Cricket Thread

[BringBackSwales]

What is it with cameramen? Is it in their training to find attractive ladies in large crowds?

I'm not complaining, by the way!

My telly must be bust, I’m not seeing them!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just 6 more wickets needed

 

[Looby_Blue]

So happy India are getting beat. It's wierd rooting for the aussies though. A bit like wanting manyoo to beat Liverpool.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

How so? The Indian captain very clearly said it was a good wicket and if he’d won the toss he would have BATTED FIRST. So how did the toss affect the result today? Australia have just batted, bowled and fielded better (and seemingly done their homework better)

In any case, winning the toss frequently gives an advantage to bowling and batting first. It's a condition of the game of cricket. You play the hand you are dealt. A truly great team can turn it around. It so happens that here, on their own turf, India couldn't.
That's cricket.

 

[TinFoilHat]

What is it with cameramen? Is it in their training to find attractive ladies in large crowds?

I'm not complaining, by the way!

The fat dude with the beard and Aussie Warpaint?

Whatever floats your boat.

 

[N1985]

Dick Head

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Game on?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

There was more crowd noise during Covid.

 

[vmsuhail]

Congratulations Australia !!!

 

[BringBackSwales]

In any case, winning the toss frequently gives an advantage to bowling and batting first. It's a condition of the game of cricket. You play the hand you are dealt. A truly great team can turn it around. It so happens that here, on their own turf, India couldn't.
That's cricket.

The other poster was suggesting the toss had a big bearing on the result in this particular game. It didn’t, the outcome (India batting first) was the same whoever won the toss - Rohit Sharma was absolutely clear about that

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Congratulations Australia !!!

 

[TinFoilHat]

Convicts win.

The crowd celebrates....

(At least 5 Aussies do anyway)

 

[BringBackSwales]

Congratulations Australia !!!

Your fingers will drop off after typing that

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Not able to watch this — has there been fire drill in the ground for the last half hour? How many left of the 100,000?

 

[levets]

Has there ever been a World Cup — in any sport — where it was this obvious, virtually from the start, that the home nation was going to win?

;-)

 

[Iamthemusicman]

Smith always thinks he’s not out. He reacts badly when DRS shows him being out. Maybe he’s been told to rein in his emotions about it and it’s fucked his judgement on when to review.

I remember Shane Watson saying he could never understand the DRS and basically just gave up trying after a few years.

 

[waspish]

It’s exactly what he said. India were batting first whoever won the toss so stop bleating g about it. The Aussies have (unfortunately) just battered them

I still don't believe him! That pitch gets better with the dew look at the Aussies it was a doddle!

 

[DTKOAG]

So do Australia play England now in the final ?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

;-)

;-)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I remember Shane Watson saying he could never understand the DRS and basically just gave up trying after a few years.

Some people just can’t admit they’re out.

It can’t be 100% in predicting the future, but it’s pretty close and there’s umpire‘s call factored in.