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bobnowhere
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Is Starc going to run?
HE DOES! Well limped it.
HE DOES! Well limped it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That was a fun game.
Lol at starc limping for the 2.
Lol at starc limping for the 2.
chicko1983
Member
good entertaining game.
An annual day/night test at Adelaide oval is ok with me.
I also think that playing a regular day/night test will improve Australian batting in the long run too. Its definitely going to make sure the batsmen can play swing better and also coming in and chasing low totals or after a few quick wickets. It should hold us in good stead when touring England.
An annual day/night test at Adelaide oval is ok with me.
I also think that playing a regular day/night test will improve Australian batting in the long run too. Its definitely going to make sure the batsmen can play swing better and also coming in and chasing low totals or after a few quick wickets. It should hold us in good stead when touring England.
bobnowhere
Member
Nathan Coulter-Nile called up to the Aussie squad for Adelaide as the Starc replacement and I assume Hazlewood will get rested so will probably play. It's like throwing darts at a dartboard blindfolded atm. NCN hasn't played shield this season or even a first class match since March.
Scott Boland is on standby, averaging 12 and striking at 37 this season.
Scott Boland is on standby, averaging 12 and striking at 37 this season.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I thought pattinson and some other bloke are in the squad and ahead of ncn.
bobnowhere
Member
I'm assuming they will rest Hazelwood in Hobart, not Adelaide, not sure what I was thinking in the last post! So the attack will be Pattinson, Siddle and NCN.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Behrendoff is injured I think?
I dunno what happened to Cummins but I'll assume he's injured just to make a safe assumption.
Yeah as far as I recall it was stress fractures in the back again - not returning until next year.
bobnowhere
Member
There was an article on Cricinfo a few days ago where Craig McDermott described the bowlers he wanted. They are actively looking for and nurturing 140 km/h+ bowlers and that list is pretty small: Starc (injured), Pattinson (coming back from long term injury), Cummins (Injured), Behrendorff (injured), Doug the Rug (Old and comedy hair) and the two names McDermott specifically mentioned NCN (discipline and form problems) and Joel Paris (Very young but very good and yet again injury prone, finally made his debut for WA over the weekend and took 6 at 20). I can't think of anyone else.
Hazelwood bowling mid 130's up to 140 has the benefit and height/bounce and accuracy, Bird is a great backup for him but Siddle's 125 km/h isn't really going to cut it in the long run.
Hazelwood bowling mid 130's up to 140 has the benefit and height/bounce and accuracy, Bird is a great backup for him but Siddle's 125 km/h isn't really going to cut it in the long run.
Black Caps were the real winner of the last test.
Time to blame the pitch again!
South Africa 65/5
Time to blame the pitch again!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Haha, rahane is pretty awesome though. I've always rated him higher than the other Indian superstars.
But really, something is probably up with the pitch if fucking jadeja can be this destructive.
But really, something is probably up with the pitch if fucking jadeja can be this destructive.
Nothing but poor cricket.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh I don't doubt it.
But still.
Jadeja?
Goddamn south africa.
But still.
Jadeja?
Goddamn south africa.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Also the west indies is facing an innings defeat to a put together CA XI team who are all nowhere near test selection.
This series is going to be fun, huh.
This series is going to be fun, huh.
bobnowhere
Member
I've only ever heard of 3 of the CA XI, Boyce, Milenko and Silk! I'll never understand why Boyce was picked for Australia in 20/20.
Talk about the Hobart test being set up to fail.
No advertising. Shit visiting team. Oh but if you don't get full house on every day then it never comes back again, no pressure.
They will blame the Tasmanian public for not turning up to watch test cricket when they have only ever been thrown scraps* in recent decades.
(* By scraps I mean teams that aren't England or India. Despite which there have been some entertaining matches vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan and NZ).
Cricket Australia are dickheads.
No advertising. Shit visiting team. Oh but if you don't get full house on every day then it never comes back again, no pressure.
They will blame the Tasmanian public for not turning up to watch test cricket when they have only ever been thrown scraps* in recent decades.
(* By scraps I mean teams that aren't England or India. Despite which there have been some entertaining matches vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan and NZ).
Cricket Australia are dickheads.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Crazy test match going on between India and South Africa.
Amla 20 (175)
De Villiers 3 (51)
AB didn't score for over 31 balls, the same amount of time it took him to make an ODI century this year.
Test cricket is bloody brilliant.
Amla 20 (175)
De Villiers 3 (51)
AB didn't score for over 31 balls, the same amount of time it took him to make an ODI century this year.
Test cricket is bloody brilliant.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
They need faf du plessis to pull an adelaide.
Yeah pretty much. Especially given it could be all over by Saturday. I'm doing my bit by going on Thursday, but that's only because a friend can get me into the members.
bobnowhere
Member
Just got his half-century, 0 runs off his first 50 balls faced. Has be some sort of record or getting close to one. You'd think by now he'd have scored accidentally.
Edit: Of course when I writing that he scores 1 (53).
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
This is brilliant, hopeless rearguard actions are the best.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Is big bash big in the UK?
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
chicko1983
Member
I don't agree with test cricket being a snooze fest but I do agree with visiting team to decide to bat or bowl first.
English first class are gonna try the rule that the visiting team gets to decide if they want to bat first, but if not, then there is a toss. Something slightly different, I may have it wrong.
Eww, I hate it but acknowledge its required to pay for test cricket.
Jezbollah
Member
I like watching it during the Christmas holidays to try and pretend I'm there and not freezing my nuts off over here.
bobnowhere
Member
Joel Paris just got 6/23 in the shield, his 2nd first class game. Will be special.
Test cricket is my favourite sport in the world. Seriously, I don't think I find anything more enjoyable than engrossing myself in a close Test match.
What I mean by snoozefest is that you can basically pick the home team (unless the home team is a minnow) and you'll be right 9/10 times. Pitches are either made to be roads to try and maximize revenue (hello Australia), or are so heavily weighted to the home team as to be ridiculous (hello India). The latter wouldn't be such a big deal if touring sides were able to acclimatise to the conditions, but with tours being what they are now, that's never done.
The Windies are behind the eight ball as it is and they've got to play in Hobart in basically winter conditions (it'll be 16 on Friday!), and their only warm up game was in Brisbane.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
This summer is going to suck isn't it?
bobnowhere
Member
I only caught the last 40 mins or so but jeez, the Windies looked like they were barely trying out there. Didn't even bother with the new ball either.
Congrats to SMarsh with a Watto like career extending innings, maybe Burns will get the chop in Melbourne when Khawaja comes back.
Congrats to SMarsh with a Watto like career extending innings, maybe Burns will get the chop in Melbourne when Khawaja comes back.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
God this summer is going to suuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
wow this is just pathetic
Might as well just end it
Adam Voges on 225 on a strike rate of 90 fucking hell
Might as well just end it
Adam Voges on 225 on a strike rate of 90 fucking hell
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Fucking voges and Smarsh now has the record for highest test partnership for australia.
Tells you how much of a joke this is.
Tells you how much of a joke this is.
bobnowhere
Member
Not far off the highest 4th wicket of all time now.
10th highest of all time and rapidly racing up the table.
7th highest now.
7th highest now.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Well there it is.
Voges could break lara's record if he wants to.
Voges could break lara's record if he wants to.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Pattttttttttoooooo.
bobnowhere
Member
Records I can think off:
Voges 269*:
Partnership 449:
Voges 269*:
- Highest Score at Hobart
- Highest score by an Aussie Vs. WI
- 2nd Highest between the 2 countries (Lara 277*)
Partnership 449:
- Highest 4th Wicket Partnership of all time
- 6th Highest of any wicket of all time.
- 2nd Highest Aussie Partnership of all time (Bradman/Ponsford 451)
- Highest in Australia