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Cricket
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Blackface in crowd 129 55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings 104 44.64%
Total: 233 votes
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Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Byolante posted:

Judging by your av you came here on a boat, gently caress off back to the ocean

"For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;"

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Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

The Sri Lankans body language is weak, they need to puff up their chests.

On a serious note, is that a very small ground? Some of Ronchi's sixes were crazy.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Davfff posted:

Ground looks oddly shaped and maybe a bit small in some spots but most of those 6s were a good 90 - 100 meters in length.

Well in that case, I can't wait for him to play in a game commentated by Brayshaw.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Ha ha, Maxwell being smacked around by a brown Muslim man, must hurt real bad inside that bogan heart.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Seams posted:

England doing pretty good against Australia A here

Don't forget, England aren't playing their best team either. Cook's not in it.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Negligent posted:

We should let Watto play at lord's so he can do this again:



Stop being so mean to me!

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

nzspambot posted:

what the chance Clarke also underbowled Watto on purpose?

He didn't want Watson's cancer getting in the way of his cancer.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

So what's peoples' opinion on Nevill? What happened to Wade and that Tassie guy with the hosed up fingers?

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

webmeister posted:

Mate this is cricket we're talking about.

It'd be a round-robin reality TV competition with completely obtuse scoring that inexplicably lasted six months.

Nah, it'll be a KFC SMS poll.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Noxin of Shame posted:

Looks like he'd fit in with having a beer afterwards too.

I'm not sure he'd leave any beer for the rest, probably get in a fight with David Warner, probably win it. So all in all a great prospect, definitely one for the selectors.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Smorgasbord posted:

I don't have a major gripe with that decision but you can't say Warner was clearly better than Bracewell in that game, 9/60 match analysis including bowling us to the win defending 241 with Australia 122/1 at one stage.

I'm sure that whatever our opinions of the decision are, we can all agree it should be loving KFC SMS bullshit making it.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

EMC posted:

We need to shine a Monty spotlight like Batman over Lords

Use yellow light, so it's the colour of urine.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Pretty sure they've got #6 covered.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Drugs posted:

Fun fact: Every Mitchell to have ever played test cricket is in the Australian team today

That's because it's a bogan white trash name. I hope I'm offending someone.

Dead Goon posted:

Ooooh, Glenn McGrath masterclass during lunch :love:

On racism or just general cuntness?

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Welp, that didn't go to plan....

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Ratios and Tendency posted:

Don't judge a pitch until both sides have batted imo.

I'm sure England will conspire to make it look a minefield when they bat. England.txt has been restored from the archive.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

gently caress me, England Collapse.txt I don't think they can recover from this mentally, this wasn't a cricketing ability loss, this was all in their head.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Ratios and Tendency posted:

They're poo poo and don't even try to win, and their teacher/captain was a try-hard dick that would change the field 3 times an over and cheated when he was umpire, so gently caress 'em.

Sounds like the ARE trying to win.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

gabensraum posted:

I think Australia could defend 150, more due to England having a mental collapse, but it's moot because our bowlers won't score the runs.

This is true, remember that small but shaky run chase in India?

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

monkeu posted:

Well we saw how well this England side went without Anderson last test when he didn't take any wickets. It's never good to see someone injured, but Australia have retained the Ashes with confirmation that he's out.

A bit early for predictions, no? England went pretty well this innings with him injured.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

England doing their best to keep this interesting.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Honest Pete showing he's an able replacement.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Negligent posted:

So, how many wickets down are England going to be when they win later? I reckon 3, maybe 4.

Nice spoonboy attempt.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Oddly, Shane Watson is wearing his shirt.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

snaeksikn posted:

root has grown it just to stop people mistaking him for ellen degeneres

Wait what? Root has facial hair? I just saw him on the telly and it didn't look like he had any.

Also, Starc is batting quite nicely, maybe he can give the middle order a clinic later.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Negligent posted:

Get a ginger in to a job good thinking Cook

Ha!

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

-Spiffy- posted:

Look out if they find a Ginger saffer, they might make him king or something.

Prince Harry doesn't look like his dad.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

And, with that, it's time to go to bed, surely even England can't lose from here, right?

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013


Unless the accountants get control of things, I don't think there's a drawn test to be had in the series, such is the dearth of batting quality on both sides.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

gabensraum posted:

I find this guy's measurement of all-rounders interesting. Especially Australia's:
http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/01/05/history-of-cricket-all-rounders-part-two/

Interesting article. Also interesting how the guy used a third of his profile to explain that "He's not Arabic!".

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

-Spiffy- posted:

Smith was nice to a Pakistan player once therefor is not captain material.

He should be kicked out of the country even.

Nah, he's a true blue Aussie cricketer, don't worry. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/867803.html

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013


Ha, great line: "If he can do this to me, what will he do to the common man?"

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

BlindSite posted:

Oh yes because in the last 15 years the australians have been the racist ones playing in Asia...

Yes, they have been, just not the only ones.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

It's all up to Warner now.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Unimpressed posted:

It's all up to Warner now.

Well...

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Smorgasbord posted:

What an uncompetitive turd of a series, how can they justify 5 of these poo poo games every year?

Large amounts of Schadenfreude on order

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Australia middle order suddenly looking pretty solid.

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Cocksmith posted:

good positive start, ticking along at 7.5 an over.

They're really taking it to the bowlers!

Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Bye bye Voges, it was nice seeing you, have fun watching the 5th test from the stands. Now Broad has to give Clarke a short ball that finally snaps his back, hopefully the stump mics catch the crack.

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Unimpressed
Feb 13, 2013

Ha ha, Jimmy looks so sad, he wishes he was bowling right now.

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