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Two commentary stints in first 90 minutes of this session. Ugh!
He’s horrible in the commentary box, Fleming could be good but the hallway of horror shit gets old real quick. I’m good with drugging up Alison Mitchell, Ian Smith and Ponting and leaving them there all day!
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14 seconds in you can see Skull formulating the joke at Ian Smith's expense.
I loved Skull's succinct comment about Nathan Lyon and cracks against New Zealand in 2019.
Yes they work well together, I am a fan of Skull too. I can see why you might find him annoying but he knows the game inside and out and can flip from a bullshit story to hardcore analysis.
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He can be great in small doses when he doesn't try too hard, but he shouldn't be given long stints of commentary. Just come in at a break, make a few wisecracks and cut him off before he starts wheezing and laughing at his own jokes.
As a whole, I enjoy cricket, but there are countless aspects of the game at the top levels and its media coverage that are irritating.
For now, I will keep it to two items:
(1) from circa 2008, The Voice of Summer. Please stay at the WACA for the rest of your days and keep well clear of any microphones. 50 years - enough already; and
(2) slow over rates. It's not hard to bowl 90 overs in six hours. So much time is wasted by bowlers meandering back to their mark, bowlers/captains fiddling with their fields, annoying batters like Marnus and Smith changing their gloves every five minutes, the 12th or support staff entering the field of play excessively to deliver drinks or messages, the list goes on ...
For now, I will keep it to two items:
(1) from circa 2008, The Voice of Summer. Please stay at the WACA for the rest of your days and keep well clear of any microphones. 50 years - enough already; and
(2) slow over rates. It's not hard to bowl 90 overs in six hours. So much time is wasted by bowlers meandering back to their mark, bowlers/captains fiddling with their fields, annoying batters like Marnus and Smith changing their gloves every five minutes, the 12th or support staff entering the field of play excessively to deliver drinks or messages, the list goes on ...
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If they banned all the bolded, limited support staff to only concussion tests and the allotted drinks breaks then they could actually punish the fielding team properly for slow over rates. As it is, half the time is batsmen “gardening”, taking on/off gloves between balls (Warner), wandering off to square leg for some fresh air and the bowler is standing ready to go
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The rate of play should be dictated entirely by the bowlers. Provided the batsman is not injured, if the bowler runs in, delivers the ball and the batsman isn't ready because he's gardening or changing gloves... too bad! They get bowled, too ****ing bad, should have been ready, plenty of time to be ready when the bowler is getting to their mark.
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These rival T20 competitions that we don't treat as rivals is annoying me a bit this season.
Take Stoinis as an example - he must be a nationally contracted player, right? He's played like a busted arse for our whole T20 season, and instead of finding cricket in Australia to get him in form for limited overs cricket, we just throw No Objection Certificates around like confetti.
Is the contention that an IPL-aligned South African domestic competition is better than our own domestic comps?
Take Stoinis as an example - he must be a nationally contracted player, right? He's played like a busted arse for our whole T20 season, and instead of finding cricket in Australia to get him in form for limited overs cricket, we just throw No Objection Certificates around like confetti.
Is the contention that an IPL-aligned South African domestic competition is better than our own domestic comps?
Juggled catches over the boundary rope.
If you catch the ball, then toss the ball in the air so you can go over the rope, you should have to get back into the field of play before you can touch the ball again to complete the catch.
Jumping in the air from the wrong side of the rope to keep juggling the catch while you get back into the field of play is stupid.
If you catch the ball, then toss the ball in the air so you can go over the rope, you should have to get back into the field of play before you can touch the ball again to complete the catch.
Jumping in the air from the wrong side of the rope to keep juggling the catch while you get back into the field of play is stupid.
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It's a dumb rule. If the ball goes over the rope (or an imaginary fence running from the rope perpendicular to the playing surface) at any point in its trajectory, then it should be deemed a boundary.
Yes. More money means better quality of players. I mean all of South Africa's best national representatives are playing in it instead of a test series.
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Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood could play both West Indies and New Zealand T20Is
David Warner, who has signed up at the ILT20, is set to feature in both series, while Tim David could play too
sounds like we're still backing Stoinis and David.
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41.10 Batter wasting time
41.10.1 It is unfair for a batter to waste time. In normal circumstances, the striker should always be ready to take strike when the bowler is ready to start his/her run-up.
41.10.2 Should either batter waste time by failing to meet this requirement, or in any other way, the following procedure shall be adopted. At the first instance, either before the bowler starts his/her run-up or when the ball becomes dead, as appropriate, the umpire shall
- warn both batters and indicate that this is a first and final warning. This warning shall apply throughout the innings. The umpire shall so inform each incoming batter.
- inform the other umpire of what has occurred. - inform the captain of the fielding side and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.
41.10.3 If there is any further time wasting by any batter in that innings, the umpire shall, at the appropriate time while the ball is dead
- award 5 Penalty runs to the fielding side.
- inform the other umpire of the reason for this action.
- inform the other batter, the captain of the fielding side and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.
The umpires together shall report the occurrence as soon as possible after the match to the Executive of the offending side and to any Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain, any other individuals concerned and, if appropriate, the team.
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It would be nice to have our own window with our own players without having to sell out to India to do so
Oh for sure. Unfortunately the Indian overlords have taken over and the product quality of the BBL suffers whenever the SA or UAE league starts.
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There is a natural crossover between us, NZ and SA though. The obvious solution would be a Super Rugby style competition where each team has a quota of natural and international players. That way ALL of the internationals are playing in the same competition.
Obviously there would be a lot of opposition to such an idea.
Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood could play both West Indies and New Zealand T20Is
David Warner, who has signed up at the ILT20, is set to feature in both series, while Tim David could play toowww.espncricinfo.com
sounds like we're still backing Stoinis and David.
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Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood could play both West Indies and New Zealand T20Is
David Warner, who has signed up at the ILT20, is set to feature in both series, while Tim David could play too
sounds like we're still backing Stoinis and David.
if cummins, starc and hazelwood are rested, aside from representing AUS whilst theyre not playing, the fill in bowlers know they arent getting on the plane for the t20 wc.
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BBL teams all wearing the same uniform design wise. Understand that its a nike template, but can we get some variety pls nike
Totally agree. It doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's just so dumb.
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