LukasTheGreat
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Watching huge batting partnerships is boring as shit. 500+ scores suck.
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The_Reaper
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These pitches have interesting Day 1's and Day 5's.
If Day 1 is a big batting day (for Autralia) India go into their shell, Australia comes out in the 3rd and hits some quick ones and we are into a result causing declaration on Day 5.
A better pitch would have 4 or 3 interesting days where bowlers look dangerous and Batsmen are grinding out hard earned tonnes
If Day 1 is a big batting day (for Autralia) India go into their shell, Australia comes out in the 3rd and hits some quick ones and we are into a result causing declaration on Day 5.
A better pitch would have 4 or 3 interesting days where bowlers look dangerous and Batsmen are grinding out hard earned tonnes
It's good sometimes just not every bloody game. All sorts of pitches and games can be interesting just need a decent mix, not always favouring the batsmen and making the bowlers work their backsides off.
eth-dog
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That's good for Adelaide. Nowhere else.
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Looking forward to the 5-day poke'n'prod games to finally be over so we can get on with the real cricket.
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Even though test match cricket was around for nearly century before one day cricket, one day cricket is the "real cricket"
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Huge batting partnerships are great, but you want it to be a contest.
Shits me seeing batsmen nick through the slips during the first session of a match and the ball doesn't carry. Likewise you don't want to see a quick bowler with a new cherry (thanks Warnie) bowling a good length seam-up and getting nothing through the air or from the pitch.
One of my favourite tests ever is the first test of the Ashes in 2005.
Day 1: 17 wickets, 290 runs
Day 2: 10 wickets, 340 runs
Day 3: 8 wickets, 250 runs
Day 4: 5 wickets, 35 runs
Fast scoring rate by test standards, 20 wickets inside 4 days, 5 batsmen passed 50 and plenty made starts, and plenty of reward for good bowling.
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Even though test match cricket was around for nearly century before one day cricket, one day cricket is the "real cricket"
Exactly, it is outdated. It bothers me that kids these days are learning techniques for this dinosaur game when it is clearly past its use by date.
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I've really enjoyed the lack of DRS in this Test series.
Admittedly a lot of that probably has to do with a generally excellent standard of umpiring - but it's just been so refreshing for out to be out, and NO to be NO. The finger goes up or the finger stays down - that's the end of it. No standing around at the end of an innings waiting for the review before the teams celebrate, or leave the field for the changeover.
Even the errors that have occurred have been less analysed, because without the DRS there's no 'sliding doors' scenario. Normally the commentators sit around talking endlessly about good challenges, bad challenges, missed challenges. This series, mistake or not the verdict is the verdict and everyone just has to leave it and move on.
Maybe I'd feel differently if we'd had worse umpires, but for the first time I kind of feel like ditching DRS wouldn't be the worst idea in the world.
Admittedly a lot of that probably has to do with a generally excellent standard of umpiring - but it's just been so refreshing for out to be out, and NO to be NO. The finger goes up or the finger stays down - that's the end of it. No standing around at the end of an innings waiting for the review before the teams celebrate, or leave the field for the changeover.
Even the errors that have occurred have been less analysed, because without the DRS there's no 'sliding doors' scenario. Normally the commentators sit around talking endlessly about good challenges, bad challenges, missed challenges. This series, mistake or not the verdict is the verdict and everyone just has to leave it and move on.
Maybe I'd feel differently if we'd had worse umpires, but for the first time I kind of feel like ditching DRS wouldn't be the worst idea in the world.
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Most of the criticism of DRS came about during the 2013 Ashes due to our poor use of it (I'm looking at you, Shane Watson) and one or two decisions where seemingly inconclusive evidence saw decisions overturned.
Stuart Broad being caught at slip and given not out was a howler, but we'd already used up our referrals on decisions that were iffy at best. DRS was introduced to eliminate howlers, but the system as it is relies on players using it for that purpose - which they don't.
Stuart Broad being caught at slip and given not out was a howler, but we'd already used up our referrals on decisions that were iffy at best. DRS was introduced to eliminate howlers, but the system as it is relies on players using it for that purpose - which they don't.
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Well cowan got dropped. Rogers has the same number of tonsbin 1/3rd of the games played.
Watson is batting at 3, generally where your best bat goes and not scoring a heap of run andcaveraging mid 30s. Had he been a 6 his record would be pretty impressive.
Add in his traits, reviewing plumb lbws and that cry face of his, ajd he cops some shit.
Edit - didn't notice 35 extra posts on tapatalk
Watson is batting at 3, generally where your best bat goes and not scoring a heap of run andcaveraging mid 30s. Had he been a 6 his record would be pretty impressive.
Add in his traits, reviewing plumb lbws and that cry face of his, ajd he cops some shit.
Edit - didn't notice 35 extra posts on tapatalk
eth-dog
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I prefer the Green ODI strips to the Canary Yellow.
The_Reaper
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They may look good visually but they look like South Africa.
It would be like Essendon playing in black and white
It's Australia gold my friend and don't you forget it
eth-dog
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Not really, Australia's colours are Green and Gold.
eth-dog
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I'm not a fan.
Not really a cricket thing - but I'm over the "Pink Day" at the Sydney Test. I support the cause 100%, have had a family member pass away through breast cancer, and donate money to similar foundations. But the "Pink Day" needs a re-jig. I'm over the novelty of giggling at a commentator wearing a hot pink jacket, having a chuckle at some old guy in the crowd who had dyed his hair pink, requiring a close-up of a player with a pink bat grip and my eyes are still blurry from looking at Nine's pink on-screen graphics. Maybe it's the way Nine covers it (sticking with their policy of " if it worked 10 years ago, surely it still works now) and long may it continue but I'd like to see some innovation with it next year.
I wouldn't object to seeing it changed to normal except for Day 3 to make it more special. Present the baggy pinks to McGrath that day and stuff.
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generally speaking i agree with you. i must admit it is impressive to see it continue on years since it was introduced. ok we only see it once a year but it makes quite an impression
contrast this with the ice bucket thing last year that brought attention to ALS (had to google what it was for). not a word mentioned these days
Pretty sure that's what it is at the moment.
No Day 1 they do the Baggy Pinks and have the pink writing all throughout the test match. I'd like to see the Baggy pinks done day 3 and only the pink text day 3.
The more I think about it though you might be right about the baggy pinks day 3. Can't remember now
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I dont like Steve Smith for some reason.
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