Cricket Summer 2023-24

[KOB1987]

I'm glad I'm not as into cricket as I am rugby. Not that I don't want to see us go well, it just doesn't affect me as bad when we don't

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Couple days rain in England may be band aiding a team on the downhill unfortunately

 

[Derpus]

Fuck our middle order are useless.

Also our top and tail, and seam attack.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Can’t wait for us to pummel Pakistan in the home summer and pretend everything is ok.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Our ODI team are yesterdays team playing yesterdays game plan. By my count there are five blokes from the final in 2015 still in the side and not too many of them warranting selection.

 

[Derpus]

Our ODI team are yesterdays team playing yesterdays game plan. By my count there are five blokes from the final in 2015 still in the side and not too many of them warranting selection.

The bowling attack for a one day series in India is positively bizarre.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZ 3/3 but KaneW retired hurt after a blow to the thumb, hopefully nothing broken & with the top order scoring heavily guys like Latham & Chapman have barely been required. Afghanistan next so I reckon we need to flip the batting order: Latham has opened regularly in all formats & Chapman mostly bats three or four in domestic white-ball cricket so what could possibly go wrong?

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

NZ could give him a rest for a couple of games at this point depending who is coming up.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ Afghanistan on 18/10, India on 22/10 & we really need him fit for that.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Take a week off. Won’t heal but doesn’t risk it getting hit again.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

In my recent sporting misery I do get a moment of joy seeing Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs.

Helpful to Aus to have some of the generally consistent nations drop a game they would have pencilled in a win.

 

[Agent]

In my recent sporting misery I do get a moment of joy seeing Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs.

Helpful to Aus to have some of the generally consistent nations drop a game they would have pencilled in a win.

Any day the Poms get beaten at any sport is a pretty good day and gives you a little warm feeling inside!

 

[Sword of Justice]

Perry is battling here

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Poor bloke went from 3/82 (not too bad) to 3/111 in an over. Feels much worse

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Our attack is so lame.

I don’t mind Stoinis but he’s bowling like a grade trundler.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

They came back pretty hard though, rolled SL for 209

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Now that was a collapse. To be 0/100 then have 8 batter out for less than 10.

Good to get the first W

 

[Sword of Justice]

I have no love for Warner but jeez the man can field. That is being lost to the game with younger players seemingly not as focused on the skill.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Definetely. He will save 10-20 runs in a match through fielding plays. Credit to how he's kept his body in great shape.

We seem to have less run outs these days but the I would say the catching has improved. It's pretty often we get a highlight grab now.

 

[Sword of Justice]

Definetely. He will save 10-20 runs in a match through fielding plays. Credit to how he's kept his body in great shape.

We seem to have less run outs these days but the I would say the catching has improved. It's pretty often we get a highlight grab now.

Yeah I would do anything to see Ponting or Symonds throw the stumps down whilst sprinting and diving from dead square of the wicket. Anything.