Off-topic The Bay 13 Cricket thread - On the Windies bandwagon with Plugger. F*** India

[Starburns_]

Maybe Dar is the one who should have the OPSM sponsorship.

But Fyfie_ picked it ages ago, the Moo Clarke wasted his reviews for when they were necessary...

You sir, are a visionary.

Could have had Broad twice if not for that, the one he padded up would have been overturned.

Seriously, that review earlier was so bad you could almost call it a subtle form of match fixing.

 

[God Save Max King]

These commentators make Brian Taylor look like a legend in his field. The bias is outrageous.

 

[royals1922]

I have done some investigating recently and I have come up with the best ashes side possible.
batsmen ............ Bowlers..................... Other
1 agar ........ First pace bowler agar ......... Sub fielder agar
2 agar ...... Second pace bowler agar ....... Commenters agar, agar and agar
3 agar........ Third pace bowler agar.......... Drink carrier David Warner
4 agar....... First spinner agar
5 agar........ Second spinner agar
6 agar ....... Part-time spinner agar
7 agar
8 agar
9 agar
10 agar
11 agar

Not enough Agar....

 

[Starburns_]

These commentators make Brian Taylor look like a legend in his field. The bias is outrageous.

You mean Paul Roos? BT isn't biased, he's just incredibly stupid.

 

[God Save Max King]

You mean Paul Roos? BT isn't biased, he's just incredibly stupid.

Paul Roos, Dwayne Russell. BT can be biased towards team with the most media hype, but yeah good point he's an idiot for the most part.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Clarke's silly reviews hurt us last over.

This has been a problem since ponting was captain everytime we waste reviews haddin has given bad advice and it looks as though with swann and Anderson to bowl yet this could get them to safety

 

[juice t]

Broad's innings has a massive asterisk on it now

 

[Xtratification]

Broad's innings has a massive asterisk on it now

As opposed to Agar's?

 

[Plugger35]

Gieschen will come out and defend Dar.

"Technically he edged it and the ball was caught but the diminutive umpire from Ballarat was obscured by the stumps"

 

[Big One]

Sad thing is, you would have to think the Poms are in a safe position here.

 

[Nomore4s]

Patto_man is bowling hand grenades, yet Clarke goes for a desperation review. You just know we'll have one of them plumb now and it gets turned down.

Nice call. The Aussies always use the DRS badly, use it in hope of getting a wicket instead of for reversing the bad decision. Not sure I would be trusting Patto either when deciding to go for a review.

Siddle's comments just highlight Australia's attitude to the DRS:

Siddle also refused to concede that Australia had wasted their two referrals, particularly a leg before wicket appeal against Jonny Bairstow which was clearly not out.
"You can’t do anything about that. You use them because you think you’re going to get a result early on and you don’t," Siddle said.

"You can’t just hold them and put them in the back pocket and say `I’m going to get one in the afternoon’ and save it for that.
"You use them when you think there’s a chance of getting a wicket and that’s what they’re there for."

No you use them when you've had a bad decision against you, not in hope that you will get a wicket.

 

[royals1922]

Nice call. The Aussies always use the DRS badly, use it in hope of getting a wicket instead of for reversing the bad decision. Not sure I would be trusting Patto either when deciding to go for a review.

Siddle's comments just highlight Australia's attitude to the DRS:



No you use them when you've had a bad decision against you, not in hope that you will get a wicket.

Siddle sadly can't come out and say "My captain's a f--kstick who has pigrooted what chances we had"

 

[Nomore4s]

Siddle sadly can't come out and say "My captain's a f--kstick who has pigrooted what chances we had"

Being a North supporter I was half expecting him to have a big sook and blame it on the rain.

 

[DrEvil]

As opposed to Agar's?

No, just like Essendank's season.

 

[Austin_McCrabbs]

Siddle sadly can't come out and say "My captain's a f--kstick who has pigrooted what chances we had"

Did Siddle play under Wayne Carey?

 

[Starburns_]

Nice call. The Aussies always use the DRS badly, use it in hope of getting a wicket instead of for reversing the bad decision. Not sure I would be trusting Patto either when deciding to go for a review.

Judging by Patto's reaction after the review was called, he appeared happy to let it go, he had a look of surprise on his face when they called it. Seemed all Haddin and Clarke to me.

No you use them when you've had a bad decision against you, not in hope that you will get a wicket.

I think Royals summed it up there, but still, at best that ball was going to be "umpires call", if you save your reviews for the howlers, such as the Trott decision (which he didn't hit), and the Broad one, then you should be alright.

 

[Xtratification]

No, just like Essendank's season.

That's more like it

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Did Siddle play under Luke Hodge?

EFA

 

[juice t]

Finally off you ****ing walk Broad

 

[David Schwarz]

England still trying to bore us to death?

 

[Tippett2Goal]

good to make it through that session without dropping a wicket, looks like a good batting wicket

 

[Duritz]

Daring to hope... Could England do a Norf?

 

[Duritz]

I reckon if we can get to 311 without losing all our wickets, then we'll win.

 

[Starburns_]

This would be a really good start if we were chasing 100 less like we realistically should be.

 

[Praetorian]

commentators praying for a change in weather. it's very brad scott-like