Jeez why didn't India enforce that obstruction appeal? That's out every day of the week.
Banter The No Dazzlering Big Cricket Thread
- Thread starter RookiePick
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Carbine Chaos
See My Chess
- Apr 1, 2009
- 65,658
- 99,929
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Perth FC, Everton, Delhi
The state of our batting.
With very little in the Shield to have much confidence in also.
With very little in the Shield to have much confidence in also.
RookiePick
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 13, 2014
- 28,147
- 50,808
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Thread starter
- #2,803
Usman should cop some heat. Hung McSweeney out to dry imo.
Smith is finished.
Our whole setup needs reviewing. More red ball domestic cricket for our ivory tower dwelling, willow wielding spuds.
Smith is finished.
Our whole setup needs reviewing. More red ball domestic cricket for our ivory tower dwelling, willow wielding spuds.
Carbine Chaos
See My Chess
- Apr 1, 2009
- 65,658
- 99,929
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Perth FC, Everton, Delhi
Didn't get to see his innings, what's that about mate?
- Apr 30, 2015
- 14,538
- 26,255
- AFL Club
- West Coast
What did Uzzie do?
TY24
It's Hewett, not Hewitt
- Mar 21, 2017
- 10,851
- 23,002
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Arsenal, Scorchers, Scuderia Ferrari
Singling anyindividual batter out when only one of them has passed 15 is wild.
xInfected_Virus
Team Captain
- Apr 23, 2020
- 580
- 2,857
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Wisconsin Badgers Women's Volleyball
Go back to the 90s and 00s when even the second Australian XI are good enough to beat most teams at that time. Matthew Wade would've never gotten past district level let alone make it to TAS or VIC teams let alone the Australian team. Heck Bancroft and Harris wouldn't been good enough to make it to Shield level let alone the Australian team, that tells you all the direness of Australian batsmen at Shield level when guys like them are in Shield level as no one at the moment is banging down the door, not even McSweeney is banging down the door too.
Yep, also saw these two walking into the WACA members area. Just one Witho though…
Yeah I meant lord nelson in my post
Yep it was odd as lord nelson was there too
Ochre
:o
By taking singles? McSweeneys an opener, not an 11.
- Apr 30, 2015
- 14,538
- 26,255
- AFL Club
- West Coast
This.
You don't protect your opening partner by knocking back singles. This is Test cricket FFS.
Was at Optus today and the crowd definitely were giving it to him in terms of Bronx cheers. I thought Jack Darling was on strike at stages…
In all seriousness though your post is spot on. All he was looking to do was leave the ball and occupy the crease. Didn’t even want to look to score freely or at a minimum just get off strike. Of course he torched a review too. Smith and him just never think they’re out even though both were absolutely plumb today.
- Mar 20, 2007
- 30,049
- 28,325
- AFL Club
- West Coast
Smith and Labuschange have been doing this for the past few years.
Chewing up balls without moving the score along, which just adds more and more pressure to whoever is batting with them.
RookiePick
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 13, 2014
- 28,147
- 50,808
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Thread starter
- #2,820
It was tough batting out there, plus McSweeney would have all the first test nerves.
Anybody think India possibly just let Usman have an easy single first ball to get the new kid on strike? Nah, they wouldn't think of doing that would they.
It's still a team sport and Usman didn't try and do anything to support his new partner. It's hardly like Ussie made the most of it...he scored less than McSweeney after leaving the bloke to face all the heat.
All the sink and swim crap is as outdated as a footy coach giving the boys a "good old-fashioned spray". It's a team and every player should be doing their best to help their team mates express their best cricket. Just another example of the Aussie senior players looking after themselves as first priority.
Usman, Labuschagne and Smith just served up more of the same old imo. The sooner we start looking to the future the better. Need young blood in the side and to take our lumps as they develop at the level. The shield set up clearly can't deliver mature players that can plug and play anymore. We need to put the core of the best young talent together and let them grow as a unit together.
NB - I love Ussie and reckon he'll be our top scorer for the series again. I just think he got it wrong out there yesterday.
Anybody think India possibly just let Usman have an easy single first ball to get the new kid on strike? Nah, they wouldn't think of doing that would they.
It's still a team sport and Usman didn't try and do anything to support his new partner. It's hardly like Ussie made the most of it...he scored less than McSweeney after leaving the bloke to face all the heat.
All the sink and swim crap is as outdated as a footy coach giving the boys a "good old-fashioned spray". It's a team and every player should be doing their best to help their team mates express their best cricket. Just another example of the Aussie senior players looking after themselves as first priority.
Usman, Labuschagne and Smith just served up more of the same old imo. The sooner we start looking to the future the better. Need young blood in the side and to take our lumps as they develop at the level. The shield set up clearly can't deliver mature players that can plug and play anymore. We need to put the core of the best young talent together and let them grow as a unit together.
NB - I love Ussie and reckon he'll be our top scorer for the series again. I just think he got it wrong out there yesterday.
- Apr 30, 2015
- 14,538
- 26,255
- AFL Club
- West Coast
I just think you got it wrong TBH.
As has been mentioned, he's opening the innings, it's his job.
You can't hide, it's test cricket.
TY24
It's Hewett, not Hewitt
- Mar 21, 2017
- 10,851
- 23,002
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Arsenal, Scorchers, Scuderia Ferrari
As shit as it is watching us get pumped, from a cricket enjoyers perspective, it’s been a pleasure to watch one of the great fast bowling spells.
Bumrah is breathtakingly terrifying.
Bumrah is breathtakingly terrifying.
Ochre
:o
Bloke averages under 21 playing his home game on the shit tips India serves up. Would probably average 3 if he played for us
