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webmeister
Jan 31, 2007

The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.

tarbrush posted:

I will laugh if Hughes somehow gets a no just because the rest of the team gets itself out before he can join in.

I just had a quick glance at his stats and yeah. 45 innings, 1 not out.

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glasnost toyboy
May 29, 2009

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Haddin is a better keeper though. Are you guys forgetting how terrible wade was during the Australian summer. I'd have gone for Hartley considering the tail bats quite deep but they want someone who can "bat" and not keep like he has no hands. That's haddin.

You think there's some massive gulf between Haddin and Wade in terms of keeping ability? Haddin of BradHaddin.gif?

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Cat Terrist posted:

Tim Paine is fit again. Bring him back.

Maybe I don't think he's an especially great keeper

Auditore
Nov 4, 2010

Cat Terrist posted:

And this is why it's going to be a poo poo series.

gently caress it, watching cycling. Even if Team Sky are doping pricks, better than watching this rabble

At least you know the Australian team aren't doping.

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

glasnost toyboy posted:

You think there's some massive gulf between Haddin and Wade in terms of keeping ability? Haddin of BradHaddin.gif?

I've never seen a worse Australian keeper than Wade. He cost us tests against south africa. He honestly makes haddin look like Healy.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
You pick a keeper for keeping, batting is secondary.

Wade is poo poo, braddin.gif exists for a reason.

Dunno whos next in line, but call him up.

Nam Taf
Jun 25, 2005

I am Fat Man, hear me roar!

At least we beat the follow-on
E: only thing we'll beat this year.

Hyperriker
Nov 1, 2008

ur fukt m8
oh my loving god kill me

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

-Spiffy- posted:

You pick a keeper for keeping, batting is secondary.

Wade is poo poo, braddin.gif exists for a reason.

Dunno whos next in line, but call him up.

Chris Hartley is the best pure keeper in the country in my opinion.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Strauss is a maroon.

That was angle not swing.

Coucho Marx
Mar 2, 2009

kick back and relax
Australian Moment of Failure

:negative:

Lionel Richie
Nov 14, 2004

Anderson really is a good bowler these days. As good or better than McGrath?

Painkiller
Jan 30, 2005

You think the truth will set you free...
i love trent bridge.

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
I do wonder why the selectors have been so eager to change the spinner all the loving time, throwing people in out of nowhere, while just refusing to ever change any of the batsman no matter how poo poo they are

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Maybe I don't think he's an especially great keeper

Maybe you're dumb.

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Lionel Richie posted:

Anderson really is a good bowler these days. As good or better than McGrath?

McGrath is one of the five greatest bowlers since the second world war, so no.

Anderson is very, very good though.

glasnost toyboy
May 29, 2009

Burn Down Canberra posted:

I've never seen a worse Australian keeper than Wade. He cost us tests against south africa. He honestly makes haddin look like Healy.

I don't think there's as huge a difference as you suggest. Either way that dismissal was pretty much textbook Brad Haddin.

Lionel Richie
Nov 14, 2004

tanglewood1420 posted:

McGrath is one of the five greatest bowlers since the second world war, so no.

Anderson is very, very good though.

Okay we've got an "as good", anyone think better?

Cocksmith
Dec 28, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

Lionel Richie posted:

Anderson really is a good bowler these days. As good or better than McGrath?

Still chasing Binga at the moment tbh

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Strauss is flirting dangerously close to Langer levels of sycophant.

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Coq au Nandos posted:

Maybe you're dumb.

I wouldn't think so.

Payne is hugely overrated he isn't near as good behind the stumps as Hartley and he isn't as good a batsman as wade or dare I say haddin

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
Peter Siddle is a better bowler than Anderson

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Maybe I don't think he's an especially great keeper

Uhhhhhh..... yeah I'm not sure you are joking or not

quote:

Payne is hugely overrated he isn't near as good behind the stumps as Hartley and he isn't as good a batsman as wade or dare I say haddin

Rubbish to not good behind the stumps and yes we know he's not the batsman of Wade or Haddin. I personally don't care. He defended his wicket to the grim death and that's something we sorely need over some flashy oval office who throws their wicket away.

CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Jul 11, 2013

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Jesus, Hughes looks so bad against spin. Clarke should declare on humanitarian grounds, both for Hughes' sake and the viewers' sake.

Frankston
Jul 27, 2010


Super Swann

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Its Pattinson is why.

EMC
Aug 17, 2004

Hughes hahahahaha holy poo poo man

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Haha stone cold plumb.

Spose you gotta use it tho.

Auditore
Nov 4, 2010
Wtf is this spin revs counter thing. So ridiculous.

Hyperriker
Nov 1, 2008

ur fukt m8
this is the yellowest bowl of piss

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost

EMC posted:

Hughes hahahahaha holy poo poo man

Look at how dumb you are.

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

You Am I posted:

120 is looking optimistic

118 is looking optimistic

webmeister
Jan 31, 2007

The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.
4 wickets for 9 runs. Australia!

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Australia sure have Agar their face.

Rollie Fingers
Jul 28, 2002

Love Anderson's reverse swing, long live ball tampering.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Agar outscored Cowan, Clarke

Hyperriker
Nov 1, 2008

ur fukt m8
Well at least there's no pressure on the new guy. Very charitable by this honourable and extremely non-cunty australian cricket side





































:negative:

Nam Taf
Jun 25, 2005

I am Fat Man, hear me roar!

Agar: better batsman than Clarke.

Cocksmith
Dec 28, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

-Spiffy- posted:

Agar outscored Cowan

You say it like it's a surprise or something

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cardgame
Nov 15, 2004
hmmmm.
Hahahaha. gently caress me, this is hilarious.

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