2nd Test: Australia v NZ at MCG, Dec 26-30 2019

[The Mad Hatter]

Things Shane doesn't like talking about:

* bookmakers in Asia
* diuretics
* his drug ban
* his charity (now it has closed)
* Simone

 

[Bazal]

If that's all they've got they've got nothing

No, they've got quite a lot of ammunition just there...

 

[Hutty1986]

We have deadset gifted Wagner about 30 test wickets

 

[typicalfan]

Commentators talking about declaration is boring.

 

[_snafu_]

NZ anthem should be “God help NZ”

 

[Bazal]

NZ anthem should be “God help NZ”

They'll have to ask Mr Spock nicely...

 

[Front-Rower]

Commentators talking about declaration is boring.

But hang on, don’t people want commentators talking about the game? And not recounting blokey stories about stuff that happened in the ‘70s/‘80s/90s?

 

[Bazal]

Commentators talking about declaration is boring.

Could be worse. Could have wheeled out the just-breathing corpse of Bill Lawry again

 

[King hit]

No, they've got quite a lot of ammunition just there...

If politics are the best thing they've got for sledging they need to come up with some better material

 

[Bazal]

If politics are the best thing they've got for sledging they need to come up with some better material

I feel you've missed the point of the cardoon...

 

[Hutty1986]

Could be worse. Could have wheeled out the just-breathing corpse of Bill Lawry again

Has the great man officially retired? I thought he was a "MCG specialist"?

 

[King hit]

I feel you've missed the point of the cardoon...

I get the whole point of the cartoon and understand it easily. I just find it weak if that's the best sort of sledging they can come up with.

 

[Front-Rower]

Has the great man officially retired? I thought he was a "MCG specialist"?

He’d be one of Packer’s men. No way would he appear on Fox or 7

 

[typicalfan]

But hang on, don’t people want commentators talking about the game? And not recounting blokey stories about stuff that happened in the ‘70s/‘80s/90s?

That depends on how many times I they ask should they have a bowl tonight. After the first dozen or so I think that question has had its time.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Has the great man officially retired? I thought he was a "MCG specialist"?

Since 9 lost the rights last summer, Bill has retired.

 

[Bazal]

Since 9 lost the rights last summer, Bill has retired.

And thank f**k for that

 

[typicalfan]

Could be worse. Could have wheeled out the just-breathing corpse of Bill Lawry again

I do miss the occasional call of plumb lbw a foot outside off stump though.

 

[Bazal]

I do miss the occasional call of plumb lbw a foot outside off stump though.

It was funny back when he still seemed mostly sane. Once you started to realise he was absolutely senile it just became a little bit pathetic.

 

[typicalfan]

It was funny back when he still seemed mostly sane. Once you started to realise he was absolutely senile it just became a little bit pathetic.

Channel 9 was never the same without Packer and Benaud. Like NRL it just started being a job for the boys.

 

[Bazal]

Well that's one way to break the shackles