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[Docker82]

Jakes record bares closer examination. Prior to round 9 of the Shield this season he had 4857 runs at 32.38 from 88 first class matches with only 9 hundreds. Like that has to be close to worst record for a specialist batsman in Australia with that many matches since before the 20th century.

I'm too lazy to research it properly but have quick glance a the SA list it's definitely the worst for them for players with more than 4000 runs who wasn't a keeper or an all rounder, by some margin. Once you factor in him not being an opener and playing half his games on roads in Adelaide its Mitch Marsh bad.

I've been watching first class cricket since 1988 or so and I reckon he is the worst specialist batter I have seen to have such a long career. Worst than Hilton Cartwright (who is the only specialist batter in the history of Shield cricket to reach 5000 Shield runs with less than 10 centuries, look it up. Even Dave f'cken Whatmore had 10 centuries). And at least Hilton could complain 1/4 of his digs have been on WACA greentops.

Open up the dictionary to nepotism it should be picture of Jake. And now he's been replaced by a pod person clone of Don Bradman or something.

Edit: I should have started complaining earlier because while I was typing this screed SA lost their last 3 for 2.

Hilton Cartwright also averages 37+ at first class level. He could also say that if he could score hundreds it’d be much better.

37 is a better average than some guys we pick for the test team lately. No saying he should get picked (he shouldn’t) but the guy is far from a spud.

 

[dont bowl there]

NBA is wild, Memphis just fired their head coach 10 games out from playoffs where they currently sit 5th in the West.

 

[Purpletown]

Qld have made a game of the Sheffield Shield final setting SA 270 to win on the final day.

 

[greatgatsby]

This time last week I was with those wanting to can the Shield Final. Now it goes and produces a terrific game of cricket like this!

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Hello, my name is Snuffaluphagus, for reasons completely unknown I am looking to kick or severely reduce my addiction to discussing football.

I have interests outside of football (picking the Warriors in the NBA has likely saved my sanity) but I genuinely am unsure as to what people do to fill small meaningless 5 minute blocks. The type of time where you wip out your phone and just go to chosen social media and have a mindless browse.

Now, I don't want to get into other social media scrolling like Facebook, twitter, tiktok etc but I am just looking for suggestions from people in what they do thats not on here.

While slightly taking the piss, I am deadly serious and looking for suggestions or ideas.

Lift weights and go hiking.

 

[King Huskii]

Lift weights and go hiking.

That's the plan

 

[Joao]

I agree with the exercise suggestions.

Reading.

Take up a constructive hobby. That's a broad category with something for everyone.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Thoughts on if the revival of Sangha can be legitimate Paracleet and Docker82 ? Looks a different player to 2 years ago, so nice to watch as well.

 

[Taylor]

Isn't Adelaide seen as a bit of a batting paradise?

 

[Paracleet]

Thoughts on if the revival of Sangha can be legitimate Paracleet and Docker82 ? Looks a different player to 2 years ago, so nice to watch as well.

I watched the last bit of the game (amazing scenes, was like the 70s or something) and I was thinking I don't like his defensive technique. Bit of an angled bat.

Anyway what would I know. I get the feeling they like him and if he keeps scoring runs they'll pick him. I'm all aboard the Kellaway train myself. I like Claytons runs from 3 too but I haven't seen him bat. Hopefully your Dixons and Peakes et al go past them.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

We just desperately need a few options in that 25+ range, the sub 21s (batting and bowling are crazy promising. Really hope he backs it up next year.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Sad to hear of Andrew Krakouer's passing at 42 from a heart attack.

That WAFL grand final vs Claremont was some of the best individual brilliance I have ever seen on a footy field.

 

[bruzaar62]

Sad to hear of Andrew Krakouer's passing at 42 from a heart attack.

That WAFL grand final vs West Perth was some of the best individual brilliance I have ever seen on a footy field.

Wasn’t it Claremont??

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Wasn’t it Claremont??

So it was...

That's so weird. I could have sworn it was West Perth...

Mandela effect on display

 

[dont bowl there]

So it was...

That's so weird. I could have sworn it was West Perth...

Mandela effect on display

Think that's just your fading memory Piggy

 

[Paracleet]

So it was...

That's so weird. I could have sworn it was West Perth...

Mandela effect on display

Can't be the Mandela effect if it's just you Pig.

 

[Docker82]

Thoughts on if the revival of Sangha can be legitimate Paracleet and Docker82 ? Looks a different player to 2 years ago, so nice to watch as well.

Generally you’d consider a generation a bit more of a wider age range but Sangha’s generation of batters (those aged between 22 to 28) simply haven’t put their hand up for test cricket with the possible exception of McSweeney.

I’ve got much more hope for the new wave of batters that have started to emerge in the shield the last 12-18 months tbh. I think New South Wales, who are generally the best state at developing talent by numbers (population obviously huge factor), have been poor in that area since the time when our current test team players were in the early stages of their shield career.

I’d see Sangha as more a stop gap for Kelleway, Peake, Dixon and maybe Konstas if he pulls his head in tbh. Very much think that beyond the test team and the next 2-3 the batting stocks are quite bare until the 18-22 year olds start coming good consistently at shield level.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Generally you’d consider a generation a bit more of a wider age range but Sangha’s generation of batters (those aged between 22 to 28) simply haven’t put their hand up for test cricket with the possible exception of McSweeney.

I’ve got much more hope for the new wave of batters that have started to emerge in the shield the last 12-18 months tbh. I think New South Wales, who are generally the best state at developing talent by numbers (population obviously huge factor), have been poor in that area since the time when our current test team players were in the early stages of their shield career.

I’d see Sangha as more a stop gap for Kelleway, Peake, Dixon and maybe Konstas if he pulls his head in tbh. Very much think that beyond the test team and the next 2-3 the batting stocks are quite bare until the 18-22 year olds start coming good consistently at shield level.

Yeah, it's why I'm latching onto the form of any bat in Australia in that range. Good thing about cricket is you only 1 or 2 to come on and you got yourself a stew going...

Inglis can hold the fort with Green but Sangha also actually delivering on his talent would huge while we bide our time on the names you.mentioned. We've been really hard done by some freak injury histories to the generational players of that 25+ age bracket.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Holy ****ing ads Chief...

Any idea DragoDelph if we've turned up the number of ads to 11 the last week? I'm getting borderline as many as an illegal nba stream

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Holy ****ing ads Chief...

Any idea DragoDelph if we've turned up the number of ads to 11 the last week? I'm getting borderline as many as an illegal nba stream

The banner ad is annoying AF as it obscures the drop down menu.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Tapatalk life

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

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