Cricket Crap

[King hit]

Happy NY.

Yes amazing innings. I saw some bits of it but the 03 WC in South Africa wasn't the friendliest as a time format. Loved watching Punter bat, my favourite cricketer of all time.

My memory from that WC was the two beamers from Waqar Younis. Symonds announced himself in that innings. We were well down on wickets and he rescued the innings and the match.

Andy Bichel’s performance against England in that World Cup was one of the best odi performances ever. Such and underrated champion he was. Considering that tournament began with Warne and his pill the way we played was spectacula.

 

[Fangs]

Andy Bichel’s performance against England in that World Cup was one of the best odi performances ever. Such and underrated champion he was. Considering that tournament began with Warne and his pill the way we played was spectacula.

Yes true.

7 with the ball and vital runs too.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Happy NY.

Yes amazing innings. I saw some bits of it but the 03 WC in South Africa wasn't the friendliest as a time format. Loved watching Punter bat, my favourite cricketer of all time.

My memory from that WC was the two beamers from Waqar Younis. Symonds announced himself in that innings. We were well down on wickets and he rescued the innings and the match.

Symmo was training with the Broncos and was strongly considering a code switch. He was a shock call up and announced himself in that Pakistan game.

The final was massive, the two best teams in the tournament with no close third. Gilly and Haydos got us off to a flyer before Punter and Marto put on a clinic.

 

[Fangs]

Symmo was training with the Broncos and was strongly considering a code switch. He was a shock call up and announced himself in that Pakistan game.

The final was massive, the two best teams in the tournament with no close third. Gilly and Haydos got us off to a flyer before Punter and Marto put on a clinic.

I think Wayne had a hand in sending him back. Whatever happened he made the right choice.

Brett Lee was crazy fast in that tournament. And Brad Hogg proved to be a very handy replacement for Warney too.

 

[undertaker]

On this day 30 years ago:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/benson-hedges-world-series-1995-96-60978/australia-vs-west-indies-5th-match-65531/full-scorecard

 

[King-Gutho94]

Winning that world cup in 2003 and so dominantly considering the issues confronting the side at the time was incredible.

Lost Shane Warne on the night before the 1st game, Darren Lehmann was suspended for the 1st half of the tournament from his racial comments back in the tri-series, Michael Bevan missed the first 4 games due to a hamstring injury.

Andrew Symonds was basically picked out of necessity because of that and he wasn't playing very well and yet to prove himself at the international stage.

That 143 against Pakistan basically made him as a player.

Sachin was at his peak as an ODI player but we had India's measure we rolled them for 125 in the group stage and did it easy 1 down in like 20 overs.

Where India dominated everywhere else except Australia.

We had a few close games especially the 3 games we played at Port Elizabeth.

That pitched was juiced up at the time with some low scoring games we scraped home against England in the group stage with Bevan/Bichel getting us

Against the Kiwis at Port Elizbeth we were 7/84 scraped to 208 which even by 2003 standards was a below par score and rolled the Kiwis for 112.

Brett Lee probably had his best tournament as a express quick bowler. Some poor Kenyan bloke broke his elbow facing him and when he got bowled.

 

[Twizzle]

I think Wayne had a hand in sending him back. Whatever happened he made the right choice.

Brett Lee was crazy fast in that tournament. And Brad Hogg proved to be a very handy replacement for Warney too.

I always thought Brad Hogg needed is tongue pruned. It seemed to big to fit in his mouth so it was always hanging out.

Lucky he never got hit in the chin, would have solved his tongue problems.

Great ODI bowler though.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I always thought Brad Hogg needed is tongue pruned. It seemed to big to fit in his mouth so it was always hanging out.

Lucky he never got hit in the chin, would have solved his tongue problems.

Great ODI bowler though.

Commentator Andrew Symonds referred to the wrist spinner as “a pest” and told viewers how the Australian team shut Hogg up whenever he got too annoying. The side named the tactic the “Hogg Pile”.

“I’d run around the ground until I caught him, then I’d tackle him to the ground, and all the other boys would come and pile on,” Symonds said.

“Now Hoggy was a bit claustrophobic and it would get to the point where he said, ‘Alright Roy that’s enough, get off me!’

“Then I’d wait a little bit and I’d look around before saying, ‘Alright boys’ and then they’d climb off him.”

When asked how long the World Cup-winning tweaker would behave himself for after such treatment, “Roy” replied: “Oh, about a week.”

Andrew Symonds reveals how Aussie team would shut Brad Hogg up, outs Adam Gilchrist’s secret

The grubbiest superstition you’ll ever hear

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Fangs]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/he-hates-us-for-it-smith-reveals-khawaja-drama-behind-the-scenes/news-story/ba2949260fc4117355d9f58369efd42d

Steve Smith, who was Australian captain at the time, confessed the decision didn’t sit well with Khawaja.

“We didn’t think he was playing the spinners as well as he does now,” Smith recalled while speaking to reporters at the SCG on Saturday.

He added with a smile: “He hates us for it.''

Khawaja got an opportunity to rectify his underwhelming Test record in Asia the following year, picked as an opener for Australia’s two-match series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Before the match, coach Justin Langer gave the Queenslander some words of encouragement that resonated deeply with the left-hander.

“JL is the one guy who actually gave me hope and love at that time,” Khawaja recalled.

“He said, ‘Uzzie, go out there. I believe you. I’ve seen you play spin in Australia. You can do it.’

“I’ve always loved JL for that.”

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Interesting remarks there. Says he didn't feel supported by the coaching staff but he gives a wrap to Justin Langer.

Looks like Smith had a fair say in Khawaja's career too.

 

[Twizzle]

He deserved to be dropped; his previous tour there was crap.

Surprising how he came good for a bloke with not much footwork. I was also surprised to read that he was dropped 15 times; I don't think that's right.

 

[mozza91]

Watching the super smash on Fox cricket and I remain convinced that about 80% of Kiwi surnames are made up on the spot. From Guptill to Southee and there’s a bloke called Fraser Sheat bowling today.

 

[Fangs]

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

www.foxsports.com.au

Dizzy clearing the air once again.

Might make a good head coach one day.

 

[King hit]

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

www.foxsports.com.au

Dizzy clearing the air once again.

Might make a good head coach one day

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

Aussie legend hits back at Khawaja’s ‘racial stereotypes’ claim

www.foxsports.com.au

Dizzy clearing the air once again.

Might make a good head coach one day.

Unfortunately I lose a lot of respect for people who just start carrying on like he did. So disappointing I’ve really liked usman as a player this whole time. Makes me nervous about what he might be about to come

 

[Fangs]

Unfortunately I lose a lot of respect for people who just start carrying on like he did. So disappointing I’ve really liked usman as a player this whole time. Makes me nervous about what he might be about to come

I didn't like the presser much either.

He clearly feels attacked. Though I'd hardly say driven into retirement considering the coach wanted him there until 2027.

I'd rather ten more Khawaja types than a mute. He should take a commentary job and sit alongside Langer on 7.

 

[Bazal]

Unfortunately I lose a lot of respect for people who just start carrying on like he did. So disappointing I’ve really liked usman as a player this whole time. Makes me nervous about what he might be about to come

Why is it disappointing?

He's right, and even if the specific incident he's commenting on isn't part of it, I think Dizzy has missed the point somewhat. It's not about the comments on his prep, it's about the fact those comment were made about Uzi and not other players in the same situation previously. When Maxwell and Inglis injured themselves playing golf there weren't too many saying "why were the even playing golf they do they even give a f**k about the cricket."

I think both Uzi and Dizzy have a reasonable perspective on it. But at the end of the day it's blatantly clear Uzi has long been the target of racist fans and he has, at times, been treated differently through his cricketing career.

It's incredibly dangerous to insinuate that players shouldn't speak out about that

 

[King-Gutho94]

So no IPL and cricket would have died in a ditch.

 

[King-Gutho94]

 

[Twizzle]

Thanks for the memories Midge, destined for the commentary box me thinks.

 

[Bazal]

Thanks for the memories Midge, destined for the commentary box me thinks.

I think her husband will wind up in the same comm box in a year or two, tbh.

 

[undertaker]

England’s demand for Ashes shake-up as Poms set to reject iconic event

England’s demand for Ashes shake-up as Poms set to reject iconic event

www.foxsports.com.au

ECB is definitely trying to avoid accountablility with the pink-ball issue, completely ignoring that the other three tests England lost in the Ashes were with the red ball (Perth, Adelaide, Sydney). England lost the Ashes series just from the red-ball tests alone

As for the controversy surrounding the 150th-anniversary test, I can fully understand why CA made this decision to have it played with the pink ball, given that school holidays finished a few weeks before March 11-15, not to mention the NRL/AFL seasons will have commenced by then. Having an approx. 2:30pm start to each day's play allows fans who either have to go to work or students with school/university commitments the opportunity to make the 2nd and/or 3rd session(s), not to mention larger tv ratings due to those sessions being in primetime, with more people at home watching.