Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[desie]

Missed a trick, should have had a few overs at Rohit in particular before stumps.

 

[roo blitz]

Missed a trick, should have had a few overs at Rohit in particular before stumps.

Yeah I reckon Aussies missed a trick. The draw comes into play now but Aussies still favourites. At 6/99 it was game on but India fluffed their chances from that point on. They are not a great fielding side at all and a team of Dads army these days. 5 or 6 overs at India tonight and I reckon they could have been 2 wickets down for sure.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Rohit’s sook after one of the drops was crap leadership.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Slog it tomorrow for the first 2-4 overs get an extra 20 runs then send em in

 

[All In Sunbury]

Heard tubby in the radio earlier in the summer waffling on about the close no balls shouldn’t be called as it’s no much of an advantage.

So my thinking is why go so close to the line if it’s not an advantage

Why have laws at all, eh Tubby? How much over is too much? Should the penguins in the middle umpire off Bazball vibes?

 

[Samsquanch]

Why have laws at all, eh Tubby? How much over is too much? Should the penguins in the middle umpire off Bazball vibes?

Exactly. If they were to be a bit lenient in some situations then they can never not be lenient. And if they are lenient for somebody who overstepped by a centimetre then two centimetres is only a little bit more so why not be lenient for that? Or 3 centimetres? Or a bit more?

 

[Gasometer]

Should have declared with 45 minutes bowling at India

Would have been on

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Not sure which team bowled at the tail more embarrassingly.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Missed a trick, should have had a few overs at Rohit in particular before stumps.

The trick was missed earlier in the day - by the time a declaration was an option, Australia didn’t have enough runs on the board to risk it. Two or three overs weren’t worth it.

 

[shinboner magic]

Word

 

[rickety]

Spent the day at the G with my best little mate for his 1st roll at going to the cricket. Turned into a pretty long day, nearly grew a beard .... sigh. Not many farmers in the Aussie team, most of 'em would leave gates open and that fella Bumrah has a pretty good line. Impressed with Siraj, he is a smooth mover across the deck.

The Indians were up and about as the wickets tumbled, but jeepers they turn on each other really quick. Sloppy fielders, 3 wasted 3rd umpire reviews in about an hour, dropped catches, overthrows, you name it, they cooked themselves. The last over was atmospherically wonderful. Well done to Nathan Lyon and Scotty Boland, 3 or 4 blokes owe them a beer or 2. Pat Cummins with some nice batting to compliment what will be a quite bruised and battered Marnus Labuschagne. Bloke must have a curved bat, the ball kept somehow missing the edge. Gritty. Bruce Lairdesque.

Should have sent them in for the last 30 minutes or so while they were grizzly.

 

[Hojuman]

Nathan Bradman, Scott Lawry

 

[roo blitz]

Word

Stuff up the state of Victoria

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Rohit’s sook after one of the drops was crap leadership.

Then proceded to drop one himself later.

 

[Ichiro #51]

Word

There’s a train station that needs re-naming…

 

[DaveyBoy123]

I love test cricket.

Speaking of, a fair one over at Centurion Park just finished too.

Saffers needing 148 to win over Pakistan... Were 8-99, but Jansen & Rabada got them home.

This win locks SA into the World Test Final... They will play whoever does best out of Australia & India for the rest of this series. 2 draws or 1 win each is enough for Aus, but will obviously mean not winning the Border-Gavasker Trophy.

 

[Dan]

Test Series Vs India >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ashes

 

[Sillygit]

Speaking of, a fair one over at Centurion Park just finished too.

Saffers needing 148 to win over Pakistan... Were 8-99, but Jansen & Rabada got them home.

This win locks SA into the World Test Final... They will play whoever does best out of Australia & India for the rest of this series. 2 draws or 1 win each is enough for Aus, but will obviously mean not winning the Border-Gavasker Trophy.

Do our sri lanka tests come into play for this?

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Do our sri lanka tests come into play for this?

Yeah, they do. Apologies, I forgot about them.

It's still a bit messy, but it's explained as well as can be in this article:

WTC final scenarios: South Africa through, but what about India, Australia and Sri Lanka?

If not the remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests, then Australia's visit to Sri Lanka will decide who meets South Africa at Lord's in June 2025

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Sillygit]

Yeah, they do. Apologies, I forgot about them.

It's still a bit messy, but it's explained as well as can be in this article:

WTC final scenarios: South Africa through, but what about India, Australia and Sri Lanka?

If not the remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests, then Australia's visit to Sri Lanka will decide who meets South Africa at Lord's in June 2025

www.espncricinfo.com

A 2 test series is incredibly forgetable, to be fair.

 

[Nate7]

How many overs required today?

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Speaking of, a fair one over at Centurion Park just finished too.

Saffers needing 148 to win over Pakistan... Were 8-99, but Jansen & Rabada got them home.

This win locks SA into the World Test Final... They will play whoever does best out of Australia & India for the rest of this series. 2 draws or 1 win each is enough for Aus, but will obviously mean not winning the Border-Gavasker Trophy.

South Africa really should have been banned from the WTC after sending a third-string test team to New Zealand early this year. It's a bit of a joke that they've reached the final on the back of just one test win against India and nothing against Australia or India. However, I suppose this is a good thing if it encourages them to start caring about test cricket again.

 

[Sillygit]

great innings garry

 

[Samsquanch]

How many overs required today?

96

 

[The Brady Bunch]

How many overs required today?

15 overs per hour is minimum. In reality, we need to take out at least their top 6 within the first 45 overs as this pitch offers nothing once the ball gets soft.