Cricket Thread: There's no cricket on for months

[El Doederino]

Huh? 39 off 16 against England, 53 against Bangladesh in crap conditions.

Our poor fielding cost us a spot in the semi final, it’s that simple. I also thought Inglis should have played over Wade, but otherwise we went in with our best team.

And when we needed him?

3 & 6

Everyone got runs against England and only Marsh faltered against Bangladesh in those conditions.

 

[Interloperer]

From this point I hope England win in some sort of unsatisfying way overnight, and then lose in the final.

Our poor fielding cost us a spot in the semi final, it’s that simple. I also thought Inglis should have played over Wade, but otherwise we went in with our best team.

would you say that it's the best team when form and more noticeably conditioning were taken into account. Half the squad limped into the tournament with no warmup. I felt the squad balance was off (I've mentioned Marsh the bat vs Marsh the allrounder as an example) and this set the stage for low standards elsewhere.

I agree that there's were no obvious individual major blunders (other than maybe Wade.) But really only Stoinis had a great tournament, and to a lesser extent Zampa and maybe Head.

Everyone else had "plausible deniability" tournaments, where they did just enough to kind of justify a spot. Which is normal if it's one or two players, but not 75% of the team.

 

[BACCS]

From this point I hope England win in some sort of unsatisfying way overnight, and then lose in the final.


would you say that it's the best team when form and more noticeably conditioning were taken into account. Half the squad limped into the tournament with no warmup. I felt the squad balance was off (I've mentioned Marsh the bat vs Marsh the allrounder as an example) and this set the stage for low standards elsewhere.

I agree that there's were no obvious individual major blunders (other than maybe Wade.) But really only Stoinis had a great tournament, and to a lesser extent Zampa and maybe Head.

Everyone else had "plausible deniability" tournaments, where they did just enough to kind of justify a spot. Which is normal if it's one or two players, but not 75% of the team.

Hazlewood and Cummins were both good all tournament too

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Team so far of the World Cup?

1 Head 255 runs @ 43, 158 strike rate
2 Sharma 191 @ 38, 160
3 Gous (wk) 219 @ 44, 151
4 Buttler 191 @ 48, 159
5 Stoinis 169 @ 42, 164; 10 wickets @ 15, 10.2 economy rate
6 Pandya 115 runs @ 58, 145; 8 wickets @ 20, 7.5
7 Chase 96 runs @ 47, 131; 7 wickets @ 11, 5.3
8 Russell 78 runs @ 26, 166; 11 wickets @ 13, 7.0
9 Nortje 13 @ 13, 5.6
10 Bumrah 11 @ 9, 4.1
11 Farooqi 17 @ 9, 6.3

 

[Interloperer]

Hazlewood and Cummins were both good all tournament too

Hazlewood I'd agree, if a bit inert against some of the weaker opposition. Cummins was good, but underdone, felt like he was buillding to the end of the tournament that never arrived.

Team so far of the World Cup?

1 Head 255 runs @ 43, 158 strike rate
2 Sharma 191 @ 38, 160
3 Gous (wk) 219 @ 44, 151
4 Buttler 191 @ 48, 159
5 Stoinis 169 @ 42, 164; 10 wickets @ 15, 10.2 economy rate
6 Pandya 115 runs @ 58, 145; 8 wickets @ 20, 7.5
7 Chase 96 runs @ 47, 131; 7 wickets @ 11, 5.3
8 Russell 78 runs @ 26, 166; 11 wickets @ 13, 7.0
9 Nortje 13 @ 13, 5.6
10 Bumrah 11 @ 9, 4.1
11 Farooqi 17 @ 9, 6.3

good XI. My only issue is that Gous' actual keeping wasn't amazing

Rashid Khan in for one of the pace bowlers maybe.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Hazlewood I'd agree, if a bit inert against some of the weaker opposition. Cummins was good, but underdone, felt like he was buillding to the end of the tournament that never arrived.


good XI. My only issue is that Gous' actual keeping wasn't amazing

Rashid Khan in for one of the pace bowlers maybe.

Considered Pooran as keeper & #3. Was tight.

Also, had Rashid as next bowler in.

 

[Interloperer]

England eliminated after playing four seamers on the world's most spin friendly wicket, against a team who deliberately picked extra spinners in the squad specifically for this match.

It's bad for cricket that India were able to cruise to this point pre-scheduled with no real opposition. But it's always funny when England lose

 

[Interloperer]

well that was unfortunate

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

well that was unfortunate

South Africa choked again.

2 set batsmen, run a ball for last 5 overs with 6 wickets in hand.

 

[Interloperer]

South Africa choked again.

2 set batsmen, run a ball for last 5 overs with 6 wickets in hand.

2 freakishly good overs from Bumrah helped. That doesn't explain the other 18 balls though

 

[GreyCrow]

You have the opportunity to select your ALL TIME T20 team

Who do you select 1st

Spoiler: My one and only

Sir Isaac Vivian Richards

 

[El Doederino]

You have the opportunity to select your ALL TIME T20 team

Who do you select 1st

Spoiler: My one and only

Sir Isaac Vivian Richards

Murali

 

[Interloperer]

You have the opportunity to select your ALL TIME T20 team

Who do you select 1st

Spoiler: My one and only

Sir Isaac Vivian Richards

From talent perspective: Wasim Akram

From a historical curiosity perspective: I'd love to see what would have happened if John Davison had shown up for Canada when T20 was a bigger deal.

 

[GreyCrow]

Thats a good side forming

Viv
Wasim
Murali

 

[spenze]

Pffft, just fill that list with the 2023 England Ashes team

Best team cricket has ever seen according to the English

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Who am I?

 

[spenze]

Who am I?

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Has to be Holding playing for Tassie

 

[spenze]

Strange to think about it now really, imagine a Tassie green deck and seeing Whispering death with a new cherry about 90 metres away.

South Australia had Joel Garner

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Joel Garner

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

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12.0

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

4star

around that time too for the season. Our opening bowlers were him and Rodney Hogg, I think Garner took nearly 60 wickets in 8 matches, had to leave for the last couple of matches to play a series for the Windies, with SA clearly on top as we definitely had Hookesy* and probably Wayne Phillips as bats and promised to come back if we made the finals.

We got smashed in the last two games and just missed depriving us of Big Bird for the Shield Final...SA cricket, always dependable, always.

Reckon that was the season Hookesy smashed that 100 off 30ish deliveries as well, I am sure Garner came out to bat in that innings

 

[spenze]

For those interested Fox are playing the World Championship of Legends tournament.

All team have a smattering of legends interspersed with say a Callum Feguson but yeah some champs now in their late 30s onwards.

Here is a link with the squads, the Saffers trying hard to win a comp...

WCL Teams

Six WCL teams will play against each other for national pride. This tounament is going to be a special one to witness all the criecket greats in ground again.

wclegends.uk

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Would be gold if South Africa choke in the final

 

[icyflakes]

For those interested Fox are playing the World Championship of Legends tournament.

All team have a smattering of legends interspersed with say a Callum Feguson but yeah some champs now in their late 30s onwards.

Here is a link with the squads, the Saffers trying hard to win a comp...

WCL Teams

Six WCL teams will play against each other for national pride. This tounament is going to be a special one to witness all the criecket greats in ground again.

wclegends.uk

Just started watching, the constant "middle aged man takes minor tumble, has injury" vibes make this really funny and relatable to watch! But they still have some solid skills!

 

[spenze]

Would be gold if South Africa choke in the final

They are just missing Lance "What are these hands on my throat so tight for" Klusener.

Lets face it though, odds are they are out in the semis...to the Dutch team

 

[spenze]

Aussies smash the Saffers by 100

looks like they will be out before finals, Xavier Doherty running through the recently retired South African side

 

[BACCS]

Can't believe there is nobody talking about this Australia vs England blockbuster on right now! Sidds is back in the green and gold, Coulter-Nile has made it back to the Aussie setup... even Finchy has come out of retirement!