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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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Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Lol Guptil

I wonder what Fulton is up to these days.

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Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Look at cric info last five overs run rate 17.4

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

dusty posted:

Who is going to any WCC games?


I'm seeing Eng v NZ in the pool matches and the Wellington quarter-final. I loving hate limited over cricket, and the Wellington stadium is a real poo poo spectator experience. Hooray!

Have tickets to the NZ Sri Lanka match. Will be taking my boy to his first cricket match.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/65449693/pakistan-cricketer-haris-sohail-sees-ghost-in-hotel

So um, well I don't really know.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Ewar Woowar posted:

Yeah Taylor is legitimately retarded but, despite the slight slump he's in at the moment, he's still a great player.

He had a pretty run last season in NZ, batted really well against the Windies. just had a bad time this season, which he seems to be compounding with some bad shot selection and spilling catches while fielding etc.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

RideTheSpiral posted:

Goddamn. Was this broadcast on television?

Yes, he was banished to Australia shortly after that.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

dusty posted:

Yeah he is doing alright.

5 years ago I used to hope he'd become as good a batsman as Crowe. Not yet at least - i think now career looks like it
is going to be one of potential not quite realised

I remember everyone say that about Flemming.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Ah yes let's go to the cricket with a white sheet over our heads, no way that can be misinterpreted. Perhaps we can also have a discussion about who wants some kfc at the time.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

The only way nz is going to stop Afridi from getting a hundred is to get the other players out around him.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

I like how the commentators have been spinning Guptil as being in the team as a specialist fielder instead of opening batsman.
It doesn't hurt that he has taken more catches than runs he has scored.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

EMC posted:

I am going to need a description on how he is going in the nets to let you know

He is in a good head space and contributes a lot to the team even without the runs.

Varkk fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Jan 31, 2015

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Paul.Power posted:

Bowl underarm, maybe? Get someone to wander around persistently by the sightscreen?

Lol sightscreen in low grade cricket. You are usually lucky if the pitch is anything more than a strip which was cut lower than the rest of the field.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Smorgasbord posted:

You're right of course, there is (sadly) absolutely nothing unusual about a sports broadcaster being utterly incompetent at their job and the insinuation that she sucked any more dick than the likes of Mark Nicholas was uncalled for.

Her job is to do the human interest cutaway talk to fans in the crowd segment. She does that part as well as could be expected. Whether such segments have any place in the coverage is another matter entirely. But at least she isn't Craig McMillan or Mark Richardson arguing with Scott Styris.

We really need the World Cup to start so we can talk about that instead of arguing over this.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

The Rabbi T. White posted:

Guptill: only ever scoring runs when they literally don't count.
The rest of the team should be embarrassed as gently caress, though.
E: conspiracy theory corner: the rest of the team agreed to get out for gently caress all to try and boost his confidence. At least, I hope that's the case.

If a match doesn't count, do dodgy book-keepers still take bets on it? Do they offer money to players for making unexpected results happen?

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Watching the score updates for the NZ-SA Match assumed the pitch must be a belter. Thinking NZ probably needed another 20 or so runs. Check the score just now SA is 32/4 in reply.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Live posting from the family zone at Hadley oval.
Drizzling and the national anthems are playing.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Guptil not out first ball crowd cheers

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

asdfsdfg posted:

I know it's been talked to death but goddam Malinga. He throws the bloody ball down the pitch.

He has an incredibly ugly action. It looks even worse in person than on TV.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Sri Lanka must be so happy Malinga is back.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

At club level it is often referred to as "loving bullshit" but I don't think you will find that definition in Wisden.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Boult looking to justify the price he went for in the IPL auction last night.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Should NZ ask Scotland to bat again?

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Dsmif posted:

I assume it's for catering. Food wasn't ready for the Scottish collapse.

It will be for the Tv scheduling. Need to have the breaks when planned for ad revenue purposes.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

If NZ plays Australia in the semi it will be hosted by whoever qualifies highest.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Is boult going to need to save us with the bat?

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Vagabundo posted:

Nah, gently caress the super over. Just apply the "next wicket/boundary" wins rule.

Coin toss. How poetic would it be for McCallum's Blackcaps to lose the semi because of a coin toss.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Lol England is currently behind Afghanistan on the points table.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Noxin of Shame posted:

That bat smashing tho


You have to last the over, but you get to use a chain to link the two segments into a flail.

Limit them to two bats for the entire tournament.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

England has not had a hilarious capitulation in the first few overs. Looks like they have this one quite comfortably.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

They will also give them automatic qualification to the final since they had to miss all of the round robin games.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Scylo posted:

actually let's just be honest whoever bats first will win by a million runs again like every other game
Counterpoint:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656415.html

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Is Warne under contract to defend Watson?

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Lol thought that was a replay

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Let us review the standings after that game

Lol

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

mottbag posted:

Anyone know why NZ haven't been playing McClenaghan? Milne seems okay, but I've been more impressed with McClenaghan in the past.

General thought seems to be McClenaghan or Boult as both are left arm seamers to open with and take wickets. Given Boult's form it is hard to justify swapping them.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

How often do they award man of the match to someone on the losing team?

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Hey look they do have some spare helmets. Unlike shoes.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Just go to /r/cricket the game threads usually have a link to the streaming sites compilation.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

dusty posted:

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/urgent-media-advisory

Guess!


edit/ wrong thread unless this is somehow related to the ICC


Something about the alternative commentary collective

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Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Mister Chief posted:

It's awful for everything basically. They should just play at the basin.

Basin is kept for the one true cricket.
All the slap and giggle limited overs nonsense can be played elsewhere.
Also the basin wouldn't have the capacity a good limited overs match could draw.

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