Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[Kane McGoodwin]

Maybe they though Kane was only coming on the weekend

I don't drink that much.

Only had 1 beer on Friday as had a wine club Xmas session in the evening.

So didn't impact me, but the line up was crazy so they didn't allow for 50K+ crowd.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Bogans really hate Cummins

What happened?

 

[spenze]

I don't drink that much.

Only had 1 beer on Friday as had a wine club Xmas session in the evening.

So didn't impact me, but the line up was crazy so they didn't allow for 50K+ crowd.

I'll go to a few football games a year and I kinda don't like drinking beer out of plastic cups. I get why they do it because dickheads and glass just don't mix but you pay a premium price for the product, I want it in glass. I usually end up just buying a bottle of water or lemon squash because of it.

I do find it funny when you go overseas and you go to a sporting event, get a beer and it is in a glass bottle or glass and you feel a bit...I dunno, weird like "hey you can't serve it in this" but then you stop and think of how sad it is that you just can't have nice things here.

Imagine going to the footy and having a premium red, in a glass, filling it back up with the bottle you were allowed to bring back to your seat...it would be nice. Sure, I'd probably get thrown out for yelling something poorly chosen at Murphy come the 4th quarter but up to then it'd be really nice.

 

[Interloperer]

What happened?

Cummins is moderately well-read and educated as far as cricketers go. This has been spun into him being a "woke feminist communist" by the usual crowd and/or the weird Justin Langer cult.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Cummins is moderately well-read and educated as far as cricketers go. This has been spun into him being a "woke feminist communist" by the usual crowd and/or the weird Justin Langer cult.

He also supports climate change which i know upsets many.

Wasn't aware of the JL quote. Surprised he was ever coach as about as smart as Nicks.

 

[Interloperer]

He also supports climate change which i know upsets many.

Wasn't aware of the JL quote. Surprised he was ever coach as about as smart as Nicks.

I should emphasise it's not a literal quote. And not attributed to Langer.

Just a reference to the weird cult of personality around him.

 

[Cromulant]

He also supports climate change which i know upsets many.

Wasn't aware of the JL quote. Surprised he was ever coach as about as smart as Nicks.

Langer is a better coach than the guy we currently have.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Short and entertaining > Long and boring

But what am I going to watch on TV tonight?

370 runs and 14 wickets on Day 2 could sometimes take 1.5 days, but not with modern run rates and the increased depth of quality bowlers. SA vs SL is going to a day 5 atm, but these seem to be becoming rarer by the year.

While it would have been nice to still be there today, I got to see high quality bowling, gritty batting on night 1 and then a Trav masterclass on day 2. It's hard to complain when there were so many highlights and the atmosphere was just buzzing the entire time too!

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

How can you run out of beer on the first day?
****ing idiot

I was still consuming quite a lot of beer very late on day 1 (Western Stand), where did they run out? Lines were shit day 1, but was fixed on day 2 with a bigger crowd.

 

[Cromulant]

I was still consuming quite a lot of beer very late on day 1 (Western Stand), where did they run out? Lines were shit day 1, but was fixed on day 2 with a bigger crowd.

I don't think they sorted it out as much as a lot of people didn't back up as hard on Day 2.

That and a lot of the members bars that were closed for D1 functions were available on D2

The best bit was having the Magarey Room open.

 

[spenze]

Langer is a better coach than the guy we currently have.

 

[spenze]

Seems strange but if we beat the Indians in this series, we look like a bit of a chance playing South Africa in the World Test Championship

 

[spenze]

Cummins is moderately well-read and educated as far as cricketers go. This has been spun into him being a "woke feminist communist" by the usual crowd and/or the weird Justin Langer cult.

They have a guy playing for England who is far more Woke than Pat

 

[Interloperer]

They have a guy playing for England who is far more Woke than Pat

I hear the folks there are stoked about it.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Siraj and Head both punished.

Siraj Punished More Harshly Than Head By ICC For Adelaide Send-Off Clash | AUS Vs IND | Cricket News Today

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head have been handed sanctions of varying degrees for breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct during their heated altercation during the recently concluded day-night Test in Adelaide. Read more here.

www.wisden.com

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Siraj and Head both punished.

Siraj Punished More Harshly Than Head By ICC For Adelaide Send-Off Clash | AUS Vs IND | Cricket News Today

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head have been handed sanctions of varying degrees for breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct during their heated altercation during the recently concluded day-night Test in Adelaide. Read more here.

www.wisden.com

Boo

Surely there needs to be room for some passion, some fire & brimstone. Emotions spill over when people are playing for keeps.

Fired the crowd up and created the best atmosphere in an Australian summer for years.

No need for a wet blanket penalty to be applied.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Boo

Surely there needs to be room for some passion, some fire & brimstone. Emotions spill over when people are playing for keeps.

Fired the crowd up and created the best atmosphere in an Australian summer for years.

No need for a wet blanket penalty to be applied.

Yeah, some theatre is fine as long as it doesn't become hateful.

Siraj was playing to the crowd.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

‘Heated exchange’: Captain’s feud with angry star clouds Test selection — Indian View

‘Heated exchange’: Captain’s feud with angry star clouds Test selection — Indian View

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[spenze]

Boo

Surely there needs to be room for some passion, some fire & brimstone. Emotions spill over when people are playing for keeps.

Fired the crowd up and created the best atmosphere in an Australian summer for years.

No need for a wet blanket penalty to be applied.

I'd have loved to have seen Siraj give Head a kick in the pants Lillie style as a send off. If you're going for a pantomime villain, go the whole nine yards

 

[adelaidecrows]

Boo

Surely there needs to be room for some passion, some fire & brimstone. Emotions spill over when people are playing for keeps.

Fired the crowd up and created the best atmosphere in an Australian summer for years.

No need for a wet blanket penalty to be applied.

The problem is it's the BCCI. They want to do it but have no retaliation. If Head didn't do or say anything I don't think Siraj would have been penalised. The BCCI wanted head punished and the only way to do it was Siraj. It's hideous game play and more people need to speak out against India

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[Cap]

Weird having the 3rd Test in Brisbane.

Hopefully they get a decent crowd.

 

[Cromulant]

Weird having the 3rd Test in Brisbane.

Hopefully they get a decent crowd.

And decent weather

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Boo

Surely there needs to be room for some passion, some fire & brimstone. Emotions spill over when people are playing for keeps.

Fired the crowd up and created the best atmosphere in an Australian summer for years.

No need for a wet blanket penalty to be applied.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

No surprise given Langer is not the smartest guy...

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/travis-head-has-thrived-since-justin-langer-was-axed-as-australian-coach-tried-to-curtail-his-attacking-ways/news-story/b7f38b2b143e13e4513d5c545fa0ff8d

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Interesting thoughts by Vaughan.

How many tests go to a 5th day now?

'Let's be honest': English great's push for major change

'They don't play like I used to'

wwos.nine.com.au