Off Season 2024/25

[Izz]

1 to go...

And got.

Wow. What a performance!

 

[Izz]

Yesssssss !! How bloody good is that. I’ve got goosebumps

Historic

 

[Beavers Headgear]

How amazing is Phillips to watch, he isn’t born and bred here, but gives absolutely every ounce he has every second of the game, never wants a rest and doesn’t want to go and make 3 times the money all around the world

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Just WOW

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Ajaz Patel now has 85 test wickets, pretty incredible that all 85 are away from home

 

[Big Marn]

Is someone had said we would win 3-0 in India a month ago, i would have rung the men in white coats to come get them.

 

[Blair]

They'll be well into the ice-cold Kingfisher Lagers by now. It'll never taste better.

 

[Blair]

It is our most impressive test series win, and I don't say that lightly.

1985/86 we beat Australia home and away, but the inexperienced Aussies couldn't handle a rampaging RJ Hadlee. 1979/80 the Windies were surly and IVA Richards didn't tour. Etc, etc.

India were at full strength here and at home. A remarkable result.

 

[JJ]

How amazing is Phillips to watch, he isn’t born and bred here, but gives absolutely every ounce he has every second of the game, never wants a rest and doesn’t want to go and make 3 times the money all around the world

He came here very young ( 4 or 5) learned his cricket here. Saw a lot of him
In school boy cricket, always a special talent

 

[JJ]

It is our most impressive test series win, and I don't say that lightly.

1985/86 we beat Australia home and away, but the inexperienced Aussies couldn't handle a rampaging RJ Hadlee. 1979/80 the Windies were surly and IVA Richards didn't tour. Etc, etc.

India were at full strength here and at home. A remarkable result.

It’s amazing, I said elsewhere disappointing that they don’t use Ajaz more, he’s a good bowler

 

[JJ]

Ajaz Patel now has 85 test wickets, pretty incredible that all 85 are away from home

He has a really good record, staggering the plod they’ve selected ahead of him at home… most wickets at one away venue by anyone too, 25 at Wankhede

 

[Beavers Headgear]

He has a really good record, staggering the plod they’ve selected ahead of him at home… most wickets at one away venue by anyone too, 25 at Wankhede

Hopefully this series might change some direction in NZ and we give the directive to the groundsman to bring the spinners into play rather than just green seamers being produced

 

[Blair]

Hopefully this series might change some direction in NZ and we give the directive to the groundsman to bring the spinners into play rather than just green seamers being produced.

We seem to be stuck in the 1980s with this 'seamer'- mentality. We've always had good spinners, who can (and have) spun us to victory both at home and away.

The cicadas are going off here in the Blue Mountains, it's cricket season for sure. How's Hagley Park looking? As a fellow cricket retiree you must drive past sometimes with a heavy heart?!

 

[Beavers Headgear]

We seem to be stuck in the 1980s with this 'seamer'- mentality. We've always had good spinners, who can (and have) spun us to victory both at home and away.

The cicadas are going off here in the Blue Mountains, it's cricket season for sure. How's Hagley Park looking? As a fellow cricket retiree you must drive past sometimes with a heavy heart?!

actually close to the joint most weekends with my young fellas summer sport

Tbh Hagley Oval will always be a mixed thing for me, sure it’s a great facility, but it could have been a great facility anywhere. The old Hagley Oval was the heart of club cricket, and that heart being ripped out has decimated club cricket, promises made at that time from Germon and the council never came to fruition, I heard some of them first hand as I was part of the process, and 2 clubs that were based there for well over 100 years are really struggling, Riccarton moved years ago and there was an article last week about how they are nearly going under, and St Albans held firm but have been told when the lease expires on the clubrooms in a couple of years they are no chance of getting it

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Is someone had said we would win 3-0 in India a month ago, i would have rang the men in white coats to come get them.

I'd probably have done that if someone had said we'd win even just one test there. Especially after 0-2 v Sri Lanka and Williamson getting ruled out.

This really does make the Halberg team of the year award interesting because normally gold medalists are a shoe-in during Olympic cycles and until now, I thought TNZ would be worthy winners too. But being the first to ever win 3-0 in India... that's gotta be tops.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Addo-Carr has had meetings with the Eels

Taupau extended another year at Brisbane

Sam Walker confirmed to a big deal at the Roosters

 

[Alan Johnson]

For someone who doesn’t follow anything about league except NRL games themselves, and having just seen a spine-tingling Shaun Johnson highlight from the olden days, do we have any local halves coming through with skills/potential like he had?

 

[Alan Johnson]

Or in any position really. Someone fast and evasive. I feel like it’s been a while.