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RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
NZ :negative:

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Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Is this a test match?

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


I'm booing irl. This is unbelievable.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
I would literally have more fun reading the comments on a Shahid Afrida youtube video.

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

The last times these teams played on this ground 680 runs were scored. Will this game eclipse 300?

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Mister Chief posted:

The last times these teams played on this ground 680 runs were scored. Will this game eclipse 300?


Vintage Phil Mustard innings.

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
Alright, Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor. Time to earn your stripes.

RideTheSpiral posted:

God I hate cricket.

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

At least Stuart Broad is still poo poo.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Mister Chief posted:

At least Stuart Broad is still poo poo.


NZ commentators laying into Broad is the only thing that has happened so far.

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

When ODI cricket is banned this is the match that will be pointed to as an example of the reasons why.

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
Blackcaps getting their eye in for the tests. cool moves.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Smokin a few singles and twos now. Game on.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Commentary team having stopped commentating on this shitfest.

Noxin of Shame
Jul 25, 2005

:allears: Our Dan :allears:
Ah the good old days, where our middle order is much much stronger than our openers, have returned.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


Just a tip for the guys at Sky Sport, Craig Cumming is really boring.

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
gently caress cricket, gently caress life.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Chopping on a Woakes ball from outside the popping crease. The worst.

Noxin of Shame
Jul 25, 2005

:allears: Our Dan :allears:

Ratios and Tendency posted:

Just a tip for the guys at Sky Sport, Craig Cumming is really boring.

Holy poo poo, this made me remember; Guess who's getting a media pass so he can observe the production truck in action, with a view to getting a job working on replays!

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
Never doubted you, Roscoe.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Noxin of Shame posted:

Holy poo poo, this made me remember; Guess who's getting a media pass so he can observe the production truck in action, with a view to getting a job working on replays!

Craig Cumming ?

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Noxin of Shame posted:

Holy poo poo, this made me remember; Guess who's getting a media pass so he can observe the production truck in action, with a view to getting a job working on replays!

That actually seems like it would be a stressful job.

exmachina
Mar 12, 2006

Look Closer

RideTheSpiral posted:

So ODIs are just 30 overs of blocking followed by a lovely T20 now? Is that right?

With 2 balls now I think ODI's are even more about 'constructing' an innings. Especially for NZ, with their trouble protecting wickets, to let the balls age 10 overs each is not necessarily the worst idea.

Edit: This is a poorly constructed innings.

exmachina fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Feb 20, 2013

Noxin of Shame
Jul 25, 2005

:allears: Our Dan :allears:
The turn over is pretty high, probably because you get mocked mercilessly if you gently caress up. On the other hand, the power trip from deciding what people see, angles, reactions, and all that seems pretty cool.

Plus, free entry on Saturday :coal:

Smorgasbord
Jun 18, 2004

Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.
England can gently caress right off whinging about not getting a dead ball call there, and the loving ICC need to clearly state it is a no-ball if the bowler disturbs the stumps at the non strikers end. And while they're at it, tighten up the sub fielding rules which England also abuse.

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
Napier's not a bad spot for a bit of a hit around, is it?

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

I heard that the English cricket team are also guilty of war crimes.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


Mister Chief posted:

I heard that the English cricket team are also guilty of war crimes.

Indiscriminate exposure of civilian populations to Jade Dernbach is in direct contravention of international law.

Ratios and Tendency fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Feb 20, 2013

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Goddammit what is this sport?

BlackShadow
May 31, 2009

If I didn't know any better I'd say England were throwing this game...

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

All this does is worry me because it proves that the pitch is really good to bat on so anything short of 300 is below par.

Smorgasbord
Jun 18, 2004

Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.
It is quite enjoyable to watch Broad get carted around the field.

edit: I hope we get the good James Franklin today.

edit2: oh well, at least he didn't use many balls.

Smorgasbord fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Feb 20, 2013

tongster
Jan 18, 2006

by Y Kant Ozma Post
Atta boy, Ross.

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Way too short.

Smorgasbord
Jun 18, 2004

Our review identified changes needed to be made and, in Stephen, we have a coach who has a reputation for demanding the highest standards.

Mister Chief posted:

Way too short.

Only by about 70 runs.

BlackShadow
May 31, 2009

Welp Australia is hosed:

http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2013/2/20/henriques-named-in-first-Test-team

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
Henriques in the test team! Disappointed that they didn't pick Bird over Pattinson.

Michael Clarke (c),
Ed Cowan
Moises Henriques
Phillip Hughes
Nathan Lyon
James Pattinson
Peter Siddle
Mitchell Starc
Matthew Wade
David Warner
Shane Watson

Glenn Maxwell will be 12th man.

BlackShadow
May 31, 2009

I'm surprised they didn't shield Hughes from the vicious turning Indian pitches.

How long until Cummins is able to bowl again?

sixteenstraws
May 7, 2009

slave to a label but I own my masters
well, at least there's no doherty

gay picnic defence
Oct 5, 2009


I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS
Ahmed seems to be fitting into the Vic Sheffield shield side pretty well, how long until he can troll this racist shithole of a country by playing for the national side?

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Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Dog poo poo catching. Just utter crap.

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