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TV: Channel GEM in Brisbane from tonight from 7:30pm.

Please keep your discussion here for everyone to enjoy. :)

Or ignore :p

Divine Angel said:

Or ignore :p

How can you ignore a good trouncing of the Poms?

How can you ignore a good trouncing of the Poms?

so sad….

it wont just be a whitewash but a whitewash in two coats with nicely cut-in edges.

Boris said:

How can you ignore a good trouncing of the Poms?

so sad….

it wont just be a whitewash but a whitewash in two coats with nicely cut-in edges.

I thought I would get that comment in early, because it is highly likely that in as little as an hours time it will be completely wrong.

Yay for digital multi-channels!!

i like being a pom in oz. can’t loose.

Boris said:

i like being a pom in oz. can’t loose.

Yes, I agree we should keep you tied up…

Boris said:

i like being a pom in oz. can’t loose.

loose what? a moose

It looks like the Australian selectors have given Ashton Agar his first test cap today.

I got a bad feeling about this. I don’t think he is ready. Should have just left him alone for another 18 months to learn his craft at domestic level.

Ashton the Unready?

It looks like the Australian selectors have given Ashton Agar his first test cap today.

maybe they want a bit of culture in the team.

Rather interesting/arty lighting towers.

On our way!

They ain’t cookin

Blowers, Tuffers, Jimbo… great stuff

…coming in to root

Gottim! Yes!

Piss off – you’re out!

Come on, we need one more wicket to equalise the session.

Stealth said:

Come on, we need one more wicket to equalise the session.

Been leaking runs. 100 conceded on the first session of the first day isn’t too flash.

party_pants said:

Stealth said:

Come on, we need one more wicket to equalise the session.

Been leaking runs. 100 conceded on the first session of the first day isn’t too flash.

100 runs per session is normal, as is 3 wickets per session, hence my ask for another wicket to equalise the session.

mind you – they were unlucky not to get Pietersen early on. Haddin dived over the top of the ball.

I think I could be quite happy in a job that starts at 10.00am, and then goes to lunch 2 hours later, come back for a couple more hours then another break, and then the final 2 hours before quitting time. Especially with a 5 on/4 off roster.

So I switch to Le Tour for 5 minutes, when I come back a wicket falls. Happened twice this evening.

party_pants said:

So I switch to Le Tour for 5 minutes, when I come back a wicket falls. Happened twice this evening.

Keep watching the tour P_P…

5 – for

6 for

diddly-squat said:

6 for

I need two TVs. Just switched back to Le Tour..

England 185-6 at tea.

Australia’s session, clearly.

party_pants said:

England 185-6 at tea.

Australia’s session, clearly.

could have gone either way at lunch…

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

England 185-6 at tea.

Australia’s session, clearly.

could have gone either way at lunch…

Siddle has been immense.

7

diddly-squat said:

7

Cool. Better than I expected.

8 fer

.. back to Le Tour :)

9

Stark on a hat-trick

Well Australia didn’t look like the underdogs there.

Now Watson’s gone for 13. Silly play.

Damn I hate that when an umpire says not out for an LBW then later says the same ball is out. Both times the ball was going on to hit the stumps so it was his decision but if his decision was good then both balls should have been out.

Australia trails England by 141 runs after 14 wickets fell as bowlers dominated the first day of the opening Ashes cricket Test.

England, which batted first, was all out for 215 after losing its last four wickets for just two runs. It responded by reducing the tourists to 75-4 at the close of play.
…..

Great work Sids.. 5/50

Pity about the loss of 4 of our wickets..
We need a partnership or two.

ENGLAND’S cricketers were hot favourites to beat Australia in the five-match Ashes Test series, which began at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, on July 10th. It seems that no one told Australia’s bowlers, who hustled England’s batsmen out for only 215 runs on the first day. Or maybe the Aussies knew history was on their side. Although England won the most recent encounter at Trent Bridge, in 2005, that was their first win there since 1977.

………..

Some interesting ground stats..

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/07/ashes-cricket

Good to hear Blowers voice back on the electric wireless..

Blofeld’s cricket commentary is celebrated for his plummy voice and his idiosyncratic mention of superfluous details regarding the scene, including things like construction cranes or numbers of pink shirts in the crowd; as well as pigeons, buses, aeroplanes and helicopters that happen to be passing by. After the tea and lunch breaks he is also known to talk for extended periods of time about the food on offer*, in particular cakes, with occasional interruptions to describe the situation on the field . He also uses the phrase “my dear old thing”.

*as well as some delightful bottles

.

OTOH, what a massive PIA that stupid ignorant boring biased twat Boycott is!

N B

Channel Nine talks cricket after 7 am

And GEM has extended coverage at 7:30

>>And GEM has extended coverage at 7:30

ummm.. no.. scratch that one

My guess is Australia will be bowled out for 300+ just after Tea, England will then have a nasty period to bat till stumps, at stumps they will probably be 2/60.

Peak Warming Man said:

My guess is Australia will be bowled out for 300+ just after Tea, England will then have a nasty period to bat till stumps, at stumps they will probably be 2/60.

or better, with the same luck they had.

Doh

Double doh.

TV goes off.

Watched 5 minutes, seen two wickets fall.

Over in 3 days

Dropbear said:

Over in 3 days

Should’ve just played 4 quicks. Spinner not required if the match doesn’t last 4-5 days.

Mrs P’s watching Wonders of Life. How’s the cricket going?

• How’s the cricket going?

Arses soundly being kicked…

pommiejohn said:

Mrs P’s watching Wonders of Life. How’s the cricket going?

Fuck you..

Dropbear said:

pommiejohn said:

Mrs P’s watching Wonders of Life. How’s the cricket going?

Fuck you..

Kii wants her handle back.

Agar is on for a timely century.

Skunkworks said:

Dropbear said:

pommiejohn said:

Mrs P’s watching Wonders of Life. How’s the cricket going?

Fuck you..

Kii wants her handle back.

Lulz ;)

Stealth said:

Agar is on for a timely century.

Hughes won’t hang around for that long, he’ll get out hooking or something.

So why is Australia’s debutant batman batting at number 11?

Stealth said:

So why is Australia’s debutant batman batting at number 11?

Because he is a debutant.

He is much better than number 11. He played a few handy innings for WA in the last Shield series, scored a couple of 50s and secured wins and first innings points and so on. The guy can bat. Was promoted up the order for WA quite quickly.

He had better not be #11 in the second innings.

And Agar over takes Hughes…

Why would you keep bowling short to a guy who played his junior cricket in Perth?

Fuck

dv said:

Fuck

Yes please.

party_pants said:

Why would you keep bowling short to a guy who played his junior cricket in Perth?

All this talent comes from the coaches of the junior grades…

So why is Australia’s debutant batman batting at number 11?
—-

I believe in Harvey Dent.

Highest score by a number 11 on debut. Previous best in 1902.

And Agar over takes Hughes…
—

You jelly?

dv said:

And Agar over takes Hughes…
—

You jelly?

We’re claiming Agar as a West Aussie.

I told everyone this young bloke should be selected.

He’s the new Bradman

dv said:

He’s the new Bradman

Agar’s batting does look promising, but Bradman scored a lot more wickets than Agar has.

Nice work there, Stealth

Well done son!

Australia’s highest scorer.

and, indeed, the match’s

so far

50 for Hughes also. Good knock.

pommiejohn said:

Mrs P’s watching Wonders of Life. How’s the cricket going?

It seems to be going quite well.

Hundred partnership

1:11pm: ANOTHER SIX! Swann has been belted by the rookie again, this time over long on for a maximum, then doubles down for a couple more straight down the pitch. Talk about a duck to water.

That also brings up Australia’s 200, which seemed almost impossible an hour and a half ago. What an incredible turn of events. Who said Test cricket is dead?!

1:22pm: And a boundary from Hughes through the covers puts Australia in front by four runs in the shadows of lunch. Fantastic stuff. That also brings up the 100 partnership between these two; Agar has contributed 67 and Hughes 35.

Next ball? Big fat edge through the cordon for four. If there was a man in third slip that would’ve been a look of disappointment not a cheeky grin on Phil Hughes’ face. Phew.
—-
Wow!

dv said:

Hundred partnership

Lulz

Well. that was astunnshing!

Agar 69 not out on debut!

Wow

Hmm. it’s turning into a match

pommiejohn said:

Hmm. it’s turning into a match

.
Good thing too. We like a real match. :)

Nathan Lyon is probably wondering if he’ll play another test in this series.

OK guys… let’s be 100 ahead at stumps

twin centuries to come…

What a shot!

Holy Christ.

This is a once in a decade thing happening here…

I must admit I’m enjoying the absolute fuck out of this.

party_pants said:

Holy Christ.

This is a once in a decade thing happening here…

.
More that that. Awesome.

150 partnership up.

sibeen said:

I must admit I’m enjoying the absolute fuck out of this.

like

Agar on 91!

Records falling everywhere!

records tumble – highest ever 10th wicket partnership in Test cricket.

who’da thunk it?

party_pants said:

records tumble – highest ever 10th wicket partnership in Test cricket.

who’da thunk it?

not Agar, I’d wager

he ain’t gonna die wondering… swinging at everything…

moves to 92

Awesome!

96

go you good thing…

But, but, but…Test cricket is boring!

highest score ever by a number 11

Typical poms, bouncing a poor number 11.

May I remind forumers of a post from two hours ago

>>>Stealth said:

Agar is on for a timely century.

But the P_P said:
Hughes won’t hang around for that long, he’ll get out hooking or something.<<<

We were both wrong…

OUT 8(

Oh bummer !

Well played though, well played.

Aus lead by 65.

A star is born. What was his final score?

98, Morrie.

morrie said:

A star is born. What was his final score?

98

Well, that was something. Absolutely awesome.

Michael V said:

Well, that was something. Absolutely awesome.

+ eleventybazzillion.

As stated, enjoyed the fuck out of it.

I cannot imagine what that would have been like at the ground. I wish I had been there.

Wow!

Be a long time till we see something like that again.

Awesome. Really. really awesome stuff to watch. Who says Test cricket is dead?

party_pants said:

Be a long time till we see something like that again.

Awesome. Really. really awesome stuff to watch. Who says Test cricket is dead?

.
Not me.

I love tests.

Agar’s mum’s face told a lot when he got out, I reckon he is in soooooooooooo much trouble when he gets home tonight.

Back to yesterday’s pattern with any luck. Watch LeTour for 10—15 minutes and switch back over just after a wicket falls.

And what was you name for this kid?

Well – I reckon he is certainly ready.

So, trained by Stealth, mentored by party_pants and selected by sibeen. Have I got that right?

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Be a long time till we see something like that again.

Awesome. Really. really awesome stuff to watch. Who says Test cricket is dead?

.
Not me.

I love tests.

I love Test and T20 cricket.

…but you can roll up 50 over cricket into a tight wad and stick it where the sun don’t shine.

morrie said:

So, trained by Stealth, mentored by party_pants and selected by sibeen. Have I got that right?

.

I dunno. My eyes are too misty.

Michael V said:

And what was you name for this kid?

Well – I reckon he is certainly ready.

I must admit my predictions are not 100% reliably accurate.

Today I’m claiming him as a great West Aussie!

party_pants said:

Back to yesterday’s pattern with any luck. Watch LeTour for 10—15 minutes and switch back over just after a wicket falls.

I am sure my TV can do Picture In Picture, but I am stuffed if I know how to make it work.

Stealth said:

party_pants said:

Back to yesterday’s pattern with any luck. Watch LeTour for 10—15 minutes and switch back over just after a wicket falls.

I am sure my TV can do Picture In Picture, but I am stuffed if I know how to make it work.

Oh Fark! I can do that too, forgot all about it

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

And what was you name for this kid?

Well – I reckon he is certainly ready.

I must admit my predictions are not 100% reliably accurate.

Today I’m claiming him as a great West Aussie!

.

Hahahaha!

Yair, yair!

Agar’s wiki page is already updated.

Stealth said:

Agar’s mum’s face told a lot when he got out, .

I loved the look on Cook’s face just before Agar got out.

Great stuff!

Like the Guardian’s call:

Australia resist the urge to open the bowling with Ashton Agar

:)

sibeen said:

Like the Guardian’s call:

Australia resist the urge to open the bowling with Ashton Agar

:)

.

Hehehehe

I had a reasonable prick of a day. Was at Nowra hospital at 7 this morning, Woolongong hospital at about 1:30, got an 8 o’clock flight home, and was completely shagged. Was expecting to be well in bed by now, but instead I’ve just opened another bottle of red and packed a large pipe with some great Blue Mountain.

I just hate test cricket.

sibeen said:

I had a reasonable prick of a day. Was at Nowra hospital at 7 this morning, Woolongong hospital at about 1:30, got an 8 o’clock flight home, and was completely shagged. Was expecting to be well in bed by now, but instead I’ve just opened another bottle of red and packed a large pipe with some great Blue Mountain.

I had a really crap day yesterday. My underpants elastic snapped.

sibeen said:

I had a reasonable prick of a day. Was at Nowra hospital at 7 this morning, Woolongong hospital at about 1:30, got an 8 o’clock flight home, and was completely shagged. Was expecting to be well in bed by now, but instead I’ve just opened another bottle of red and packed a large pipe with some great Blue Mountain.

I just hate test cricket.

.
Hospitals? WTF?

How could you hate what you just saw?

It was amazing. Something really special!

I really should have mentiond, just to annoy The Admiral:

“And he’s a Victorian”!

{/Bill Lawry}

I for one am really glad I watched.

>Hospitals? WTF?

Err, my partner got involved with an yank company a few years ago who provide power conditioning equipment for linear accelerators for medical (cancer) applications. The equipment is rather shit, IMHO. Saw my first one this morning and wasn’t impressed. Anyway, fixed two of them today.

>How could you hate what you just saw?

Err, opening up the bottle of red and packing a very large (house) pipe may have indicated that the sentence following that was taking the complete piss :)

>It was amazing. Something really special!

Yes, yes it was.

And fuck off!

had the chance to review it… must’ve knicked it

Double-noise – he hit that.

And you fuck off as well!

sibeen said:

And fuck off!

Bloody hell. I watching Le tour, and then I read your post, but couldn’t find the remote…

…it was hiding under a block of chocolate.

Usual disclaimer about my predictions…

Starkers on a hat-trick….

Seems that there is a bit of off-fucking occurring.

Will we have to bat again???

Is this match going to make it to day 4?

It’s all happening!

:)

Tea – we can watch the end of the stage at Le Tour.

Usually they have a side on hotspot, but it wasn’t used for the review.

Ha … that’s a bit mean, can’t even let Iron Man go for the HT before tea?
Rules is rules I suppose.

Stealth said:

Usually they have a side on hotspot, but it wasn’t used for the review.

And the commentators are reading this thread, as he answered it on-air. Technical issue. The hotspot cameraman was taking a leak.

Stealth said:

Usually they have a side on hotspot, but it wasn’t used for the review.

In Australia they do. Must use a different set-up in England. It’s not cheap kit.

Cricinfo says that the Hotspot was still set up to playback the side view from the previous ball (Root dismissal) and you can’t record and playback at the same time. They“ll need to look at that.

Trott can consider himself unlucky. Mind you he’s not the first.

MartinB said:

Cricinfo says that the Hotspot was still set up to playback the side view from the previous ball (Root dismissal) and you can’t record and playback at the same time. They“ll need to look at that.

Trott can consider himself unlucky. Mind you he’s not the first.

The front-on hotspot operator manage to get it together in time.

Trott can consider himself unlucky. Mind you he’s not the first.
———————
Mind you, the front-on hotspot camera saw the insde edge of his bat as he rolled it away, and there was no mark. Side-on might have been extra confirmation, but I think it was a good call.

Great bowling, and also, heaven forfend, good captaincy. Run up to the bowler, have a quick conversation…do exactly the same.

This is good bowling from Watson to Cook.

I must be going mad, or it is the red wine.

sibeen said:

This is good bowling from Watson to Cook.

I must be going mad, or it is the red wine.

Right you are..

..and now I can see three buses

>>My guess is Australia will be bowled out for 300+ just after Tea, England will then have a nasty period to bat till stumps, at stumps they will probably be 2/60.

I don’t know who forecasted that but whoever they are they certainly know their cricket, make no mistake.

50 for Peterson…bugger.

sibeen said:

50 for Peterson…bugger.

He is one of the few England players I like.

Now fuck off!

sibeen said:

Now fuck off!

Right you are, guv!

Agar takes a wicket!

4- fer

Bugger, I went to get a beer.

sibeen said:

Bugger, I went to get a beer.

Go and get another…

…in fact get a six pack and then we can bat again.

review wasted…

Anyone know who the old bloke is opening the letter, it must be someone well know, it cant just be a random photo?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23277348

• Anyone know who the old bloke is opening the letter, it must be someone well know, it cant just be a random photo?

Seems to be the god of cricket…

The ball is certainly doing a bit.

I am not even sure it is a letter

Peak Warming Man said:

Anyone know who the old bloke is opening the letter, it must be someone well know, it cant just be a random photo?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23277348

Someone on that site is suggesting it’s Merv Hughes, I thought that at first too.
If it is he’s not well.

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Anyone know who the old bloke is opening the letter, it must be someone well know, it cant just be a random photo?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23277348

Someone on that site is suggesting it’s Merv Hughes, I thought that at first too.
If it is he’s not well.

I thought it was Merv too. I guess everyone get to a point they stop using dye.

• Someone on that site is suggesting it’s Merv Hughes, I thought that at first too.

Doppelganger…

ROFL at cricinfo commentary as the England lead reaches 99:
“At the moment, Australia have got 99 problems and the pitch ain’t one “

Be interesting to see if they take the new ball

dv said:

ROFL at cricinfo commentary as the England lead reaches 99:
“At the moment, Australia have got 99 problems and the pitch ain’t one “

That is rather good. A jayz fan obviously

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwoM5fLITfk

Agar!

2nd wicket. Bairstow knicks an ever so thin edge to the keeper.

Okay, Agar now has as many wickets as Bradman. Happy?

dv said:

Okay, Agar now has as many wickets as Bradman. Happy?

No, he needs another four 6s, and another 1.96 to his batting average to equal Bradman.

dv said:

Okay, Agar now has as many wickets as Bradman. Happy?

His batting average isn’t as good.

I don’t know whether this is good captaincy by Clarke, or great thinking by Haddin.

Standing up to the stumps to Watson is a great idea.

1.94

Stealth said:

dv said:

Okay, Agar now has as many wickets as Bradman. Happy?

No, he needs another four 6s, and another 1.96 to his batting average to equal Bradman.

Despite all the media attention, and his obvious talent, it is rather difficult to average 99.95 in one innings.

Kingy said:

Stealth said:

dv said:

Okay, Agar now has as many wickets as Bradman. Happy?

No, he needs another four 6s, and another 1.96 to his batting average to equal Bradman.

Despite all the media attention, and his obvious talent, it is rather difficult to average 99.95 in one innings.

99.94, so says DV…

And the stats…

Agar’s batting average from here on in:

<IMG SRC=" http://www.nmr.unsw.edu.au/images/expfunc.gif"></IMG>

Stealth said:

Kingy said:

Stealth said:

No, he needs another four 6s, and another 1.96 to his batting average to equal Bradman.

Despite all the media attention, and his obvious talent, it is rather difficult to average 99.95 in one innings.

99.94, so says DV…

And the stats…

…and the ABC P.O Box number in every capital city.

Stealth said:

Kingy said:

Stealth said:

No, he needs another four 6s, and another 1.96 to his batting average to equal Bradman.

Despite all the media attention, and his obvious talent, it is rather difficult to average 99.95 in one innings.

99.94, so says DV…

And the stats…

I think what Kingy is getting at, is if you get run out by a few cm you don’t get credited with 0.94 of a run. A first innings must result in an integer average.

furious said:

Agar’s batting average from here on in:

<IMG SRC=" http://www.nmr.unsw.edu.au/images/expfunc.gif"></IMG>

I think your sample size is too small to draw that trend line.

party_pants said:

Stealth said:

Kingy said:

Despite all the media attention, and his obvious talent, it is rather difficult to average 99.95 in one innings.

99.94, so says DV…

And the stats…

I think what Kingy is getting at, is if you get run out by a few cm you don’t get credited with 0.94 of a run. A first innings must result in an integer average.

Unless it is a ‘not out’ and then it is nearly infinite.

• I think your sample size is too small to draw that trend line.

I am taking into account the averages of all the next great big things that were ear marked as saviours of Australian cricket. One good innings does not a hero make…

Stealth said:

party_pants said:

Stealth said:

99.94, so says DV…

And the stats…

I think what Kingy is getting at, is if you get run out by a few cm you don’t get credited with 0.94 of a run. A first innings must result in an integer average.

Unless it is a ‘not out’ and then it is nearly infinite.

oops – I meant to say first innings dismissal.

OK, Smith had a decent first innings, but is yet to bowl in this match.

Why was he selected?

sibeen said:

OK, Smith had a decent first innings, but is yet to bowl in this match.

Why was he selected?

He has photos of Invers and the goat

There is a lot of pitches on this oval. I have never seen so many for a test match.

Stealth said:

There is a lot of pitches on this oval. I have never seen so many for a test match.

they are the practice pitches on the extreme left and right.

• Why was he selected?

Sucked a lot of … Cigars … To get where he is…

Bugger me, give a fast bowler a new nut and they have to try bowling short no matter the state of the pitch, or the amount the ball is swinging.

I am taking into account the averages of all the next great big things that were ear marked as saviours of Australian cricket. One good innings does not a hero make…
—-

True enough but in fairness this man isn’t a batsman

• True enough but in fairness this man isn’t a batsman

Which adds credence to the chart trajectory…

No language has the expression, “As smart as a paceman.”

How many good captains have been pacemen?

dv said:

I am taking into account the averages of all the next great big things that were ear marked as saviours of Australian cricket. One good innings does not a hero make…
—-

True enough but in fairness this man isn’t a batsman

No, scoring the highest the highest score of all the batsmen proves that point.

Which adds credence to the chart trajectory…
—-

Yes

• No language has the expression, “As smart as a paceman.”

No language has the expression, “As smart as a cricketer.”

furious said:

• True enough but in fairness this man isn’t a batsman

Which adds credence to the chart trajectory…

Has the last 130 odd years of test cricket given us a significance level confident enough to predict a graph?

:)

And fuck off!

Woot!

Tonight’s strategy – watch TDF and switch to the cricket just in time to see a wicket fall :)

Now the prick walks.

Fuck off!

sibeen said:

Now the prick walks.

Fuck off!

Imagines Sibeen as a commentator… or even better, an umpire… “Oi you, batsman, I have given you the finger, now fuck off”

And you Fuck Off as well.

And we’ll require one more Fuck Off after this one.

And Fuck Off.

311 to get.

sibeen said:

And Fuck Off.

311 to get.

200 too many

sibeen said:

And Fuck Off.

311 to get.

A doddle.

Doable but not really a doddle.

Wonder if they’ll move AA up

Only 283 to get.

sibeen said:

Only 283 to get.

I hope we haven’t lost a wicket already…

Be patient boys. Time is not a problem.

Fuck.

Watto.

.. and as ever, he takes review back to the dressing room with him.

back to Le Tour.

Hairy Ed is looking so nervous I can’t watch.

Ed has managed to average 2 for the tour so far…

5

Great 50.

200 to go.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuck

sibeen said:

Fuck.

That’s a double.

No more reviews.

fuckety fuck

fuckety fuckety fuck

Fuck

Okay, now it is time to say fuck.

Why to Clarke review?

Have no idea. Whenever i snicked a ball I knew I’d hit it. Mind you, as it was normally caught at around gully or point I didn’t normally have too much tripe with the umpire.

Fuck

Well that’s a lot of fucks… but you always get more on a Saturday night.

With the Jellyman at the crease we’ll walk it in tomorrow.

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

Only 283 to get.

I hope we haven’t lost a wicket already…

6 for 174, still 137 short

Probably time for Haddin to put his hand up, it’s been a couple of years since he made a fifty.

dv said:

Probably time for Haddin to put his hand up, it’s been a couple of years since he made a fifty.

Nah, just promote the wonder kid up the order. There’s no pressure.

New ball taken.

Settles down in front of the TV with Mexican takeaway and beer…

Stealth said:

Settles down in front of the TV with Mexican takeaway and beer…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSSrnN4gQpM

I think we have some web footage of Stealth and his Mexican meal

Fuck.

neomyrtus_ said:

Stealth said:

Settles down in front of the TV with Mexican takeaway and beer…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSSrnN4gQpM

I think we have some web footage of Stealth and his Mexican meal

Oi, I didn’t grant you permission to rebroadcast my mealtime…

Fuck.

sibeen said:

Fuck.

I gave up last night

100 still to get with 2 wickets in hand.

Meh. 1-0 England :(

>>> Meh. 1-0 England :(

The bogan baggy caps deserve a good kicking. Perhaps then we can start building a real team…

the beervatar said:

>>> Meh. 1-0 England :(

The bogan baggy caps deserve a good kicking. Perhaps then we can start building a real team…

Bogan? Wtf?

Some mongrel would be nice, not the bunch of latte sipping pinko metrosexuals we have now

Dropbear said:

Bogan? Wtf?

Some mongrel would be nice, not the bunch of latte sipping pinko metrosexuals we have now

where’s the ‘‘like” button on this forum?

>>where’s the ‘‘like” button on this forum?

You want to ‘like’ Cartman?

Dropbear said:

the beervatar said:

>>> Meh. 1-0 England :(

The bogan baggy caps deserve a good kicking. Perhaps then we can start building a real team…

Bogan? Wtf?

Some mongrel would be nice, not the bunch of latte sipping pinko metrosexuals we have now

Not Siddle. C*** is his middle name.

sibeen said:

Dropbear said:

the beervatar said:

>>> Meh. 1-0 England :(

The bogan baggy caps deserve a good kicking. Perhaps then we can start building a real team…

Bogan? Wtf?

Some mongrel would be nice, not the bunch of latte sipping pinko metrosexuals we have now

Not Siddle. C*** is his middle name.

Chris?

Fuck.

sibeen said:

Fuck.

Fuck/ I was almost tsaking heart from the lack of fuck in this thread. I’m iViewing Grand Designs.

I’m keeping my head down in case there’s an 11th wicket stand again.

pommiejohn said:

I’m keeping my head down in case there’s an 11th wicket stand again.

No such thing – tenth wicket is as far we go, 11th man is not out

:)

party_pants said:

pommiejohn said:

I’m keeping my head down in case there’s an 11th wicket stand again.

No such thing – tenth wicket is as far we go, 11th man is not out

:)

can’t trust the Aussies not to try it on though.

sooooooo whats happening.

bwhahahahahahaha

deep breath

hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

i’m a pom atm. i might change later though.

:-)

50 for Hadds.

what is the score anyway?

49 to get. One wicket.

hmmmmmm, getable. makes it exciting.

i don’t really care either way but a close game is good.

shit eh

dv said:

shit eh

can’t bat, can’t bowl

can’t bat, can’t bowl
—

Who?

31 to get.

time for a piss and another beer…

Good of Patty to keep the strike to protect Haddin

You know what would be good?

If the Australians win this.

dv said:

You know what would be good?

If the Australians win this.

Ya reckon?

it’s going to take 28 overs at this rate :(

it’s going to take 28 overs at this rate :(
—

That’ll do. It’s not a race…

So is it going to be the case for the Australians that the last wicket partnership is the biggest in each innings?

(whistles on inward breathe*

22

20

What channel are we watching on?

I just went through the Foxcrap program & I can’t see it.

Gem, although it is also on Fox.

Wow.

Who says test cricket is dead?

Those who bought 5th days tickets are getting their money’s worth.

Rule 303 said:

What channel are we watching on?

I just went through the Foxcrap program & I can’t see it.

Gem. Digital channel 90

sibeen said:

Gem, although it is also on Fox.

Ahh, seems to be on a Fox Sports channel to which I am not subscribed. Well that’s just fucken fantastic… Paying $110 / month is not enough to get the same programs everyone else is getting for free, I’ve gotta cough up more to get it.

Need a 22M tower to get good free digital here – I’m sofaking glad they turned the Analogue off.

Rule 303 said:

sibeen said:

Gem, although it is also on Fox.

Ahh, seems to be on a Fox Sports channel to which I am not subscribed. Well that’s just fucken fantastic… Paying $110 / month is not enough to get the same programs everyone else is getting for free, I’ve gotta cough up more to get it.

Need a 22M tower to get good free digital here – I’m sofaking glad they turned the Analogue off.

Are you not eligible for VAST?

morrie said:

Are you not eligible for VAST?

I don’t know. What is VAST?

Rule 303 said:

morrie said:

Are you not eligible for VAST?

I don’t know. What is VAST?

Viewer Access Satellite Television.

I get it here because I don’t get regular TV reception. It provides me with all the ABC and SBS channels in all the states, as well as free to air stations (there is a hurdle to pass) and similar radio coverage.

morrie said:

Viewer Access Satellite Television.

I get it here because I don’t get regular TV reception. It provides me with all the ABC and SBS channels in all the states, as well as free to air stations (there is a hurdle to pass) and similar radio coverage.

What qualifies as ‘don’t get regular TV’?

I’m already getting FoxCrap by satellite, and I could probably get the cricket channel for an extra $3 a month, so I don’t want to give off the impression that I’m sooking because I live in a stupid spot, but I would prefer to have the choice, if available.

Rule 303 said:

morrie said:

Viewer Access Satellite Television.

I get it here because I don’t get regular TV reception. It provides me with all the ABC and SBS channels in all the states, as well as free to air stations (there is a hurdle to pass) and similar radio coverage.

What qualifies as ‘don’t get regular TV’?

I’m already getting FoxCrap by satellite, and I could probably get the cricket channel for an extra $3 a month, so I don’t want to give off the impression that I’m sooking because I live in a stupid spot, but I would prefer to have the choice, if available.

There is a tool where you can put your location into a map and it will tell you if you are in a zone that qualifies you.

tell me when to switch over from Le tour…

Now, for gods sake!

15

morrie said:

Viewer Access Satellite Television.

The .gov site is giving me 404

that’s out

out on review.

Fuck

A bridge too far.

Back to Le Tour.

at least it was really out…

but it comes back to yet another 2 innings fail from our batting line up…

Rule 303 said:

morrie said:

Viewer Access Satellite Television.

The .gov site is giving me 404

http://myswitch.digitalready.gov.au/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/aborigines-i-was-terrified-i-didnt-know-anything-about-white-fellas-1803657.html

It was 1964: the US had gone to war against North Vietnam, the first Ford Mustang was rolling off the assembly line and Beatlemania was reaching fever pitch. Meanwhile, in the Western Australian desert, a group of Aborigines were still living as their ancestors had done for thousands of years, with no inkling of a world beyond the expanse of sand and spinifex grass they called home.

That innocence was about to end: in October, the group – the last desert-dwelling Aborigines to make “first contact” with white Australians – was found by patrol officers scouring the dump zone of a rocket test range. The remarkable encounter was filmed and photographed. But the footage did not come to light until recently and it is only now being widely viewed, thanks to a new documentary called Contact.

The grainy images capture a moment of great poignancy, when an ancient civilisation and a way of life were effectively extinguished.

The 20 women and children – members of the Martu tribe – were among the last Aborigines to emerge from the desert.

Among them was Yuwali, who was 17 at the time. She and her family thought the officers were “devil men” who had come to eat them. They had never seen a truck before. “I said to the kids, ‘you know those big rocks we play on, the rock has come alive,’” she recalls in the film.

She adds: “I was terrified. My whole body was shaking. I didn’t know anything about white fellas. Seeing one for the first time was a real shock. It looked like his skin had been peeled off.”

But this was no hallucination: Yuwali’s world had changed, beyond recognition, forever. Before long, the Martu were taken to a church mission, where they were given clothes, taught English and schooled in becoming good Christians. In the documentary, surviving members of the group take the directors Martin Butler and Bentley Dean to their homeland in the Percival Lakes area of the Great Sandy Desert. The area is extremely remote: even now, it is a four-day car journey to get there – half of it entirely off tracks – from the nearest town, Newman, in the Pilbara region.

Until the white men arrived, Yuwali and her extended family had no concept of the modern world. They had no idea that Australia had been colonised for nearly 200 years. They led a traditional lifestyle, wandering through the desert, their route determined by the seasons, the availability of food and the mythical “Dreamtime” tracks. They hunted with digging sticks and dingoes.

Across the continent, in a different universe, Australia was preparing to launch a series of British rockets from the Woomera test range. The Percival Lakes, part of the dump zone, were regarded as uninhabited. “We really didn’t expect to find anybody out there,” Terry Long, a native welfare patrol officer, said.

Of that first meeting between a space-age civilisation and nomadic hunter-gatherers living off the land, Mr Butler said in an interview this week: “It must be the most extraordinary clash of cultures of all time. It’s really quite incredible.”

Mr Butler, who also produced the documentary, was anxious to tell the story while the remaining witnesses were still alive. Yuwali is one of a dwindling number of Aborigines who straddle the two eras. A young adult when she left the desert, she still has a clear memory of pre-contact days.

Her recollections of coming face to face with the strange white men are detailed and vivid. The truck “looked like a monster, big eyes, it made a big noise … made the earth tremble”.

The men, she thought, had dishes on their heads. (In fact, they were wearing hats.) She and her relatives fled, leading the men on an ultimately unsuccessful pursuit.

The first rocket was fired anyway, but, fortunately, went way off course, landing hundreds of miles from the lakes. With the second test looming, another expedition set off to find the Martu people. This time, though, the patrol officers were accompanied by two Aboriginal guides. Yuwali and the others finally emerged, walking slowly across a red sand dune.

The guides were determined to bring them to the isolated mission at Jigalong, where many of their relatives had already congregated.

They had their own motives: they had taken a fancy to Yuwali and her aunt, and claimed them as brides. Mr Long, meanwhile, was convinced that the women and children could not survive much longer in the desert by themselves.

It was the end of a way of life for Australian Aborigines, although the Martu later gained land rights over a vast swath of Western Australia. At the time, Mr Long felt he was doing the right thing; 45 years later, he is less sure. “We ought to have handled this much, much better,” he said. During the journey to Jigalong, “they tied the kids up with rope around their ankles to stop them running away”, says Yuwali. She, meanwhile, was mourning her beloved dingo, whom she had been forced to leave behind.

While the guides could translate, there was ample scope for misunderstanding. The lead patrol officer, Walter MacDougall, who shot the footage, reported at the time: “These girls think they owe me something, and I don’t want it.” He locked himself in his car at night to escape their advances. According to the women, though, “he was looking at our bodies, getting fresh”.

The Martu were also unimpressed with the white man’s food. Their meat, they thought, “tasted like shit, so we spat it out and buried it”.

Yuwali, who went on to marry twice and have four children, still lives in the Pilbara. Recalling 1964, she says: “We were worried about our homeland when we first arrived. But now we’ve been swept up in our new lives. We couldn’t go back to the old ways… we left our hearts back in our country.”

morrie said:

The .gov site is giving me 404

http://myswitch.digitalready.gov.au/

digitalready.gov.au said:

If you are having trouble picking up the ABC services broadcast on channel 12 from this transmitter it may be due to your antenna. You may need to replace your current VHF antenna with a new antenna designed to receive channel 12. If you have a combination UHF/VHF antenna, you may prefer to replace the whole antenna.

No shit, Sherlock.

Shame about the result but a great test.
You can have your slap and tickle corporate capitalist running dog rule of Twenty instant gratification pop cricket but nothing beats the real thing.

Peak Warming Man said:

Shame about the result but a great test.
You can have your slap and tickle corporate capitalist running dog rule of Twenty instant gratification pop cricket but nothing beats the real thing.

I enjoy a good test. However the umpire was pretty hopeless. He couldn’t get any decision right even after the DRS..

On day two England was left incensed when Jonathan Trott was wrongly given out lbw before his team-mate Stuart Broad refused to walk after edging the ball to slip on day three – an incident Australia was unable to review having used up all of their referrals.

The only decision he did get right was the Jonathon Trott dismissal.. Had nothing to do with the hot spot camera not working.. He was out LBW, as plumb as.

roughbarked said:

The only decision he did get right was the Jonathon Trott dismissal..

Yeah, he got the Agar stumping wrong.

pommiejohn said:

roughbarked said:

The only decision he did get right was the Jonathon Trott dismissal..

Yeah, he got the Agar stumping wrong.

I missed that dismissal. was probably snoring at the time though I stayed awake for most of the test.

14 runs eh..

14 runs..

It’s a funny old game

>>he got the Agar stumping wrong

That was one of the least problematic decisions in the match.

The third umpire couldn’t call it clearly because of shadow and a worn crease and he gave Agar the benefit.

Reading some articles on the test and I find it funny how England refuse to acknowledge they are dependent on Anderson. I mean there is nothing wrong with saying that your bowling attack is underpinned by a talented individual.

It just so happens that England are in a pretty good place at the moment… they have some consistent batsmen and two very good bowlers

I still think that the DRS should be there only for the Umpires to use.. that is they should be able to check certain aspects of a decision…

diddly-squat said:

I still think that the DRS should be there only for the Umpires to use.. that is they should be able to check certain aspects of a decision…

GSEOH

diddly-squat said:

Reading some articles on the test and I find it funny how England refuse to acknowledge they are dependent on Anderson. I mean there is nothing wrong with saying that your bowling attack is underpinned by a talented individual.

It just so happens that England are in a pretty good place at the moment… they have some consistent batsmen and two very good bowlers

I still think that the DRS should be there only for the Umpires to use.. that is they should be able to check certain aspects of a decision…

The Guardian says as much. The link to this story is entitled “ Anderson steers England to victory”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/14/ashes-england-australia-first-test

The only reason we got anywhere near as close as we did, was because of two heroic last wicket partnerships..

If we could have fluked a win, it would not have been deserved.

Dropbear said:

diddly-squat said:

I still think that the DRS should be there only for the Umpires to use.. that is they should be able to check certain aspects of a decision…

GSEOH

totally… in the same way the rugby refs use the system….

but the 3rd umpire can only answer the questions they ask… for example checking for an inside edge on an lbw decision

Dropbear said:

The only reason we got anywhere near as close as we did, was because of two heroic last wicket partnerships..

If we could have fluked a win, it would not have been deserved.

+1

it took a partnership better then any other in test history to even give us a chance in the first…

the simple fact is our batting needs to improve and until that happens we will continue to suffer defeats

“Australia captain Michael Clarke has reportedly described team-mate Shane Watson as a cancer on the national cricket team.
The revelation came to light in a legal document submitted to a Melbourne court by dumped coach Mickey Arthur, who is seeking up to $4 million compensation or his job back from Cricket Australia.”

FMD, if he cant be part of it he wants to destroy it.

Peak Warming Man said:

“Australia captain Michael Clarke has reportedly described team-mate Shane Watson as a cancer on the national cricket team.
The revelation came to light in a legal document submitted to a Melbourne court by dumped coach Mickey Arthur, who is seeking up to $4 million compensation or his job back from Cricket Australia.”

FMD, if he cant be part of it he wants to destroy it.

Fuck Watson off. We’re better off without him.

>Arthur is claiming he was racially discriminated against because he is South African and “didn’t understand the Australian way”.

FMD.

What sort of cancer?

Dropbear said:

What sort of cancer?

Bowel Cancer. He is a pain in the arse.

The buck stops at the top, Cricket Australia needs a big shakeup, I’d sack the lot of the metrosexual career board members, replace them with respected retired cricketers who’s duty will be as caretakers until they appoint a new board who’s sole objective is to look after Australian Cricket rather than looking after their personal career path. That ex RaRa chap would be first up against the wall.

England have won the toss, and will indulge firstly in batting-type behaviour.

Bit harsh on Starc. One of our better performers in the 1st test.

Are you following the cricket online DV?

They’re all shaking hands with the Queen right now.

http://bookriot.com/2013/06/19/the-25-most-hated-books/

I’ve read 2, 8 and 18.

2 and 18 were quite enjoyable reads, 8 on the other hand was pure dross.

I think the English top order is very fragile, more fragile than our top order and our bottom order is far superior to theirs, however thay have a better all round bowling attack.
I expect them to crumble today.

Can someone please explain to me what Smith is doing in the side?

He didn’t bowl a ball in the first test. Surely there is a better batsman who can come in at 6.

OMG, England has dropped Finn.

We’re fucked.

sibeen said:

Can someone please explain to me what Smith is doing in the side?

He didn’t bowl a ball in the first test. Surely there is a better batsman who can come in at 6.

No.

I think the same.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (102 votes) Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (90) Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (90) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (53) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (41) Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (41) Lord of the Flies by William Golding (35) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (33) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (31) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (30) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (28) Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (26) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (26) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (25) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (24) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (23) Life of Pi by Yann Martel (21) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (18) The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (17) On the Road by Jack Kerouac (14) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (14) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (14) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (14) The Pearl by John Steinbeck (14) Ulysses by James Joyce (14)

Of those, I’ve started Ulysses. I’ve read The Grapes of Wrath, Great Expectations, Lord of the Flies and Moby Dick.

Ulysses is just terrible. It’s just bad writing.

Great Expectations is delightful. The Grapes of Wrath is an interesting read, as is Lord of the Flies.

I can understand why people hate Moby Dick, but I don’t.

Piss off, you’re out!

party_pants said:

Piss off, you’re out!

We don’t get this kind of aggression with the bicycles, thankfully.

We do get the piss though…

WTF?

Another one given out. I thought it would be overturned on the replay, but just hitting pad a mm before the bat comes through. Very lucky break for Australia, got one go their way.

MartinB said:

We do get the piss though…

A squirt of piss in the face on a time trial is probably quite invigorating.

Piss off!

Ryan ‘Fatso” Harris strikes again!

Mind you it was given out by the on-field ump.

They checked a brazillion times and I think they’re right, pad just first.

Harris earning his recall in spades…

Unlike the first test Watson has been leaking runs.

I’d sack him.

Apparently…

“Root was groping there.”

Well I’ll be…

Right…time for some mongrel, bring Siddle on.

Watson obviously heard my slander about leaking runs.

Has Sidds had a bowl yet?

party_pants said:

Has Sidds had a bowl yet?

No.

sibeen said:

http://bookriot.com/2013/06/19/the-25-most-hated-books/

I’ve read 2, 8 and 18.

2 and 18 were quite enjoyable reads, 8 on the other hand was pure dross.

Not enough cricket in it?

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Yes.

Siddle on now.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Yes. 5 test series.

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Yes. 5 test series.

It’s not called an Ashes series is it?

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Yes. 5 test series.

It’s not called an Ashes series is it?

Yes. Two Ashes series, one following the other. A bit of a kerfuffle in the international schedule.

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is England coming out to Australia for a Summer cricket series later this year?

Yes. 5 test series.

It’s not called an Ashes series is it?

Yes.

Usua next Ashes series would be 20145-15 summer, but that’s the same time as Australia are hosting the Cricket World Cup. Can’t have both in the same summer, so the Ashes is brought forward by a year.

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

Yes. 5 test series.

It’s not called an Ashes series is it?

Yes.

Usual next Ashes series would be 2014-15 summer, but that’s the same time as Australia are hosting the Cricket World Cup. Can’t have both in the same summer, so the Ashes is brought forward by a year.

Shit …

Looks like Tink is going to go the Tonk again

Good call, deevs.

Trott…fuck off.

sibeen said:

Good call, deevs.

Trott…fuck off.

Bugger – just as I switched back to Le Tour.

And the change brings the wicket. Thanks Rolf.

Come on Sibeen, we need some more seven character, cursive posts from you…

I liked Tink better when he sucked.

Stealth said:

Come on Sibeen, we need some more seven character, cursive posts from you…

I nearly got through the last test in eighty words.

“Fuck off’ when England was batting.

“Fuck it’ when we were.

Hmm… one wicket for the last 140 runs.

Yes, make that 5.

sibeen said:

Yes, make that 5.

Not exactly the post I was waiting for, but it will do.

Bullshit!

dv said:

Hmm… one wicket for the last 140 runs.

Perfect batting conditions they say, maybe a bit of moisture in the wicket for the first hour or so, if they can see it out for the initial period they should get themselves into a good position < — what they said before the start of play. Reckon we’ve done good to get 4 wickets so far.

sibeen said:

Bullshit!

One, two, three. four, five, six seven, EIGHT, NINE…

…Nine characters cannot be good…

sibeen said:

Bullshit!

what happened?

Siddle’s fault.

I used to be an bowler when I was way younger. I always had a few inches behind the line. Although, saying that, we should have the back foot rule in place anyway.

Fucking batsmen!

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

Bullshit!

what happened?

Called back. No Ball…by about a mm.

sibeen said:

Siddle’s fault.

I used to be an bowler when I was way younger. I always had a few inches behind the line. Although, saying that, we should have the back foot rule in place anyway.

So.. the old story .. he’s probably bowled 20 no-balld in a row and they only check the replay when he gets a wicket?

Smith gets a bowl.

Amazingly his first doesn’t go for four.

….and then he gets Bell, just as I predicted.

fuck right off ding dong

sibeen said:

….and then he gets Bell, just as I predicted.

nicely done. Should have been done earlier but still, nicely done.

Fuck me.

gobsmacked

Well that was worth staying awake for.

Sids will be much relieved

THe last half hour should be interesting.

Fuck me.

gobsmacked

Who needs a new ball?

And that, gentlemen, is stumps.

Goodnight.

sibeen said:

And that, gentlemen, is stumps.

Goodnight.

ditto.

Interesting day

g’nite

Bresnan on his way. 8-fer

9-fer

This is the first instance of Tink making two centuries versus Australia in consecutive innings.

dv said:

This is the first instance of Tink making two centuries versus Australia in consecutive innings.

3 actually, if you include the last test of last series.

dv said:

This is the first instance of Tink making two centuries versus Australia in consecutive innings.

3 actually, if you include the last test of last series.
—

Well that wouldn’t be in consecutive innings now, would it.

The English have a good wicket keeper in Prior regards calling for the review. He has said no to two in a row now. Haddin would still have called for the review if it struck the batsman a foot outside the line.

1/42

It’s a start. Could be worse.

etc

Shouldn’t this thread be in the Lye thread?

nah, it’d get the aficionados of the game all in a lather.

Shouldn’t this thread be in the Lye thread?
—

Very clever.

FMD, Hughes gone and another review wasted.

The FOT seems a long way away

FOT? Follow On (T) ?

target

dv said:

The FOT seems a long way away

We can’t bat for shit. Still.

Yes, that makes sense…

Can we make it to 168?

Jjjjjesus

• Jjjjjesus

Would he be an an all rounder?

Wonder if we could dump Watson and replace him with Kevin Rudd?

Have Mercy.

dv said:

Have Mercy.

Without mercy, Watson would be on his way to PNG,

fuck

Given that there are seemingly no real west Australians in the team I am ambivalent towards the possible success of this Australian team…

Haddin you imbecile

• Haddin you imbecile

….

Hadron better make a double ton after that shit

• Hadron better make a double ton after that shit

Large…

Yeah fuck off, Haddin

unimpressive.

Bring back Marcus North.

party_pants said:

Bring back Marcus North.

They had Border and Ponting big Merv and Gilchrist etc.. sitting in the pavilion.. they’d play better with geriatrics.

Fuck me.

I’m working and have only just caught up.

Inept hardly describes it.

Haddin made sure Agar was run out. Just looked at him like “nah fuck ya”. Agar’s call, there was time for a single and a half.

sibeen said:

Fuck me.

I’m working and have only just caught up.

Inept hardly describes it.

The Aussie batting has been even worse than your scheduling…

dv said:

Haddin made sure Agar was run out. Just looked at him like “nah fuck ya”. Agar’s call, there was time for a single and a half.

Well Haddin could have tried a run.. it was easier for him to run straight than to force Agar to turn and run back ..

Well Haddin could have tried a run..
—-

He could have made it and had time for a smoke before the ball came in. Dead set dickery.

dv said:

Well Haddin could have tried a run..
—-

He could have made it and had time for a smoke before the ball came in. Dead set dickery.

But thisis the man we brought back into the side to be vice-captain…

128.

233 behind. What a great effort.

the follow-on or not??

party_pants said:

dv said:

Well Haddin could have tried a run..
—-

He could have made it and had time for a smoke before the ball came in. Dead set dickery.

But thisis the man we brought back into the side to be vice-captain…

Perhaps the gamblers are still pulling strings?

No follow-on. Surprised by that, unless they’re looking after the people that bought tickets for the 4th day.

party_pants said:

the follow-on or not??

not enough to prevent follow on.

party_pants said:

No follow-on. Surprised by that, unless they’re looking after the people that bought tickets for the 4th day.

yeah someone seems to have backpedalled.

I was watching Clarke talking to the coach intently.. and Darren was looking aghast.. as if.. something had walked over his grave.

fuck off Haddin you crab.

Haddin decides to make up for his poor form with the bat.

It hasn’t been a bad evening.

I was reduced to watching the lycra clad loonies riding downhill in the wet… even that was boring and I fell asleep.

Don’t think I missed anything.

Ian said:

It hasn’t been a bad evening.

I was reduced to watching the lycra clad loonies riding downhill in the wet… even that was boring and I fell asleep.

Don’t think I missed anything.

I actually watched superman and some rumble in the city with diamond thieves and big time crooks against Jackie Chan doing impossible stunts. Well I watched bits between ads and switching channels to anything other than the cricket. Though that didn’t stop me from seeing all the gaffes the Aussies made. For me, today ended Haddin’s career. I mean he has been good but from the moment I saw him playing, I could see that though he can still play, he has passed his use by date and this was a selection error in my opinion.

Clarke may be a good captain in many ways, I don’t think he can keep his mind on all the aspects at the same time as well as many of his peers in the past. He certainly has never been the captain that Ponting and Border were.

>>For me, today ended Haddin’s career. I mean he has been good but from the moment I saw him playing, I could see that though he can still play, he has passed his use by date and this was a selection error in my opinion.

Ya. I wanted Wade in for the 1st test.

Or Waugh

Seter Piddle!

Good ball, well bowled.

party_pants said:

Seter Piddle!

Good ball, well bowled.

Now I’ll have to switch the TV back on .. I had given up.

Fuck off, Trott!

2/22

Sidds again.

2/255 Trott walks of for a duck.

Missed the replay.. maybe see it later. I’ll say perhaps I am harsh on Haddin. His wicket keeping may currently be better form than say Wade’s but they shouldn’t have put him in the position of making decisions about batting. That was woeful for a man of his experience, in with a rookie.

They are not bad figures.. 2 for 1.. good start from the vegetarian.

Sidds again!

3-fer

Fuck off, Peterson!

sibeen said:

Fuck off, Peterson!

See him raspberry on the way out?

3 for 4.. he’s heading for the record books if he can keep this up.

Cricket is a game of tremendous sustained efforts, but also a game of moments.

dv said:

Cricket is a game of tremendous sustained efforts, but also a game of moments.

Lots and lots of non-eventful moments all strung together.

People have written songs about cricket.

When you wish upon a star

party_pants said:

People have written songs about cricket.

There’s only one David Gower.

>>>People have written songs about cricket.

I don’t like cricket, oh no…

That’s a great song, beervatar. Pity about the racial profiling.

The Duckworth Lewis Method, and their song “Jiggery Pokery”, about a single ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_iG_W0gvk

The only sporting song I know is that football song that goes:

Here we go here we go here we go,
Here we go here we go here we go-o,
Here we go here we go here we go,
Here we go-o,
And here, we go.

There’s the rub.

It’d looking decidedly dispromising.
Who’s the patron saint of rain?

• Who’s the patron saint of rain?

Freyr…

In the litany of missed opportunities in this Test match (yes, I’m looking at you Haddin) the biggest miss has actually been make by Henry Blofeld.

At approximately 2310 EST Henry was discussing the Lords groundsman, one Michael Hunt. During his ramblings he called him Mick Hunt.

I shook my head in dismay.

Parents can be cruel

sibeen said:

I shook my head in dismay.

The man has clearly gone soft in the head. Has there been another heat wave in the mother country of late?

I was thinking they should declare and get a few overs at us by stumps, but maybe they will let Bell get another ton

Well he is 72 and rattling on.

Go on, Bell, fuck off.

Right, we’re back in this.

deluded

Right, we’re back in this.
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It’s just nice to be reminded that a wicket can in fact fall.

Turn the TV on just in time to see a wicket fall :)

Turn the TV on just in time to see a wicket fall :)
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Something you would not have seen in the previous three hours…

two hat-tricks in arow, then 515 to get in 6 and a bit sessions of play.

A doodle… if we had a team that could bat.

dv said:

Turn the TV on just in time to see a wicket fall :)
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Something you would not have seen in the previous three hours…

No. There’s no TV in my car, nor was there one set up at the party I attended.

I wonder what they are thinking regards the declaration. Maybe they have a set time in their heads – declare half an hour before stumps and get 20 minutes to bowl at them yet still have a relatively fresh ball for tomorrow?

Gotta admit, Joe Root does have a very punchable face.

is 566 not enough?

party_pants said:

is 566 not enough?

Joe wants 200

If they’d enforced the follow on the game would probably be over.

sibeen said:

If they’d enforced the follow on the game would probably be over.

What’s more humiliating, lodsing by an innings or losing by 400 runs?

sibeen said:

If they’d enforced the follow on the game would probably be over.

I don’t know.. Today has been such a good batting day for England why couldn’t it have been the same for Australia?

Was Root the guy whom Haddin let off by not going for the catch that went between keeper and first slip?

party_pants said:

Was Root the guy whom Haddin let off by not going for the catch that went between keeper and first slip?

Yes.

Gotta say I much prefer the Kim Wilde version of You Keep Me Hanging On and now I am dazed and confused.

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Was Root the guy whom Haddin let off by not going for the catch that went between keeper and first slip?

Yes.

Fuck Haddin.

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Was Root the guy whom Haddin let off by not going for the catch that went between keeper and first slip?

Yes.

I missed that ball but I heard them talking about it. In my mind it is mathematics. If the ball can be reached by the keeper it is his. as he is first in line in general. He’d only leave it to first slip if it was out of his reach. I see first slip sliding in behind any keepers side dive so it stands to reason that they think that way too.

Skunkworks said:

Gotta say I much prefer the Kim Wilde version of You Keep Me Hanging On and now I am dazed and confused.

Vanilla Fudge just made it more electronic. When Holland Dozier and Holland did it originally, it was the same sing just not as slowed down.

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Was Root the guy whom Haddin let off by not going for the catch that went between keeper and first slip?

Yes.

I missed that ball but I heard them talking about it. In my mind it is mathematics. If the ball can be reached by the keeper it is his. as he is first in line in general. He’d only leave it to first slip if it was out of his reach. I see first slip sliding in behind any keepers side dive so it stands to reason that they think that way too.

Exactly. First slip stands back so that the keeper can dive in front of him. Anything between them is keeper’s. You often see keepers dive in front of first slip even for a catch going into first slip’s midriff.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

sibeen said:

Yes.

I missed that ball but I heard them talking about it. In my mind it is mathematics. If the ball can be reached by the keeper it is his. as he is first in line in general. He’d only leave it to first slip if it was out of his reach. I see first slip sliding in behind any keepers side dive so it stands to reason that they think that way too.

Exactly. First slip stands back so that the keeper can dive in front of him. Anything between them is keeper’s. You often see keepers dive in front of first slip even for a catch going into first slip’s midriff.

Yes. It isn’t the keepers job to be caught flat footed. What would John Howard have done?

roughbarked said:

Yes. It isn’t the keepers job to be caught flat footed. What would John Howard have done?

To Haddin for missing it, or if Howard was keeping?

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

Yes. It isn’t the keepers job to be caught flat footed. What would John Howard have done?

To Haddin for missing it, or if Howard was keeping?

to Haddin for missing because Johnny let everything go through to the keeper.

Looks like England are going to bat on this morning.

They must be looking after the people that bought 4th and 5th day tickets.

party_pants said:

Looks like England are going to bat on this morning.

They must be looking after the people that bought 4th and 5th day tickets.

Do they have to knock over the easybeats again to rack up a win?

Haddin takes a catch in front of first slip. Must’ve taken his red cordial this morning.

Root throws his wicket away on 180.

Engerland declare. Target 583.

party_pants said:

Root throws his wicket away on 180.

Engerland declare. Target 583.

Time for a bit of World Record cricket…

Stealth said:

party_pants said:

Root throws his wicket away on 180.

Engerland declare. Target 583.

Time for a bit of World Record cricket…

No thanks. Greatest winning margin post WW2 is 491. Not a record I want broken.

Predictions on Australia’s second innings total?

I’ll go for 172.

First and foremost, my son will tell you that I will be 100% correct with my prediction of eleventy (eleventy is the number I use when ever I don’t know the exact answer to his questions (which is quite often))

But I will take a greater risk and predict… 264.