Cricket Crap

[Timbo]

Cricket NSW facebooked it this morning.

 

[undertaker]

Tonight will be the last time Misbah Ul-Haq and Younis Khan step onto the cricket field in Pakistan colours, and what a test match it promises to be, with Pakistan seeking their first ever test series win in the West Indies:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2017/engine/match/1077955.html

Match has been heavily affected by weather, but a late fightback by Pakistan after being 7/90 in the 2nd innings and a wicket in the final over by Yasir Shah makes for an interesting finish.

With Ul-Haq and Khan retiring, that leaves Rangana Herath going around with the longest test career (18 years in September)

 

[Timbo]

Paul Carige can finally sleep at night - Shannon Gabriel now holds the mantle of 'biggest brain explosion in professional sports history'.

If you don't know what I'm referring to, check how the Pakistan/Windows third test ended.

Wow.

 

[Bazal]

Saw it on FB this morning. Absolutely inexcusable. Totally hilarious though.

Feel for Chase at the other end, 101*, batted 6 hours only to have Gabriel do that seven balls out from saving the match....

 

[Timbo]

It was literally the last ball Gabriel had to face, pitched about a yard outside off.

'f**k it, I'm having this'.

Brilliant.

 

[TheParraboy]

Just on Ryan Carters, heard him interviewed on ABC grandstand Saturday Arvo

He said he is going to keep studying and learning as he enjoys doing that, also more time growing his charity "Batting for change". Came across as a bit of a free spirit and genuinely wants to make a difference in the world.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1097389.html

 

[Timbo]

Just on Ryan Carters, heard him interviewed on ABC grandstand Saturday Arvo

He said he is going to keep studying and learning as he enjoys doing that, also more time growing his charity "Batting for change". Came across as a bit of a free spirit and genuinely wants to make a difference in the world.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1097389.html

He seemed like he probably didn't fit in with the typical professional sportsman crowd every time I heard him talk. Seemed like a genuinely top bloke.

 

[undertaker]

Paul Carige can finally sleep at night - Shannon Gabriel now holds the mantle of 'biggest brain explosion in professional sports history'.

If you don't know what I'm referring to, check how the Pakistan/Windows third test ended.

Wow.

Here is the last over for all of you to enjoy:

 

[Twizzle]

So Finch gets a ton overnite and according to the media "all but assured of an opening spot in the Aussie team"

Its not as though we have never seen him bat before and all of a sudden he is in form, we know he will be hopelessly inconsistent in the WC.

Much rather see Head and Warner at the top for mine. I think Head is some one we should persevere with at the top, the kid is talented.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

And now Finch will go ten games without scoring a run.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

And on odi cricket, Bangladesh up to 6 in the rankings.

 

[Bazal]

So Finch gets a ton overnite and according to the media "all but assured of an opening spot in the Aussie team"

Its not as though we have never seen him bat before and all of a sudden he is in form, we know he will be hopelessly inconsistent in the WC.

Much rather see Head and Warner at the top for mine. I think Head is some one we should persevere with at the top, the kid is talented.

Warner
Head
Smith
Lynn
Maxwell
Henriques
Scissorhands
Starc
Cummins
Zampa
Hazlewood

Pattinson 12th man

IMO. From the squad they've taken anyway. But tbh I find it very hard to care much about whether or not we win the Champions Trophy.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

This should be a good tournament just for the fact that 5 teams are pretty even: us, NZ, SA, India and England.

It's been a long time since the top of any form of cricket has been this competitive.

 

[King hit]

Did anyone see that boundary in the warm up game against Pakistan? The shortest boundary you will ever see.

 

[Twizzle]

yeah, 46 metres, bit of a joke really

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Lesbostraya won't even run a place in this tourney

 

[Bazal]

Did anyone see that boundary in the warm up game against Pakistan? The shortest boundary you will ever see.

On the other hand, the long boundary was a pretty serious one.....

 

[undertaker]

yeah, 46 metres, bit of a joke really

really? I know it's a warm-up match, but still, that's pathetic. I don't want to harp on about my beef with short boundaries.

I thought the 54 metre short square boundary in the England vs Bangladesh game during the 2015 World Cup was bad enough. 46 metres is well short of the minimum required square boundary distance of 65 yards (59.43 metres). I don't know if the pitch was right on the edge of the square, but I know it's a common thing in countries like England to have the rope well away from the advertising boards.

 

[Bazal]

really? I know it's a warm-up match, but still, that's pathetic. I don't want to harp on about my beef with short boundaries.

I thought the 54 metre short square boundary in the England vs Bangladesh game during the 2015 World Cup was bad enough. 46 metres is well short of the minimum required square boundary distance of 65 yards (59.43 metres). I don't know if the pitch was right on the edge of the square, but I know it's a common thing in countries like England to have the rope well away from the advertising boards.

Well it wasn't an ODI so I don't think the same boundary constraints apply....also I meant what I said, that long boundary was a very serious long boundary even with the ropes.....

 

[undertaker]

Well it wasn't an ODI so I don't think the same boundary constraints apply....also I meant what I said, that long boundary was a very serious long boundary even with the ropes.....

I dunno how long it is, but am sure its less than the maximum 90 yards (82.3 metres) from the centre of the pitch that is allowed by the ICC.

The longest square boundary in international cricket was at the old WACA pre-1997 (before ropes were used there). From the pitch on the edge of the square, and using my crappy Google Earth skills on old WACA photos, the longer square boundary from the centre of the pitch to the fence was approx. 98 metres (a 100 metre shot from the crease to the part of the fence where it extends furthest from the batsman), which makes the two sixes Robin Smith hit over that fence during the 1992 World Cup England vs India match phenomenal. The one off the spinner would require a lot of strength and power, even with David Warner's bat. No chance in a million years I could ever do it.

Found an aerial photo of the old WACA in 1995, and you can see it would take one hell of a big hit from a then thinner 1990s-style cricket bat to hit a horizontal shot that distance over the fence at the longer boundary.