Poll
Question:
What will the scoreline be?
Option 1: Aus 3-0
votes: 11
Option 2: Aus 2-0
votes: 1
Option 3: Anything else
votes: 2
Could this be the most one-sided test series ever? I'm hoping we get proven wrong and West Indies come out and show something, but I'd be backing a 3-0 series win in this one.
All discussion for the 3 match test series will be here :)
I am wary a little with a team of inexperienced players with something to prove. May not be the cake walk we expect as has been shown in the past these teams tend to lift and exceed expectations.
The Windies haven't really had a genuinely scary test outfit for a while. They've got some really good players who can be amazing when they're on but they haven't been overly great as a test nation in recent times.
We should dominate. The question will be on how stupid the selectors are and if they'll pick spud marsh again. Khawaja should be back, right?
Quote from: nrich102 on November 30, 2015, 11:10:50 AM
We should dominate. The question will be on how stupid the selectors are and if they'll pick spud marsh again. Khawaja should be back, right?
We can only hope. I have a bad feeling that his 49 from yesterday will keep him in the team for the rest of the summer at least, it seems like something the selectors would do.
Quote from: BB67th on November 30, 2015, 11:52:12 AM
Quote from: nrich102 on November 30, 2015, 11:10:50 AM
We should dominate. The question will be on how stupid the selectors are and if they'll pick spud marsh again. Khawaja should be back, right?
We can only hope. I have a bad feeling that his 49 from yesterday will keep him in the team for the rest of the summer at least, it seems like something the selectors would do.
Near certainty.
Quote from: Nige on November 30, 2015, 01:01:19 PM
Quote from: BB67th on November 30, 2015, 11:52:12 AM
Quote from: nrich102 on November 30, 2015, 11:10:50 AM
We should dominate. The question will be on how stupid the selectors are and if they'll pick spud marsh again. Khawaja should be back, right?
We can only hope. I have a bad feeling that his 49 from yesterday will keep him in the team for the rest of the summer at least, it seems like something the selectors would do.
Near certainty.
:( Surely you can't keep Khawaja out of the team though?
Quote from: nrich102 on November 30, 2015, 01:30:05 PM
Quote from: Nige on November 30, 2015, 01:01:19 PM
Quote from: BB67th on November 30, 2015, 11:52:12 AM
Quote from: nrich102 on November 30, 2015, 11:10:50 AM
We should dominate. The question will be on how stupid the selectors are and if they'll pick spud marsh again. Khawaja should be back, right?
We can only hope. I have a bad feeling that his 49 from yesterday will keep him in the team for the rest of the summer at least, it seems like something the selectors would do.
Near certainty.
:( Surely you can't keep Khawaja out of the team though?
might not have the option if he's still injured. fully fit he comes back in
Pattinson a lock for Starc?
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 30, 2015, 10:44:33 PM
Pattinson a lock for Starc?
And apparently Jackson Bird is coming in for Siddle who also injured himself... Why not Fekete who was listed to go to Bangladesh I don't know ??? Fekete also brings that left arm option.
What are the selectors smoking?
when is the side chosen??
First test isn't until Decemeber 10th, so probably not for another week I'm guessing. The squad might be released soon though.
I heard tomorrow. Also Khawaja won't be playing it, they said he'll be playing BBL on his return before possibly playing the Boxing Day test.
Quote from: PowerBug on November 30, 2015, 11:39:58 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 30, 2015, 10:44:33 PM
Pattinson a lock for Starc?
And apparently Jackson Bird is coming in for Siddle who also injured himself... Why not Fekete who was listed to go to Bangladesh I don't know ??? Fekete also brings that left arm option.
Fekete is a right arm actually, and quite a similar bowler to Bird from what I've seen. He was dropped last round from Tasmanias shield side over a technical issue I read, so I think they are giving him a few shield games to see if he has re-worked that before he is under national consideration again.
I'd like the pick of Bird, he's been stiff with injury over the last two and a half years, he is a quality bowler. Bollinger could also come into consideration after a strong shield game.
Quote from: PowerBug on December 01, 2015, 12:58:42 AM
I heard tomorrow. Also Khawaja won't be playing it, they said he'll be playing BBL on his return before possibly playing the Boxing Day test.
Squad is to be announced today I believe.
I don't think Dougie would be in contention at all to be honest.
Well here's the squad.
Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Joe Burns, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges
Now I do like NCN, but how does he get into the squad having not played a first class game all summer coming back from injury, but Khawaja has to play BBL games before he is considered? You actually need to prove a bit of fitness to be able to bowl, but they have brought him straight back in. Makes no sense at all.
Boland is also on standby in case another quick breaks down (probably likely knowing our run) after his 7fa in the shield the other day.
Quote from: BB67th on December 01, 2015, 11:08:45 AM
Now I do like NCN, but how does he get into the squad having not played a first class game all summer coming back from injury, but Khawaja has to play BBL games before he is considered? You actually need to prove a bit of fitness to be able to bowl, but they have brought him straight back in. Makes no sense at all.
Yeah, I know, wtf.
Hopefully The Barrel gets a late call up, would love to see him debut!
Selectors are on acid - confirmed
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/nathan-coulter-nile-picked-on-gut-feeling-by-australia-selectors-west-indies-hobart-test-cricket/2015-12-01/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ausvwi (http://www.cricket.com.au/news/nathan-coulter-nile-picked-on-gut-feeling-by-australia-selectors-west-indies-hobart-test-cricket/2015-12-01/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ausvwi)
What a load of crap, Coulter-Nile was selected on a 'gut feeling'. Great to see Australian selectors have learnt their lessons and started to pick players on form ::)
Marsh even says that not playing any First Class cricket this summer is a positive because NCN will come in fresh. What a muppet, goes completely against everything they've been saying for the past couple of years about picking players, let alone Khawaja.
I don't even know whether to find all of this amusing or not.
TBH Rod Marsh has one of the most punchable faces in World Cricket, and after todays announcement, as well as the Adelaide team, I would happily oblige.
You can always come support England. :) These selectors are the reason I jumped off. Selection has been inept since the 5-0 Ashes whitewash in 2006/2007.
How NCN gets in is amazing. He's good player and will probably go well seeing as it's the WI, but geez Rod Marsh pulls out the WA bias again.
Saker <3
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/victoria-coach-david-saker-calls-voutler-nile-selection-ridiculous-boland-pace-marsh-australia/2015-12-01/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ausvwi
Hazlewood got named along with Smith and Warner in the ICC team of the year, bit of a surprise, but a good reward for a great year.
Just bring in Jake "The son" Now and settle the batting line-up once and for all!
Also, NCN? Nobody else actually playing first class cricket earning a Test? ???
Fudge it, move MM to #8, Nevell #6 and the Faulk #7 8)
Burns
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Lehmann (Ok maybea little bias ;) )
Nevell
Faulkner
Marsh
Patto
Siddle/JH
Lyons
But why the heck not? ???
EDIT: BTW i'm not stupid ???, Voges and S Marsh to fight over the #5 spot! Lehmann can wait till they both fail :P
I don't mind the idea of Marsh moving below Nevill. Wouldn't be putting Faulkner in the test team though.
Quote from: Nige on December 01, 2015, 05:43:52 PM
I don't even know whether to find all of this amusing or not.
The incompetence is just funny to me at this point.
Quote from: Jayman on December 03, 2015, 07:21:26 AM
Quote from: Nige on December 01, 2015, 05:43:52 PM
I don't even know whether to find all of this amusing or not.
The incompetence is just funny to me at this point.
The question is which is funner: the Australian selectors or the West Indies test side?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-west-indies-2015-16/engine/match/942611.html (http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-west-indies-2015-16/engine/match/942611.html)
With the top 6 they will probably be playing in the first test, they have struggled to 154/6 off 60 overs against the CAXI which is a really average side. These next 3 tests might be over quite quickly....
Yeah, I don't think anybody is expecting a remotely interesting series.
Apart from Boyce are any of the others even in first team contention for their state?
And they were 115/6. Ouch.
Boyce has only played one shield game this season >:(. Hopefully this helps him get back in the team :P.
9/220 now
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/smith-confirms-pattinson-siddle-hazlewood-for-hobart-test-no-coulter-nile-australia-west-indies/2015-12-09/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ausvwi
Patto in for Starc is the only change to the XI, NCN is the 12th man.
Yeah dont think Siddle would want to miss any more games as it might be his last test season for Aust
5 overs in... Aus 0/37
Well...
As expected
0/70 after 10
15 boundaries
This is just sad.
If I were the Windies I'd seriously forfeit
:o
not all's lost BP. they get to face Nathan Lyon aye :P
there's a wicket. Burnsy gets bowled. 1/75
Burns :'(
This could will get ugly
holy flower that was a massive no ball. legit half a metre over. maybe more
3/121. Not as one sided now. Think our line-up in very vulnerable.. Will win the series.... but really West indies are ranked 8th... It should be an annihilation.
nice fiddy Voges. doing it with absolute ease atm. played some beautiful shots
Interesting that they changed the batting line up with Marsh in at 5
Starc gone for a while, hopefully back next summer
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/mitchell-starc-ankle-surgery-injury-stress-fractures-world-t20-new-zealand/2015-12-10
I miss Richie and Greigy :( at least we get Bill back next test
brilliant hundred Voges!
off 100 balls too. and it hasn't been a brutal crash n bash innings, just done it so easy. great running from Marsh too
This is going to be a long afternnon for the Windies
Its after tea and only 52 overs have been bowled. 38 overs to go in the day
Quote from: Capper on December 10, 2015, 04:34:32 PM
This is going to be a long afternnon for the Windies
Its after tea and only 52 overs have been bowled. 38 overs to go in the day
They won't be able to make inroads on Australia as they will just bowl the spinners and try to catch up time, and just accept roughly 6 singles an over. I haven't seen the game today but it's generally their own fault. Club games you get 3.5 minutes an over and teams manage to get things done on time. These International matches they get 4 minutes an over.
It's pretty shower cricket really.
Jason Holder got suspended for the 2nd ODI vs Sri Lanka after a slow over rate. So it's not a new thing for this team.
So now they won't drop Smarsh for another 5 years.
I thought "Here we go" when Marsh got hit on the thigh pad but he got there
I suppose for thw Windies to have any chance of competing tht had to bowl first on that green top, well they did
They started well! Three wickets by lunch! Then what? Well, at least Australia can learn how to be ruthless again!
Happy for Voges but I wanted him out ealrlier :P I was hoping to see the Marsh Bros make a big stand together ;D
I was there the day that Brian Lara did this to the Aussies at the SCG
WA 0/271
All you other bitch ass states 3/107
Although tbh an inanimate object could ton up at home against this windies team (as it could against Aus I guess)
Wow
Roach to Marsh
left alone outside off stump and the keeper missed it. 4 byes
400 up before the new ball
Quote from: Nige on December 10, 2015, 05:58:01 PM
So now they won't drop Smarsh for another 5 years.
Watch them drop Burns now and move Marsh to open. His hundred earlier in the summer will probably mean just about nothing to the selectors.
Yeah it's because they're Western Australian ::) Nothing to do with the green top and new ball the top order faced, only for the "Lucky" Middle order Batsman (Yes Batsman, not flowering batter ::) ) to face the Bellerive Oval at it's pristine best ::)
it would be 'batsmen' in that instance bagger :P
It's because Voges is a flowering gun and is showing why he should be in the side. Legend for WA, making the most of his limited time in the squad. I hope he passes the 200 now.
Yes they might be 'easy' runs considering the opposition, however the bloke was batting at 121/3 after three quick wickets fell before and around him, if he gets out soon after it Australia are in trouble. Not everyone would've survived the start, him and Marsh did and then the runs flowed as expected.
all sorts of records are being/about to be broken
there's Voges' double ton. not long now till he has the highest score at Bellerive Oval
Marsh 150 now as well
Hoping for a wicket soon, Marsh doesnt deserve his name to be above Bradmans.
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on December 11, 2015, 12:12:24 PM
Hoping for a wicket soon, Marsh doesnt deserve his name to be above Bradmans.
thinking the same thing. I don't want em to pass the 2 Ponting and Clarke partnerships either. that might've already happened
flowering Windies making Smarsh look good, this is frustrating.
Highest ever 4th wicket partnership for Australia
437 is the highest 4th wicket partnetship in test history, Jayawardene and Samaweera
451 is the highest ever partnership in the history of Australian test cricket. Ponsford and Bradman 2nd wicket.
405 is the 2nd highest in Australian test history Bradman and Barnes.
They just jumped past Ponsford and Bradman 388 for the 4th wicket into 3rd place.
Like I said yesterday. If I were the Windies I'd walk off the field and forfeit
I wanna see them beat 451 so please score all the runs Voges coz Smith might be letting Marsh get his 200. :-\
nice catch in the crowd
I love West Indian accents. The bloke on the radio sounds brilliant 8)
No 200 for Shaun Marsh, praise be.
Australia just declared
Great, now we get to see the Windies skittled before stumps.
Quote from: Nige on December 11, 2015, 01:59:10 PM
Great, now we get to see the Windies skittled before stumps.
Twice
The stats man on the ABC made Fazeer (The WI commentator) say that these two just broke the record for the best opening partnership by the West Indies in Hobart. ;D Ahhh that was a good moment.
great catch Lyno
bit unlucky, that one kept low.
someone stick around with Bravo, flowers sake
Lyon the destroyer just keeps them bamboozled.
SMarsh & Voges didn't get the highest partnership right?
Quote from: Torpedo10 on December 11, 2015, 05:18:00 PM
SMarsh & Voges didn't get the highest partnership right?
not the all time record for every team
they got the highest ever 4th wkt partnership for Australia, maybe highest 4th for any country, can't remember
Quote from: Torpedo10 on December 11, 2015, 05:18:00 PM
SMarsh & Voges didn't get the highest partnership right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Test_cricket_records#Partnership_records
nice Siddsy
looked a little high live
aaaaand the rains are ere
yep shoulda reviewed. silly
Bravo fiddy. well played. hopefully someone sticks around with him so he can make a well deserved century
nah but serious this rain can get flowered
Quote from: Torpedo10 on December 11, 2015, 05:18:00 PM
SMarsh & Voges didn't get the highest partnership right?
2 runs short of the highest by any wicket for Australia (Ponsford and Bradman 451)
They got the highest for a 4th wicket for any nation (Jayawardene and Samaweera 437)
As for highest ever, Jukes linked it. 624 will take some catching. but these guys sit 6th of all time now.
Quote from: Nige on December 11, 2015, 06:42:50 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on December 11, 2015, 06:27:09 PM
nah but serious this rain can get flowered
Classic Hobart.
Beautiful weather in the weeks leading up to this game you know :P
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/nathan-lyon-mike-hussey-john-davison-50-tests-spinner-team-song/2015-12-11
Brat Pack look away now
ahh Gouldy what are you doing ;D
I love what Voges did but, I wanted him out early :P A shame really that the Marsh Bros didn't get a chance to have a big partnership!
Great for AUS cricket but bad for the Marsh's :P
bravo, Bravo! bravo.
that's a great hundred
Hazlewood on a hattrick... tell ya what, he's not gonna get a better chance (well bowling to Chris Martin for a hattrick would be nice ;D)
he's gonna have to wait though. hope Sids dun get a wicket this over
Follow on enforced.
PATTOOOOOOOO
How does someone averaging 25 in first class cricket open the batting in a test match?
PATTO :D
This is a joke it is doing more harm to test cricket than I have ever seen before :'(
lmao Patto baby ;D
This is just embarrassing, there's no joy to be taken out of this
Shocking non LBW 3/4 ball hitting but still umpires call. Fair dinkum need to sort out this umpires call crap. Batsmen get enough favours these days as it is.
For the fun of it
Voges 0/269 West Indies 15/254
This is going to end by tonight at the latest. Fuark.
You think they will last that long ?
Put Harvey and Petrie in the Windies side!!!
Quote from: shaker on December 12, 2015, 01:47:34 PM
You think they will last that long ?
At the latest. :P
This West Indies team will make a mockery of our beloved Boxing Day test I doubt many will go , they should be told to sort there dispute with there good players pronto or lose there test status
I think Cricket Australia need to review who they have over on tour. Arguably the biggest 2 test matches of the season (Melbourne/Sydney) against the 3rd worst team in the world. I know it's pretty one sided with us at home, but we need to get a team that atleast looks like they're trying. We wouldn't play Zimbabwe at home at the big grounds, so why are we playing the West Indies? Something needs to change I think.
I think they are the worst team in the world easily
Quote from: shaker on December 12, 2015, 01:56:33 PM
I think they are the worst team in the world easily
They're probably the worst relevant 'big name' test nation.
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 01:54:10 PM
I think Cricket Australia need to review who they have over on tour. Arguably the biggest 2 test matches of the season (Melbourne/Sydney) against the 3rd worst team in the world. I know it's pretty one sided with us at home, but we need to get a team that atleast looks like they're trying. We wouldn't play Zimbabwe at home at the big grounds, so why are we playing the West Indies? Something needs to change I think.
there's only handful of good teams though, that's the problem. we can't just keep playing England, India, South Africa (this is another problem also, because they like playing their own boxing day test, same with NZ), Pakistan, Sri lanka... other teams are gonna have to tour at some point
Quote from: shaker on December 12, 2015, 01:56:33 PM
I think they are the worst team in the world easily
I was running by the ICC rankings, but if you combine their performance, with the administration and the talent they have, they definitely are the worst.
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on December 12, 2015, 02:07:48 PM
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 01:54:10 PM
I think Cricket Australia need to review who they have over on tour. Arguably the biggest 2 test matches of the season (Melbourne/Sydney) against the 3rd worst team in the world. I know it's pretty one sided with us at home, but we need to get a team that atleast looks like they're trying. We wouldn't play Zimbabwe at home at the big grounds, so why are we playing the West Indies? Something needs to change I think.
there's only handful of good teams though, that's the problem. we can't just keep playing England, India, South Africa (this is another problem also, because they like playing their own boxing day test, same with NZ), Pakistan, Sri lanka... other teams are gonna have to tour at some point
Then test cricket is doomed then mate because you can't have a team this bad playing in the biggest 2 tests of the year CA has to come up with something else maybe instead of a team this bad they would be better organizing a couple test against the rest of the world recently retired players , this dispute between west indies players and officials has been going on for to long
Quote from: shaker on December 12, 2015, 02:17:16 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on December 12, 2015, 02:07:48 PM
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 01:54:10 PM
I think Cricket Australia need to review who they have over on tour. Arguably the biggest 2 test matches of the season (Melbourne/Sydney) against the 3rd worst team in the world. I know it's pretty one sided with us at home, but we need to get a team that atleast looks like they're trying. We wouldn't play Zimbabwe at home at the big grounds, so why are we playing the West Indies? Something needs to change I think.
there's only handful of good teams though, that's the problem. we can't just keep playing England, India, South Africa (this is another problem also, because they like playing their own boxing day test, same with NZ), Pakistan, Sri lanka... other teams are gonna have to tour at some point
Then test cricket is doomed then mate because you can't have a team this bad playing in the biggest 2 tests of the year CA has to come up with something else maybe instead of a team this bad they would be better organizing a couple test against the rest of the world recently retired players , this dispute between west indies players and officials has been going on for to long
it has survived for over a hundred years with the same 'routine' for lack of a better word. I think it's over exaggerated a bit. it's not ideal but this isn't the first time a test will be over in 3 days and it won't be the last
Quote from: shaker on December 12, 2015, 02:17:16 PM
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on December 12, 2015, 02:07:48 PM
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 01:54:10 PM
I think Cricket Australia need to review who they have over on tour. Arguably the biggest 2 test matches of the season (Melbourne/Sydney) against the 3rd worst team in the world. I know it's pretty one sided with us at home, but we need to get a team that atleast looks like they're trying. We wouldn't play Zimbabwe at home at the big grounds, so why are we playing the West Indies? Something needs to change I think.
there's only handful of good teams though, that's the problem. we can't just keep playing England, India, South Africa (this is another problem also, because they like playing their own boxing day test, same with NZ), Pakistan, Sri lanka... other teams are gonna have to tour at some point
Then test cricket is doomed then mate because you can't have a team this bad playing in the biggest 2 tests of the year CA has to come up with something else maybe instead of a team this bad they would be better organizing a couple test against the rest of the world recently retired players , this dispute between west indies players and officials has been going on for to long
We haven't played Pakistan at home since 09/10, surely we could play them again. Also a ROTW XI idea could work, would probably be better than this
5fa for Patto :)
PATTOOOOOOO gets his 5th ;D
At least Australia's mark as the most pathetic innings of the year/decade/century won't be surpassed today
Roach's approach to the short ball is worrying to watch. :o
Disappointing not to see Brathwaite bring up his century, looked decent. Still no where near as disappointing as the Windies team tho...
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 02:22:29 PM
We haven't played Pakistan at home since 09/10, surely we could play them again. Also a ROTW XI idea could work, would probably be better than this
Pakistan will be here next summer they said so that's something to look forward to I guess. Should be better than this series.
Quote from: nrich102 on December 12, 2015, 03:36:20 PM
Disappointing not to see Brathwaite bring up his century, looked decent. Still no where near as disappointing as the Windies team tho...
Honestly deserved the ton, the only Windies batsman to show any fight. The ball that got him was a beauty though.
You'd hope Pakistan would be better, they're ranked 4th I think, so should be better.
Khawaja is in the 13 man squad for Boxing Day, SOK the extra man in the 14 man squad for Sydney.
So it look like Uzzie is gonna have to prove himself in two games with the Thunder if he's to make the XI on the 26th.
Yep it's South Africa at the start and Pakistan for the Christmas matches next season. Word is Hobart is not getting the test and Canberra will be trialled.
As was also mentioned above South Africa and New Zealand both like to host on Boxing Day so asking them to come over for Christmas is very difficult and limits options. New Zealand play ODIs through that period though the barbies :P
A 5 match Aus vs SA series would be ideal but good luck getting that to happen. Imagine the uproar if you told MCC members and other Boxing Day lovers that we aren't playing a match at the MCG this summer coz the team will be in South Africa. Same deal there and we gotta respect that. :)
Perhaps if we introduced neutral tests then somehow convinced South Africa to host England vs India over there on Boxing Day, then got the Saffers to Australia :P
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So I guess this means I can't possibly get an LBW decision wrong again. All else being correct, a ball hitting the stumps is not out LBW.
Quote from: PowerBug on December 14, 2015, 06:22:35 PM
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So I guess this means I can't possibly get an LBW decision wrong again. All else being correct, a ball hitting the stumps is not out LBW.
As I said earlier PB time to revisit Umpires call - In my opinion if more than half the ball is hitting there is sufficient evidence to over rule.
yeah that was a shocker. I don't understand why it was umpires call though. I thought if at least half the ball is hitting the inside half of the stump, it should come up red shouldn't it? that and half the ball is hitting under the top of the stumps.
Quote from: Ringo on December 14, 2015, 06:29:15 PM
As I said earlier PB time to revisit Umpires call - In my opinion if more than half the ball is hitting there is sufficient evidence to over rule.
I can explain how this came about though. So yes they use the half a ball rule to determine whether it's hitting or not. However the line is drawn from the middle of the outside stumps (off and leg) and the BOTTOM of the bails.
So as you can see, the ball is more than half hitting inside the leg stump, so that is fine, but the line from the bottom of the bails is oh so slightly below the centre of the ball. And that is why it came up like that. It's a computer so it's not wrong in the sense that it doesn't know where to draw the line.
Surely the technology is precise enough to be able to move the margins a little bit more narrow, there's no way that's missing the stumps
This tweet from Chris Gayle today
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Victorian Invitational XI: Ian Holland (capt), Aaron Ayre, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Tom Donnell, Matt Doric, Sam Grimwade, Jake Hancock, Jeremy Hart, Dylan Kight, Jackson Koop, Blake Thomson.
Should be a close match this one. I've heard of 3 guys in this list, 2 of them have played shield this season, so I think the West Indies are in trouble.
Quote from: PowerBug on December 16, 2015, 11:28:16 PM
Victorian Invitational XI: Ian Holland (capt), Aaron Ayre, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Tom Donnell, Matt Doric, Sam Grimwade, Jake Hancock, Jeremy Hart, Dylan Kight, Jackson Koop, Blake Thomson.
Should be a close match this one. I've heard of 3 guys in this list, 2 of them have played shield this season, so I think the West Indies are in trouble.
Shame it's only a 2 day match, so there is little chance of a result.
Quote from: BB67th on December 17, 2015, 12:04:02 PM
Quote from: PowerBug on December 16, 2015, 11:28:16 PM
Victorian Invitational XI: Ian Holland (capt), Aaron Ayre, Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Tom Donnell, Matt Doric, Sam Grimwade, Jake Hancock, Jeremy Hart, Dylan Kight, Jackson Koop, Blake Thomson.
Should be a close match this one. I've heard of 3 guys in this list, 2 of them have played shield this season, so I think the West Indies are in trouble.
Shame it's only a 2 day match, so there is little chance of a result.
There should be a result if Windies bat first, maybe not if Vic does tho.
At least the West Indies managed a few runs this time.
rain on boxing day... seriously...
At least we might go into a third day ;D :P
Uzzie in for Smarsh. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Davy boy is looking ominous
I thought they wore coloured uniforms in the big bash
90 overs at 10/over..could be a long day in the field ;D
Bugger
Quote from: T Dog on December 26, 2015, 12:43:49 PM
90 overs at 10/over..could be a long day in the field ;D
90 overs? They only bowled 20 by lunch :-\ ........................
the race to the ton. just about the most exciting part of the day haha
Joey wins the race. well batted son 8)
K Waj on 99
and there's his ton 8)
Every single year there are people saying things like "Oh why can't New Zealand play on Boxing Day?" or "Get South Africa over here for a 5 test series through summer."
It annoys the flower outta me because these people have either forgotten that New Zealand and South Africa are southern hemisphere teams, and they soon realise that it's not going to happen. Or they are biased flowers and think that Australia and England are the only nations where cricket is played.
Yes Australia pulls more crowds than the other two nations based on pure numbers. But you put South Africa vs Australia Boxing Day test in DURBAN they will get crowds for the entire time the test is played. The test on right now gets our highest crowds, it's the same at the other nations at this time. Get Australia playing at their home they would love it. And there's no way Australia will give up Boxing Day and New Years tests so why will New Zealand and South Africa do so willingly? (Maybe if they got 50% of the revenue?)
I reckon my idea of letting the Windies rap some gaffa tape round one side of the ball was a good idea, it's Xmas for flower sake. Hit a seagull on the full is out to. :-\
Why the flower would you declare on 3/551 ??? stupid absolutely ridiculous
The match will be over in under three days again ::) Why not keep on batting and give us all something to watch on Tuesday? :o
What a farce thank goodness for the big bash
West Indies are so bad it's almost not worth playing.
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This game would be over if Patto stopped bowling no balls
it's not... flowerin... hard Patto. line. foot. don't go over that line with your foot. bowl half a metre behind it. do what needs to be done
ah well, better now than against a better team. sort it out before then
Quote from: Capper on December 28, 2015, 01:05:09 PM
This game would be over if Patto stopped bowling no balls
Lol that last one haha. (http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n624/Grazz64/desperate-rage-smiley-emoticon_zpsqzl8nu52.gif) (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Grazz64/media/desperate-rage-smiley-emoticon_zpsqzl8nu52.gif.html)
Despite the no balls good to see these 2 showing some fight although a lost cause.
would that be not out if it was caught?
Quote from: Ringo on December 28, 2015, 01:11:00 PM
Despite the no balls good to see these 2 showing some fight although a lost cause.
True, lets face it the Windies need to spend as much time in the middle learning all about it as much possible their a long way off a quality test side. It's a shame I remember the days when they dominated world cricket, great player after player coming out of the West Indies.
He's good off his own bowling, well done Lyon. :D
catch Lyno
Quote from: Grazz on December 28, 2015, 01:24:24 PM
Quote from: Ringo on December 28, 2015, 01:11:00 PM
Despite the no balls good to see these 2 showing some fight although a lost cause.
True, lets face it the Windies need to spend as much time in the middle learning all about it as much possible their a long way off a quality test side. It's a shame I remember the days when they dominated world cricket, great player after player coming out of the West Indies.
Yep Grazz is a shame - One of the very first test matches I went to was at the Gabba when their team contained such greats as Hall, Kanhai, Sobers, Hunte and Worrell. And then the dominance of their pace years thereafter. Shame to see the state of their cricket at the moment.
Great catch by Lyon - Gee he is great of his bowling.
Quote from: Ringo on December 28, 2015, 01:35:06 PM
Quote from: Grazz on December 28, 2015, 01:24:24 PM
Quote from: Ringo on December 28, 2015, 01:11:00 PM
Despite the no balls good to see these 2 showing some fight although a lost cause.
True, lets face it the Windies need to spend as much time in the middle learning all about it as much possible their a long way off a quality test side. It's a shame I remember the days when they dominated world cricket, great player after player coming out of the West Indies.
Yep Grazz is a shame - One of the very first test matches I went to was at the Gabba when their team contained such greats as Hall, Kanhai, Sobers, Hunte and Worrell. And then the dominance of their pace years thereafter. Shame to see the state of their cricket at the moment.
Great catch by Lyon - Gee he is great of his bowling.
1st test match Dad took me to was 1976 at Adelaide Oval versus the Windies. Lloyd Richards Holding Roberts Kalicharran Murray - Lillee Thompson Chappell brothers Redpath Gilmour Mallett.
strange shot Davey
Loving the West Indies celebration ahahah. Hoping for a few more wickets. Makes it more exciting!
Same old Smith, can torch the West Indies at home but can't make it into double digits in the 3rd and 4th (most important by far) ashes tests (yes he literally went 7, 8, 6, 5)
But Jukes, he's the best batsman in the world ;)
Also, everyone raving about Voges scoring so quickly. Now he is one of my favourite Aussies don't get me wrong this isnt Voges hate. So he passed 1000 test runs in 18? Innings I believe, only 12 men were quicker. Guess who one of them is ;) Yep, a bloke that can't make the England XI right now Gary Ballance :D
1400 runs later.... Roflmao.
Quote from: BratPack on December 28, 2015, 12:19:29 PM
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Lynoooo
another wicket off a no ball. just unacceptable
Really hope the ump makes a howler now that the Aussies wasted both reviews.
West Indies over halfway through the runs and are halfway through the wickets. Got a bit of Ravi Rampaul and Kemar Roach WACA 2008 (I think it was 08) about it I reckon. Could have a Day 5 finish now!
Lyon the destroyer...what a ball
Well, that's the end of that one. Forget my earlier comment about the West Indies being half a chance.
Quote from: PowerBug on December 29, 2015, 06:05:13 PM
Really hope the ump makes a howler now that the Aussies wasted both reviews.
West Indies over halfway through the runs and are halfway through the wickets. Got a bit of Ravi Rampaul and Kemar Roach WACA 2008 (I think it was 08) about it I reckon. Could have a Day 5 finish now!
If that's not a jinx, I don't know what is
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvwi09/engine/match/406191.html
This was the game I was referencing by the way. 2009/10 series I was close. Windies still have 2 remaining players from that game, Aussies none :o
that was a ripper catch from Patto to finish it off
Garfield Sobers had some pretty emotional words about West Indian cricket, referring to the IPL and eluding to his big name players.
How is Brat Pack feeling about everyone referring to Nathan Lyon as the GOAT?
I heard Australia are keen to play two spinners this test.. So why have they picked O'Keefe?
Quote from: Jayman on January 02, 2016, 03:05:17 PM
I heard Australia are keen to play two spinners this test.. So why have they picked O'Keefe?
Because they did not have the gonads to look at other options. ;) ;). maybe they hoping for a Lyon like performance by recalling him.
Fawad Ahmed is really really stiff to miss out. All coz he didn't do that great in the BBL so far I bet ::)
Quote from: PowerBug on January 02, 2016, 06:32:09 PM
Fawad Ahmed is really really stiff to miss out. All coz he didn't do that great in the BBL so far I bet ::)
He should absolutely play in any match where they want two spinners.
Didn't he tour Pakistan last year? He was also in the squad for Bangladesh too.
Actually, I can see why they've replaced Siddle with SOK. Both move the ball similar amounts and are the same pace...
The Windies have lost Hope...
I'll see myself out.
Windies lose Hope early 8)
Wow Nige, 7 seconds earlier :'(
>:D
Haha good work guys. Bit of a dull affair.
Nice place Sydney beautiful harbour great fireworks .... rubbish weather for cricket well done Windies looks like you might get out of this one with a draw :P
At least the lwer order Brathwaite puts some effort in with bat and ball. the top order Brathwaite also played well today. They were really shower in Hobart, Melbourne I thought they were okay but couldn't bowl, Day 1 in Sydney it's okay, you can't expect them to win but at least they are giving themselves a chance by batting first :)
In the 17 tests this century (2000 - 2015) 7 of the teams that batted first have scored under 300. 6 of them lost. The only one to win was incredibly the lowest total of the lot, when Australia made 127 against Pakistan. But when you look at the Pakistani team that played that game unfortunately you are reminded of match/spot fixing so its credibility ha to be questioned.
For the 10 tests where the first innings had more than 300 scored, it's 5 wins, 2 draws 3 losses.
how is it still raining
:-\
Quote from: Bill Manspeaker on January 05, 2016, 03:23:08 PM
how is it still raining
well....
LEVEL 1
I looked out the window. The sky was tar-black and the large clouds were moving towards me. I heard a tapping on the window and then it became a pitter-patter. People ran for cover outside and umbrellas were opened as the clouds spat out their beads of water. Puddles began plinking as the rainfall became heavier. The roofs of the cars danced with spray and I could hear the murmuring of the rain through the window. It sounded like the buzzing of angry bees.
For a Level 2 assignment, more detail should be added. Imagine the effect of the rain on the trees and include more detail on the sky and clouds. At the end of the paragraph, try to write something about the sun coming out. This will vary your writing style.
LEVEL 2
I quickened my pace as the clouds began to gather in the sky. Up to now, the sky had been postcard-perfect, but it was changing. The beautiful cocktail-blue shade was beginning to darken into gravel-grey. Large pillows of cloud were forming, blotting out the old-gold colour of the sun.
I got the first splatter of rain when I was halfway across the meadow. I took shelter under an old oak, hoping that I could see out the shower. Droplets of moisture began to drip from the leaves. They were sprinkling onto the grass like a gardener’s hose. Then the rainfall became more intense. A wall of rain moved over the oak and the drops were drumming against the canopy. So much rain was falling that the sound blurred into one long, whirring noise. It reminded me of the rotor blades on a helicopter. Eventually, the noise lessened and the drops faded into a musical chime.
The sun came out again, casting slanted beams of light across the meadow. Steam rose slowly from the grass. It rose up eerily and drifted mist-like towards the molten-gold sun. The image was so vivid that it stayed with me all the way home.
Level 3 should conjure up a scene where the rain’s effect can be explored in more detail. The words should get more complex also. An idea might be to visualise a forest scene in autumn, for example. Transport yourself there and describe the colours, the sensations and the sounds of the rain.
LEVEL 3
It began as a whispering in the air. The day had been beautiful and the sky was like a dome of plasma-blue. The clouds had looked like airy anvils drifting under the gleaming disc of sun.
We had put our tent up just before the Reaper’s moon of autumn appeared over the trees. The moon seemed to turn the leaves into a flaming patchwork of colours: scorching-yellows, lava-reds and burnished-browns. It added an alien glamour to a perfect scene. We heard a greedy thrush, snail a-tapping on rock; he finished his supper before fluttering into the owl-light of the forest. The mournful cry of a lonely fox echoed through the vault-still silence of the trees.
A huffing wind rose up then, stirring the flaps of our tent. A tinkling sound came to our ears as the first pearls of rain dropped onto the leaves. The sound was like the glassy clinking of a champagne flute, lilting and clear. A sheet of rain passed over us and the sound intensified. The noise on the tent was like the phut-phut-phut that ripened nuts make when they hit the ground. It wasn’t the soft, sodden, swollen drops of spring we were hearing; it was like ball-bearings were hitting the canvas roof with force. We could also hear an occasional ker-plunking sound. It was caused by the rainwater gathered on the tent falling to the ground in a great swash of release.
The thermometer plunged as we huddled together and shivered in the tent. For a brief moment, we thought that we might be doomed adventurers, destined to get swept away in a mighty flood. We needn’t have worried. The curtain of rain passed over by the time dawn arrived. An explosion of birdsong erupted from the dripping trees and it was if the rain had never been.
A Level 4 assignment might involve a degree of philosophy. You can discuss how the rain is both life giving and life threatening. The metaphors should be more creative and the turn of phrase made more enriching.
LEVEL 4
‘The sun enables life. The rain grants it safe passage’.
The winter sky is a widow’s sky, bedarkened and weeping. The clouds are churlish and kraken-cruel. They cough out great gouts of water and thunking balloons of sopping moisture. It teems down in a biblical deluge, flooding the rivers, drowning the fields and overflowing the dams. It is a Noah’s-Ark cataclysm of rain, an unending cataract of water sluicing from the sky. Trees are uprooted, cars go bobbing by and entire villages disappear under a frothy lather of suds. Cities are overwhelmed and electricity blackouts have people living in fear of the unknown. The rain is incessant. It snaps and crackles like bracken pods in a bush fire. The flood-gates in the sky have been opened and no-one is there to close them back up, it seems.
Is this the scene from a sci-fi movie? Is it a terrifying vision of a future world? Indeed it is not. It is the new reality for people from Missouri to Manchester, from Mumbai to Melbourne. The rain is man’s new enemy, according to news reports. It is public enemy number one. It has betrayed man and is now the most destructive arrow in nature’s quiver. The rain has a bad ‘rep’ at the moment. Is this how it should be viewed? Maybe we are forgetting the gifts it bestows upon us.
The spring sky is a fragile, pellucid-blue. The clouds are frail and angel-white. They are carried on a light, ruffling breeze. The soil of Mother Earth is titanium hard and in need of nourishment. A misty rain falls down. It is as frail as a Scottish smirr and its misty dew feels like warm butter melting on a face. As it falls, it unlocks the glassy fingers of winter’s frosty fist, one by one. Flowers slowly unfurl in the meadows and ripple like coral arms at low tide. The rivers exhale with a murmurous purr of satisfaction. The spring rains are here and they are as sinless and glistening as an angel’s tears.
The summer sky is neon-blue and vibrant. The sun-crisped flowers of the meadow are wilting. They gape at the tufty clouds and beg for their parched petals to be given one more shot of insulin. The clouds oblige and rain descends in little gleam-drops of silver. If you were to stand in the meadow, the drops would feel as sparkly and effervescent as champagne bubbles hitting your skin. The sound of the rain is a harmonic thrumming, nature’s white noise. Silver trickles of water seep into the soil, renewing the life-roots of the plants beneath. A homely, baked-earth smell rises from the land as it is washed and cleansed by the dewy tears of summer rain. Petrichor, the smell of the first rains after a dry spell, rises like a miasma. It is a jasmine-and-gingerbread fragrance, warm and fresh, and it laves the land with sweetness. The farmer is happy. The rain has giveth what the sun would taketh away.
The autumn sky is dark and vengeful. Steaming shrouds of cloud coil and writhe. Then an unearthly caterwauling sound fills the air. The wind whips up into frenzy. It is a shrieking, keening omen of the carnage to follow. The clouds race across the sky, thrumming with the charged energy they are desperate to release. It starts with big, sopping drops of moisture. They are wild and indiscriminate, plump missiles of mass destruction that splatter onto the soft soil. The topsoil turns into slushy goo, but it doesn’t matter. The harvest has been taken in and the farmer stokes the glowing coals with a poker and a sigh of contentment. The rain is sissing and hissing off the roof, teeming onto the spongy earth. The farmer thinks about how most gifts come with a cost. He shudders at the thought of another winter, but counts his blessings that the rain has once again ensured his livelihood.
To him, the rain is the nectar of the gods and the serum of the sky. He is neither philosopher nor ancient mariner, neither writer nor jungle adventurer, yet he understands the importance of nature’s bounty.
If beauty is God’s signature, then rain is his final flourish.
8)
Wow T Dog all that rain must be making the magic mushrooms grow :P
Quote from: shaker on January 06, 2016, 10:30:42 AM
Wow T Dog all that rain must be making the magic mushrooms grow :P
They were just magic Shaker ;D
holy novel Dawg ;D
and I can't actually believe I'm saying this... but play at 11:45 ::)
yes play but it is really pointless the players should have been released to get some T-20 practice instead of sitting on there butts for 4 days :P
waste of a rrview
good catch Smiddy
Talking of reviews is anyone concerned with ball tracking. There have been a few this match showing as going over and with some involving players playing back hard to believe.
Dont know ehy they didnt just call the match. Playing for nothing..
One positive out of this is at least our players will be fresh as for ODI's.
Least important test century ever.. ;D
Who's the 1 person that said this series would be a 2-0 Australia win? Coz you win :P
Can't even beat west indies at home ell emm ayy ohhh
(If you can't tell this is sarcasm)
Quote from: PowerBug on January 07, 2016, 05:54:08 PM
Who's the 1 person that said this series would be a 2-0 Australia win? Coz you win :P
This guy.
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Quote from: Kellogscrunchynut on January 13, 2016, 09:43:43 PM
Quote from: PowerBug on January 07, 2016, 05:54:08 PM
Who's the 1 person that said this series would be a 2-0 Australia win? Coz you win :P
This guy.
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