Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[Samsquanch]

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I came to post and saw that SoS has been keeping the updates flying thick and fast.

Well it's not exactly an entertaining afternoon sitting here in the southern stand by myself.

 

[Nate7]

Well it's not exactly an entertaining afternoon sitting here in the southern stand by myself.

The MCC and The Long Room are always open to the general public on shield days.

 

[Samsquanch]

The MCC and The Long Room are always open to the general public on shield days.

You know that they won't let me back in after the "incident" with the fish, the broom and the can of paint from 2023. They use the same AI facial recognition system as Bunnings and Coles, which was my undoing.

 

[roo blitz]

Great win by NZ against India. I bet the next pitch is prepared to rag all over the place for the Indian spinners

 

[Nate7]

You know that they won't let me back in after the "incident" with the fish, the broom and the can of paint from 2023. They use the same AI facial recognition system as Bunnings and Coles, which was my undoing.

With efforts like that, you should be well equipped for hazing/crossing the equator with the RAN. King Corey can give you more info.

 

[Samsquanch]

With efforts like that, you should be well equipped for hazing/crossing the equator with the RAN. King Corey can give you more info.

Don't talk to me about RAN officers.

King Corey - did it grow back OK?

 

[KiwiRoo]

Great win by NZ against India. I bet the next pitch is prepared to rag all over the place for the Indian spinners

yep good win. Found a real good one in Ravindra, plus O'Rourke is a pretty promising quick so some good signs for the future
good win for the girls too

 

[gerry101101]

Great win by NZ against India. I bet the next pitch is prepared to rag all over the place for the Indian spinners

The Black Caps beat India in India for only the third time ever, and NZW win the World Cup. Not a bad day for the Kiwis.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

The Black Caps beat India in India for only the third time ever, and NZW win the World Cup. Not a bad day for the Kiwis.

Another South African choke in a major tournament. Beat the red hot favourites in the semi and bottle the final. Some things never change.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Another South African choke in a major tournament. Beat the red hot favourites in the semi and bottle the final. Some things never change.

wish their rugby team would read the script though...they go alright

 

[Samsquanch]

This is a bit better...

 

[Groucho]

6-83 now

 

[big_e]

The Black Caps beat India in India for only the third time ever, and NZW win the World Cup. Not a bad day for the Kiwis.

Suzie Bates has the most international caps in women's cricket history, yet she has played more Olympic basketball tournaments than test matches.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Saw Maddinson's score...

I was disappointed...

And then I realised that he has switched teams again!

 

[roo blitz]

Just a thought. When does it become pitch doctoring Hmmm
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cri...S&cvid=380698158ffc41a1ab1ad3ca6ae1ee50&ei=19

 

[toepoker]

There's obviously a significant degree of brazenness to what Pakistan are doing here but just where is the line? Guardian of all things moral in cricket Ben Stokes ordered flat pitches for the home Ashes in 2023 because he thought it suited them best (it's one of the reasons why I think they'll be dangerous here in 2025/26) and no one batted an eyelid. I would love to see curators left to their own devices to prepare the best possible wicket for a good game of cricket and who knows, it may even contribute to the health of the game outside the big 3?
Anyway, I hope the 3 men and a dog who bother rolling up to Rawalpindi enjoy whatever they're served up

 

[Marstermind]

Just a thought. When does it become pitch doctoring Hmmm
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cri...S&cvid=380698158ffc41a1ab1ad3ca6ae1ee50&ei=19View attachment 2148771

Well it's straight out pitch doctoring. But I don't think anyone cares about it anymore, if ever. Even Stokes said after the Test, Pakistan are the home team so the advantage they get is to prepare the pitches any way they like. Now that they lost the First Test, check out what the Indian pitches will look like for the last two. The dustiest of dusty dustbowls which will break up before lunch on Day 1 is my bet. No way NZ will win again with Henry, O'Rourke and Southee taking 17 wickets.

 

[Nate7]

Nsw all out 136.
Konstas no good against decent bowling.
Victoria shitting the bed in their 2nd innings.

 

[Samsquanch]

Nsw all out 136.
Konstas no good against decent bowling.
Victoria shitting the bed in their 2nd innings.

Vic lead approaching 200 but 4 down...

 

[RightWingRoo]

Great win by NZ against India. I bet the next pitch is prepared to rag all over the place for the Indian spinners

India are gettable on rank turners at home. The tests we won in 2017 and 2023, were on dustbowls. They turned so much that straight breakers like SOK and Kuhnemann picked up bags, while it turned too much for Ashwin and Jadeja to be dangerous.

 

[Hojuman]

Vic lead approaching 200 but 4 down...
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Fergus ✔ Will ✔
Will never bowl for though. Wrong passports.

 

[Sillygit]

Just a thought. When does it become pitch doctoring Hmmm
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cri...S&cvid=380698158ffc41a1ab1ad3ca6ae1ee50&ei=19View attachment 2148771

here's another thought, pick spinners in the sub-continent

 

[big_e]

Fergus ✔ Will ✔
Will never bowl for though. Wrong passports.

Will Sutherland has already played for Australia, and Fergus O'Neill is in the Australia A squad that will play next month.

 

[Hojuman]

Will Sutherland has already played for Australia, and Fergus O'Neill is in the Australia A squad that will play next month.

Test's. Real cricket.

 

[big_e]

Test's. Real cricket.

Selectors have been using white-ball cricket as an entree to the test side for decades, so Sutherland is at least in their thoughts. As it stands, if he hasn't been picked so far, it's not because he's Victorian, it's because the incumbents are unusually durable and successful.