Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[gerry101101]

I'm sick of this off-season bullsh!t already... anyone have a fixture for the summer of cricket?

.... now that season 2024 is dead and buried in my mind....

Dettol Men’s ODI Series v Pakistan
4 November: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)
8 November: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
10 November: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)

Dettol Men’s T20I Series v Pakistan
14 November: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
16 November: SCG, Sydney (N)
18 November: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)

NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series v India
22-26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth
6-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane
26-30 December: MCG, Melbourne
3-7 January: SCG, Sydney

 

[gerry101101]

Dettol Men’s ODI Series v Pakistan
4 November: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)
8 November: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
10 November: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)

Dettol Men’s T20I Series v Pakistan
14 November: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
16 November: SCG, Sydney (N)
18 November: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)

NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series v India
22-26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth
6-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane
26-30 December: MCG, Melbourne
3-7 January: SCG, Sydney

And the ODIs vs England (over there) start overnight.

 

[Bren]

Dettol Men’s ODI Series v Pakistan
4 November: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)
8 November: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
10 November: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)

Dettol Men’s T20I Series v Pakistan
14 November: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
16 November: SCG, Sydney (N)
18 November: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)

NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series v India
22-26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth
6-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane
26-30 December: MCG, Melbourne
3-7 January: SCG, Sydney

Cheers, alarm set for 22nd November.... I will be asleep until then

 

[Samsquanch]

Same old.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Dettol Men’s ODI Series v Pakistan
4 November: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)
8 November: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
10 November: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)

Dettol Men’s T20I Series v Pakistan
14 November: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
16 November: SCG, Sydney (N)
18 November: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)

NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series v India
22-26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth
6-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane
26-30 December: MCG, Melbourne
3-7 January: SCG, Sydney

Pakistan have such a dirty reputation Dettol have had to step in to sponsor.

 

[roo blitz]

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Same old.

Meh , this series means very little in all honesty. Poms are playing a team of youngsters with many senior players resting or carrying injuries like Butler, Duckett, Stokes, Wood, Crawley, Woakes & Brook plus up and coming stars like Atkinson & Smith. Having this series 1 day after they played in a test match is ludicrous scheduling and is the reason these games are becoming a real waste of time. Matches between Australia & England were always seen as great contests but these days they all become a bit bland and forgotten about quickly. Its why cricket is really struggling to draw the interest of many people it once did. The ICU and cricket boards have a lot to do with it with the crazy scheduling

 

[Roostorm]

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Same old.

Oh absolutely

 

[zoomba23]

Oh absolutely
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Are they serious? I've laughed at them along with everyone else but they're so delusional it's starting to frustrate me. It's like when you poke fun at someone for being delusional/shameless about something, but they don't actually understand the underlying intention precisely because they're so delusional/shameless about things, and it takes the sting out of your jibe. Much enjoyment in being able to taunt depends on the receiver's ability to feel shame, and it appears the English cricket team feels none

 

[Roostorm]

Are they serious? I've laughed at them along with everyone else but they're so delusional it's starting to frustrate me. It's like when you poke fun at someone for being delusional/shameless about something, but they don't actually understand the underlying intention precisely because they're so delusional/shameless about things, and it takes the sting out of your jibe. Much enjoyment in being able to taunt depends on the receiver's ability to feel shame, and it appears the English cricket team feels none

Nail hit on head here 100%……l don’t think they even know anymore how stupid they look.

 

[Lomas]

Are they serious? I've laughed at them along with everyone else but they're so delusional it's starting to frustrate me. It's like when you poke fun at someone for being delusional/shameless about something, but they don't actually understand the underlying intention precisely because they're so delusional/shameless about things, and it takes the sting out of your jibe. Much enjoyment in being able to taunt depends on the receiver's ability to feel shame, and it appears the English cricket team feels none

They are the Rayguns of cricket in that way.

 

[Sillygit]

F*cking 3:30am start time... well the little ones teething now so maybe i will get to watch.

 

[Samsquanch]

F*cking 3:30am start time... well the little ones teething now so maybe i will get to watch.

Perfect.

 

[Lomas]

F*cking 3:30am start time... well the little ones teething now so maybe i will get to watch.

Just remember you are taking one for the team looking after the kid, no talk of getting to watch the cricket.

 

[Sillygit]

Just remember you are taking one for the team looking after the kid, no talk of getting to watch the cricket.

"no, you sleep, ill go sit with her and do absoultely nothing else"

 

[Samsquanch]

"no, you sleep, ill go sit with her and do absoultely nothing else"

Here's a good parenting tip: A bit of scotch whisky is good when babies are teething. A few glasses and you'll be able to sleep right through.

 

[Samsquanch]

Chocolate one day, boiled lollies the next.

 

[Sillygit]

Chocolate one day, boiled lollies the next.

Such is the fickle nature of the sugar rush form of cricket.

 

[Samsquanch]

Such is the fickle nature of the sugar rush form of cricket.

I was simply referring to the preferred method England use to achieve reverse swing.

But I agree on T20, it's often just a crap shoot.