1st Test Australia v Pakistan Dec 14-18 1250hrs @ Perth Stadium

[PhatBoy]

Helmet complacency is a thing. Ideally the helmet should be there to protect players from freak occurrences, unfortunately I think it's inevitable it gives players the confidence to take on short deliveries they don't really have any business trying to play a shot to.

Oh most definitely.
I’m not much of a cricketer: a classic NZ type bits and pieces first/second change bowler who has batted seven most of their career any time they have played at what could loosely be termed a ‘higher’ grade but it forced to nominate any sort of strength as a batsman it would be playing short bowling and it’s not to do with having some Ricky Ponting esque level of wizardry, I simply was never able to comfortably wear a helmet as a kid so you just learned to develop a technique of being wary of the ball and the pitch and knowing when it’s safe to play a shot and what kind of shot that should be and in all honesty it’s been around 23 years since I’ve been hit anywhere around the head. Ironic because that’s higher than both my average and the average speed of bowling I’m facing in miles per hour but hey that’s a discussion for another time…..

 

[frankrizzo]

Bald headed Richo on 7 thinks there could be as many as 80,000 turning up to the MCG on Boxing Day. Tell him he's dreaming.

Who is bald headed richo?

 

[big_e]

Who is bald headed richo?

Jason Richardson, the sprinter turned Channel Seven host/commentator.

 

[the_interloper]

Ian Chappell made that point at the time of Philip Hughes' death.

Yeah I feel bad for saying it but he didn't play the particular delivery well at all.

 

[frankrizzo]

Jason Richardson, the sprinter turned Channel Seven host/commentator.

ah right cant say i have heard of him says on his wiki he does radio in melbourne so guess thats explains why i dont know him.

 

[troybe]

Who is bald headed richo?

You don’t know 1993 Stawell Gift winner Jason Richardson?

 

[Silver Tongue]

Who is bald headed richo?

One of the voices of horse racing on channel 7 these days.

 

[Cleavy]

You don’t know 1993 Stawell Gift winner Jason Richardson?

presumably he had hair then? or was he "cutting down on the wind resistance" back then too?

 

[worbod]

Why are neither Mohammad Abbas or Azhar Ali on this tour?

 

[DaRick]

Why are neither Mohammad Abbas or Azhar Ali on this tour?

Abbas hasn't played for PAK for a while; Azhar Ali has retired.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Abbas hasn't played for PAK for a while; Azhar Ali has retired.

Abbas is playing county mostly from memory, might be on the out with the current set up - definitely good enough

 

[DaRick]

Abbas is playing county mostly from memory, might be on the out with the current set up - definitely good enough

In 2019 he seemed too slow for most AUS pitches, but maybe that had to do with their bowling lineup generally being poor.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

In 2019 he seemed too slow for most AUS pitches, but maybe that had to do with their bowling lineup generally being poor.

He’s definitely more suited to English pitches, but he’s a clever bowler. Would certainly be useful for them

 

[Jim Prideaux]

As close as they’ll let the hoi polloi get

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Some cross cultural relations

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Not much in the pitch, Vic batters were going at fair tick. Bald spinner for Pakistan copped a hammering early, but fixed his length later and was unlucky not to get a wicket. Quicks looked sharp. Vic batters didn’t seem troubled by much but got out to silly shots. An enjoyable afternoon, bugger cricket Victoria for not letting us in the stands, bunch of cowards

 

[western royboy]

Not much in the pitch, Vic batters were going at fair tick. Bald spinner for Pakistan copped a hammering early, but fixed his length later and was unlucky not to get a wicket. Quicks looked sharp. Vic batters didn’t seem troubled by much but got out to silly shots. An enjoyable afternoon, bugger cricket Victoria for not letting us in the stands, bunch of cowards

Bullshit and shortsighted decision by a rabble of an organisation that couldn’t organise a root in a brothel

 

[big_e]

They had two day's notice? And how many people would have attended? A few dozen? Hundreds?

I can understand CV just saying no on this one.

 

[Cleavy]

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They had two day's notice? And how many people would have attended? A few dozen? Hundreds?

I can understand CV just saying no on this one.

Even if no spectators, doesn’t fully explain the lack of media/streaming. They just put it in the too hard basket.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

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They had two day's notice? And how many people would have attended? A few dozen? Hundreds?

I can understand CV just saying no on this one.

Lovely day in St Kilda, fair few people out and about, would’ve got a few - would also have just been a fun thing to do, good for the community you know

 

[Great8]

I look forward to the bumper 40,000 crowd for the Test against the West Indies coming up.

50k to the opening 2 days on a Wednesday and Thursday

 

[charcoalchicken]

Well done windies, Head goes from hero to zero over this series v windies

 

[troybe]

Where’s the presentation ch7?