Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
Cricket
This poll is closed.
Blackface in crowd 129 55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings 104 44.64%
Total: 233 votes
[Edit Poll (moderators only)]

 
  • Post
  • Reply
RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Am I the only person that thinks Bradman would have been found out in about 5 innings in the modern game? His technique was complete garbage.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

Yeah I'm sure he would struggle against the likes of Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Pakistan are failing to match the might of the Banger Tigers

Brett824
Mar 30, 2009

I could let these dreamkillers kill my self esteem or use the arrogance as the steam to follow my dream
Are Pakistan really going to be convincingly whitewashed by Bangladesh?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Hopefully.

BallerBallerDillz
Jun 11, 2009

Cock, Rules, Everything, Around, Me
Scratchmo
Pollard gets told to shut up by the umpire. This is the result:

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Essex prepared a 16-wickets-on-day-1 pitch. Wonder what the inspectors will make of that.

Gambrinus
Mar 1, 2005
Spent the first two sessions at Sofia Gardens today, watching Glummy v Slurrey. I wore a shirt, jumper, jacket, hat, and gloves. Saw Sangakkarra make 50, was disappointed when Pietersen edged to slip, had a pub lunch and a pint on a Sunday. There was a burger van, a doughnut van, and a Fosters van, which isn't usually the case for the County Championship. The coffee and kitkat place run out of the back of someone's car was there though, like usual.

It was good fun, and free entry as well. I also had a couple of pints afterwards as well, which was nice. Unfortunately I have to go to work tomorrow, so can't hang round to see Sangakkara reach 200.

snaeksikn
Feb 28, 2010

:qq::qq::qq::qq::qq::qq::qq:

Seams posted:

To be fair the only England batsmen who didn't contribute were Cook and Trott.

England's bowling looks pretty miserable still. Maybe they need a bowler who can bowl really fast. Just one ordinary blokes opinion.

i hear that jade dernbach bloke can get it near 90mph

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Theres more chance of Dernbach getting his Micra to 90mph than his bowling.

Centusin
Aug 5, 2009
Cook could learn something from the Afghanistan Captain

o.m. 94
Nov 23, 2009

Shmoses posted:

Has he played anyone decent yet? I don't think so

Oh there are decent cricket teams?

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Scylo posted:

Cook could learn something from the Afghanistan Captain




:eyepop:

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Nabi is pro tier and his wikipedia page is awesome

quote:

Nabi haven't enjoy his maiden ODI Century, but he hit 112* of 47 balls in t20 against a big team, Australia. On that day, Afghans were flying beating Australia by 72 Runs. Nabi took 6 Wickets for 32 in 5 overs! To conclude, he's a great All Rounder!

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

o.m. 94 posted:

Oh there are decent cricket teams?

Afghanistan are good, as is their former captain

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Gayle played the worst IPL innings in history last night. 10 off 24 chasing 210.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
And AB hit 41 off 11.

Airstream Driver
May 6, 2009

Mister Chief posted:

Gayle played the worst IPL innings in history last night. 10 off 24 chasing 210.

Getting his eye in for his upcoming test series against England.

Still B.A.E
Mar 24, 2012

Mister Chief posted:

Gayle played the worst IPL innings in history last night. 10 off 24 chasing 210.

He was on 1 from 12 at one point.

Dysgenesis
Jul 12, 2012

HAVE AT THEE!


http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/32376031

A guy scores 350 off 138 balls. Team wins 1 day match by 500 runs.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Someone needs to get that man to Loughborough immediately.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Dysgenesis posted:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/32376031

A guy scores 350 off 138 balls. Team wins 1 day match by 500 runs.

Its cool and all, but he was literally playing against old men and schoolkids.

Noxin of Shame
Jul 25, 2005

:allears: Our Dan :allears:

serious gaylord posted:

Its cool and all, but he was literally playing against old men and schoolkids.

He'll feel right at home in the English squad then.

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

Dysgenesis posted:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/32376031

A guy scores 350 off 138 balls. Team wins 1 day match by 500 runs.

If you check out the ground on google maps the straight boundaries look shorter than the length of a pitch. I know people with bigger backyards.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
60 meter straight drive by my calculations. NZ dimensions.

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Nantwich+Cricket+Club/@53.077476,-2.509299,170m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x8a979dc717aa9231

Closer to 40 I would think.

Largepotato
Jan 18, 2007

Spurd.
Is that a cemetery over the south boundary?

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Have to include the length of the pitch in a drive!

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

RideTheSpiral posted:

Have to include the length of the pitch in a drive!

A summer of The Big Show made me forget.

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

Is there a rule about where the on strike batsman can stand? I wanna see someone be so far down the pitch they impede the bowler.

Drugs
Jul 16, 2010

I don't like people who take drugs. Customs agents, for example - Albert Einstein

Mister Chief posted:

Is there a rule about where the on strike batsman can stand? I wanna see someone be so far down the pitch they impede the bowler.

They can't stand in the protected area

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Drugs posted:

They can't stand in the protected area




drat son look at that no ball.

Divorced And Curious
Jan 23, 2009

democracy depends on sausage sizzles
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/kate-cross-england-women-central-lancashire-heywood-southern-stars-ashes/2015-04-21

First woman in a men's league in England takes three on debut!

Mister Chief
Jun 6, 2011

I hear she's heading to the West Indies tomorrow.

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

quote:

Cross, whose father won the FA Cup with West Ham, played alongside older brother Bobby Cross, who scored 75 but dropped a catch off her bowling.

what a terrible big brother

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
This might have slipped under the radar but on tuffers and vaughan they played a snippet of an interiew with cook after the first windies test and he said he was surprised they didn't manage to pick up any wickets on the final afternoon because the hawkeye looked perfect. Nothing will ever be fixed at the ecb lol

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Drop Cook & Trott. Fire the entire board of selectors. Ban any sort of broadcast-capable equipment in the dressing room. They can look at those stats at the end of the day.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Comes to something when even Sanga is saying KP should be back.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/864313.html

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
He just doesn't want his at Surrey.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Brett824
Mar 30, 2009

I could let these dreamkillers kill my self esteem or use the arrogance as the steam to follow my dream
Everyone excited about the "Arfica" T20 Cup?



Smooth.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply