One hour warning.

Peak Warming Man said:

One hour warning.

Only for the talking heads, which I can do without thank you.

Australia has won the toss and will bat.

:)

And they are on the field.

:)

god MV, it’s like i’m there!!!

That is the most ineffective rubbish softcock opening over I’ve seen at the WACA for a long time.
I thought I saw DV in the crowd, I don’t know who the other person in the crowd is.

Commentator Jim Maxwell and wife Lauren.

Peak Warming Man said:

Commentator Jim Maxwell and wife Lauren.

Talk about punching over your weight.

jjjust moi said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Commentator Jim Maxwell and wife Lauren.

Talk about punching over your weight.

except that isn’t his missus – Lauren Boyle is an NZ swimmer

diddly-squat said:

jjjust moi said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Commentator Jim Maxwell and wife Lauren.

Talk about punching over your weight.

except that isn’t his missus – Lauren Boyle is an NZ swimmer

Ha, no wonder they took Gem off PWM then, take a yellow card as well.

jim used to be married to madonna.

>>except that isn’t his missus – Lauren Boyle is an NZ swimmer

Yeah I lied about that.
Anyway Henry looks the best of a bad pathetic second rate busted arsed ineffective bowling line up.

and NZ throw away a referral

is this a WACA?

>Anyway Henry looks the best of a bad pathetic second rate busted arsed ineffective bowling line up.

Yeah. Look at the rubbish we have to up with.

Next up we’ve got the Windies who rank even lower than Sri Lanka.

I’m calling for a probe.

Ian said:

>Anyway Henry looks the best of a bad pathetic second rate busted arsed ineffective bowling line up.

Yeah. Look at the rubbish we have to up with.

Next up we’ve got the Windies who rank even lower than Sri Lanka.

I’m calling for a probe.

A probe into Jim Maxwell’s wife?

Ian said:

>Anyway Henry looks the best of a bad pathetic second rate busted arsed ineffective bowling line up.

Yeah. Look at the rubbish we have to up with.

Next up we’ve got the Windies who rank even lower than Sri Lanka.

I’m calling for a probe.

I’ll have the aliens drop by this evening

another good start…

Aust 100 without loss

Burns out for 40.

1/101

diddly-squat said:

another good start…

Aust 100 without loss

Yeah well done Squat.

knocks off bails

Lunch.

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

party_pants said:

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

wokkie will be back shortly

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

wokkie will be back shortly

What have I done now?

Wocky said:

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

wokkie will be back shortly

What have I done now?

woops I meant wookie

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

wokkie will be back shortly

i’m always back

wookiemeister said:

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

wanders in for lunch

just in time for the cockhead show.

wokkie will be back shortly

i’m always back

Are you Michael Slater?

Thirteen off the first over after lunch!

umpire’s call…

bad luck NZ..

Hawkeye tolerance is set at +- half a ball, a good umpire like Ol’ Shep would have given him.

They had Tony Dell on the wireless at lunch time yesterday talking about PTS that he contracted in Vietnam, he’s started some foundation or some such.
He was a big tall fast left armer, opened the bowling for Australia but only played a couple of tests.
I opened the batting against on several occasions but I never rated him as being all that good.
In the interview with Jim Maxwell he was down on everything that was wrong with modern cricked, it was all doom and gloom.
Jim asked him at the end if he could find a positive to end the interview on but he couldn’t.

dropped….

WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA

The common taters on Nine ( it’s not on Gem today ) said he was out but no reviews left.

Ton

3 on the trot

wookiemeister said:

WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA

:)

Michael V said:

wookiemeister said:

WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA

:)

tough gig tonight

wookiemeister said:

Michael V said:

wookiemeister said:

WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA WACA

:)

tough gig tonight

nice one

The mention of Tony Dell has reminded me of Tony Delroy who used to do Nightlife on ABC radio. I used to listen to it in me car when coming back late. This was 20 odd years ago.

Delroy is still doing the midnight quiz every week night.

These New Zealand blokes are hacks!

Rule 303 said:

These New Zealand blokes are hacks!

To be fair they are a long way from home in a hot unfriendly environment away from family and their comfort sheep.

Peak Warming Man said:

Rule 303 said:

These New Zealand blokes are hacks!

To be fair they are a long way from home in a hot unfriendly environment away from family and their comfort sheep.

Maybe they are short a few sheep in the top paddock?

Warner: 200!

:)

Onya!

Michael V said:

Warner: 200!

:)

Onya!

77 of those were singles.

HOWZAT?!?!?!?!?

In summary, like PWM I wish that the UN was more than a toothless gabfest when it comes to environmental matters.

This of course includes wishing it could take some action to help save the Great Barrier Reef, a literally unique and priceless natural resource that Australia is very fortunate to have been landed with.

sorry, wrong thread

Aus: 1/403!

dv said:

In summary, like PWM I wish that the UN was more than a toothless gabfest when it comes to environmental matters.

This of course includes wishing it could take some action to help save the Great Barrier Reef, a literally unique and priceless natural resource that Australia is very fortunate to have been landed with.

i don’t think the kiwis will beat us even with the great barrier reef batting at #3…

Great, barry, a reefer

Khawaja: out for 121.

dv said:

Great, barry, a reefer

You took it too far.

this joints gone to pot!

I reckon they should send these Kiwis to Christmas island & deport them

nephew started cricket today, sign him up for the next series…

stumpy_seahorse said:

nephew started cricket today, sign him up for the next series…

Another bloody sinister batsman.

Peak Warming Man said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

nephew started cricket today, sign him up for the next series…

!https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/s720×720/12208383_10153736411557937_5809413140091598123_n.jpg?oh=205f5d9fa33496cfb2e1bc9ad86848e9&oe=56F7FD3A

Another bloody sinister batsman.

he’s only 3… they’ll beat it out of him by the time he gets to A grade…

and that, folks is the end of a remarkable day.

knocks bails off

Stumps.

roughbarked said:

and that, folks is the end of a remarkable day.

Yep.

Peak Warming Man said:

knocks bails off

Stumps.

yo..

stumpy_seahorse said:

Peak Warming Man said:

knocks bails off

Stumps.

yo..

hehe, I was waiting for that.

roughbarked said:

and that, folks is the end of a remarkable day.

Yes, I am abkle to remark upon it.

Some arseclown has written this here.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-13/australia-v-new-zealand-second-test-day-one-live-blog/6938560?section=sport

“What a day for Australia. What a day for Usman Khawaja. What a stupendously excellent day for David Warner. The highest individual score by an Australian in a single day of Test cricket. 244 unbeaten and you would not put a world record score past him, given his completely untroubled innings and an absolutely listless New Zealand attack.”

How quick they forget.

“July 11, 1930. Don Bradman walked out to bat after 11 balls on the first morning at Leeds, and walked back at the end of the day unbeaten on 309. Arunabha Sengupta relives the day when the entire cricketing world came to a standstill in awe of his relentless run making.”

Peak Warming Man said:

How quick they forget.

On eggheads, the English had to think about how many old pennies were in a shilling and few cry’s sake many of them were as old or older than me.

Peak Warming Man said:

Some arseclown has written this here.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-13/australia-v-new-zealand-second-test-day-one-live-blog/6938560?section=sport

“What a day for Australia. What a day for Usman Khawaja. What a stupendously excellent day for David Warner. The highest individual score by an Australian in a single day of Test cricket. 244 unbeaten and you would not put a world record score past him, given his completely untroubled innings and an absolutely listless New Zealand attack.”

How quick they forget.

“July 11, 1930. Don Bradman walked out to bat after 11 balls on the first morning at Leeds, and walked back at the end of the day unbeaten on 309. Arunabha Sengupta relives the day when the entire cricketing world came to a standstill in awe of his relentless run making.”

Unless I am wrong, Bradman made more than 244 in a day on one other occasion, and made precisely 244 on another day.

Still, this is the greatest number of runs scored by an ordinary mortal Australian in a day.

They’re coming onto the field now. Start of the second day’s play is imminent.

Michael V said:

They’re coming onto the field now. Start of the second day’s play is imminent.

I noticed channel 9 booted their Paris coverage for the cricket.

swapped one massacre for another.

:)

JudgeMental said:

swapped one massacre for another.

ROFL

But they did have a minutes silence I think.

Warner out for 253.

Michael V said:

Warner out for 253.

It was only a matter of time.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Warner out for 253.

It was only a matter of time.

Yes. He was always eventually going to get out for 253.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Warner out for 253.

It was only a matter of time.

Yes. He was always eventually going to get out for 253.

A bloody good dig iac

time to declare already.

party_pants said:

time to declare already.

Really? At 9-for?

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

time to declare already.

Really? At 9-for?

Well there you go: AUS declared at 9/559.

NZ: 1 down for 6 runs.

Michael V said:

NZ: 1 down for 6 runs.

hehe.

Well that’s just great, Ch 9 is going to have an hours news and put the cricket on GEM, just great.
Well they can go and get rogered and burnt, I’ll listen to the wireless, thank you very much.

Peak Warming Man said:

Well that’s just great, Ch 9 is going to have an hours news and put the cricket on GEM, just great.
Well they can go and get rogered and burnt, I’ll listen to the wireless, thank you very much.

Umm, they did that yesterday, too.

Latham out. NZ: 2/87.

Niece has been picked to play Milo cricket during the lunch break of day 4 of the next test.

Just as long as it goes to day 4…

stumpy_seahorse said:

Niece has been picked to play Milo cricket during the lunch break of day 4 of the next test.

Just as long as it goes to day 4…

K. Williamson seems intent.

stumpy_seahorse said:

Niece has been picked to play Milo cricket during the lunch break of day 4 of the next test.

Just as long as it goes to day 4…

Nice one. Good luck to her.

:)

Still a warmish day toady, but not as stinking hot as yesterday. Low 30s C today.

just come in from a bit of mowing. quite pleasant under the veil.

Oh dear, the end’s come off the sight screen.

Ian said:

Oh dear, the end’s come off the sight screen.

IT LIVES!!!!!!!!

Ian said:

Oh dear, the end’s come off the sight screen.

Does that mean they cannot play ads between balls?

And what’s happened to the famously bouncey pitch, eh?

Ian said:

And what’s happened to the famously bouncey pitch, eh?

It is just not there. Perhaps it is about drop in pitches? Haven’t looked to see if that is what they are using.

Ian said:

And what’s happened to the famously bouncey pitch, eh?

And what about spectator facilities.. and the crumbling concrete and rusting steel.. fkn pathetic!

I’m calling for a probe.

roughbarked said:

Ian said:

And what’s happened to the famously bouncey pitch, eh?

It is just not there. Perhaps it is about drop in pitches? Haven’t looked to see if that is what they are using.

No it’s not a drop in as will be used at the massive new Burwood thing.

Michael V said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Niece has been picked to play Milo cricket during the lunch break of day 4 of the next test.

Just as long as it goes to day 4…

Nice one. Good luck to her.

:)

That is indeed nice.

We left the ground at lunch because it was getting too warm my boy

dv said:

Michael V said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Niece has been picked to play Milo cricket during the lunch break of day 4 of the next test.

Just as long as it goes to day 4…

Nice one. Good luck to her.

:)

That is indeed nice.

We left the ground at lunch because it was getting too warm my boy

All 3 kids are very cricket orientated, will be interesting to see if the 4th one is too.

10 year old plays school cricket.
6 year old plays milo cricket.
3 year old has just started Kindy cricket.. (taught and bowled)

NZ might just avoid the follow-on on their own merits here.

Well, 15 for 1069 after three days. So much for the WACA wicket being the bowlers’ favourite.

Bring on the new stadium an drop-in pitches!

party_pants said:

Well, 15 for 1069 after three days. So much for the WACA wicket being the bowlers’ favourite.

Bring on the new stadium an drop-in pitches!

—-

Yeah, even Curtly would have said: How can you expect the ball to sing when there is no tune in the pitch.

Well done Mitchell Starc joining the 160k+ ranks.
Well done Ross Taylor getting a double century, ballsy effort:)

tauto said:

Well done Mitchell Starc joining the 160k+ ranks.
Well done Ross Taylor getting a double century, ballsy effort:)

Did not quite make the ton

Previous instances of two players making 250+.

West Indies v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958 (Sobers, Hunte)

Australia v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964 (Simpson, Barrington)

New Zealand v Sri Lanka Wellington 31 Jan 1991 (Crowe, PA de Silva)

Sri Lanka v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006 (DPMD Jayawardene, Sangakkara)

Draw.

Peak Warming Man said:

Draw.

Ya think?

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Draw.

Ya think?

Well there’s only 4 sessions left, both sides have pretty much ran out of time.

Declare before lunch tomorrow, get 2.25 sessions at the Kiwis.
Hope the wicket falls apart.
They’ll need to be careful with the declaration, if the Kiwis get a sniff, well………………….

Peak Warming Man said:

Declare before lunch tomorrow, get 2.25 sessions at the Kiwis.
Hope the wicket falls apart.
They’ll need to be careful with the declaration, if the Kiwis get a sniff, well………………….

rain developing tomorrow.

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Declare before lunch tomorrow, get 2.25 sessions at the Kiwis.
Hope the wicket falls apart.
They’ll need to be careful with the declaration, if the Kiwis get a sniff, well………………….

rain developing tomorrow.

But it has been an awesome test.. so many centuries.

Johnson retires.

Peak Warming Man said:

Johnson retires.

Sad to see hi go. It was fun wondering which Mitch was going to turn up for a series.

Bit surprised that Townsville’s favourite son didn’t at least see out the series.

Smith gone.

What are chances of getting a result in this match?

Ian said:

Smith gone.

What are chances of getting a result in this match?

Fuck all your Honour.

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Smith gone.

What are chances of getting a result in this match?

Fuck all your Honour.

Thought so.

I think The Mal has abolished honours.

Ian said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Smith gone.

What are chances of getting a result in this match?

Fuck all your Honour.

Thought so.

I think The Mal has abolished honours.

The Grand Mal?

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Fuck all your Honour.

Thought so.

I think The Mal has abolished honours.

The Grand Mal?

Petite he ain’t.

Ian said:

Smith gone.

What are chances of getting a result in this match?

Smith has indicated there will be no attacking dec, so if NZ want to win they will need to bowl them out.

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Fuck all your Honour.

Thought so.

I think The Mal has abolished honours.

The Grand Mal?

He would have come up to Fraser’s shoulders so I would think MF should be Grand Mal and MT Petit Mal.

They’ll shake hands just before tea I’d say.
The received wisdom is that the cork in the batch of balls is defective although an autopsy on the ball cadaver has not been performed.
The ball has been changed 20 times or more but here is the rub, the replacement balls are sourced from previous matches where an innings completed with a similar number of overs bowled with the ball.
These balls would not be from the same batch.

This match will be remembered for it’s balls.

its

No chance of Aus winning it now. Draw looks likely.

party_pants said:

No chance of Aus winning it now. Draw looks likely.

NZ not exactly out of it. De facto 6 down due to UK’s injury. Lead is 241. 66 overs min left in the day.
Scenario: If they can take 4 wickets in say 8 overs, for another say 30 runs, the target will be 271 off 58 overs. Not easy on Day 5 but not impossible.

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ll shake hands just before tea I’d say.

Why?

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ll shake hands just before tea I’d say.

Why?

Well when captains mutually agree that the game is now pointless with no result possible they shake hands and go and have beer.

dv said:

party_pants said:

No chance of Aus winning it now. Draw looks likely.

NZ not exactly out of it. De facto 6 down due to UK’s injury. Lead is 241. 66 overs min left in the day.
Scenario: If they can take 4 wickets in say 8 overs, for another say 30 runs, the target will be 271 off 58 overs. Not easy on Day 5 but not impossible.

Ja. Funny things happen on day 5.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ll shake hands just before tea I’d say.

Why?

Because they’re a friendly lot.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They’ll shake hands just before tea I’d say.

Why?

Well when captains mutually agree that the game is now pointless with no result possible they shake hands and go and have beer.

(shrugs) All four results remain very much on the table.

• All four results remain very much on the table.

Four?

1. Australia Win
2. New Zealand Win
3. Draw
4. ?

furious said:

• All four results remain very much on the table.

Four?

1. Australia Win
2. New Zealand Win
3. Draw
4. ?

Tie

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/let-romance-blossom-and-pick-michael-klinger-for-the-test-side/6947252

Great and timely article.

• Tie

Of course… Different to, but affects the series the same way as, a draw…

sibeen said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/let-romance-blossom-and-pick-michael-klinger-for-the-test-side/6947252

Great and timely article.

Callum Ferguson

RIP Saeed Jaffrey.
His mother wanted him to be Robert but his father wanted him to be a nabob.

Peak Warming Man said:

RIP Saeed Jaffrey.
His mother wanted him to be Robert but his father wanted him to be a nabob.

ISWYDT

Shower band 100k out and coming in fast. All over now, draw

jjjust moi said:

Shower band 100k out and coming in fast. All over now, draw

I reckon it will pass and clear just as quickly.

party_pants said:

jjjust moi said:

Shower band 100k out and coming in fast. All over now, draw

I reckon it will pass and clear just as quickly.

Mmm, appears pissweak

dv said:

party_pants said:

jjjust moi said:

Shower band 100k out and coming in fast. All over now, draw

I reckon it will pass and clear just as quickly.

Mmm, appears pissweak

Still good for half hour loss of play, all over.

party_pants said:

jjjust moi said:

Shower band 100k out and coming in fast. All over now, draw

I reckon it will pass and clear just as quickly.

This too will pass.

Ball change, 4 overs old.
FMD

Okay … probably getting to the point where NZ won’t feel like chasing the win.

Will NZ chase?
I think not.

Peak Warming Man said:

Will NZ chase?
I think not.

It will be easy enough to draw the match.

Peak Warming Man said:

Will NZ chase?
I think not.

They’ll be off for rain soon.

jjjust moi said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Will NZ chase?
I think not.

They’ll be off for rain soon.

1 mm at Rottnest.

Peak Warming Man said:

Will NZ chase?
I think not.

Ask GEM.

17 runs off that last over. Maybe they will give it half a crack and then shut up shop if they lose too many wickets

the thin blue line

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR702.loop.shtml

ChrispenEvan said:

the thin blue line

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR702.loop.shtml

Yeah they’ll be picking up the covers after tea.

So where is the WACA ground in relation to the bullseye?

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR704.loop.shtml#skip

perth. a little south. not much.

ChrispenEvan said:

perth. a little south. not much.

Ta

Peak Warming Man said:

So where is the WACA ground in relation to the bullseye?

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR704.loop.shtml#skip

Pretty near the dot of Perth, perhaps a fraction east of it.
The radar is at Serpentine Airfield, which is a good hour drive south of Perth.

Mitch can shave his goatee off now

NZ were more competitive but they ain’t going to win a match if they cant take 20 Aust wickets for < 900 runs

‘Jim Maxwell Devises Unique Cricket Ratings System’

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/second-test-how-the-australians-rated/6950278