Cricket 2012: Cricket has always been a game stuck in the past

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Blackface in crowd	129	55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings	104	44.64%
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Drugs: Jul 16, 2010; I don't like people who take drugs. Customs agents, for example - Albert Einstein

this is like one of those grim fairy tales where the bad guys win

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:44

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# ? May 22, 2024 05:43

lynch_69: Jan 21, 2001

Drugs posted:

this is like one of those grim fairy tales where the bad guys win

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:44

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Wandle Cax posted:

Time for the morons to come out and demand all kinds of changes and players dropped despite the fact that we've had a fantastic run of late and this is the best team we've had in a long time, possibly ever. Butt Wizard, how about you get us started?

I'm not going to call for anyone to be dropped now. What's the point, the tournment is over.

By and large the team is pretty good but some players haven't really fired under pressure and there's nothing wrong with saying that. They probably know it and they've probably been living in their own heads and creating a self-fulfiling prophecy as a result.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:45

Moo Cowabunga: Jun 15, 2009; [Office Worker.

Thrashed

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:46

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:51

Applecross WC.: Sep 13, 2004; Reverence and Disregard

Good win!

The overhyping of NZ has been ridiculous.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:51

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

ALRIGHT GET OFF THE GROUND WE GOTTA GET IT READY FOR FOOTY

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:52

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

Butt Wizard posted:

So we're going to have to have a chat about Ronchi and Anderson too - they haven't exactly performed under pressure when it's counted.

E: although my sister's cat killed the ronchi's rabbit apparently so maybe he's still cut up about it, IDK.

You're a loving dunce, Anderson has been great. Piss off, and see you in 4 years.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:53

MacDougall: Apr 21, 2008; Definitely Australian

If it wasn't for Watson and Warner this would be the least cunty Aussie side ever. Smith, Starc, Faulkner, Big Show, Haze all good lads.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:53

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Knuc U Kinte posted:

You're a loving dunce, Anderson has been great. Piss off, and see you in 4 years.

I just simply went by the quality of the other posts in the thread. Yours have been particularly inspiring.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:56

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

MacDougall posted:

If it wasn't for Watson and Warner this would be the least cunty Aussie side ever. Smith, Starc, Faulkner, Big Show, Haze all good lads.

You forgot Haddin from the oval office list

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:56

MacDougall: Apr 21, 2008; Definitely Australian

You Am I posted:

You forgot Haddin from the oval office list

He ain't a oval office these days. Just a goofy dad.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:57

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

Butt Wizard posted:

I just simply went by the quality of the other posts in the thread. Yours have been particularly inspiring.

What does this even mean.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 11:59

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.

MacDougall posted:

He ain't a oval office these days. Just a goofy dad.

You must have missed his sendoff of Guptill

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:01

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

The Deadly Hume posted:

ALRIGHT GET OFF THE GROUND WE GOTTA GET IT READY FOR FOOTY

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:01

MacDougall: Apr 21, 2008; Definitely Australian

webmeister posted:

You must have missed his sendoff of Guptill

Nah he was just checking to see if he was alright.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:02

Airstream Driver: May 6, 2009

At least a kiwi won something today

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:03

puchu: Sep 20, 2004; hiya~

Knuc U Kinte posted:

What does this even mean.

Means you're a oval office mate

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:09

Airstream Driver: May 6, 2009

Lol at Lara getting some last minute poo poo talking in saying the final would have been better if the Saffers had made it.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:11

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

It would. They'd at least have made a go of it.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:12

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

puchu posted:

Means you're a oval office mate

Good.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:12

puchu: Sep 20, 2004; hiya~

I wish we had done better imo. That's my hot take today.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:15

Coucho Marx: Mar 2, 2009; kick back and relax

serious gaylord posted:

It would. They'd at least have made a go of it.

And it's much funnier to watch SA choke than NZ

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:18

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

NZ got their rear end beat. That ain't a choke.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:27

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

Choking is losing from a position of easy victory. NZ just played badly all match and were beaten by a better team.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:29

masterpine: Dec 3, 2014

Personal highlight for me would be Warner pissing himself laughing at the camera dude who went tit's up tripping over a box.

Decent game, shame there wasn't another 50 runs to play with. Glad i don't have to front up to a bunch of smug kiwi's at work tomorrow, it's bad enough when they pants us at rugby.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:34

auzdark: Aug 29, 2005; Mercy is the cry of the soul that stirred,
Mercy is the cry and it's never heard.

Airstream Driver posted:

At least a kiwi won something today

Team names are gold.

Wish there was a Twitter Comp to name the teams every match.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 12:36

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

You Am I posted:

You forgot Haddin from the oval office list

Check the Laws mate, wicketkeepers have to be dickheads.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 13:16

voiceless anal fricative: May 6, 2007

New Zealand would've won if they'd scored more runs than Australia.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 14:18

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Its still funny to me that the one of the only two batsmen not to embarrass themselves today was Ross Taylor.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 14:20

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Got home from the game about an hour ago.

Just wanted to say they NZ although out played were well supported by their manic fans, gave 100% in the field and could have done a lot better with an ounce or two of luck.

Australia though were unrelenting. Clarke's field placements were spot on and the endless changing of bowlers make it feel like Starc had bowled about 20 overs as he was always in the game.

Proud as punch that the boys played well and were pretty gracious in victory for us. NZ should be loving proud of their team as well.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 14:34

voiceless anal fricative: May 6, 2007

serious gaylord posted:

Its still funny to me that the one of the only two batsmen not to embarrass themselves today was Ross Taylor.

Yeah the irony is great. Also when 40 off 73 is the second best knock in the team then you know some things really up

# ? Mar 29, 2015 14:42

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

So uh... do we post about IPL now or what?

# ? Mar 29, 2015 17:25

runoverbobby: Apr 21, 2007; Fighting like beavers.

Josh Lyman posted:

So uh... do we post about IPL now or what?

Perhaps. But this is the cricket thread.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 17:28

Ratios and Tendency: Apr 23, 2010; MURALI

Airstream Driver posted:

At least a kiwi won something today

I'd like to dedicate my victory to Martin Crowe.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 20:37

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

I'd like to dedicate my wooden spoon to Giles Clarke and the ECB board.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 21:08

a real chump: Jul 30, 2003; noice; Nap Ghost

This seems like a pretty weaksauce afterparty.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 22:22

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

Shane Warne ✔ @ShaneWarne
Do gooders get stuffed. Straya is the best place in the world, not politically correct, keep it real. Aussies celebrate properly ! #thirsty

# ? Mar 29, 2015 22:33

EMC: Aug 17, 2004

Smith has such a little weird face

The best comments on cricinfo are Indian fans calling out the Australian players for not being gentlemen, every other team in the world totally has a point, but gently caress India

# ? Mar 29, 2015 22:36

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# ? May 22, 2024 05:43

Lionel Richie: Nov 14, 2004

Scylo posted:

Shane Warne ✔ @ShaneWarne
Do gooders get stuffed. Straya is the best place in the world, not politically correct, keep it real. Aussies celebrate properly ! #thirsty

https://twitter.com/adelaideYid_AUS/status/582214707097923586

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