Test Cricket aka real cricket

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Originally Posted by plague

Funny part is he's single, which should be all the reason he needs to stay on that program. 10 months a year of hotel roots what a life.

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Indeed - must tell the story of David Hookes, Sue Barker and a bat grip applicator some time.

God these two teams are pathetic.

What's pathetic is the complete destruction of batting technique caused by too much hit and giggle, drop-in pitches, short boundaries, helmets and huge bats.

Easy to be a flat track bully these days but the batsman who can grind out an all day century on a pitch doing alot are gone.

The 60 / 50 over one day format was the beginning of the end. 20/20 was essentially the final nail in the coffin.

I don't think Australia will ever see batsmen the calibre of Greg Chappell or Alan Border for a very long time - if ever again.

Chappell especially was the only batsmen in the world that could handle the five prong West Indies pace attack of the 70's and 80's.

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Originally Posted by Jetmaster

What's pathetic is the complete destruction of batting technique caused by too much hit and giggle, drop-in pitches, short boundaries, helmets and huge bats.

Easy to be a flat track bully these days but the batsman who can grind out an all day century on a pitch doing alot are gone.

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exactly.

Having some 50over format lifted the test run rate. The addition of more 50o shite and the 20/20 aids fest fkd everything.

gilchrist was the pinnacle of the combined formats.

BTW aus can get fkd if they take anything out of a pathetic dead rubber. assholes

Poms & Paks having a run fest....Sri & WI just kicking off

Trans-Tasman trophy starts today in Brisbane.. Fire up..

Not only have we done cricket over by destroying technique through T20 and endless tournamenets that mean nothing.

Now we can't even make cricket pitches any more - the Sydney test might not go ahead without some serious money spent.

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Originally Posted by Jetmaster

Not only have we done cricket over by destroying technique through T20 and endless tournamenets that mean nothing.

Now we can't even make cricket pitches any more - the Sydney test might not go ahead without some serious money spent.

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It's the outfield that's the problem not the pitch innit?

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Originally Posted by plague

It's the outfield that's the problem not the pitch innit?

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That's even worse - at least it takes a bit of effort to prep a pitch.

How hard is it to grow grass ?

it's amazing how bad it must have got in 6 months, it was immaculate at the world cup

One day cricket boards around the world will realise that games that are won with the toss make for really shitty contests. I'm deadset sick of ****ing roads masquerading as cricket pitches that give absolutely nothing to the bowlers. If you aren't going to give them reasonable pitches, let the bowlers dig their fingernails into the ball or get rid of the dead ball when the batsmen pulls away in the delivery stride (oh wait, spirit of cricket and all that)

Besides that, pretty good effort by warner (ignoring the fact you could onky get out by doing something brain dead)

me agree

the toss is the toss though... but thank god for blokes like kohli and williamson in travelling teams to straya who can possibly make it interesting

boring shite on absolute roads. the side who bats second has no chance but to throw the willow at it. just hope this day night thing shakes it up. rain, humidity or something - for the kids

Forget the toss.

Lets call a spade a spade.

Kiwis bowling attack is piss ****ing weak. Not one of them is an international standard cricketer going to frighten their opponents at this level


2 for 400 odd after first day says more to me that the shit ****s with the ball bowled like busted arseholes.

I only watched a little of it yesterday but there line and length was ****ing pathetic.

You can control what the bloke with the bat is doing by not bowling such utter garbage.


Pitch is a road you say??

I am quite confident if the shoe was on the other foot yesterday and Australia bowled the score ain't 2 for 400 odd at stumps.


Reality is one side has superior bowling and batting to the other by a long way.

Whinge all you like about poor quality pitches but the reality is the worst side in this contest is underprepared and failing through no fault other than their own shortcomings

Warners ego ran out early today

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Originally Posted by MFKS

Forget the toss.

Lets call a spade a spade.

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OfGPo1RlZG...ng-saddles.jpg

it's a ****ing road mate

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eCFUzO7P-t...evardCaps.jpeg

Reverse swing for dummies. The Kiwis need all the help they can get and one of these in the pocket does the trick nicely.

Warner's not so spesh now the Kiwis are knocking over 100's by the dozen

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Originally Posted by MFKS

Forget the toss.

Lets call a spade a spade.

Kiwis bowling attack is piss ****ing weak. Not one of them is an international standard cricketer going to frighten their opponents at this level


2 for 400 odd after first day says more to me that the shit ****s with the ball bowled like busted arseholes.

I only watched a little of it yesterday but there line and length was ****ing pathetic.

You can control what the bloke with the bat is doing by not bowling such utter garbage.


Pitch is a road you say??

I am quite confident if the shoe was on the other foot yesterday and Australia bowled the score ain't 2 for 400 odd at stumps.


Reality is one side has superior bowling and batting to the other by a long way.

Whinge all you like about poor quality pitches but the reality is the worst side in this contest is underprepared and failing through no fault other than their own shortcomings

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1000 runs scored and 13 wickets so far. nah, you're totally right about it not being a road.