I apologise for saying that cricket is a boring game, and would like to reassure all posters that you can talk about cricket, or any other sport including croquet, badminton, darts and egg & spoon races, as much as you damn well please.
it was a good BBL tonight
Arts said:
it was a good BBL tonight
Bullshit. The game was over in the first ten overs.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
it was a good BBL tonight
Bullshit. The game was over in the first ten overs.
the crowd enjoyed it
Arts said:
it was a good BBL tonight
20/20 is complete rubbish and it is appropriate that the word “cricket” is rarely associated with it.
I hope that clears that up.
Ian said:
Arts said:
it was a good BBL tonight
20/20 is complete rubbish and it is appropriate that the word “cricket” is rarely associated with it.
I hope that clears that up.
it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:
it was a good BBL tonight
20/20 is complete rubbish and it is appropriate that the word “cricket” is rarely associated with it.
I hope that clears that up.
it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
Ian said:
Arts said:
Ian said:20/20 is complete rubbish and it is appropriate that the word “cricket” is rarely associated with it.
I hope that clears that up.
it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
except they don’t stop serving beers at the seventh
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
except they don’t stop serving beers at the seventh
Well you need to be drinking heavily…
Ian said:
Arts said:
Ian said:No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
except they don’t stop serving beers at the seventh
Well you need to be drinking heavily…
personally I would rather stick thumb tacks into the roof of my mouth than five days of the same match, but I love a one dayer or BBL.. but I get the purists tut tutting and saying “It’s just not cricket” (even though it is ;) )
Hot dogs, that’s a baseball thing. But I don’t know if people eat hot dogs while watching cricket.
Bubblecar said:
Hot dogs, that’s a baseball thing. But I don’t know if people eat hot dogs while watching cricket.
we had pizza tonight
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:except they don’t stop serving beers at the seventh
Well you need to be drinking heavily…
personally I would rather stick thumb tacks into the roof of my mouth than five days of the same match, but I love a one dayer or BBL.. but I get the purists tut tutting and saying “It’s just not cricket” (even though it is ;) )
It’s not real cricket, we all can agree on that.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
Ian said:Well you need to be drinking heavily…
personally I would rather stick thumb tacks into the roof of my mouth than five days of the same match, but I love a one dayer or BBL.. but I get the purists tut tutting and saying “It’s just not cricket” (even though it is ;) )
It’s not real cricket, we all can agree on that.
but but there’s fireworks, flamethrowers and mascots.. hell, there is even a kiss cam… and the fucking wave went on for ages and the members participated in it dammit!
NewExaminer
14 hrs ·
MCG PITCH MORE BORING THAN ACTUAL PITCH DROP EXPERIMENT
In a surprise announcement, researchers at the University of Queensland have tonight offered to transfer the Pitch Drop experiment to the MCG to provide entertainment for spectators bored shitless by what is widely agreed to have been the most boring day in cricket history.
The experiment, begun in 1927 aims to determine the viscosity of bitumen and is the world’s longest continuously running experiment. Since it began, nine drops of pitch have fallen from the bottle with the last in 2014. Unfortunately, a problem with the live feed meant that nobody actually witnessed the drop.
An embarrassed MCG spokesperson admitted that the painfully slow scoring and lack of wickets caused several spectators to actually die of boredom in their seats, with many others having to be woken up at the close of play. “Basically, we’re happy to try anything to provide some entertainment for the crowd. We’ll have the pitch drop experiment up on the big screen with expert analysis from Punter and McGrath, maybe a couple of V8 Supercars can do burnouts around the boundary and we could even start the AFL season early with a pre season game running simultaneously with the Test. We might even go old school and allow spectators to bring in as many stubbies of piss as they want and peg their empties at each other when they finish.”
sarahs mum said:
NewExaminer
14 hrs ·MCG PITCH MORE BORING THAN ACTUAL PITCH DROP EXPERIMENT
In a surprise announcement, researchers at the University of Queensland have tonight offered to transfer the Pitch Drop experiment to the MCG to provide entertainment for spectators bored shitless by what is widely agreed to have been the most boring day in cricket history.
The experiment, begun in 1927 aims to determine the viscosity of bitumen and is the world’s longest continuously running experiment. Since it began, nine drops of pitch have fallen from the bottle with the last in 2014. Unfortunately, a problem with the live feed meant that nobody actually witnessed the drop.
An embarrassed MCG spokesperson admitted that the painfully slow scoring and lack of wickets caused several spectators to actually die of boredom in their seats, with many others having to be woken up at the close of play. “Basically, we’re happy to try anything to provide some entertainment for the crowd. We’ll have the pitch drop experiment up on the big screen with expert analysis from Punter and McGrath, maybe a couple of V8 Supercars can do burnouts around the boundary and we could even start the AFL season early with a pre season game running simultaneously with the Test. We might even go old school and allow spectators to bring in as many stubbies of piss as they want and peg their empties at each other when they finish.”
Yeah, it was slow day yesterday
DK Lillee is on the TV and I’m quite impressed with his intelligent discourse as well as his apparent fitness for his age.
Ian said:
Arts said:
Ian said:20/20 is complete rubbish and it is appropriate that the word “cricket” is rarely associated with it.
I hope that clears that up.
it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
Last night’s game got a crowd over 40,000, the best day for the test was about 21,000. People just love the short game. It has nothing in common with baseball, baseball is as boring as watching paint dry, T20 cricket is nude skydiving into a beach party rock concert by comparison.
party_pants said:
Ian said:
Arts said:it’s a one dayer on speed.. nothing better
No, it’s much worse.
It’s got more in common with baseball than cricket.
Last night’s game got a crowd over 40,000, the best day for the test was about 21,000. People just love the short game. It has nothing in common with baseball, baseball is as boring as watching paint dry, T20 cricket is nude skydiving into a beach party rock concert by comparison.
:) great analogy. :)
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Who’s apologising?
That was just an excuse to try and get it out of the way of posts about food wine music art and old photographs.
roughbarked said:
Who’s apologising?
Bubblecar.
In the very first words of the thread.
dv said:
roughbarked said:Who’s apologising?
Bubblecar.
In the very first words of the thread.
But has he apologised for apologising yet?
dv said:
roughbarked said:Who’s apologising?
Bubblecar.
In the very first words of the thread.
As I said. I didn’t think he really meant that. It was just a ruse.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Who’s apologising?
Bubblecar.
In the very first words of the thread.
As I said. I didn’t think he really meant that. It was just a ruse.
Sarcastic bugger
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Bubblecar.
In the very first words of the thread.
As I said. I didn’t think he really meant that. It was just a ruse.
Sarcastic bugger
It might be low but it is still, wit. ;)
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
But but, repeating the obvious is as boring as watching paint dry.
Now, the Sydney to Hobart … THAT’S boring.
dv said:
Now, the Sydney to Hobart … THAT’S boring.
No storms about.
dv said:
Now, the Sydney to Hobart … THAT’S boring.
No storms about.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Now, the Sydney to Hobart … THAT’S boring.
No storms about.
A double post. Blame it on the new magic mouose that seems to fool me often by jumpng back a page for as yet an unknown reason.
dv said:
Now, the Sydney to Hobart … THAT’S boring.
It’s only the start and the finish that people watch.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
That’s neither here nor there.
Or so Bubblecar tells me.
The Rev Dodgson said:
That’s neither here nor there.
so where the fuck is it?
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:That’s neither here nor there.
so where the fuck is it?
Good question.
Ask Bubblecar.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
That’s neither here nor there.
Or so Bubblecar tells me.
Yes I thought you might appreciate the recursive potential there.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
To my mind there’s no need at all for you to apologise for saying cricket is a boring game.
Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
That’s neither here nor there.
Or so Bubblecar tells me.
I think sibeen and I had already reached the point of agreeing to disagree and leaving it there. It was not because of Bubblecar complaining.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Last night I came on a bit strong with the “cricket is boring” stuff, leading sibeen to tell party_pants “Don’t talk about cricket”, so I thought this thread was required to remind people that what Bubblecar says about this or that is neither here nor there.
That’s neither here nor there.
Or so Bubblecar tells me.
Yes I thought you might appreciate the recursive potential there.
It’s nice to be known for something.
Even if it’s going round in never-ending circles :)
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:That’s neither here nor there.
so where the fuck is it?
A description similar was when at Sunbury on Sunday morning 1973, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band came on after a churchy gospel band and a satan worshipping band.
He had a big white pointing hand ono a stick and he said, “we have just been up there(pointing) and down there(pointing). We are here to go over there”, (wildly pointing anywhere else).
roughbarked said:
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:That’s neither here nor there.
so where the fuck is it?
A description similar was when at Sunbury on Sunday morning 1973, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band came on after a churchy gospel band and a satan worshipping band.
He had a big white pointing hand ono a stick and he said, “we have just been up there(pointing) and down there(pointing). We are here to go over there”, (wildly pointing anywhere else).
We will all be here until here is there, anyway.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:so where the fuck is it?
A description similar was when at Sunbury on Sunday morning 1973, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band came on after a churchy gospel band and a satan worshipping band.
He had a big white pointing hand ono a stick and he said, “we have just been up there(pointing) and down there(pointing). We are here to go over there”, (wildly pointing anywhere else).
We will all be here until here is there, anyway.
Well, I was there. Sunbury ’73 that is. This was the morning after Queen were met by Bring back Forpie! Suck More Piss!
Peter Hanscomb appears to be a little pissed off.
sibeen said:
Peter Hanscomb appears to be a little pissed off.
grade cricket attack…
That was stupid.
sibeen said:
That was stupid.
what was
monkey skipper said:
sibeen said:
That was stupid.
what was
the run-out of Darcy Short.
monkey skipper said:
sibeen said:
That was stupid.
what was
A runout in the cricket.
been a good chase but I still feel they’ll fall short, unless they have a really big over.
That was stupid.
that was a good game.
It was.
Yeah, this one looks over already.
sibeen said:
Yeah, this one looks over already.
Well I would talk cricket but as has been said, it is all over.
Huzzah, we have lured the Indians into declaring…
party_pants said:
Huzzah, we have lured the Indians into declaring…
Pants on fire
party_pants said:
Huzzah, we have lured the Indians into declaring…
After trying all the lures in the box.
I think I saw the groundsmen swapping over the pitch during the innings break…
Bumrah makes me call give me an S. He gives me a bumrash.
roughbarked said:
Bumrah makes me call give me an S. He gives me a bumrash.
just be Glad® it’s not Bumwrap.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Bumrah makes me call give me an S. He gives me a bumrash.
just be Glad® it’s not Bumwrap.
I’ve got that stuff all over me anyway.
Hey poindexter, I think this might be an exhaustive list of Test wicketkeepers who have made a ton on tour to Australia:
Stewart, Knott, Pant.
Timbs Special and Hudson Italia
Scroll to 8 min for the Timbs Special.
dv said:
Hey poindexter, I think this might be an exhaustive list of Test wicketkeepers who have made a ton on tour to Australia:Stewart, Knott, Pant.
BTW have we done a Pujar Pants joke?
dv said:
Hey poindexter, I think this might be an exhaustive list of Test wicketkeepers who have made a ton on tour to Australia:Stewart, Knott, Pant.
Kumar Snagakarra – Hobart 2007
Adam Parore – Perth 2001
Just two off the top of my head. (I was there for the latter one)
party_pants said:
dv said:
Hey poindexter, I think this might be an exhaustive list of Test wicketkeepers who have made a ton on tour to Australia:Stewart, Knott, Pant.
Kumar Snagakarra – Hobart 2007
Adam Parore – Perth 2001Just two off the top of my head. (I was there for the latter one)
Nice one.
dv said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
Hey poindexter, I think this might be an exhaustive list of Test wicketkeepers who have made a ton on tour to Australia:Stewart, Knott, Pant.
Kumar Snagakarra – Hobart 2007
Adam Parore – Perth 2001Just two off the top of my head. (I was there for the latter one)
Nice one.
you’re gunna claim that and use it elsewhere?
:)
party_pants said:
dv said:
party_pants said:Kumar Snagakarra – Hobart 2007
Adam Parore – Perth 2001Just two off the top of my head. (I was there for the latter one)
Nice one.
you’re gunna claim that and use it elsewhere?
:)
Not at all… if you thought of those two straight off the bat, then there are probably heaps.
dv said:
party_pants said:
dv said:Nice one.
you’re gunna claim that and use it elsewhere?
:)
Not at all… if you thought of those two straight off the bat, then there are probably heaps.
I’ve added that to your FB post now anyway :)
party_pants said:
dv said:
party_pants said:you’re gunna claim that and use it elsewhere?
:)
Not at all… if you thought of those two straight off the bat, then there are probably heaps.
I’ve added that to your FB post now anyway :)
most kind
dv said:
party_pants said:
dv said:Not at all… if you thought of those two straight off the bat, then there are probably heaps.
I’ve added that to your FB post now anyway :)
most kind
and the GOOD dv points out that Stewart never made a ton in Australia qua keeper.
This is a must win test for Australia to draw the series, there is a small pathway to victory.
Tomorrow it has to be death or glory with the bat, try and get as close as possible as quickly as possible to India’s total, then hope that India collapse in their second innings, it can happen and then polish off the necessary runs on the final day.
But they wont, they will just go out ther and play normally to an inevitable defeat or a stifled draw at best, they wont risk their careers or reputations for daring to believe.
There’s only one cricketer would dare to believe, dare to win, Ian Botham.
Peak Warming Man said:
This is a must win test for Australia to draw the series, there is a small pathway to victory.
Your optimism is inspirational
Wow, I was way off base. Here’s the list. How did I not think of Dujon?
AB de Villiers
RR Pant
PJL Dujon
CJ Richards
JM Bairstow
MJ Prior
AC Parore
FCM Alexander
APE Knott
Q de Kock
dv said:
Wow, I was way off base. Here’s the list. How did I not think of Dujon?AB de Villiers
RR Pant
PJL Dujon
CJ Richards
JM Bairstow
MJ Prior
AC Parore
FCM Alexander
APE Knott
Q de Kock
I should memorise that for the next sports quiz night or something.
Had to put up a long ladder to realign and tighten up all the aerial connections because the cricket was fritzing in and out
Shaun Marsh was thinking about toying with double figures – but why fuck up your average.
sibeen said:
Shaun Marsh was thinking about toying with double figures – but why fuck up your average.
Yeah, once he got to the nervous eight he went all funny.
Oh dear
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
Shaun Marsh was thinking about toying with double figures – but why fuck up your average.
Yeah, once he got to the nervous eight he went all funny.
Let’s not be too harsh, it’s not as if anyone else has made runs on this wicket.
I suppose India won’t bother with the follow-on … a draw is fine for them, they’ll win the series.
Then again if they were thinking like that, they’d not have declared.
dv said:
I suppose India won’t bother with the follow-on … a draw is fine for them, they’ll win the series.Then again if they were thinking like that, they’d not have declared.
I think they’ll force the follow on this time if available
dv said:
I suppose India won’t bother with the follow-on … a draw is fine for them, they’ll win the series.Then again if they were thinking like that, they’d not have declared.
I think Kohli wants to break every record at once.
Cummins strides to the wicket.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cummins strides to the wicket.
He cruises past 8 and into double figures.
Be interesting to see if they take the new ball straight away.
And they’re off for bad light.
what, ho! More light, more light!
Good session for Australia this one so far.
Play to restart at 12:50 Queensland International Standard Time.
Peak Warming Man said:
Play to restart at 12:50 Queensland International Standard Time.
Woo-hoo!
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Play to restart at 12:50 Queensland International Standard Time.
Woo-hoo!
Cummins gone on the third ball. Follow-on should be enforced if Australia capitulates quickly…
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Play to restart at 12:50 Queensland International Standard Time.
Woo-hoo!
Cummins gone on the third ball. Follow-on should be enforced if Australia capitulates quickly…
Handscomb has capitulated. Ate-fa.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Woo-hoo!
Cummins gone on the third ball. Follow-on should be enforced if Australia capitulates quickly…
Handscomb has capitulated. Ate-fa.
Lyon capitulates for a duck. Nine-fa.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Cummins gone on the third ball. Follow-on should be enforced if Australia capitulates quickly…
Handscomb has capitulated. Ate-fa.
Lyon capitulates for a duck. Nine-fa.
Hazelwood’s the man.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Handscomb has capitulated. Ate-fa.
Lyon capitulates for a duck. Nine-fa.
Hazelwood’s the man.
Can he get a triple-century?
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Cummins gone on the third ball. Follow-on should be enforced if Australia capitulates quickly…
Handscomb has capitulated. Ate-fa.
Lyon capitulates for a duck. Nine-fa.
It’s just not cricket.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Lyon capitulates for a duck. Nine-fa.
Hazelwood’s the man.
Can he get a triple-century?
Only when bowling.
snigger
I wonder what happened to the winner of that egg and spoon race. There wasn’t much money in it back then but at least it was a good clean game.
Follow-on.
Michael V said:
Follow-on.
Kohli is going for the coup de grace
Michael V said:
Follow-on.
Try to remember the third test after December and follow follow follow on.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Follow-on.
Try to remember the third test after December and follow follow follow on.
Nice try…
:)
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Follow-on.
Try to remember the third test after December and follow follow follow on.
Nice try…
:)
Yes it didn’t work very well, still there be other opportunities in the fullness of time going forward.
Australia is cruising at tea.
Peak Warming Man said:
Australia is cruising at tea.
towards their first series loss to India at home, ever.
Peak Warming Man said:
Australia is cruising at tea.
On a South Sea Island cruise somewhere?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Australia is cruising at tea.
On a South Sea Island cruise somewhere?
for a bruising, I should think
Some chance of precipitation on Monday arvo but it should be all over by then.
PermeateFree said:
Yes, very high level, pillow speakers would complete it.
Despite embarrassment of enforced follow-on, Aussies hoping SCG draw can build Ashes momentum
By Luke Pentony at the SCG
Posted 18 minutes ago | Updated 7 minutes ago
A win has been out of the question for much of the Test, but Australia believes a draw against India at the SCG can act as a springboard for a successful Ashes defence later this year.
There going to be any play today?
dv said:
There going to be any play today?
the radar does not look threatening, but if the ground is sodden then it might not be worth getting it all ready again just for an hour or two.
dv said:
There going to be any play today?
Nope. Umpires have called it off.
Result = draw.
Michael V said:
dv said:
There going to be any play today?
Nope. Umpires have called it off.
Result = draw.
India robbed by the weather.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
There going to be any play today?
Nope. Umpires have called it off.
Result = draw.
India robbed by the weather.
I suppose I better find the right thread…
7/117 off 18.4
9/128 (20.0)
Score updates will now cease while I open a bottle of rum.
party_pants said:
9/128 (20.0)Score updates will now cease while I open a bottle of rum.
It’s 9pm in Brissy, this will end late for the rug rats.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
9/128 (20.0)Score updates will now cease while I open a bottle of rum.
It’s 9pm in Brissy, this will end late for the rug rats.
what, 9.45 pm is late?
If the Marsh brothers had made a few more runs they could have had an average in double figures for the match.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/why-cricket-must-not-baulk-at-acting-on-the-mankad-20230119-p5cdv8.html?
Link?