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Welease Woderwick
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The Champions League Final tonight was won by Chennai SuperKings which makes me a very happy bunny!
Next week we have an ODI at our local stadium, I will not be going but will watch India v West Indies on the box.
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Imaginary Friend
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Shut up KP, nobody's interested.
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Welease Woderwick
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I love Swann's comment quoted in the morning paper here:
The biggest load of fiction since Jules Verne!
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Sandemaniac
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The Bonzo Dog Band's take on KP.
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Sandemaniac
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In fact, rather than talk about you-know-who, why not read a rather lovely piece of writing?
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Sandemaniac
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Holey moley, can't get tighter than that!
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Sioni Sais
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A maiden in ODI's is rare enough, unusual 'at the death', but a double wicket maiden to win by one run is exceptional!
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Sandemaniac
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Yes, I suspect there are cucumbers that could learn a few things from Glenn Maxwell!
I wonder what "How the fuck did we lose that?" is in Urdu?
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Welease Woderwick
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Urdu and Hindi are basically the same language, or very similar, just written differently - the Muslim guy who introduced me to India all those years ago maintains that all the swear words are in the Hindi bit, not in Urdu - but that doesn't stop him using them when driving!
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Imaginary Friend
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And did you see this bit of fielding* by Steve Smith? Is that even allowed?!
* That's a link to a vine, in case you don't like that kind of thing.
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Sandemaniac
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I can't see anything against in in Law 32 (caught). The only... hang on, what's that creeping up on me, this seems to be pretty good confirmation.
Given how much ODIs in particular seem weighted towards the batsman, it's about time someone started doing something about it...
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Imaginary Friend
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Interesting. Thanks for posting that. Do you think Smith knew of a change of interpretation that took place less than two weeks before the game?
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Sandemaniac
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You have to wonder, don't you?
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Macrina
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I think I read on cricinfo that the Aussies were aware of it and took advantage.
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Imaginary Friend
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Of course they'll say that now!
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Uncle Pete
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Warming up my cricket game for the dry season, what the heck are the Windies trying to pull, backing out of India like they have just done?
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Welease Woderwick
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I think, Uncle Pete, it is just a little matter of the players liking to get paid, as per their contracts, for what they do.
No Pay, No Play seems fair enough to me.
WICB are not exactly the best organised cricket board in the world. BCCI are now talking about suing WICB [not the players] for breach of contract.
This could be fun.
Meanwhile the Sri Lankans have been offered a five Test Match series, which seems a pretty good idea to this lover of the five day game, or Proper Cricket as it is more properly known.
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Welease Woderwick
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p.s. there also seems to be some sort of sentiment or assertion that the players union has or had [allegedly] sold the players down the river or made agreements with the board without consulting the membership - or so I am led to believe by newspaper reports.
I hope, having been an ardent trades unionist for 50+ years, that I am wrong in this.
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: WICB are not exactly the best organised cricket board in the world. BCCI are now talking about suing WICB [not the players] for breach of contract.
BCCI and WICB. Tricky. That's like the Mohammed Fayed/Neil Hamilton libel case in that most reasonable people would want to see both parties lose.
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Welease Woderwick
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This morning's paper has amended the upcoming series with Sri Lanka as 5 ODIs which is sad as I was expecting Tests but it is better than nothing.
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Welease Woderwick
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Sri Lanka just rolled over yesterday in the first of the ODIs, sad really as I was hoping for a bit more fight from them - the Indian openers were superb with a century apiece so a well deserved victory but Lanka needs to work on its batting, bowling and fielding - apart from that they were fine.
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Imaginary Friend
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Meanwhile, I notice that the Aussies on here have gone a bit quiet. Just a shame it was Pakistan who shut them up. [ 03. November 2014, 11:47: Message edited by: Imaginary Friend ]
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Welease Woderwick
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Losing to Pakistan by 356 runs was certainly significant
I think it is the Aussies first series loss to Pakistan in 20 years.
Perhaps not ideal preparation for the World Cup even if it is a totally different format.
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Sandemaniac
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Well, now we know all England need to do to beat Australia next year is to field some decent spinners.
Oh.
Bugger!
AG
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quote: Originally posted by Imaginary Friend: Meanwhile, I notice that the Aussies on here have gone a bit quiet. Just a shame it was Pakistan who shut them up.
Believe me, there's a kiwi who is shall we say struggling to remain quiet! Kiwis rarely have much to crow about cricket-wise, and support anyone who plays Australia.
On a more sombre note, though, kiwi great Martin Crowe looks to be losing his battle with cancer
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Dark Knight
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quote: Originally posted by Imaginary Friend: Meanwhile, I notice that the Aussies on here have gone a bit quiet. Just a shame it was Pakistan who shut them up.
Do England still field a team? Pakistan thrashed the team that thrashed the English cricket team in the last Ashes series. That's hardly got to be a great feeling. Still, good to know people miss our contributions around here.
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Evensong: Free to air International Cricket on telly starts in OZ today.
Yay indeed! Congrats to Cricket Australia and Channel Nine.
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Dark Knight
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quote: Originally posted by Evensong: Free to air International Cricket on telly starts in OZ today.
Well ... 20/20, anyway.
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Sandemaniac
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quote: Originally posted by Dark Knight: Do England still field a team?
Given the gap in the test schedule, it's not just you wondering that! Big gap, World Cup (at which, no doubt, we will continue our post-1992 record), then straight into a crazy number of tests. Hmm, can't see anything wrong with that, can you?
About time someone somewhere got to see some free-to-air cricket. Sky's coverage over here drives me bats, it seems like every two overs there's an ad for a bookmakers of some sort.
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Welease Woderwick
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I don't think there are many completely free channels over here but there be some national cricket on DD [state run channels] but the international stuff is all on paid packages, mainly Star [Sky/NewsCorp's local equivalent] but Sony and a couple of other channels get a look in for stuff happening elsewhere in the world. Star also sponsor the India team so this arrangement could go on for a LONG time!
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Welease Woderwick
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p.s. the series here all seemed to be sponsored by mobile phone companies, one of which has the slogan nothing like anything - having owned one of their products I can surely say that it was nothing like a mobile phone!
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Welease Woderwick
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Sri Lanka were slightly improved last night but still got hammered - to win the series they have to win the next 3 matches!
Erm, it would be fun but seems unlikely.
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Evensong
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South Africa thrashed us in the first 20/20 on Wed. We thrashed em today.
Sunday's decider should be a good un.
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Welease Woderwick
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In yesterday's paper Pouting, Border and S Waugh were all supporting Clark and saying how the loss to Pakistan was just an aberration.
Still fun, though.
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: In yesterday's paper Pouting, Border and S Waugh were all supporting Clark and saying how the loss to Pakistan was just an aberration.
Still fun, though.
Yup, definitely Pouting. In fact they were all pouting.
(Bad WW. No cake)
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Dark Knight
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: In yesterday's paper Pouting, Border and S Waugh were all supporting Clark and saying how the loss to Pakistan was just an aberration.
Still fun, though.
Hmmm. They were losses, plural. And big ones. I think they are a major cause for concern. Plenty of reason to pout.
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Sandemaniac
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I noted a pop-up today on Cricinfo "Sachin says that England won't win world cup".
In other news from Sachin "Pepsi is not Coke" "Black is not white" "Pope is not protestant".
AG
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Dark Knight
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It's a bloody good ball. But it's hardly the ball of the century. I mean, come on.
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Sioni Sais
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For one thing, Gatting provides a much larger obstacle.
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Imaginary Friend
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Larger, for sure. But also less agile and so has a harder time getting in the way of the ball. These two factors cancel each other out to some extent, don't they?
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Imaginary Friend
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Speaking of Gatting, 51allout had a link to this absolute gem today. I confess I hadn't remembered it happened, but it is truly fantastic.
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Sandemaniac
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quote: Originally posted by Dark Knight: It's a bloody good ball.
It certainly turned a long way, especially as his arm is almost over his other shoulder, and it had to because it was bowled from quite wide in the crease, but I think the sheer amount of drift to leg Warne got makes his delivery tops there. There was no way that ball was ever going to get near the stumps, whereas Sodhi's might well have
Still, it's nice to see a leggie in action again! If I could bowl one ball that good I'd die a happy man.
Interesting to see how many balls Pakistan faced for all those runs, too - looks like some grafting going on. Or do they just know they have all the time in the world?
AG
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Interesting to see how many balls Pakistan faced for all those runs, too - looks like some grafting going on. Or do they just know they have all the time in the world?
AG
That's Azhar for you. Pakistan have had patient batsmen before and mentally he's in the mould of Hanif or Mudasser. Every side needs one or two and he's a very neat batsman too.
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Welease Woderwick
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Last night Rohit Sharma acted as if he is keen to retain his place in the side now he is fit again - 264 is an amazing score for one batsman in an ODI!
Sri Lanka are now 4-0 down with one game to play - they don't appear to have a clue at the moment, but then 405 must have seemed a daunting target - Mathews was looking very dispirited - and they dropped Rohit no less than three times! [ 14. November 2014, 11:08: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
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Sandemaniac
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: Last night Rohit Sharma acted as if he is keen to retain his place in the side now he is fit again - 264 is an amazing score for one batsman in an ODI!
Oh good... I thought I'd dreamed seeing that!
AG
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Dark Knight
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quote: Originally posted by Imaginary Friend: Larger, for sure. But also less agile and so has a harder time getting in the way of the ball. These two factors cancel each other out to some extent, don't they?
No. Our lads looked like they were in trouble against SA yesterday at the WACA, but Warner and Bailey dragged them to a respectable total which couldn't be matched. Philanderer's stats for the visitors looked impressive to me, as did Coulter-Nile's for Aus. The expected showdown between the express pacers Steyn and Johnson on the lethal Perth pitch never really eventuated.
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Dark Knight
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Our blokes are not making it easy for themselves - 154 is a very small total to defend, even in Perth. But they have two out already, including Amla, who is very dangerous.
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Sandemaniac
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Seven down chasing 154 - well, you made 'em sweat, anyway.
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Dark Knight
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quote: Originally posted by Sandemaniac: Seven down chasing 154 - well, you made 'em sweat, anyway.
AG
That was never going to happen, was it? You can't give a team of SA's talent the opportunity to chase such a small total.
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