Opinion NMFC Board Cricket ThreadII - Windies, Big Bash, Pakistan.

[Kangaroos4eva]

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Dear Ollie.

You lost.

Get ****ed.

Cheers.

 

[Merlin007]

Anyone else sensing a bit of dissension in the Bazzball camp? Broad complaining about the pitch mid-game, and now Sir James huffing and puffing about giving the game away if there's too many pitches like the last one. Did no-one tell them their captain was head curator?

If they don't get on the same page quick smart, this series could go rapidly south for the too and froms

 

[ferball]

Ollie Robinson: 'Australia were unwilling to go toe-to-toe with us'

Fast bowler claims England made all the running at Edgbaston and will come harder at Lord's

www.espncricinfo.com

Summary: Getting close feels like they won. And Australia only won because of how England played. Which is a sign of success.

The Eagles might need a new media guy:

You lost you campaigners.

You're never gonna win if you think near enough is good enough.

 

[Nate7]

Jimmeh Anderson threatens to quit saying "I'm done", in response to getting one wicket on that deck.

Does he not know that term is reserved for NMBF posters only.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Annabelle Sutherland gets a century and pushes Australia nicely past 400 in the first innings.

 

[Roostorm]

Annabelle Sutherland gets a century and pushes Australia nicely past 400 in the first innings.

We have unearthed one here…fastest 100 ever.

 

[Roostorm]

These women are just amazing…run rate of 3.82 and a score of 439….with only one loss of a wicket at lunch…
Respect

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Back to the men’s first test win, and I love this from the ABC:

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The entire episode made me wonder if we are witnessing a kind of cricketing cosplay. England is now retro-alpha Australia. The Poms playing an aggressive style, but one devoid of gears as they rationalise cringey sledging and blame defeat on the pitch or anything, aside from being beaten by a team that was better in the big moments. Worse still, dressing up a chastening loss as a victory.

The idea that Australia's tortoise over hare victory doesn't match with the nation's cricket identity was perfectly analysed by Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test Opener Ed Cowan on the Grandstand Cricket Podcast as they interrogated criticism of Pat Cummins' occasionally defensive fields.

Take it away Edward:

"We were cognitively flexible enough, had the mental agility to find when to apply pressure and when to release it … I think we just played smarter.

"It's going to be a bit chaotic, but let's find normalcy in the chaos. How can we control the chaos?

"It's so polarising and uncomfortable for people to say 'you know what? Tactically, the worst thing Australia can do is have England 1 for 200 at lunch on the first day. The Test is gone. So, let's take the air out of this. The huff, the puff, the chests out, the carry-on that England are going on with. Let's make them score slightly slower.'

"The Australians controlled the scoreboard because they knew England didn't really have a Plan B. So, they only get 380, not 500.

"It's like, 'where can we actually play to their ego, where can we control the game and the emotion?' They did it perfectly. We might be uncomfortable that it's un-Australian, but I fundamentally disagree with that as a view."

 

[Luke72]

It’s akin to sheedy discovering aboriginals

Discovering!?! I thought he invented them

 

[RightWingRoo]

Tests won by the Aussie cricket team since September 2019: 19

AFL matches won by North in the same period: 11

 

[gokangas]

Tests won by the Aussie cricket team since September 2019: 19

AFL matches won by North in the same period: 11

Quirky stat - but makes a strong point. Takes me back to the sixties when I would beg my mum and dad to change teams because I just wanted to see a win.

 

[RightWingRoo]

Quirky stat - but makes a strong point. Takes me back to the sixties when I would beg my mum and dad to change teams because I just wanted to see a win.

The sixties looked rough, no finals for the whole decade and plenty of spoons.

I was born 92, so grew up with the late Pagan and Laidley eras. Been used to mediocrity and never threatening for the flag. But never thought I'd see us this bad, for this long.

 

[ferball]

Quirky stat - but makes a strong point. Takes me back to the sixties when I would beg my mum and dad to change teams because I just wanted to see a win.

Good on ya for sticking fat.

 

[krakouers]

Tests won by the Aussie cricket team since September 2019: 19

AFL matches won by North in the same period: 11

Is Australia getting a priority pick?

 

[franjon]

Ashes series don’t need no gimmick to bring through the gate.
Strokes to infer he’s doing this to make test cricket exciting again .

Well Australia does play attacking test cricket, has for as long as I can remember.

I’d rather Strokes state arrogance cost us the match .

It's just the English way to be arrogant, argumentative. It's been that way for as long as I can remember. They cheated in 1972, every bowler/batsmen is the new hero, you just say "yeah, whatever" after a while.

 

[gokangas]

Good on ya for sticking fat.

Thank my mum. Born and bred West Melbourne girl so not negotiable.

 

[ferball]

Thank my mum. Born and bred West Melbourne girl so not negotiable.

Yeah good on her.

Good on you too. It can't have been an easy time, but i;'ll bet the 1975 flag was worth it.

 

[gokangas]

Yeah good on her.

Good on you too. It can't have been an easy time, but i;'ll bet the 1975 flag was worth it.

1974 we all hugged and cried. Thought we had blown our once ever chance. 75 was a dream. 76 cried. 77 cried then cheered, 78 was a disappointment. Winning a flag is just beyond description tbh. 96 and 99 were fantastic too but we are well overdue now for the next.

 

[franjon]

Annabelle Sutherland gets a century and pushes Australia nicely past 400 in the first innings.

It would have been nice to see Perry get her 100. It would have also been nice not to see Alyssa Healy do a Greg Chappell impersonation.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

A New Zealander and an Australian walk into a dressing at the end of a five day game.

The NZer says "boys, you were super awesome, you were the best team ever and you played the best game ever. Geez, I'm a great coach".

The Australian says "bowlers, you were super awesome, you were the best bowlers ever and you bowled the best ever. Geez, I'm a great coach".

As they walked out, the NZer said to the Aussie "let's go over to the other change rooms to celebrate with the real winners, but call our managers first to make sure our contracts are extended".

 

[zoomba23]

'If it wasn't for us, the Australians wouldn't have even had a chance to win.'

What the **** does this even mean. It's either a scathing self-roast or a failure to understand the concept of competitive sport. Nice one Ollie, keep up the groundbreaking journalism

 

[RightWingRoo]

Is Australia getting a priority pick?

A young, talented opening batsman would be nice. Got a severe lack of those
Why Warner still has to play and we're screwed once Uzzy retires

 

[franjon]

What did that Pommy flog Robbinson say to Uzzie?

**** off you ****ing prick. I only wish Lillee and Marsh and McGrath had been playing.

 

[Caracas]

* off you ******* prick. I only wish Lillee and Marsh and McGrath had been playing.

I just think it’s so much better that we had Uzzie there. He responded in the best possible way. So much better than a bunch of chest-beating gorillas going at it toe to toe - understandable though it might have been.


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