Aus vs NZ

[Jellic87]

Big series for M.Marsh here. Needs to stand up a bit more with the bat.

Perhaps Siddle should be rewarded with t a bit of faith after the last test of the Ashes but it'd be hard to leave Hazlewood out. There's just something about him!

 

[Jellic87]

1-503....... Shit.The.Bed

The pitch is in a shambles!

 

[Pfitzy]

The landing zones for the pace bowlers are still alright. Fucking harden up! Maybe you shouldn't have bowled so many overs on it you bloody big girl's blouses!

 

[Jellic87]

If i was the skipper of the CA XI once they had declared i would have gone back in there and put another 500 on them.......

 

[Braveheart81]

The landing zones for the pace bowlers are still alright. Fucking harden up! Maybe you shouldn't have bowled so many overs on it you bloody big girl's blouses!

They were saying it was unsafe to bat on. NZ had only been bowling a slow medium bowler and spinners today because the pitch was doing all sorts of things.

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[Inside Shoulder]

They were saying it was unsafe to bat on. NZ had only been bowling a slow medium bowler and spinners today because the pitch was doing all sorts of things.

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Funny how they only made that call once it was their turn to bat - whatever attack they chose to deploy

 

[Jellic87]

Unsafe to bat in after the last team just made 500 for 1


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[Pfitzy]

Funny how they only made that call once it was their turn to bat - whatever attack they chose to deploy

A very good point - they had the opportunity to bowl their fast men but were probably sick of chasing leather. Saying the pitch isn't safe, but not taking advantage of it to prove a point, is bollocks.

They already shortened the game from 4 to 3 days so they could get more time in Brisbane. Now they've just made their own prophecy.

 

[Quick Hands]

Cricket Australia have just announced that all future touring teams will now play their final 1st class match at Cawkers Well Cricket Club. Apparently the ground the we recently served up to the Kiwis has been deemed as being too friendly and respectful to touring teams.

 

[Quick Hands]

1-503... Shit.The.Bed

The pitch is in a shambles!

Embarrassing that we serve up crap like this to a touring international cricket team.

 

[Enzedder]

A very good point - they had the opportunity to bowl their fast men but were probably sick of chasing leather. Saying the pitch isn't safe, but not taking advantage of it to prove a point, is bollocks.

They already shortened the game from 4 to 3 days so they could get more time in Brisbane. Now they've just made their own prophecy.

What?? Did you want to see another Hughes-like incident? I think the players at the ground may have had a bit more knowledge of the conditions and dangers than one of us.

 

[Quick Hands]

What?? Did you want to see another Hughes-like incident? I think the players at the ground may have had a bit more knowledge of the conditions and dangers than one of us.

Judging by today's papers, Cricket Australia are embarrassed about it and rightly so. Surely there is a process in place to check on the pitch a day or two before the match and move it if necessary.

 

[Pfitzy]

Judging by today's papers, Cricket Australia are embarrassed about it and rightly so. Surely there is a process in place to check on the pitch a day or two before the match and move it if necessary.

Agreed - though as they said the pitch prep was fucked by the weather. Hot, then raining, then more hot.

 

[cyclopath]

And so onto cricket, which used to be something to really look forward to for me every summer. I fear it will be more shitty sniping journalism, bad behaviour on the field and overbearing jingoism rather than champagne cricket.
I read this piece regarding Smith and McCullum's little disagreement, and I took from it the thought that it would be nice if the Aus cricket team took a leaf from Stephen Moore and his team and decided not to start the season stating just how twattish they plan to behave. Sure, they'll stay on the right side of the line.

However, Smith forecast the Australians would look to replicate the same in-your-face sledging tactics used against New Zealand in March’s World Cup final — an approach that brought with it criticism from some circles.
“I think that’s the way we play our best cricket — if we’re aggressive and positive,” he said.
“We know there’s a line that can’t be crossed and our players are going to be playing that hard aggressive cricket and making sure we stay on the right side of that line.”

Link here.

 

[Braveheart81]

"We'll be dickheads but we won't be suspension worthy dickheads."

 

[cyclopath]

"We'll be dickheads but we won't be suspension worthy dickheads."

Yeah. Not that I have any great belief that McCullum and the Black Caps are the "White Knights" of cricket, as they like to be portrayed. I just wish the statement would be "we're going to play really bloody good cricket" and let that be the headline.

 

[Pfitzy]

Yeah. Not that I have any great belief that McCullum and the Black Caps are the "White Knights" of cricket, as they like to be portrayed. I just wish the statement would be "we're going to play really bloody good cricket" and let that be the headline.

Except that won't be true.

At least they're whipping it out up front and waving it in everyone's face, much as none of us like it.

 

[Braveheart81]

It's all about letting David Warner and co play their natural game.

That's 60% batting and 40% being a dickhead.

 

[Pfitzy]

With an extra 10% punching Joe Root in his teenage face

 

[No4918]

Getting a bit precious. Two years ago Clarke was a hero for saying to get ready for a broken arm. How is Smith's comments any worse? It's been a trademark of the team since Lehmann took over and now you want them to be more like Cheika and Moore, seriously?? The same Cheika that smashed a glass door and abused an official in South Africa when things weren't going his way. What a saint

Season hasn't started. Let's give them all a chance before having a go based on some meaningless statements. On the evidence of Smith's games in charge verse India it seems pretty unlikely bad behaviour is going to be an issue. Warner is probably the only player there who has a history. The other 10 players are probably all a lot quieter than the typical Aus team of the past. I look at Burns, Khwaja, Voges, Lyon and Nevill and definitely don't see players looking to push behavioural boundaries. The fast men will be the same as always.