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Just like playing at home. Don't see why they bothered with the warm up game.
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Mar 17, 2013 22:39
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We're not going to last the session, aren't we?
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Mar 18, 2013 06:07
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How ironic. Hughes' batting well, gets done by a decision equally as bad as his batting before this innings. Literally one of the worst LBW decisions ever
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Mar 18, 2013 06:08
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serious gaylord posted:The players havent even bothered to go to the ground today. I predicted 3-0 to NZ pre series but forgot to factor in England getting saved by the rain twice in 2 games. Disappointing for NZ but 1-0 will have to do.
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Mar 18, 2013 07:03
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I think Australia have done enough to get a draw here. Shocking batting in this innings though.
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Mar 18, 2013 07:52
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Watson is on a plane back to India, Smith made enough runs that we'll be stuck with him for a while, Hughes made runs and Haddin has the second top score in the second innings so we'll probably be stuck with him again too. Could this series get any worse?
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Mar 18, 2013 07:54
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Im imagining the massive climb down Clarke and Arthur are going to have to do to those players they chucked after this test and its making me happy
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Mar 18, 2013 07:58
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Holy poo poo that decision against Hughes was bad. I mean, we shouldn't be in this bad a position anyway, but that probably lost us the test. All our players suck and we have no good shield batsmen who aren't either old (Rogers), fat (Cosgrove) or Ricky Ponting.
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Mar 18, 2013 08:18
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Apparently Michael Clarke has time to tweet about some milo kids bullshit during a test (or his minders thought is was a good idea).
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Mar 18, 2013 08:30
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What are the going odds on a Ponting recall?
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Mar 18, 2013 08:31
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Unimpressed posted:Apparently Michael Clarke has time to tweet about some milo kids bullshit during a test (or his minders thought is was a good idea). Well you have to do something between milquetoast batting displays.
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Mar 18, 2013 08:32
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Mister Chief posted:What are the going odds on a Ponting recall? Longer than a Shane Warne recall.
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Mar 18, 2013 08:35
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Starc has the 3rd highest batting average in this team.
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Mar 18, 2013 08:52
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That might mean something in a better team.
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Mar 18, 2013 09:04
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And this is why test cricket rules. You can play for 5 days, be rained out for one of them, and still end of with a nail biter with one session left. How slowly can the Aussies bowl until 3:30? (apparently after then, they have to bowl 15 overs no matter what).
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Mar 18, 2013 09:07
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Just throw the bat and get it done you chucklefucks. edit - Ok, Dhoni is apparently now playing for the draw. goatface fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Mar 18, 2013 |
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Mar 18, 2013 11:21
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So err, is India going to try and win this already or just putz around?
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Mar 18, 2013 11:45
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goatface posted:Just throw the bat and get it done you chucklefucks.
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Mar 18, 2013 11:48
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He's probably thinking about what he'll have for dinner. edit - See, immediately gave away the strike. He's giving no fucks. goatface fucked around with this message at 11:51 on Mar 18, 2013 |
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Mar 18, 2013 11:49
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When was the last time Australia lost in a whitewash?
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Mar 18, 2013 11:56
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loving Dhoni. He'd rather draw than take even the tiniest chance of losing. He must think himself a giant amongst midgets, so little is his trust in those under him in the order. What a steaming sack of poo poo.
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Mar 18, 2013 11:57
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Unimpressed posted:loving Dhoni. He'd rather draw than take even the tiniest chance of losing. He must think himself a giant amongst midgets, so little is his trust in those under him in the order. What a steaming sack of poo poo. Why would he bother? They have the series tied up if Australia don't win here.
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Mar 18, 2013 11:59
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4liters posted:Why would he bother? They have the series tied up if Australia don't win here.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:02
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I don't get how someone who can attack the ball so well can be so conservative. Yes, there are situations where digging in and blocking it out are necessary, but this isn't it. Maybe he wants to be there at the end so he can take all the glory with a last ball 6. At least Tendulkar went for it.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:03
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Jadeja's having none of it.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:06
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4liters posted:When was the last time Australia lost in a whitewash? How many days was it since the past game?
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Mar 18, 2013 12:07
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Cricket is such a great sport.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:09
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Doctor Cave posted:Maybe he wants to be there at the end so he can take all the glory with a last ball 6. Oh look what happened.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:10
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Well thats the end of that.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:10
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He just wanted a stump.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:11
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Closer than I ever expected we'd get, but annoying that we're going to carry so much dead weight in the Ashes.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:11
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How long did Australia's poo poo 80s run last?
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Mar 18, 2013 12:11
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Couldn't risk putting the pressure on someone else. Had to make the dangerous attacking fours right then for the good of the team.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:12
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Vando posted:Oh look what happened. That's so Dhoni! 
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Mar 18, 2013 12:15
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Ratios and Tendency posted:How long did Australia's poo poo 80s run last? Err, by my shoddy memory maybe 1980 with depths around 1985 to a slow build-up to 1988 or so. Definitely was not poo poo trending to awesome from 1989 onwards. Thing is you had the impact of rebel tours and bans which really hurt Australia (And England at times too) - Terry Alderman being a case in point. Also didn't help that the Calypso Kings were just dominating everything and anything with such a swagger you really couldn't hate.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:24
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I find Dhoni's "its cool bro, I'll stay till the last ball...I got this" attitude insufferable. He's hailed as the best limited overs finisher, but everyone conveniently seems to forget the instances where he comes in at RRR 6.0, scores 10 off 30 and gets out and the team loses. They just remember the times he hits a last ball 6 or hits a flurry of boundaries after leaving it to the end. You can't plan around being there till the last ball and starting dreadfully slow based on that plan. You get a good ball, or a bad decision and suddenly you leave your team with a much higher RRR than when you came in.
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Mar 18, 2013 12:27
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Australia's test ranking is a false position. My rankings are far closer to reality: South Africa .. England Pakistan .. .. .. India Australia New Zealand West Indies .. Sri Lanka .. Bangladesh .. .. Zimbabwe
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Mar 18, 2013 12:41
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quote:Ric Finlay @RicFinlay The team just wanted to lose so that they could be remembered for something
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Mar 18, 2013 13:08
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Well in the previous test they were the first team to lose by an innings after declaring in the first innings. Australia: history making.
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