Banter The No Dazzlering Big Cricket Thread

[matthew_s]

He's just one of those, this is me, take it or leave it, players. You take the rough with the smooth. If you don't like that, then he doesn't get a game, but the good has well and truly outweighed the bad for the past 4 years.

this is such a copout. the man is capable of growing.

 

[TY24]

He did what now?

 

[Dazzler9]

Maxy mkII?

Even better.

 

[Ochre]

Head made two of the best counter attacking hundreds you'll ever see on very tough pitches in the last home Ashes and ended up player of the series, made a match winning 90 odd on an awful Gabba pitch in a 2 day test v SA, then was player of the match in the WTC final, WC semi final and WC final.

But he's got a few low scores recently so hopefully he changes his entire game style soon.

 

[TY24]

Head made two of the best counter attacking hundreds you'll ever see on very tough pitches in the last home Ashes and ended up player of the series, made a match winning 90 odd on an awful Gabba pitch in a 2 day test v SA, then was player of the match in the WTC final, WC semi final and WC final.

But he's got a few low scores recently so hopefully he changes his entire game style soon.

Travis in big games




Travis against minnows

 

[RookiePick]

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He did what now?

Clarko wondering why this Journo isn't on the pointy end of a 5 figure fine.

 

[Mulldogg]

Carey has gotta go. Get Inglis in for the first Test next summer

 

[CountryLad]

.that catch by Phillips is as good as it gets

 

[Tugga27]

Everyone's talking about labs and Carey, but MM has really dropped off.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Cummins reverting to the rubbish short tactics that didn't work against Jamal in the summer at home.

Good stuff.

Green isn't that sort of bowler at all.

 

[Dazzler9]

“... We haven’t been the pushovers like many teams have looked like when they’ve come over here because of how dominant a force India are in their home conditions.”

Yup. I'm sure this'll be the hardest 4-1 result India has ever had to fight for.

 

[Tugga27]

A bad late drop by Carey.

He's been keeping well but if he starts missing chances, he will come under pressure.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

“... We haven’t been the pushovers like many teams have looked like when they’ve come over here because of how dominant a force India are in their home conditions.”

Yup. I'm sure this'll be the hardest 4-1 result India has ever had to fight for.
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Yes but think of how much Bazball is entertaining the fans in attendance as England careen to yet another innings thumping.

 

[RookiePick]

Everyone's talking about labs and Carey, but MM has really dropped off.

Like I said in the other cricket thread. Marsh literally played a counter attacking 40 that broke the shackles on Green and freed him up to make his daddy hundred in the last test.

Cricket is a strange game. The combination of individual performance and accolade woven into a team output can provide the most pleasing, and displeasing, of frissons.

 

[Tugga27]

Like I said in the other cricket thread. Marsh literally played a counter attacking 40 that broke the shackles on Green and freed him up to make his daddy hundred in the last test.

Cricket is a strange game. The combination of individual performance and accolade woven into a team output can provide the most pleasing, and displeasing, of frissons.

That's his only score in his last 3 tests.

He needs to get runs.

 

[matthew_s]

That's his only score in his last 3 tests.

He needs to get runs.

We can always drop him, slide Smith back down the order and give a real opener a decent shot.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

If we haven't learned by now to stop the short ball tactics to the tail, I don't know when we will. It's cost us time and time again this summer.

It's not coming from McDonald, he's purely a yes man.

Wouldn't want to lose this, a summer with Test losses against WI and this NZ side on paper? Oof.

 

[TY24]

If we haven't learned by now to stop the short ball tactics to the tail, I don't know when we will. It's cost us time and time again this summer.

It's not coming from McDonald, he's purely a yes man.

Wouldn't want to lose this, a summer with Test losses against WI and this NZ side on paper? Oof.

If we lose this test I’d put it more down to having one batter pass 30 than poor tail bowling.

Although I agree our bowling to the tail has been a concern for years.

 

[Ochre]

I can't complain about them bowling at Kuggelijns head, I just wouldn't make it bounce first.

 

[ep2018]

Probably more likely to lose than win now they have a 250 lead.

 

[Ochre]

Probably more likely to lose than win now they have a 250 lead.

This pitch apparently doesn't deteriorate like most pitches so should be chasing it down if we can keep it under 300, and even a bit over.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Lyon's spell to finish them quickly likely wins us the Test.

 

[Goroyals22]

Smiths taken over Shane Watson role as the ridiculous lbw umpire reviewer... he gets hit on the pad, reviews and starts walking before they even start the replay because he knows he is out anyway.


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[Into The Black]

Thread title obviously not clear enough.

 

[Tugga27]

Smith continuing to fail as an opener is one thing.
Continually burning reviews though is unacceptable.