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CricketERA |OT1| "Weird, a bit random, not what I was expecting"
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Good for Cook. But kind of sums up where he was at - big peaks and deep troughs. Great man and player.
The return of Banana Man!
Australia squad: Tim Paine (capt, wk), Ashton Agar, Brendan Doggett, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne (lols), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc
Out: Joe Burns, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Jhye Richardson
Hazelwood and Cummins are injured.
Australia squad: Tim Paine (capt, wk), Ashton Agar, Brendan Doggett, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne (lols), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc
Out: Joe Burns, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Jhye Richardson
Hazelwood and Cummins are injured.
Clearly I was worrying over nothing. Rashid bringing out an absolute cracker of a ball, Curran putting it in the right places and Jimmy finishing things off nicely.
All in all, a great series. The batsmen definitely need to knuckle down on the winter tours, but I'm very happy with Curran as one for the future. I think they need to get another bowler in the squad to learn and eventually replace Anderson (and Broad in time); Woakes will come back in, so perhaps he may get the new ball in Sri Lanka.
And Cook will be a huge loss, both in runs and as a team player. He goes out as one of the great openers of the modern era.
All in all, a great series. The batsmen definitely need to knuckle down on the winter tours, but I'm very happy with Curran as one for the future. I think they need to get another bowler in the squad to learn and eventually replace Anderson (and Broad in time); Woakes will come back in, so perhaps he may get the new ball in Sri Lanka.
And Cook will be a huge loss, both in runs and as a team player. He goes out as one of the great openers of the modern era.
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I mean, who isnt?
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Players/PlayerHomeAway.asp?PlayerID=3065#bowl
He's more than average away from home.
The Browny curse wins the day again!
Some good test matches, especially the last two. Enjoyed this series.
Bah. I applied for tickets for the world cup next year but just got the email saying i was unsuccessful in the ballot.
General sale starts on the 27th with a first come first served rule. get in quick if you want any.
https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com
General sale starts on the 27th with a first come first served rule. get in quick if you want any.
https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com
Looks like Australia will play as many as 4 debutants in the opening Pakistan test. Finch and Head are in, renshaw was hit in the head during fielding practice and is very doubful so Labuschagne is likely to play and Michael Nesar is up against Siddle for the 2nd fast bowler spot.
It's a parody, although It's amazing how far through it I got before being 100% sure
On the bright side, you guys can go back to moaning about the Marsh boys.
The fact that it was funny should have given it away.
The fact that it was funny should have given it away.
The real Warne is way more boring than that. That's always been teh funny thing about him, for all his reputation asa character, he has very little of it.
As someone who loves leg spin more than most things in life, seeing Labuschagne take wickets with whatever the hell that is supposed to be is upsetting me on a personal level.
Lyon is 4th in all time wicket takers only behind Lillee, McGrath and Warne.
708: Shane Warne
563: Glenn McGrath
355: Dennis Lillee
314*: Nathan Lyon
313: Mitchell Johnson
310: Brett Lee
708: Shane Warne
563: Glenn McGrath
355: Dennis Lillee
314*: Nathan Lyon
313: Mitchell Johnson
310: Brett Lee
1. It wasn't an internal report, and I don't know how you could force that result in the terms of reference.
2. I seriously doubt the pricks at CA would be that selfless or clever enough to play nth dimensional chess like that.
From what I've seen, all the recommendations seem like meaningless crap that will be circumvented if they get in the way of winning.
Players union is already saying they should be reinstated immediately. There is clearly a PR campaign going on to get the players back in and to blame the administrators. Obviously not by CA, but someone behind the scenes is pushing for this.
I mean, fuck CA, it's definitely their fault too, but it's just more evidence of the rotten culture from top to bottom of cricket in Australia right now.
Don't be silly, no one can explain Duckworth-Lewis. But they batted first and only lost 4 wickets, setting India a target they failed to reach.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth–Lewis_method
Australia could have gone harder sooner if they knew the innings was only going to be 17 overs at the start.
Honestly, with the way they were batting before the rain Australia looked to be blowing past that target but the method proved itself again by how close the match was.
Ah, I didn't realise the rain came during the innings. That makes sense then.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46382499
England selection rules "adjusted"
Oh look, Jofra Archer could play for England next year. lol.
England selection rules "adjusted"
Oh look, Jofra Archer could play for England next year. lol.