2016/17 Summer of Cricket

[Twizzle]

yeh, each to their own I guess

I just find them too uncomfortable and cant get used to them

 

[Bazal]

I had to bend the grille down so I felt like I could see. As a result a ball fits through easily, but I figured I'd rather be able to see the thing and get out of the way than be relying on the lid all the time, lol

 

[84 Baby]

Sounds like a shit opinion, tbh

I dive around like a spaz

Sorry what?

 

[strider]

I never wore a helmet ... mind you i gave up playing 10 yrs ago

I used to pack shit batting when i was a kid .... but when i was about 16 and finally got that its much easier to hit it if you get behind the ball then my fear of getting sconned went away .... getting smashed in the ribs a few times pulling and realising the pain only lasts a while helps too

 

[Bazal]

I never wore a helmet ... mind you i gave up playing 10 yrs ago

I used to pack shit batting when i was a kid .... but when i was about 16 and finally got that its much easier to hit it if you get behind the ball then my fear of getting sconned went away .... getting smashed in the ribs a few times pulling and realising the pain only lasts a while helps too

I think they're just a safety net for the most part. I've been in first grade the last two weeks and honestly none of the bowlers are quick enough to do any real harm even at that level. In my comp anyway. Even the Comets opener is probably only in the 120km range at a guess...

 

[Gronk]

Argh

 

[hybrideel]

Finchy has not played well this series. 7.33 average for an opener

 

[Happy MEel]

Smith is a freak. That was a seriously good catch.

 

[hineyrulz]

Finchy has not played well this series. 7.33 average for an opener

He's a fat myth, unless it's an absolute autobahn he has nothing. Oozie is twice the player Finch is.

 

[Twizzle]

He's a fat myth, unless it's an absolute autobahn he has nothing. Oozie is twice the player Finch is.

well atm, Finch is twice the size of everyone, and a complete waste of space

 

[Basil Brush]

He's a fat myth, unless it's an absolute autobahn he has nothing. Oozie is twice the player Finch is.

I cant remember an international opening batsman with worse footwork and technique than Finch. It beggars belief.

 

[Twizzle]

try watching Elgar bat

 

[Basil Brush]

try watching Elgar bat

Elgar actually has a defence.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Elgar sounds like a character from Lord Of The Rings.

 

[strider]

Elgar sounds like a character from Lord Of The Rings.

What would he be? Man, hobbit, dwarf, elf, orc, something else?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

What would he be? Man, hobbit, dwarf, elf, orc, something else?

I dunno. Man or elf, prolly. I think there's a King Elrond in some fantasy I've seen or read.

 

[Gronk]

 

[84 Baby]

What's so odd about playing Sat to Wed for a day-nighter?

 

[Twizzle]

The first day of a test match is generally on a Thursday and almost always the highest attendance. I generally go to day 1 at the Gabba and a lot of people take the day off work to go.

Having day 1 on a Sat night is probabaly aimed at maximum attendance as crowds are dwindling atm and the pink ball was developed to get people to turn up at test matches after work, like ODIs.

 

[no name]

Should have started it on a Friday.

Also it will be interesting to see the turnout to this weeks Brissy test as it is school holidays in QLD.

They have put it back to November next year, but the Ashes gets a good crowd any time.