Cricket Discussion - Part 2

[Ford Fairlane]

And now Smith drops what would be a sitter for him

 

[Grave Danger]

Sponsors getting a bonus while the batters are getting battered...

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Starc badged him

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Could 7 turn off Langer's microphone so only the guys in the box have to listen to him?

 

[raptalia]

Sponsors getting a bonus while the batters are getting battered...

Who is the sponsor Barnacle Bill?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The top bowling Strike Rates for bowlers who have taken 20 or more wickets in Australia. Here is a cut and paste of the top 30 ever.

1st Boland
4th Bumrah
9th Cummins
20th Starc.

No wonder its been a bowler's series. Some of the best ever are playing. Hazlewood is 36th with 168 wickets and strike rate of 52.00. Lyon is 102nd, 64.5 with 268 wickets - he hasn't really been needed this series. He's on par with Clarrie Grimmett who is 104th, 64.7 with 105 wickets.

Hard to believe Funky Miller is a tad behind Dennis Lillee, yes wickets taken are 202 less by Funky. Surprised Malcolm Marshall is 51st with 54.3 and Joel Garner 64th with 56.9, I thought they would be top 30 type figures but under 60 balls per wicket is still very good.

Siraj is 52nd just behind Marshall with 29 wickets and a 54.5 strike rate.

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

stats.espncricinfo.com

 

[Rising Power]

What a coincidence that the new Channel 7 cricket reporter has the same surname as one of the players!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

LOL Pant does an Andrew Hilditch again

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Unlike Helen Reddy, so far a one hit wonder

 

[philreich]

Cricket is the ultimate leveller - Reddy goes from heroic century maker in Melbourne to golden duck today.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Cricket is the ultimate leveller - Reddy goes from heroic century maker in Melbourne to golden duck today.

Heady did the same no?

 

[Grave Danger]

"Oh dear, it's hit him in the groin."

 

[TazD]

Joel is going to do the funny again

 

[TazD]

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Cricket is the ultimate leveller - Reddy goes from heroic century maker in Melbourne to golden duck today.

Best example that I can think of that, in 1 game let alone next test, is this one by Viv Richards in the test that Hilditch - 100+ and Border batted well for almost all day of 5 at the MCG, and Oz hung on to draw, were 8 down in the end, after Oz were belted in the first 3 tests by the West Indies.

It was Border's first test as captain, a gritty draw was the first of many to come under his leadership, and Craig McDermott made his debut as a 19 year old. Viv made his 200 off just over 200 balls in the first innings, then McDermott got him LBW 2nd ball in the second innings.

Test Cricket - Scoring Century and Duck in Match

Test Cricket - Batsmen scoring 100 and a duck in match

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I V A Richards​

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Melbourne Cricket Ground​

 

[raptalia]

History repeats as this time Washington Sundar goes caught off the glove after a DRS referral. Up yours cricindians if our boy Alex Carey thinks it is out it is out.

 

[raptalia]

9/177 come on knock this last pair over.

Apparently Sunil Gavaskar went ballistic on air over Pant's dismissal. Sunny was not impressed and asked co commentator Hasha Bogle if his ear drums were OK.

 

[snozulu]

That's a bit of karma I reckon with the Aussies stalling in the last over.

 

[Papa G]

Spicy end to the day.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Khawaja had to last one miserable ball.

Konstas is really under their skins though.

 

[Festerz]

History repeats as this time Washington Sundar goes caught off the glove after a DRS referral. Up yours cricindians if our boy Alex Carey thinks it is out it is out.

IMHO not even remotely comparable to the Jaiswal dismissal at the MCG. In that dismissal there was a clear and strong deviation in the trjectory of the ball as it passed his bat/glove. And everyone went up in unison.

This time the deviation was minuscule if at all and the snicko was noisy and far from conclusive. Only Carey expressed any interest. Cummins was lukewarm. The case to overturn the decision wasn't there.

We'd be rightly pissed off it was a decision that led to one of our batters departing.

 

[glitch01]

Probably an unpopular opinion but Konstas might want to tone it down a bit.
Right now he comes across as a pretty cocky kid.


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[Festerz]

Konstas is really under their skins though.

True. But who benefits?

Konstas fired up Bumrah with only two balls remaining before stumps. The one bowler who has our measure. And we lost a wicket on stumps. And united the Indian team.

Not a smart move from Konstas in my view. His immaturity showing. Hopefully he learns to temper his chirping just a tad.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

True. But who benefits?

Konstas fired up Bumrah with only two balls remaining before stumps. The one bowler who has our measure. And we lost a wicket on stumps. And united the Indian team.

Not a smart move from Konstas in my view. His immaturity showing. Hopefully he learns to temper his chirping just a tad.

I don't know you can blame Konstas for Khawaja's abysmal lack of footwork. There was nothing special about the delivery, the ball before had more than the usual "hyperextension".

I'm glad Konstas is getting in their faces, they are completely distracted by him. And really all he did was explain why Khawaja was wasting time

 

[Festerz]

I'm glad Konstas is getting in their faces, they are completely distracted by him. And really all he did was explain why Khawaja was wasting time

As long as it doesn't distract from his own game that's ok.