OT-Cricket 2015/2016

[hineyrulz]

I posted it.
And I wasn't trying to be funny.

Strange comment no matter what the intentions.

 

[T.S Quint]

Strange comment no matter what the intentions.

I know your original comment was just a joke, but I was just pointing out that sometimes it's in everyone's best interests to increase safety for batsmen.

 

[hineyrulz]

I know your original comment was just a joke, but I was just pointing out that sometimes it's in everyone's best interests to increase safety for batsmen.

My comment was how easy batsman have it these days, flat wickets, massive bats and the bowlers aren't quite what they were a couple of decades ago. It had nothing to do with player safety. And on the anniversary of Phil Hughes death I didn't think it was a comment needed to be said.

 

[T.S Quint]

My comment was how easy batsman have it these days, flat wickets, massive bats and the bowlers aren't quite what they were a couple of decades ago. It had nothing to do with player safety. And on the anniversary of Phil Hughes death I didn't think it was a comment needed to be said.

Your comment stemmed from a discussion about whether or not a pink ball should be used (which it is partly because of player safety).
Strider made a joke that the batsmen should toughen up, and you reiterated saying that batsmen have it too easy. I just wanted to remind what happens when we take safety out of the equation.

I don't see why it matters that it is the anniversary of Hughes' death. If I made the comment two weeks ago would it be ok?

 

[hineyrulz]

Your comment stemmed from a discussion about whether or not a pink ball should be used (which it is partly because of player safety).
Strider made a joke that the batsmen should toughen up, and you reiterated saying that batsmen have it too easy. I just wanted to remind what happens when we take safety out of the equation.

I don't see why it matters that it is the anniversary of Hughes' death. If I made the comment two weeks ago would it be ok?

We were talking about wether the red ball was able to be used at night, and I said it is harder to pick up then the pink, yellow or even orange. I said it was and he said they should toughen up and I agreed with him. The game is all about the batsman these days you only have to look at the wickets they play on. Then you mentioned Phil Hughes which was IMO comment and especially on what day it was. I took it as a tasteless joke and would have no matter when you made it.

 

[Twizzle]

Agree with how long it took. It's upset the kiwi's and getting us back in the game a bit.

Mission accomplished then, although Dirk Nannes didn't agree, no doubt he will get plenty more media coverage today.

Haze was great last night and Siddle was at the other end of the spectrum.

Interesting to see how Voges and both Marsh boys have no idea how to bat on a green top, they bat at the WACA all their professional career and looked completely lost when on a pitch that suits the bowlers. We are doing this to ourselves and its about time we start to prepare proper cricket pitches.

 

[Noise]

Mission accomplished then, although Dirk Nannes didn't agree, no doubt he will get plenty more media coverage today.

Haze was great last night and Siddle was at the other end of the spectrum.

Interesting to see how Voges and both Marsh boys have no idea how to bat on a green top, they bat at the WACA all their professional career and looked completely lost when on a pitch that suits the bowlers. We are doing this to ourselves and its about time we start to prepare proper cricket pitches.

S Marsh is garbage but interestingly his test average overseas is about 42 while it is only about 22 here in Oz

 

[Twizzle]

He has fallen by the wayside a bit recently, stats wise but I was referring moreso to their techniques.

Same in England, Darsh and Voges regularly out driving on the up on soft green pitches, just as they would on the Gabba except in England and now at SACA they nick the ball. Voges never looked like making a run yesterday unless it was over the top of slips.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Mission accomplished then, although Dirk Nannes didn't agree, no doubt he will get plenty more media coverage today.

Haze was great last night and Siddle was at the other end of the spectrum.

Interesting to see how Voges and both Marsh boys have no idea how to bat on a green top, they bat at the WACA all their professional career and looked completely lost when on a pitch that suits the bowlers. We are doing this to ourselves and its about time we start to prepare proper cricket pitches.

Well....if you ignore the 5 seasons Voges has played for Notinghamshire, 2 for Middlesex an 1 for Hampshire, and all the away Shield games, I guess that's true.

 

[Bigfella]

Another accurate analysis

 

[Twizzle]

Well....if you ignore the 5 seasons Voges has played for Notinghamshire, 2 for Middlesex an 1 for Hampshire, and all the away Shield games, I guess that's true.

Very true Baz but with the exception of the Gabba, the other away pitches aren't much harder to bat on and you only need to look at how he was trying to play Southee in his first over yesterday to see the problem

Driving on the up to an away swinging ball about 3rd ball of the day and the ball flew over slips, he looked like a fish out of water

He did the same thing in England during the Ashes, playing on soft wickets like they were hard pitches. He didn't learn much from his stints in England.

 

[Gary Gutful]

The Marsh family, bunch of overrated plodders.

Can't believe you would post such a horrible thing on the anniversary of uncle Gerry Marsh's death.

 

[hineyrulz]

Can't believe you would post such a horrible thing on the anniversary of uncle Gerry Marsh's death.

Vale Gerry Marsh

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Exciting finish

 

[Bigfella]

For Uncle Gerry?

 

[hineyrulz]

Credit to Sean Darsh played a good knock under pressure.

Good win especially when our best bowler only got to bowl 9 overs in the match.

 

[Twizzle]

Credit to Sean Darsh played a good knock under pressure.

Good win especially when our best bowler only got to bowl 9 overs in the match.

the whole middle order actually contributed in some form for a change

was pretty impressed with Haze taking on the extra workload with Starc injured, now if we can just get rid of Siddle and get Pattinson in there we'd be half decent

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Pattinson doesn't seem to be quite ready this time round. But I guess he's taken a few wickets. Going to be a tough call for the next test. As it's in Hobart, they might just pick Fekete for the hell of it, and play Pattinson on Boxing Day.

 

[Gronk]

Pattinson doesn't seem to be quite ready this time round. But I guess he's taken a few wickets. Going to be a tough call for the next test. As it's in Hobart, they might just pick Fekete for the hell of it, and play Pattinson on Boxing Day.

Nathan Coulter-Nile is next in line according to Craig McDermott. If he can learn to hold his tongue.

https://soundcloud.com/abc_grandstand/interview-aussie-bowling-coach-craig-mcdermott

 

[Twizzle]

Billy aint really a selector and Patto was 12th man in Adelaide so he must be in the mix but Patto was outbowled by Boland who got 9 wickets at about 8.0 for the Vics yesterday which is a pretty decent effort.

Dont know if anyone heard the interview with Billy in the cricket show but he was saying how they look for bowlers who can bowl at 140ks min to get into the Aussie team, Patto fits that bill.