Cricket Thread

[give it to gordon]

I dont get all this moaning about the Aussies.
I watch football and see footballers faking injuries, diving, time wasting, trying to get opponents sent off etc. No big fuss from the press/media about that.

From what I saw the batsman was a knobhead for just walking out of his cross.

 

[bennyboy]

I dont get all this moaning about the Aussies.
I watch football and see footballers faking injuries, diving, time wasting, trying to get opponents sent off etc. No big fuss from the press/media about that.

From what I saw the batsman was a knobhead for just walking out of his cross.

I would like to think Bairstow would have done the same if the roles were reversed.

 

[give it to gordon]

I would like to think Bairstow would have done the same if the roles were reversed.

The aussie are claiming he has history of doing it

 

[Nellies left peg]

I would like to think Bairstow would have done the same if the roles were reversed.

It’s like if someone is persistently backing up at the non strikers end . You should warn them and you are quite within your rights to run them out . From what I’ve seen Bairstow persistently does it although not seeking to gain an advantage, it seems a bit of a habitual thing and done without thinking

 

[ancoats]

I said that after the first test, and was called out for it by a poster on here. I suggested that it was going to be difficult to win the series after going behind as my impression was/is that Australia don't lose many series after going behind. I got 2005 thrown back at me, ignoring the fact that I never said that they never lose series after going behind. Hey ho.

Every test match is big in the Ashes, But in the first test you must not lose and the Aussies knew how big a win that was, England playing Bazball cricket facing the best team at test cricket is crazy with the odds against winning or getting something out of the test, Yes it's great to watch when winning, but not when your losing,

The Ashes are bigger than that in my book, You have to respect what it means to the fans of England, You are gambling on getting a score on the board so you can get you in the game and put the pressure on them,

Also, the ageing England bowling attack is showing why a score on the board is needed first, 450 is the magic number in test cricket, That's why we lost the first test, Them 50-odd runs were the difference and sort of sent out a bad message that we don't respect your batters,

Wood and Woakes have to start in the next test, even the spinner Rehan Ahmed must play, Even If that means Anderson and Robinson or Broad missing out then so be it, Stopping the Whitewash is the aim now

 

[meltonblue]

I dont get all this moaning about the Aussies.
I watch football and see footballers faking injuries, diving, time wasting, trying to get opponents sent off etc. No big fuss from the press/media about that.

From what I saw the batsman was a knobhead for just walking out of his cross.

Not sure football is the best example when it comes to sportsmanship to be fair!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I seem to recall these fuckers bowling under arm once upon a time, to stop the opponents scoring a run off the last ball to win. Was it Chappel? Unsporting nation

And it led to a law change.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I was very impressed with the bowling of Luke Wood for Lanky today, very accurate and looked fast

 

[Gabriel]

Wood and Woakes have to start in the next test, even the spinner Rehan Ahmed must play, Even If that means Anderson and Robinson or Broad missing out then so be it, Stopping the Whitewash is the aim now

He’s been dropped from the squad, Ali and Potts are back in, and there is no place for Foakes.

 

[eastmanc]

Fucking hell, never seen that before. Botham offering him out even there :-)

Ian Chappel is a twat. What an arrogant idiot he is.