He sure knows how to belt the ball.
I think this is a much better lineup, though would like to see Clarke either get his act together or go.
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He sure knows how to belt the ball.
I think this is a much better lineup, though would like to see Clarke either get his act together or go.
Hey folks, do you know why Australia lost the Ashes? No, it's not because the batting line-up is embarrassingly bad. Nor is it because the bowlers cannot take twenty wickets in a timely manner. And it's got nothing to do with any tactical decisions or individual brilliance on behalf of the English.
It's because Clarke and Hughes went to a breakfast function on Boxing Day: Ashes 2010-11: Michael Clarke and Phillip Hughes made 'supreme error of judgment', says Sutherland | Cricket News | Australia v England | ESPN Cricinfo
You can't make this shit up. What is Sutherland on?!
It's because Clarke and Hughes went to a breakfast function on Boxing Day: Ashes 2010-11: Michael Clarke and Phillip Hughes made 'supreme error of judgment', says Sutherland | Cricket News | Australia v England | ESPN Cricinfo
You can't make this shit up. What is Sutherland on?!
cobl04
45:33
lol @ hilditch
cobl04
45:33
Horrible squad.
coolian2
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ours is worse
cobl04
45:33
Yeah but that was a given
Here we go again, noone bar Marsh able to bat. 
coolian2
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here we go again, skittling a sub-continental team on green seaming pitches a few weeks before a world cup that's being held in a completely different environment!
coolian2
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if a new zealand cricket team wins a game, and there's no-one in the stadium to see it, did it really happen?
cobl04
45:33
hey, guys! i've got a good idea! i think Jonathon Trott has a legside weakness! so let's continually bowl on his pads for three fucking months!!
The spot-fixing scandal: Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5 | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo
Not sure how I feel about this. Obviously something needs to be done to combat any kind of fixing and I have no better ideas, but ... I feel like the real losers here are cricket fans. I know I'm going to miss seeing these players play, and the Pakistani team is going to be so much weaker without their talents (when they actually play a real cricket country rather than a bunch of second-rate Kiwi nobodies).
Not sure how I feel about this. Obviously something needs to be done to combat any kind of fixing and I have no better ideas, but ... I feel like the real losers here are cricket fans. I know I'm going to miss seeing these players play, and the Pakistani team is going to be so much weaker without their talents (when they actually play a real cricket country rather than a bunch of second-rate Kiwi nobodies).
cobl04
45:33
they're victims of circumstance as much as anything, but they did the wrong thing in the end.
I must admit I have more sympathy for them than I would for players from Australia or New Zealand.
Channel 9 commentators right now going on about how the kitchen sink needs to be thrown at them as a deterrent for future players, bla bla bla. Haven't we learnt anything? Strong punishments don't deter people because they think THEY will get away with it where others haven't. Taking action against the circumstances that make it appealling to make some ill-gotten gains will be far more effective.
Channel 9 commentators right now going on about how the kitchen sink needs to be thrown at them as a deterrent for future players, bla bla bla. Haven't we learnt anything? Strong punishments don't deter people because they think THEY will get away with it where others haven't. Taking action against the circumstances that make it appealling to make some ill-gotten gains will be far more effective.
cobl04
45:33
sadly this is just put in the "too-hard basket"
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Yes.
Honestly, although England's results have been disappointing, I think some of the games have been closer than the Australians have suggested - especially the media, who've been looking for anything to crow about post-Ashes. At the very least, a series result of 5-2 rather than 6-1 would've been more reflective of the level of play, though it's obvious the series was at least two games longer than it should have been. I'm not complaining though; ODI cricket is my favourite and there have been some very exciting moments. Miles upon miles better than T20 fast food cricket.
Next stop, World Cup. God I hope Australia doesn't win it again. If they win it four times in a row, what's the fucking point! Though I don't think they have the team to do it at all - India and South Africa should both roll the Aussies.
As for New Zealand, I don't know if we'll even get out of the first round.
Next stop, World Cup. God I hope Australia doesn't win it again. If they win it four times in a row, what's the fucking point! Though I don't think they have the team to do it at all - India and South Africa should both roll the Aussies.
As for New Zealand, I don't know if we'll even get out of the first round.
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I must confess, I did lose interest after game 73.
coolian2
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i have us winning two games. canada (i bet it'll be close though) and kenya (which i also strongly think may go either way).
zimbabwe also possible, but after that bangladesh series we had i really don't think we'll win more than two.
1stepcloser
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Is it hypocritical, as a massive test cricket fan, to claim to "not have the patience" to sit through the Superbowl?
cobl04
45:33
no. absolutely not. Test Cricket is very, very close to my favourite sport ever (AFL nudges it out, of course, but i seriously am head over heels for test cricket) and it is far more entertaining than the super bowl.
Let's see ... if we can actually beat Canada, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, that should get us through to the next stage. But god, we're in the weaker group and even it doesn't look promising for us. Australia and Sri Lanka will go through for sure, and presumably Pakistan (but you never really know). I won't be surprised if Kenya or Zimbabwe snare the fourth spot ahead of us.
In fact, bet you anything, we'll get an unexpected win over, say, Sri Lanka, then go and completely humiliate ourselves against the Canadians.
cobl04
45:33
Geelong missed out on a spot in the Big Bash comp. a really disappointing, boring and predictable decision.
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