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Scylo posted:Leaving the ball isn't very macho though Perhaps they could use a really heavy bat and demonstrate their ability to lift it high above their head.
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Aug 9, 2015 10:13
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Ricky Ponting has suggested switching to the Duke ball in Australia. It's a good call because the kookaburra is a bad ball anyway. Never mind the potential improvements in technique.
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Aug 9, 2015 10:18
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Paul.Power posted:Perhaps they could use a really heavy bat and demonstrate their ability to lift it high above their head. With the added bonus that the commentators can whinge about modern bats some more.
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Aug 9, 2015 10:19
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Ricky Ponting has suggested switching to the Duke ball in Australia. It's a good call because the kookaburra is a bad ball anyway. Never mind the potential improvements in technique. I thought this has been planned for some time now. Dunno what happens to Kookaburra, will they keep supplying balls for local cricket?
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Aug 9, 2015 10:20
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gay picnic defence posted:I thought this has been planned for some time now. Dunno what happens to Kookaburra, will they keep supplying balls for local cricket? I would presume they will still make ODI and T20 balls. Also the Day/Night test balls. Also as someone who works on the Gold Coast KP isn't nearly a big enough oval office to make it here. edit: @webmeister We can't all be so lucky to be born in Queensland to parents from Stoke and a Tax Haven. I understand the struggle the people south of the tweed have with trying to break with the ingrained culture of blue spite and I applaud the courage with which you fight to control your baser urges. Byolante fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 10:30
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Ricky Ponting has suggested switching to the Duke ball in Australia. It's a good call because the kookaburra is a bad ball anyway. Never mind the potential improvements in technique. You would think Kookaburra would just try and produce a ball with a seam that lasts >10 overs. e: apparently the duke ball struggles on harder/rougher surfaces. Airstream Driver fucked around with this message at 10:42 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 10:36
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Paul.Power posted:The weird thing is, it's not like you can't get on top of the bowling by going "you expect me to play at that?" at anything wide of the stumps and forcing the bowler to bowl at you. Sounds like something you read in a loving book, nerd  
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Aug 9, 2015 10:51
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Airstream Driver posted:You would think Kookaburra would just try and produce a ball with a seam that lasts >10 overs. So do kookaburras in fairness. They have been struggling to go 20 overs without the ball being belted into a piece of garbage.
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Aug 9, 2015 10:52
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Ban anyone who plays or used to play in New South Wales in the national side  http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/908005.html I had forgotten how much Australians hated Michael Clarke.
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Aug 9, 2015 11:07
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You Am I posted:I had forgotten how much Australians hated Michael Clarke. And yet, show Shane Watson the kind of unconditional love a new mother has for a 4 month old. Has he been recalled for the last test yet?
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Aug 9, 2015 11:21
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Michael Clarke was a party boy egomaniac and would have been reviled if he averaged 40
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Aug 9, 2015 11:24
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You Am I posted:I had forgotten how much Australians hated Michael Clarke. Yeah. Ponting and Clarke are two of the best cricketers Australia has produced since 1950, both captained Australia - one during the most dominant period in international cricket and the other through a rollercoaster punctuated by some stunning wins - and they both ended up with broken legacies. Cricket isn't fair. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 11:25
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You Am I posted:Ban anyone who plays or used to play in New South Wales in the national side Read this piece this morning, it's really good. Warning though: it's Kimber. The great captains overcome personal differences in a team and force it to play in their own image - Bradman, Chappell, Border and Waugh all managed this. Clarke didn't. I think even his World Cup win is going to be looked upon as the work of ego in the end.
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Aug 9, 2015 11:31
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Collateral posted:And yet, show Shane Watson the kind of unconditional love a new mother has for a 4 month old. Schlesische posted:Yeah.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:02
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The important thing to remember about this Ashes is that Adam Lyth won the selection lotto and is now Adam Lyth: Ashes winner.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:03
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Collateral posted:And yet, show Shane Watson the kind of unconditional love a new mother has for a 4 month old. I can't believe i'm saying this, but i'd kinda like to see him given one more chance opening the batting.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:16
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I didn't realise Clarke averages over 20 more at home than away. That's Jayawardene level home track bullying.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:18
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There's no cause for major alarm as long as we're still better than New Zealand at cricket.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:21
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Lionel Richie posted:I didn't realise Clarke averages over 20 more at home than away. That's Jayawardene level home track bullying. Not really, other nations' cricket boards are just so scared of him they analyse his game and prepare pitches that affect his game.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:27
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Negligent posted:There's no cause for major alarm as long as we're still better than New Zealand at cricket. We drew our series with England immediately before you guys got embarrassed.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:29
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Ratios and Tendency posted:We drew our series with England immediately before you guys got embarrassed. See also the respective Pakistan series last year and also the last test match between the two sides.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:31
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Smorgasbord posted:See also the respective Pakistan series last year and also the last test match between the two sides. Good points for sure.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:32
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Good points for sure. Wasn't there some sort of world cup of cricket recently that might be a good gauge of the cricketing prowess of various nations?
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Aug 9, 2015 12:42
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gay picnic defence posted:Wasn't there some sort of world cup of cricket recently that might be a good gauge of the cricketing prowess of various nations? The idea of cricketing nations getting together and playing one another in a "World Cup of Cricket" sounds utterly preposterous. I'm sure India would never stand for such an affront to this most gentlemanly of sports.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:45
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the kiwis have an excellent chance of beating us but there is a huge difference between Australia away and Australia at home. It's a hard country to tour. Sure its not as tough as it used to be. The pitches aren't as fast but for batsmen driving is uncomfortable and for bowlers the length is a little different and the weather is disgusting. I'm not going to use odi form as a measure but I will say that NZ struggled with the bounce on the MCG.
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Aug 9, 2015 12:51
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Shmoses posted:This isn't true Point 1 I was sitting having a coffee in the summer at a cafe in Sydney's inner west and I was talking cricket with my wife and a total stranger came over to say how much he hates Shane Watson. so yeah he isnt liked by australians. Point 2 on the hierarchy of Australian batsmen there is (obviously not complete.) Tier 1 (Bradman) Bradman Tier 2 (Best ever not including Bradman) Ponting, Chappell, border, Waugh Tier 3 (very good) Clarke, hussey, Hayden, etc
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Aug 9, 2015 12:55
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gay picnic defence posted:Wasn't there some sort of world cup of cricket recently that might be a good gauge of the cricketing prowess of various nations? 50 over cricket worst cricket.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:01
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Lmao Zimbabwe just conceded a 7 in the T20 going on right now.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:02
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WC was 1 - 1. Seems pretty cheap to laud your ability to host the final over us but ok. In more relevant news you just lost to an average England side in two days.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:03
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The World Cup ended 13/337 vs 19/335
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Aug 9, 2015 13:08
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Regardless I wouldn't be surprised if NZ beat us over here. They are genuinely a better side than us at the moment. I also genuinely believe Bangladesh will beat us in at least one test
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Aug 9, 2015 13:09
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Ratios and Tendency posted:WC was 1 - 1. Seems pretty cheap to laud your ability to host the final over us but ok. In more relevant news you just lost to an average England side in two days. It's somewhat relevant when discussing a NZ tour of Australia.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:10
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as long as we're better than New Zealand in at least one of cricket, rugby, netball, having a decent national economy
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Aug 9, 2015 13:13
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Shmoses posted:Regardless I wouldn't be surprised if NZ beat us over here. They are genuinely a better side than us at the moment. I also genuinely believe Bangladesh will beat us in at least one test I agree but its still going to be difficult to beat Australia at the gabba. If the NZ can do that it's a great achievement.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:13
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Negligent posted:as long as we're better than New Zealand in at least one of cricket, rugby, netball, having a decent national economy Sadly "being a decent country" will remain locked at 0-0. Burn Down Canberra posted:I agree but its still going to be difficult to beat Australia at the gabba. If the NZ can do that it's a great achievement. I can see New Zealand winning at Adelaide, but it's that wierd Day/Night test thing so will be... unique and is hard to judge. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 13:14
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Negligent posted:as long as we're better than New Zealand in at least one of cricket, rugby, netball, having a decent national economy And percentage of the population without sheep poo poo on their dicks
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Aug 9, 2015 13:16
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I wonder if that day/night test will sell lots of tickets. Probably, given it's in Adelaide and they go bonkers for any novelty.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:21
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I'm weirdly excited to see the day night test. From all reports its very tough to bat at night against the pink ball. So Starc and Boult will be bowling some unplayable stuff.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:23
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Burn Down Canberra posted:I'm weirdly excited to see the day night test. From all reports its very tough to bat at night against the pink ball. So Starc and Boult will be bowling some unplayable stuff. The ball is also really poo poo according to Starc; doesn't really swing and loses shape quickly.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:33
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Shmoses posted:This isn't true And in 10 years time we'll know Ponting as a thoughtful commentator with good analysis, and a decent coach. And we'll know Clarke as the guy that irritates the poo poo out of us when he's on commentary with Warne.
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