Banter The No Dazzlering Big Cricket Thread

[FKASC]

Aus will scrape through today and go on to win the final

 

[happy_eagle]

1.4 Overs short of being able to call a result.

 

[Ochre]

Need rain asap

 

[kane249]

Boned

 

[ep2018]

Faking an injury in cricket? Has that ever happened before?

 

[Smeg Head]

Trott not acting in the spirit of cricket?

 

[kane249]

Das not protecting the tail very well

 

[Dazzler9]

Rain stopped play. Who TF is ahead?

 

[happy_eagle]

Rain stopped play. Who TF is ahead?

Afghanistan by 3 runs

 

[Dazzler9]

Afghanistan by 3 runs

Damn.

We really don't deserve to go through.

 

[boondy]

That was amazing drama

 

[happy_eagle]

Afghanistan vs South Africa
England vs India

 

[Doashuey]

Das not protecting the tail very well

Its hard to be critical of a guy carrying his bat and scoring over half the teams runs but he really did seem clueless in how to bat with the tail in a small run chase. Especially with the DLS in play, he really just needed to soak up the strike and deal in 2s and 4s with a single in the last 2 balls of each over. He would get on strike and immediately take a single- not sure if dumb or just inexperienced. He was responsible for them having a chance but also equally responsible for them losing in the end.
Anyway, great for Afghanistan to make it through, I hope they pull off a miracle and win the whole thing. If not them, please be South Africa.

 

[RookiePick]

I guess you can't be up all the time but that was a pretty woeful tournament from Australia in hindsight.

A decent win against England but didn't really fire another shot and bundled out in straight sets at the super 8 stage.

Indians everywhere will be heaving sighs of relief that the chance of running into Australia in the final is off the table.

 

[kfad05]

Faking an injury in cricket? Has that ever happened before?

Arjuna Ranatunga, and his desire not to run between the wickets. He was the king of the runner

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[Ochre]

Would be a nice little consolation if England got absolutely ****ed over in the semi at least

 

[matthew_s]

Would be a nice little consolation if England got absolutely ****ed over in the semi at least

But inversely shit that India would get through due to no reserve day

 

[Ochre]

But inversely shit that India would get through due to no reserve day

Yeah but one of the two of them is going to win, may as well be as bullshit as possible.

 

[FKASC]

Would be a nice little consolation if England got absolutely ****ed over in the semi at least

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[MrWoollie]

Wouldn't have a thought a WC is Mickey Mouse cricket.

If it's Mickey Mouse, why bother watching it it?

I for one don't.

When you start with a small ground then put an electronic advertising fence 20 metres inside that then a boundary rope another 5 metres inside that you've got an under 15's sized ground. You then restrict the bowlers to the point of 'what's the point of being a bowler'.

It's more contrived than a vAFL fixture list.

And why bother with fielding restrictions? The boundary is so short it's almost inside the fielding ring anyway.

 

[FKASC]

I for one don't.

When you start with a small ground then put an electronic advertising fence 20 metres inside that then a boundary rope another 5 metres inside that you've got an under 15's sized ground. You then restrict the bowlers to the point of 'what's the point of being a bowler'.

It's more contrived than a vAFL fixture list.

And why bother with fielding restrictions? The boundary is so short it's almost inside the fielding ring anyway.

Yet somehow teams are getting bowled out for low totals?

 

[Seadog]

I for one don't.

When you start with a small ground then put an electronic advertising fence 20 metres inside that then a boundary rope another 5 metres inside that you've got an under 15's sized ground. You then restrict the bowlers to the point of 'what's the point of being a bowler'.

It's more contrived than a vAFL fixture list.

And why bother with fielding restrictions? The boundary is so short it's almost inside the fielding ring anyway.

I don't think I've ever watched a entire 20/20 game. I just get bored which is weird because I have no trouble watching an entire day of test cricket. I just can't get invested in any of the teams or results.

 

[Ochre]

Are the grounds actually small compared to the rest of the world though, or are our grounds just unusually large because they need to host AFL too?

 

[ep2018]

Would be a nice little consolation if England got absolutely ****ed over in the semi at least

Both semi finals get 240 minutes of additional time if there is rain. India/England takes place during the day so the extra minutes run into the evening, while SA/Afghanistan is a night game so the extra minutes roll into the next day.

 

[Dazzler9]

Are the grounds actually small compared to the rest of the world though, or are our grounds just unusually large because they need to host AFL too?

Our grounds are definitely large by international standards. Go to the UK and check out their ground sizes, both professional and amateur. It's very noticeable.