Any cricket fan that's not excited about the Ashes, is SIMPLY "NOT A CRICKET FAN."

[Habibster]

Marv , I was wondering, whenever there is an Ashes Series,is there much hype over in NZ or other countries??Or would it be like a usual test match series between 2 countries not involving yours??

I guess what hype there is would be heightened this year as NZ are in the one-day series...

[Habibster]

Australia look set to name a full strength side for the final against the West Indies....possibly Katich and Watson opening though. I would've gone Hayden and Watson.

[Marv From NZ]

Marv , I was wondering, whenever there is an Ashes Series,is there much hype over in NZ or other countries??Or would it be like a usual test match series between 2 countries not involving yours??

I guess what hype there is would be heightened this year as NZ are in the one-day series...

Definetly hype. Whatever you report about the Ashes, we report aswell. The Ashes are EASILY the most watched test series in NZ that doesn't involve the Black Caps.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

go aussies!!! great bowling performance last night! batting can improve a lot!! i dont think katich is a one day player (he's too slow!!!!)

[Marv From NZ]

Predictions for ICC Champions Trophy coming up? Me thinks India will bring home the gold. At home, they will be hard to beat.

[Habibster]

Bangladesh are my dark horses if they make it past the qualifying stage.... :D

Other than that i reckon it will be South Africa or England... (i would say Australia but i just don't have good feeling about it)

[Marv From NZ]

Yeah...Bangladesh is YOUR darkhorse. LITERALLY. lol.

I can see SA having a solid chance, i doubt England though, but who knows really. I hope Shane Bond makes another statement/impact to the cricketing world at this tournament. Fully fit and steaming, why wouldn't he?

[luke_the edge_dragons]

whats happened to this thread? anyway...with icc champs trophy starting for aus tomorrow...i think we should get it started again!
what do people think about:

watson v katich for opener?
i dont think either of them should be it. katich is as exciting as watching grass grow and watson still hasnt proved himself...he has one good game then five ordinary ones. i choose hayden.

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif taking drugs?
stupid pakistanis...first ball tampering now drugs!!! ban them for life i say!

[Marv From NZ]

whats happened to this thread? anyway...with icc champs trophy starting for aus tomorrow...i think we should get it started again!
what do people think about:

watson v katich for opener?
i dont think either of them should be it. katich is as exciting as watching grass grow and watson still hasnt proved himself...he has one good game then five ordinary ones. i choose hayden.

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif taking drugs?
stupid pakistanis...first ball tampering now drugs!!! ban them for life i say!

Watch your wording dude. That could be taken the wrong way, so be careful with what you say. Anyways....

I'd say Katich with Hayden, simply because experience means everything in tournaments. For the drugs incident, innocent till proven guilty me says, take some more tests with them or whatever and then from there judge if they are truely cheating bastards.

Yup...NZ is looking super so far. These pitches will suit us greatly. Bummer about Styris and Bond missing the opener for pre-caution reasons, but heck doesn't matter, we beat South Africa and that's all that matters as of now. Great team performance. Can't wait for Scotty and Bond to take the pitch for the rest of the games, should be beautiful. We only need one more game to win to qualify for the semis and i'm extremely confident we'll beat one of either Sri Lanka or West Indies, taking into consideration our recent records against them, which are both 4-1 respectively to NZ. Ohhhhhh and Stephen Fleming take a bow.....fucking LEGEND.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

I reckon Australia should pull someone out of left wing to open.

Got no idea who but neither Katich, Hayden nor Watson would be my choice

[thelivingendrock]

I hear that Watto's your man. He's not suited to open I don't think.

[Habibster]

i'd say watson and gilly for opener's, but if all else fails maybe clarke for opener instead of watson...(clarke averages in the mid-60s when he opens)

I have a bolter for the Ashes, Moises Henriques......that'd be great to see such a young cricketer donning the baggygreen. Yes you all think he might be too young and inexperienced but i think he'd be able to stand up to the task.....

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Who?

*confuzzled face*

[Marv From NZ]

Are you sure he's Australian? Sounds Spanish lol!

[luke_the edge_dragons]

Watch your wording dude. That could be taken the wrong way, so be careful with what you say.

no offence was meant...just shits me that it was the same team who have caused controversy in the last few months.

damn west indies! a hat trick in the last over!!! watson should be bloody sacked! i knew he cant handle pressure...especially from opener!! he bowled ok but hes not an opening batsman! stick him in at #7! bring back hayden! but i spose nearly all the batsmen went crap...except gilly the legend...92!! and clarke 47.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha you know you're struggling when Chris Gayle gets a hat-trick

[The Dying Start]

Heh. GAYle.

Heh.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

haha yeah he's a 6'4" black man too :p

[The Dying Start]

Yeah...hense why I use this joke on an internet forum and not to his face.

[Marv From NZ]

Cas' he'd probably smash your face in with his bat if you did. Australias time at the top is running out, the average age on your team is over 30, hope you got another batch of McGraths, Pontings, Husseys etc. in the works, cas' in a couple of years i doubt we'll be seeing them. Good stuff West Indies....

[Habibster]

Haha you know you're struggling when Chris Gayle gets a hat-trick

hahahaha pity it wasn't Chris Gayle that got the hat-trick...it was Jerome Taylor

When i made the comment a fair few posts back about Moises Henriques being a bolter for the ashes, i knew it was gonna get that response :p .....he is a top quality all-rounder


Full name Moises Constantino Henriques
Born February 1, 1987, Funchal, Portugal
Current age 19 years 260 days
Major teams Australia Under-19s, New South Wales
Nickname Moey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 1.87 m

Moises Henriques was so young when he first came into the New South Wales squad that he could only train in school holidays and often had to catch a taxi to practice. By the age of 18 he had already won praise from Trevor Hohns, the former national chairman of selectors, and a rookie contract with the Blues. After starring as captain of Australia's Under-19 side - he first made the team as a 16-year-old - with 16 World Cup wickets in Sri Lanka at 10.62 and 150 runs at 37.5, Henriques played his second senior game in the final of the 2005-06 ING Cup. As the Blues were heading towards the tightest of victories over South Australia, Henriques, the No. 9, refused to fluster and was unbeaten on 5 from 21 balls when Stuart MacGill squirted the winning run.

A 187cm opening bowler, Henriques is the youngest player to collect ten wickets in a Sydney first-grade match, and he supplements his skills with fine middle-order strokeplay. "Moises is a genuine allrounder who would be selected in sides for his bowling or his batting alone," Hohns said in 2004. "He is an outstanding prospect and certainly has a bright future." Born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Henriques arrived in Australia as a baby and first played cricket with friends aged nine. Occasionally compared to Steve Waugh, he looks overseas for Jacques Kallis as an all-round idol. "Everyone asks me if I prefer batting or bowling," he says, "I couldn't choose if I had to pick one."

EDIT: couldnt be bothered linking.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha I knew who he was; just that he's a relative nobody lol

[luke_the edge_dragons]

im excited!!! bring on the poms!!! i hope lee scares the shit out of them for the ashes!!!!

[luke_the edge_dragons]

go aussies!!! into the semis!!! martyn actually played well!!!

[Marv From NZ]

More importnatly you're playing us! With Bondy in our side, i honestly think we've got a good chance of winning against you guys.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Just as w/out him ya got no chance :p

[The Dying Start]

OoOOooo it's hotting up!

[Julian]

Cas' he'd probably smash your face in with his bat if you did. Australias time at the top is running out, the average age on your team is over 30, hope you got another batch of McGraths, Pontings, Husseys etc. in the works, cas' in a couple of years i doubt we'll be seeing them. Good stuff West Indies....

We got plenty who would get a starting spot in your squad any day. Shaun Tait, Mark Cosgrove, Mitchell Johnson, Dan Cullen to name a few that haven't got a real crack at it yet but are contracted.

[Julian]

hahahaha pity it wasn't Chris Gayle that got the hat-trick...it was Jerome Taylor

When i made the comment a fair few posts back about Moises Henriques being a bolter for the ashes, i knew it was gonna get that response :p .....he is a top quality all-rounder


Full name Moises Constantino Henriques
Born February 1, 1987, Funchal, Portugal
Current age 19 years 260 days
Major teams Australia Under-19s, New South Wales
Nickname Moey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 1.87 m

Moises Henriques was so young when he first came into the New South Wales squad that he could only train in school holidays and often had to catch a taxi to practice. By the age of 18 he had already won praise from Trevor Hohns, the former national chairman of selectors, and a rookie contract with the Blues. After starring as captain of Australia's Under-19 side - he first made the team as a 16-year-old - with 16 World Cup wickets in Sri Lanka at 10.62 and 150 runs at 37.5, Henriques played his second senior game in the final of the 2005-06 ING Cup. As the Blues were heading towards the tightest of victories over South Australia, Henriques, the No. 9, refused to fluster and was unbeaten on 5 from 21 balls when Stuart MacGill squirted the winning run.

A 187cm opening bowler, Henriques is the youngest player to collect ten wickets in a Sydney first-grade match, and he supplements his skills with fine middle-order strokeplay. "Moises is a genuine allrounder who would be selected in sides for his bowling or his batting alone," Hohns said in 2004. "He is an outstanding prospect and certainly has a bright future." Born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Henriques arrived in Australia as a baby and first played cricket with friends aged nine. Occasionally compared to Steve Waugh, he looks overseas for Jacques Kallis as an all-round idol. "Everyone asks me if I prefer batting or bowling," he says, "I couldn't choose if I had to pick one."

EDIT: couldnt be bothered linking.
I doubt he's even contracted. There's nothing on that profile that suggests he's any good. Wow a rookie contract for the Blues at 18, amazing. And 5 runs from 21 balls batting at number 9, what a great all rounder. I'd take Tait over him any day.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha and Cosgrove, Cullen, Johnson, Cameron White . ..

Our One-day team will eventually look similar to this:

1. Mark Cosgrove
2. ___________
3. ___________
eh stuff it . . . lol
6. Cameron White
7. Adam Croshwaite
8. ______________
9. Dan Cullen
10. Shaun Tait
11. Mitch Johnson

[luke_the edge_dragons]

australia have a number of fast bowlers coming through and i think theres enough batsmen going around that we are ok in those departments. i get worried about when shane warne retires. i know that it is unlikely we'll ever get anybody else like him but i dont know if there's any world class spinners coming through state cricket at the moment. cullen looks ok but im still not sure ... & he's an off spinner and i think we need a leggie.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

We dont necessarily need a leggie

And if so I'd go Cameron White
I know he aint the best bowler but he's getting there. That and he can bat as well

[Marv From NZ]

Man i'm excited about tonights game! Bondy's all ready to play, although the downside is that Styris is out, which is a huge loss in our batting department, i guess that means that capataney Fleming is gonna have to put in another captains knock, and we're probably gonna need at least another 2 more solid contributions from other batsmen, me is looking at most likely Marshall, Oram or McCullum to provide the much needed goods, people are gonna have to bring their A game that's for sure. Go the KIWIS!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Those last 3 you mentioned give me nightmares :p

Marshall and McCullum cos of the 3 game series 2 years ago in Nov/Dec and Oram cos of the test at the Gabba.

Luckily theyve done jack all to us since :p

[Marv From NZ]

What are you on about? McCullum basically won us the last game of the Chappell-Hadlee series this year and since then McCullum has been consistent with his form and is extremely reliable, he scored like 35 of 21 balls in the last match we played and pitched in some runs in the other games aswell. Jacom Oram has just come back from injury basically, and has found some great all rounders form, i'd be scared of him. He scored 39 off 21 balls or something like that against Pakistan aswell, and has got around 6 or 7 wickets so far with the ball, he's probably our 3rd best player atm. LOL the news programs just ran some pieces about shane Bonds stats against the Aussies, they're bloody freakish. He averages 7.something against you per wicket.......man i'm excited.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

still feeling excited marv??? ha ha ha :D:D:D
i will give you credit though. at 30/6 i thought you would be bowled out by 50!!! but still we are better than you!!! ha ha

[KillingInTheNameOf]

suffice to say NZ got pwned :p

[The Dying Start]

6 for 35...gee that's unlucky!

[Marv From NZ]

Yeah i got frustrated watching those 6 wickets fall for 35 runs. Felt like punching the tv screen at 3.30am. As far as i'm concerned get Fulton and Marshall out of the team right fucking now, they're a liability, and get the ever so reliable Ross Taylor and oldhead Matt Sinclair back in our ODI team, fucking disgraceful top order batting performance. But to the positives now......KYLE MILLS take a bow, you're a bloody legend, you truely are a world class bowler now, stand up and be proud of your 4 wickets, that opening bowling performance you had with Bond was some of the best shit i've ever seen from the Blackcaps, period! Fudging OUTSTANDING. SHANE BOND....what can i say, you didn't let me down, i've never seen so much fast movement in the air like that for a long time and it was great to see. Man those inswinging yorkers and inswing back of a length balls, really cut alot of the Aussies in half, i felt like crying, was a joy to watch, especially when Ponting almost got given lbw due tyo Bonds inswinging yorker, fuck that reminded me alot of the old Bond back in 2002/03, good pace aswell on a slow wicket, greta to see you back. And yeah that was about it really....and Vettori and Oram can be proud aswell, they did great things with bat and ball. Look forward to the VB series.

[The Dying Start]

Wow. That's one ejaculation of a post.

[Marv From NZ]

Twas' needed. I'm speaking on behalf of the nation.

[Julian]

Suck shit Marv :p

And Cullen is twice the player of White

[KillingInTheNameOf]

How can you say that?

Theyre nothing alike.
And if you did have to rate them against each other White is the better bat, fieldsman and has IMO better leadership qualities

[Julian]

He's such a mediocre player and so overrated it's not even funny. He's been in the system for a fair while now and hasn't achieved anything really. Cullen's going to be the replacement for Shane Warne, no doubt about it. We don't need a mediocre batter and bowler to replace one of the best spin bowlers ever. White might be a handy ODI player one day, that's it.

And I don't think White is even contracted by Australia.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Cameron White is only like 20/21.

[Marv From NZ]

Eat shit Julian! :p

GO THE WINDIES!

[Julian]

He's 23 Grumbum

[KillingInTheNameOf]

That still isnt all that old.

How old is Cullen?

[Julian]

22 but he's only just really broken through and is obviously already rated ahead of White who isn't contracted. All rounders need to be great at something and decent at the other. Imo White is a mediocre batter and a medicore bowler, there's really no room in the Australian Test side for that.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

He'll get there soon enough.

Shaun Tait has been around for a while as well, and has only been contracted in the last year

IMO theyre probably waiting for White to get closer to fulfilling his potential before giving him a run.
In Australia A matches he pummelled whoever it was we played in the last VB series

*edit*

I'd say this is alright going:
"Posted some outstanding performances for Somerset in his first stint of county cricket, including a world record Twenty20 innings of 141* off 70 balls. The English County club appointed him captain"

[luke_the edge_dragons]

im still not convinvced on either whit or cullen...though cullen does look a bit of a better bowler from the few times ive seen him.

[Habibster]

Ok the ICC cricket awards were on last night i think and the results are here:
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/266775.html

[luke_the edge_dragons]

Ok the ICC cricket awards were on last night i think and the results are here:
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/266775.html

good work punter & hussey!!!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

How did Flintoff get in ahead of Symonds in the one day side :confused:

And Glenn McGrath hardly played any games in the last 6 months .. .

[Habibster]

Brett Lee 12th Man in the test team of the year...crikey i thought he would've gone better.

KP didn't make any of the teams...I thought he couldve made the one-day team of the year.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Yeah i thought Lee woulda got in before McGrath seein as McGrath missed half the year

[Habibster]

yeah...Hussey and Ponting did well though like Luke mentioned

[luke_the edge_dragons]

go aussies in the champs trophy final!!! what a start to the game!! windies were on fire until bracken put a stop to things!!! come on boys!!!

[kyle_182]

i dont know much about cricket so whos the favourite for the ashes?

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Us (Aussie's)

[The Dying Start]

I went to school with Dan Cullen (in my class), and Cullen Bailey (year below me). I taught them everything they know. We had some heaps more talented cricketers too, but they disappeared after school...dunno why. Our best batsman was an absulte gun...he coulda gone all the way...i don't even know where he is now.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

I taught them everything they know.

really??? i know that john bucannon is standing down as aussie coach after the world cup...maybe you could fill the void glenn???!!:D

well done to the aussies!!! champions trophy winners!!!! i was scared for the first few overs of the windies innings and then again when we were 2/12 but watson, martyn and bracken saved us!!! bring on the ashes now!!!

[The Dying Start]

I'm happy to take the job. I could do with the money.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

I wouldnt have thought it would pay all that well

[Marv From NZ]

It was fun, although EXTREMELY RARE, seeing McGrath getting spanked 3 overs in a row by Gayle. Once he got out, i knew it was over, so i went to sleep and wasn't surprised to find out in the morning that you guys raped them. BASTARDS!!!!!! Hmmm......i must say Bracken is insanely good, he swings the ball so much it's crazy, i wan't to face him one day when i become a Blackcap.

AND!!! THANK YOU JESUS! Brendon McCullum has been promoted to the openers spot with Fleming, about fucking time. All they goptta do is get rid of Marshall or Fulton, get Ross Taylor in, or Jamie How and we'll be set for the World Cup......i hope.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

haha

Yeah Bracken >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mitch Johnson

He's easily the best bowler behind Lee and McGrath

Hmm yeah McGrath always struggles against Gayle; probably cos he's so unorthodox

[Marv From NZ]

I'd say he's your best bowler atm, considering McGrath has just returned and the fact that Lee hasn't really found his straps yet. Those Indian pitches are damn slow......I didn't even see Brett Lee or Shane Bond break 150km throughout the comp. They got close, but never broke it.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

That and the slippery dip ball

[Marv From NZ]

Bloody hell, i'd hate to bowl with a piece of soap.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

I wouldnt mind it. Bein an offie it probably doesnt effect me as much

[Marv From NZ]

Hell yes it would. It'd be hard trying to grip and spin the ball into revolutions on that Offies angle, i;d reckon it come out like a pace bowler bowling a slower ball with absolutely no turn in it. You bowl off-spin? I thought you bowled medium pace or swing or some shit like that?

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha I can bowl medium.

But Im more like Chris Gayle with flight; and lots of it :p

[Marv From NZ]

Oh man i just got the silliest image of you bowling lol!

I'd like to bowl to you. even though me is a top order batsmen, i am 2nd/3rd change bowler, and i can swing the ball both ways. Could i give you an inswinging yorker?

[KillingInTheNameOf]

haha yorkers are about the only deliveries I can play :p

[Marv From NZ]

Fine i'll go around the wicket and bowl into your body and bowl the offcutter or i'll pitch short one into your ribs. :p

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Damn you :p

You're either gonna hurt me or have one hit the gloves and run down to a very fine leg lol

[The Dying Start]

Bloody hell, i'd hate to bowl with a piece of soap.

Yeah, especially if it's showerblock cricket in Jail, which is what it sounds like you're talking aboot.

[Marv From NZ]

AHAHAHAHAHA! You gave me the stupidest image!

[The Dying Start]

Well at least you're still laughing...:D

[luke_the edge_dragons]

only 10 days till the ashes!!! im excited! england need to find some form quick if theyre any hope!!!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Woo Cameron White 34NO off 10 balls ^_^

now THAT is taking the English to the cleaners :p

[The Dying Start]

Those Pommy's are having a bit of a rough trott and we haven't even fielded a good side yet....:p

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Cept for Phil Jacques and Tait

Cos theyre awsome ^_^

[Marv From NZ]

Safe to say England will get raped.

[The Dying Start]

With a broomstick wrapped in sandpaper.

[hillaas]

Woo! Cricket in PE tomorrow!

[Marv From NZ]

With a broomstick wrapped in sandpaper.

To that equivalent for sure.

[Erik]

its funny how Trescothick is going home with stress, they'll all have the same thing in 8 days time. May aswell do what the paki's did and stop the test early

[Marv From NZ]

TOMMOROW GUYS! WHO'S EXCITED!? I'M EXCITED! How excited? REAL excited....

[Erik]

i'm very, hunting around for some TV reception for my office. grrr

[*M!]

i just wish my boss was into cricket so i could spend the days over summer watching it instead of doing work!

should be an interesting series

*M!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

[QUOTE=*M!;40063] instead of doing work!
/QUOTE]

Ha!

sorry i just found that highly amusing

[Erik]

thats what i plan on doing.
Fingers crossed its johnson in the lineup tomorrow, clark is to old.

[Julian]

Tait is twice as good as Clark and Johnson

[luke_the edge_dragons]

IM SO EXCITED!!! my friends are coming over tomorrow & we are gonna watch all day & have a gold old fashioned aussie barbie during lunch & then get pissed!!! UP THE AUSSIES!!!

[The Dying Start]

I have to be in a place with no tv.

Gheylord.

[Jawn]

Hopefully I'll be in the outer on Boxing Day getting drunk and hurling abuse at English people. Oh, I might watch some of the game too.

[dirty man]

yeah, pomms suck


i think all people with 'rasing up from the ashes' under their name, who are australian should be changed to 'raising up WITH the ashes'

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Tait is twice as good as Clark and Johnson

Amen to that

Clark is Glenn McGrath but nowhere near as good.
I'd never even consider him so long as McGrath is in the side

[Marv From NZ]

God i hate those channel nine commentators. You don't get much more one sided/biased and unfair than that really. All they do is asslick(Talk up) the daylight out of the Australian team and give the opposing side, in this case, England, shite'ly unfair criticism/crap. It's sad, unprofessional and it annoys the heck out of me.

[Erik]

then don't listen to it...use a radio or something
I've really had enough of people ragging out the commentators on channel 9. They are the best going around and when they do retire, cricket in Australia will never be the same. You get use to their little qwerks and the style they commentate in. I personally love listening to the team from Richie to Mark.

[Rhiannon]

On the same token, they really didn't have a lot to rave about as far as the English side went today. Though, when they started really putting themselves back in the match I heard the commentators say a lot of positive stuff.
You really can't put down a side that's dominating the game.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

GO PUNTER! what a day. langer was on fire as well. interesting Ch9 had a few new ideas (heat sensor thing was pretty cool) including using 3 commentators. tony greig and ian chappell shit me up the wall but other than that i dont mind the commentators on 9. richie & slater are cool.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

NOOOOO!!! the huss fell 14 short of his century.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

God i hate those channel nine commentators. You don't get much more one sided/biased and unfair than that really. All they do is asslick(Talk up) the daylight out of the Australian team and give the opposing side, in this case, England, shite'ly unfair criticism/crap. It's sad, unprofessional and it annoys the heck out of me.

In the only 15mins of todays play that I saw they were talking up Freddie Flintoff's bowling :p

[Sammas]

On the same token, they really didn't have a lot to rave about as far as the English side went today. Though, when they started really putting themselves back in the match I heard the commentators say a lot of positive stuff.
You really can't put down a side that's dominating the game.

Well thats it. England's bowling yesterday was average and they got punished for it. Today they bowled better and still got smacked around by even the bottom order batsmen. The commentary was one sided because the game was one sided.

I'll make a deal with you, Marv... If England avoid the follow-on I'll agree with you.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

i love seeing tailer enders have a good hit. dizzy & pidgeon when they got their 50s last year was classic!!!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Nothing will beat Dizzy's double century lol

World class batsmen even havent gotten there yet! (eg Damien Martyn)

[The Dying Start]

Nothing will beat Dizzy's double century lol

World class batsmen even havent gotten there yet! (eg Damien Martyn)

Dizz is athe funniest cunt ever. The day he got his double tonne i nearly cried with laughter.

Talk about ultimate humiliation for the opposition :p

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha Bangladesh(?) :p

yeah Dizzy's great; Heavy Metal all the way!

[Sammas]

Haha Bangladesh(?) :p

yeah Dizzy's great; Heavy Metal all the way!

Actually he is much opposed to being considered a metal head. He said that a comment he made in an interview about listening to metallica and van halen before a game got blown all out of proportion... he said he usually just listens to commercial radio.

[The Dying Start]

Obviously. Coz only fags listen to heavy metal.

Case in point: Grumma la poof.

[Erik]

ah drilling the poms, lets hope its a hot summer so they all go home sunburnt and depressed

[hillaas]

We have already won this test. I just wanna see a good match on boxing day before i go off to Europe (england), and watch it on their TV's.

[TLE_rok]

I was watching it today.. it got really boring after we went in to bat again.. my brother got home not long ago and put it on on foxtel not long ago so i stopped paying attention

[Jake]

You've got it lucky, I can't stay up and watch it!! I will probably be catching the highlights at 11pm, but then I'll have to get to bed. Especially at the moment because I'm ill.

I'm having fun mentioning it to people who have recently been boasting about 'OH WE'RE SO KEEPING THE ASHES HAHA AUSTRALIA SUX'...

[Marv From NZ]

Thank god for Tony Grieg and Michael Slater me thinks.

[The Dying Start]

Why's that, Marv?

Tony Grieg is unbelievably crap.

[The Dying Start]

Did ya hear?

We won!


Fancy that!

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

i dont like all the jocks in my city at the moment.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Yeah . ..

Bonds comfy undies are far superior ^_^

[Jake]

"So Jake, who are you supporting in the Ashes?"

"Take a guess" [insert smug, satisfied smile here]

"Oh...WE'RE SO GOING TO WIN ANYWAY"

[Marv From NZ]

But what happens if you guys lose?

[Jawn]

But what happens if you guys lose?

England has just as much chance of winning the Ashes as does a sheep getting an undisturbed night in a New Zealand paddock :p

I'm kidding Marv, I love your work of you and your fellow countrymen.


But we aren't going to lose.

[Marv From NZ]

I love you too. :p

Man i'd hate to be Harmison right now. He's copping quite the criticism and fair enough too, he was fudging shocking in Brisbane, that first delivery made me laugh.

[Jake]

But what happens if you guys lose?


I hope by 'you guys', you are referring the great Australian nation. And if we do lose, we'll still have played well (hopefully) and I can just bring up the other sports the poms are losing in/Australia are winning in.

If by 'you guys', you meant the English, well you can go turn into a sheep or something.

[cdejonge]

Fun little Flash game to play if you're bored:
http://www.testcatchcricket.com/game/nnnIVWCe/

[KillingInTheNameOf]

stick cricket is better :p

[The Dying Start]

Stick cricket was the best thing ever about 5 years ago, then it went way shit for a while coz they tried to make it to complicated. Now it's good again, although these days you can grab the SWF file and play it offline coz it has databases and shit behind it.



Ozzies are in a bit of strife here, although Pnting dug us outta the hole. But he just got out so we gotta hope some of those who haven't been in form hit something. Clarke just in...and Gilly to come....

[Sammas]

Australia have got it covered. They are doing what England should have done in the first test. They've been out batted, instead of being silly and chasing ridiculous totals they are stringing out the first innings. If they keep going the way they have been, the second innings won't start until late tomorrow afternoon. That leaves one day of play to finish it... thats not going to happen.

[Julian]

England were always gonna lose so they just went down swinging. It's alot easier to string the first innings out in Adelaide than it is to in Brisbane.

[Sammas]

England were always gonna lose so they just went down swinging. It's alot easier to string the first innings out in Adelaide than it is to in Brisbane.

What do you mean they were always going to lose? They lost because they tried to equal Australia's batting efforts instead of putting in a good stand. If they played it smarter and much calmer they could have batted like they did in the second innings. Its got nothing to do with the wicket, its experience. Half the English team was probably concentrating on not wetting their pants from being so nervous in the first test.

[Julian]

Of course it has something to do with the wicket, you're an idiot. And England lost 'cause Australia outplayed them.

[Marv From NZ]

Of course it has something to do with the wicket, you're an idiot. And England lost 'cause Australia outplayed them.

England lost because they were under prepared fool. If it isn't so blatently obvious to you by watching the Adelaide test then i don't know what is. Look at their batting performance, the bowling, Harmison for fudges sake, everything is much more prepared compared to the Brisbane test.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

poms have fought back!! i dont really care if its close or a white wash...as long as we win!!! ponting is an absolute legend & hussey is unlucky!!

[Marv From NZ]

Lets hope England can draw the series. I don't see them winning it, but i can definitly see them drawing it.

[Julian]

England lost because they were under prepared fool. If it isn't so blatently obvious to you by watching the Adelaide test then i don't know what is. Look at their batting performance, the bowling, Harmison for fudges sake, everything is much more prepared compared to the Brisbane test.

England weren't prepared? Fuck off, they were just as prepared as us, that's a crap excuse to lose a test match. Harmisson is a player that lacks self confidence, he had a shit day and it just got alot worse for him.
McGrath probably shouldn't have been played and the pitch isn't suiting Warne that much. Add to that you have a perfect batting pitch. There's your difference right there.

[The Dying Start]

Wow, is it warm in here or is that just me?

[Sammas]

England weren't prepared? Fuck off, they were just as prepared as us, that's a crap excuse to lose a test match. Harmisson is a player that lacks self confidence, he had a shit day and it just got alot worse for him.
McGrath probably shouldn't have been played and the pitch isn't suiting Warne that much. Add to that you have a perfect batting pitch. There's your difference right there.

The difference is because they both played on a perfect batting pitch? Thats not exactly an argument against England putting in a good stand at bat in the first innings now is it.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

Lets hope England can draw the series.

well pfft to you.

good work clarkey today. looks like only a mircale or MASSIVE collapse by either side will stop a draw.

[The Dying Start]

I'm hoping for the massive English collapse.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

5/81!!! looks like the collapse may be coming!!!

[Rhiannon]

Only it's more like 119, but still...

I'm seriously bummed I'm missing the end of this, it's getting exciting. Damn work.

[Sammas]

Its game on!

Australia need 120 or so off about 160 balls to win. 8 wickets in hand.

[*M!]

Geez - it sounds like it's finally getting exciting - i love it when that happens!

*M!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Australia should easily make it provided we dont start losing wickets quickly

[Marv From NZ]

well pfft to you.

good work clarkey today. looks like only a mircale or MASSIVE collapse by either side will stop a draw.

Pffftt and you think i'd ever support an Australian sporting side/team? Get real leroy.

[The Dying Start]

Oh yes. What a call from Glenno. Champion stuff.


God that was good. I didn't see the destruction....only the webscores, but i got home in time to see most of the chase.

God we rule.

[hillaas]

WOO!

2-zip!

We have this in the bag.

[Rhiannon]

Yey for being able to catch the highlights on Sky News.

I was told tonight to not start celebrating because 'England could still win the Ashes'. Ha. Just ha.

[Julian]

That was the best test match i've ever seen. I watched most of today.

[Habibster]

England only have to draw the series to retain the ashes remember....but that would never happen.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

HA HA!! sucked in england (& marv...how bout going for the aussies now!!!!). how good is warne & hussey & ponting!!! all legends!! only 1 change needed: sack martyn (he cant handle pressure). bring in watson if hes fit & move up huss & clarke in the batting order.

[The Dying Start]

Baby Boof should replace Martyn!

C'mon Cozzie!

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha took me a few seconds to click who you were on about Glenn, but yes I do tend to agree with you a but there

[Marv From NZ]

I still say a drawn series is very possible, but Freddie said that lost cut deep, so who knows how England deals with the rest of the series because that was a key moment.

[hillaas]

After we chased that score and won i really doubt a draw happening. All my money would go on Australia winning as it looks now. I doubt we will lose. We are playing excellent cricket right now and i wouldn't be suprised if there was a 5-0 win to the Aussies.

[Marv From NZ]

The odds are definitly stacked against England to draw the series (let's face it, England won't win it, their best chance is to draw it out.), but anything can happen in cricket and they aren't out of it yet, so they're a solid chance is probably the best way to put it.

[IntoTheRed]

Being a SACA member I was in the stands for the majority of Day 1, was unfortunately busy on Day 2, all day Day 3, school on Day 4 and on Day 5 I got there 2 overs before England were bowled out.

The run chase was just plain awesome. You could tell from the 2nd ball when Langer smashed it to the boundary that the Aussies wanted the win and it was gonna be a runfest.

The crowd went absolutely mental for every run, and after Pietersen threw those 4 over throws.... The whole ground erupted in cheers. Joy to watch, brilliant play

[hillaas]

Sounds like an awesome crowd!

I know it'll be good on bixing day! I'm getting pretty excited about that match!

[Rhiannon]

Boxing day is another one I'll be missing out on. I'll be on my way to Phillip Island. >.< I don't even know if the people I'm staying with like cricket. They better, or I'll die of boredom.

[Julian]

Lets hope it's not all over before it!

[The Dying Start]

I do tend to agree with you a but there

You're starting to sound a but like Marv there Grumsy!

[Julian]

Hahahahahha

[IntoTheRed]

So... What does everyone think will be the Series result? 5-0? 4-0? 2-3???

Ok so we all know that 2-3 is nigh on impossible, but my money is on 4-0

And Ponting as Player of the Series without a doubt

[hillaas]

4-0 or 5-0 is my prediction.

[Julian]

3-1 for me. I think there's a bit of life in the series yet.

[Jake]

OOOH! We caught it from 9 runs or so while we had breakfast, that was so awesome - a great start to the day! Drove to the school with the Australian car flag on again...no wonder nobody would let us in at the roundabout. But who really cares..

[luke_the edge_dragons]

Baby Boof should replace Martyn!

C'mon Cozzie!

good point. i think jaques is ahead of him at the moment but theres gonna be a few players retiring soon and i think he'll be in the team sooner rather than later.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

wow!!! martyn must have heard my criticism. he retired!!! its a bit sad cause he was a pretty good player. i think we should get used to this but...theres gonna be a lot of people retiring in the next few years: hayden, langer, warne, mcgrath, gilchrist...

[Marv From NZ]

Damn i liked Martyn! Oh well...

[The Dying Start]

Martyn was a soft cock. Bring on the next bloke, i say.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Hmm yeah it seems a bit like that . ..

[Jake]

Q. What do Geraint Jones and Michael Jackson have in common?
A. They both wear gloves for no apparent reason

Q. What is the height of optimism?
A. An English batsman applying sunscreen.

Q. What does Ashley Giles put in his hands to make sure the next ball almost
always takes a wicket?
A. A bat.

Q. What would Glen McGrath be if he was an Englishman?
A. An all-rounder.

Q. What advantage do Kevin Pieterson, Andrew Strauss and Geraint Jones have over the rest of their team-mates?
A. At least they can say they're not really English.

Q. What is the English version of a hat-trick?
A. Three runs in three balls.

Q. What do you call an Englishman with 100 runs against his name?
A. A bowler.

Q. What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by English
batsmen?
A. The walk back to the pavilion.

Q. Who has the easiest job in the English squad?
A. The guy who removes the red ball marks from the bats.

Q. Why is Andrew Flintoff the unluckiest English player?
A. Because he was born in England.

Q. What does "Ashes" stand for?
A. Another Sad Horrific English Series.

Q. What's the English version of LBW?
A. Lost, Beaten, Walloped.

Q. Who spends the most time on the crease of anyone in the English team?
A. The person who ironed the cricket whites.

[Rhiannon]

Yeah, they're all oooold.

Did anyone catch the cartoon on the back of Saturday's sports section in the Herald Sun? At least I think it was Saturday. On the weekend anyway, the one with the pommy cricketer on Santas lap. I thought it was hilarious.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

i live in sydney...any chance of scanning the cartoon???

[Rhiannon]

I don't have a scanner. I dunno if the website has the cartoons as well as the articles? I'll have a look around and see if I can find it. If not, and if my dad didn't throw it out, I'll try to find someone who has a scanner.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

cool. thanks. there was a funny thing in the sydney 'sunday telegraph' the other day. they have a 'kooky captions' section where they print a photo & people send in funny captions for it to win a prize. this weeks one was a picture of the police confiscating one of those blow up sex dolls at the cricket. the winning caption said "give it to the poms, so its easier for them to 'score' "!!!! ha ha.

[Marv From NZ]

Q. What advantage do Kevin Pieterson, Andrew Strauss and Geraint Jones have over the rest of their team-mates?
A. At least they can say they're not really English.



Yeah, sorta like how "Roy" Andrew Symonds isn't really Australian because he played for the English A Grade national team back in the day and is of English heritage, even though the guy completely denies/trys to reject it, which is pretty sad.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Who wouldnt deny it :p

[Marv From NZ]

I don't care about him being English, i'm just saying. Case to the point really.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

I know *smirks*

[Marv From NZ]

Grumma did you see any of the Sri Lanka-NZ test match? Big fiesta over the Muttiah run out.....great to see Bond get 7 wickets though, good pace around the 150km mark. Some ridiculous swing at times.

[The Dying Start]

Not long now folks!

[Marv From NZ]

:D Hmmm...like yeah. I can't help but smile....can't wait for the VB series. Bond vs. Australia. :D :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3QcYE2WyHk&NR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnepnNAHiPw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xq4AyXvyCI&mode=related&search=

[luke_the edge_dragons]

i hope symmonds gets the test spot. hes got so much potential & i hope he can perform just as well in tests as he does in ODIs.

[IntoTheRed]

His highest Test score is around 72 from what I can remember... Hopefully if he does get the nod to play in the Perth Test he will defend his wicket to the death and build up a nice innings.

Or then again he could just smash the absolute shit out of the English bowling attack, either way lol

[The Dying Start]

I wanna see the latter.

[Marv From NZ]

It'd only be natural. It's his style.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Yeah that 72 was off only like 50 balls as well

[Julian]

He is the biggest waste of a test spot. He's been in the system for ages and there's a reason why he hasn't cemented a spot. We don't need a medicore bowler and a quick run scorer in our test team. I read somewhere Australia should go with Voges because of 'youth'. Anyone realise he's actually 27? It's about time Australia took a real risk and put someone young like Cosgrove in.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

IMO Jacques is the obvious candidate but anyway.

Shane Watson anyone?

[Habibster]

Good point Julian...

I reckon in test cricket there is not much use having a batsman who scores quick 30's or 40's then gets out...yes it may change the flow of the game, but i reckon you need to have somone down in the middle order who can grind it out if there is a collapse. My choice for that spot that Symonds is taking, would've been, surprisingly, Cameron White. I'm not a big fan of Cameron, but i reckon he would make a team purely on his batting (I don't reckon he is too much of a bowler, I think that will drop off as he gets older). Cosgrove and Jaques would be up there too.

Oh and i think there are better number six batsman in the country then Symonds, but in saying that, i hope he scores some runs and gets a few wickets.

[/Rant over]

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Good point...

I reckon in test cricket there is not much use having a batsman who scores quick 30's or 40's then gets out.

Hence why Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq are useless players

[Marv From NZ]

Hence why Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq are useless players

If those two players are useless, then the 2005/2006 Gilchrist you could say is useless aswell. His test average these past couple of years is well below what you'd expect from him, but his strike rate is still in the 90's, so what you see is, you see him slog a quick 30 or 40 and then he gets out playing a silly shot. Pretty useless i guess..... ;) :p

[KillingInTheNameOf]

I would agree.

Cept he bats at 7, not at 6 or whatever Razzaq bats at. And we've got the other batsmen to make up for it :p

But yeah on Gilly's current form I dont think he should be in the side tbh

[Marv From NZ]

You gotta have Gilly-ears in the side! It just wouldn't be the same without him.

[Falcon Of Death]

on Gilly's current form I dont think he should be in the side tbh

WHAT? he's the best keeper in the world, man!
and he got 60 in the Adelaide test

[KillingInTheNameOf]

yeah but his average has dropped from 56 to 48 in the last couple of years

Not a good thing

[Erik]

time to start thinking about some sort of change behind the stumps though. Not a huge fan of Haddin, but not to many have put there hands up to take the job

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Crosthwaite and Hartley

[Julian]

Nah Gilly is still the best keeper available.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Yeah but Crosthwaite and Hartley will be his successor/s

[The Dying Start]

yeah but his average has dropped from 56 to 48 in the last couple of years

Not a good thing

Better than your average, Mr "One girl and a hampster in 18 years"

[Falcon Of Death]

48 is still a very good average, especially for a wicketkeeper

[Falcon Of Death]

and what about that great stumping he did off warnies bowling the other week?

[luke_the edge_dragons]

gilly has changed cricket...nowadays keepers must be able to both bat & keep...not just rely on their keeping skills (eg jones ahead of read for the poms). although i think his keeping is underrated!! 48 is a fantatsic average for a #7!! its just such a shame he couldnt bat higher in the order (#4 or 5) because then he'd have more time to build an innings. although his average has dropped i think that he is an automatic selection until he retires. i also think that great players should be remember for what they played like during their prime. which is why I will always think of gilchrist, hayden, steve waugh, mcgrath etc. of what they played like 3 or 4 yrs before their retirement. whilst still performing well at the end of their careers, they were/are not as good as they used to be. i think haddin will be a more than suitable replacement for gilly when he calls it a day. (i think it could be after the World cup & i hope he doesnt drag it out too long & his average drops more).

[The Dying Start]

Fucken Perth. Hurry up and catch up with the rest of Australia. I'm sick of waiting for the bloody cricket.

[KillingInTheNameOf]

If his average keeps dropping he has to go

[Marv From NZ]

Funny how you Aussies dont put much fire to the flame (Input...) in this thread when your side is losing....Tis' silent right now. :p

All out for 244 aye.....Fair to say the English coaches/team selectors are gonna cop quite the whopping from the media for keeping Mr. 5 wicket bag Monty out of the side for the first two matches, while preferring to stick with old man giles. Silly, silly, silly....it could all be so different right now for the English. But yeah....extremely impressive bowling performance by England so far, but they gotta back it up with another decent batting performance or it's over.








Someone shoot Ian Healy... :p

[Julian]

Pfft, we'll come back

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Only day 1 after all :)

[Marv From NZ]

Too true. I wouldn't bet my chips on England winning the match just yet either. Totally depends on which England side decides to show up each day....

[KillingInTheNameOf]

Haha yeah pretty much

[Erik]

Monty shouldn't have had 5 wickets. Langer sure that was a good bowl, but the LBW and symonds don't really count. Stupidity was to blame!
Why symonds is in the squad before hodge is beyond me, just a joke.

I do feel sorry for warne, dropping collingwood at 1st slip. He has been trash talking him since adelaide and to drop him would kill that spirit and chatter

[The Dying Start]

No one is chatting in this thread coz we're watching the fucking cricket. The same happened for the other tests, Marv!

[Marv From NZ]

Well Day 1's over already lol! No excuses there.....