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I honestly prefer t20 to ODI games. I hate the middle portions of the game where the slow plodders chuck down harmless little line and length spinners/pies to force the batsman out with negative bowling.
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But what about the excitement of guessing when the batting power play will happen? I agree with you though, of any 10 one day games, at least 9 are truly forgettable. When people point to an amazing one day match it is still usually the Bevan match which was like 15+ years ago now or South Africa repeatedly making GBS threads their World Cup pants
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Jan 12, 2014 05:39
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I always thought 30 overs is the sweet spot where you can value your wicket a bit but it doesn't drag. The problem with 1 day matches is no one cares. Tests are important, T20 is a show and a 5 match series is a bit meh. World cup makes it interesting.
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Jan 12, 2014 05:49
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I feel like some cheerleaders and a dude on a trampoline could really liven it up.
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Jan 12, 2014 05:54
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Hah Siddle the vegan, teetotaler fast bowler.
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Jan 12, 2014 05:59
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Airstream Driver posted:I feel like some cheerleaders and a dude on a trampoline could really liven it up. portable sandpit with people eating KFC
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Jan 12, 2014 06:18
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If I had a banana for every time channel 9 made a joke about the number of bananas Peter Siddle eats...
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Jan 12, 2014 06:23
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Why are England treating Maxwell like an actual bowler? He's utter poo poo and should be hit out of the attack.
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Jan 12, 2014 06:28
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But then they'd have to face actual bowlers.
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Jan 12, 2014 06:33
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EMC posted:The Return The Urn lithograph bullshit they are flogging on channel 9 should just be a framed version of SadCook_5-0.jpg Yeah but then they'd have to pay royalties to which ever goon made the version they end up using.
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Jan 12, 2014 06:43
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ABC with a sick burn there. "Cook should win the dress up competition today" "Why's that?""He came dressed as a cricketer!"
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Jan 12, 2014 07:16
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He just needed a practise catch first, thats all.
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Jan 12, 2014 07:22
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-Spiffy- posted:Why are England treating Maxwell like an actual bowler? Why are the commentators?
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Jan 12, 2014 07:39
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That last over was woeful - let's bowl every ball faaar down leg side 
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Jan 12, 2014 07:44
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England are currently out on the ground warming up. There are six players and seven members of the coaching staff.
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Jan 12, 2014 08:19
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Burn Down Canberra posted:I honestly prefer t20 to ODI games. I hate the middle portions of the game where the slow plodders chuck down harmless little line and length spinners/pies to force the batsman out with negative bowling.
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Jan 12, 2014 08:26
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This Jordan lad has some interesting hand movements in his run up. It's like "here 'tis, here 'tis, here it comes!"
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Jan 12, 2014 08:42
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Well, there was the "swap every 25 overs" idea, which I thought was worth trying out at least, and apparently they were going to do so for the domestic One-Day comp some years back but it never got that far because some malarkey about the purity of the format.
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Jan 12, 2014 08:44
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Awful attempt at a catch that.
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Jan 12, 2014 08:51
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The Deadly Hume posted:Well, there was the "swap every 25 overs" idea, which I thought was worth trying out at least, and apparently they were going to do so for the domestic One-Day comp some years back but it never got that far because some malarkey about the purity of the format. They did this for a season of the Ryobi Cup about 4 or 5 years ago. 25/20 over split with a bonus point for whoever was ahead at the split.
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Jan 12, 2014 08:54
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That is horse poo poo.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:00
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I would be spewing if I was a pom.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:01
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The low pads saved him I reckon. Umpire woulda given it otherwise. Hawkeye seems a bit poo poo this summer. Its never been great mind you.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:04
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How is it in tennis?
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Jan 12, 2014 09:08
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That was a bloody hard chance but they have certainly dropped a few.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:11
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You may find this hard to believe but there is a cricket bar in Los Angeles. Enjoying this ODI at 12:17 AM with a pint.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:17
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Mister Chief posted:How is it in tennis? Different system, and tennis is easier because it's just recording what happened, instead of trying to predict what might have happened.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:19
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Newb question: What happens if the batsman hits the ball into the opposing wicket?
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Jan 12, 2014 09:24
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MaoistBanker posted:Newb question: What happens if the batsman hits the ball into the opposing wicket? On its own? Nothing. However if the bowler manages to get a touch on it, and the other batsman is out of his crease, he is run out.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:26
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glasnost toyboy posted:On its own? Nothing. However if the bowler manages to get a touch on it, and the other batsman is out of his crease, he is run out. Thanks very much!
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Jan 12, 2014 09:32
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MaoistBanker if you were watching as Finch brought up his half century he just hit the stumps. I was going to say that the stumps can act as an extra fielder if the batsman hits the ball straight but Finch managed to get the ball to rebound off at a crazy angle and go for four. Very amusing.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:35
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Lmao no way is this a catch.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:37
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That is pretty similar to the catch that Haddin turned down in the test match.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:37
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Somebody fire up horns.aiff
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Jan 12, 2014 09:38
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As soon as they started checking the replay you knew they were gonna call it not out. Those never look like they carry.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:38
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To me it looks like he traps the ball but it clearly hits turf.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:39
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Probably the right call. Tough one to give out to be honest. Its very hard to say that the ball didn't hit the grass.
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Jan 12, 2014 09:41
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Hahahahahaha Bresnan that was magical
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Good Lord, a fielder missing the ball as it runs to the boundary with a billboard behind him that says "YOU BLOODY IDIOT" That may surpass Cook compilation as the best cricket image.
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