Forecast doesn’t look great…
8-20 mm tomorrow, 20-40mm Sunday. Clearing early next week, but looks like a no result already if two days get washed out.
party_pants said:
Forecast doesn’t look great…8-20 mm tomorrow, 20-40mm Sunday. Clearing early next week, but looks like a no result already if two days get washed out.
Underway in a couple of hours.
Australia sent in, Ferguson and Mennie debut.
Siddle, M Marsh out.
Bloody.
Michael V said:
Bloody.
Crews are working to restore power after a severe hail storm damaged electrical infrastructure in far-western and central New South Wales.
Could be why none of the commercial TV stations are locatable.
sibeen must be having a sleep in.
Bloody again. 2/2
Michael V said:
Bloody again. 2/2
Hehe.
FUCK
FUCK
<I>technical difficulties
The rain in spain…
sibeen said:
FUCKFUCK
<I>technical difficulties
FUCK
FUCK
FUCKETY FUCKETY Fufff…
FUCKETY FUCKETY FuFF…
FUCKETY FUCKETY FUCKETYFUCKETY FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCL FUCK
FROOOOOOOM!!!!
Fully working again.
Bloody. 3/8
damn – why isn’t it raining already?
Voges gone first ball. 4/8
piss and shit
Australia should declare.
Michael V said:
Voges gone first ball. 4/8
Bloody hell! Is that 4 runs for eight wickets, or vice versa — not that it makes much difference.
btm said:
Four wickets for eight runs.
Michael V said:
Voges gone first ball. 4/8
Bloody hell! Is that 4 runs for eight wickets, or vice versa — not that it makes much difference.
Michael V said:
btm said:Four wickets for eight runs.
Michael V said:
Voges gone first ball. 4/8
Bloody hell! Is that 4 runs for eight wickets, or vice versa — not that it makes much difference.
and sibeen couldn’t post for 10 minutes!
Michael V said:
Australia shoulddeclare.pack up and go home..
Where to start, probably start at the top, sack some ACB board members, then some selectors and then do away with this silly nonsense of having a pool of ACB contracted players and get rid of train on squads.
Every test team selected on merit from the Shield sides.
Michael V said:
btm said:Four wickets for eight runs.
Michael V said:
Voges gone first ball. 4/8
Bloody hell! Is that 4 runs for eight wickets, or vice versa — not that it makes much difference.
WTF are you guys doing? I wander off for half an hour….
Bowler down and lbw.. no
Peak Warming Man said:
Where to start, probably start at the top, sack some ACB board members, then some selectors and then do away with this silly nonsense of having a pool of ACB contracted players and get rid of train on squads.
Every test team selected on merit from the Shield sides.
Sack the Circket Australia people that insist on batter friendly wickets. Our guys don’t know how to bat in difficult conditions.
WTF?
5/16
night as well declare, the extra 20 runs aren’t going to make any difference
FUCK
FUCK
<I>technical difficulties
FUCK
party_pants said:
That’s what I reckon, too.
night as well declare, the extra 20 runs aren’t going to make any difference
Michael V said:
5/16
Is that a drill bit size you need or the cricket score?
Woodie said:
Both.
Michael V said:
5/16
Is that a drill bit size you need or the cricket score?
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
5/16
Is that a drill bit size you need or the cricket score?
In Australia it can be both.
it was a brilliant blind turn around and throw – direct hit.
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Smith’s got to double figures now.
The Rev Dodgson said:
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Appears to be South Africa – 30 runs, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924.
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Appears to be South Africa – 30 runs, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924.
Boris was probably there.
sibeen said:
Luckily we have reached 31.
The Rev Dodgson said:
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Appears to be South Africa – 30 runs, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924.
phew
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Appears to be South Africa – 30 runs, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924.
Boris was probably there.
was not.
what i like about cricket is that it is a funny game.
Raining heavily up at Diehard.
6/31
FUCK!
sibeen said:
So the South Africans beat us at that record too.
The Rev Dodgson said:
So what’s the target lowest ever 1st Innings score in a Test?
Appears to be South Africa – 30 runs, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924.
FUCK
Mennie looks OK.
PWM: it’s luncheon.
Have you knocked the bails off and called it yet?
looks like the neew bloke ‘extras’ will high score for us today…
Michael V said:
Mennie looks OK.
I don’t know. His batting average looks a bit undefined to me.
6/50 No loss since luncheon.
SA are out of reviews.
7/59.
FUCK
Michael V said:
7/59.
At this rate they’ll be lucky to get a hundred.
Peak Warming Man said:
Didn’t need a review for Mennie.
SA are out of reviews.
8/66
FUCK
9/76
Michael V said:
9/76
9 runs to go.
Michael V said:
9/76
11
FUCK
all out for 85.
FUCK
ChrispenEvan said:
Good prediction…
Michael V said:
9/76
9 runs to go.
sibeen said:
FUCK
Not tonight darling I have a bit of a head ache.
FUCK OFF
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
disclaimer: just a test
Looks like a good wicket to bat on.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a good wicket to bat on.
yeah, looks like it now
Hmmm. More than half our score without loss.
Michael V said:
Hmmm. More than half our score without loss.
Ahhh.. playing right into our hands.
BOM radar for Hobart is looking pretty clear
FUCK OFF
+1
2/44
FUCK OFF TWICELY
FUCK OFF
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
FUCK OFF
THRICELY
might be all over today.
4/76. Faf out.
FUCK OFF
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
Pardon?
kii said:
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
Pardon?
Tamb said:
kii said:
sibeen said:
FUCK OFF
Pardon?
It’s sibeenese for “An opposition batsman has been dismissed”
The Sibeenese Liberation Army are apparently big fans of the cricket.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
kii said:Pardon?
It’s sibeenese for “An opposition batsman has been dismissed”The Sibeenese Liberation Army are apparently big fans of the cricket.
Amla gone. 5/132.
SA: 5/171 in reply to Australia’s first innings of 85. SA lead by 86 runs.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR762.loop.shtml
Still wet. Will there be any play today?
Michael V said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR762.loop.shtmlStill wet. Will there be any play today?
probably not?
looks like the watery stuff is still falling :(
party_pants said:
looks like the watery stuff is still falling :(
Covers are still on.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
looks like the watery stuff is still falling :(
Covers are still on.
covers are on
commentators dribbling shot about past glories
TV goes off
I might have to do something productive
… once I finish my coffee.
party_pants said:
I might have to do something productive… once I finish my coffee.
finishing your coffee is something productive right?
party_pants said:
Just thinking the same thing myself, whilst sipping coffee.
I might have to do something productive… once I finish my coffee.
stumpy_seahorse said:
party_pants said:
I might have to do something productive… once I finish my coffee.
finishing your coffee is something productive right?
Yes, but I’m looking for further productive things to do after that :)
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Just thinking the same thing myself, whilst sipping coffee.
I might have to do something productive… once I finish my coffee.
Yeah. It makes you wash up the cup.
bit of rain coming on Monday to Wednesday but not enough to save us
dv said:
bit of rain coming on Monday to Wednesday but not enough to save us
I don’t want to bat with this ship of fools
party_pants said:
dv said:
bit of rain coming on Monday to Wednesday but not enough to save us
I don’t want to bat with this ship of fools
They have the option of going to the US after the test but they’re not coming back to the mainland.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
bit of rain coming on Monday to Wednesday but not enough to save us
I don’t want to bat with this ship of fools
They have the option of going to the US after the test but they’re not coming back to the mainland.
Please let them take Glenn maxwell with them. He’ll be a big show over there.
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
party_pants said:
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
FUCK
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
FUCK
suffering withdrawals, sibeen.
party_pants said:
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
ages ago.
sibeen said:
They may be able to play for the draw now, especially if tomorrow and Tuesday are wet, too.
party_pants said:
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
FUCK
Michael V said:
sibeen said:They may be able to play for the draw now, especially if tomorrow and Tuesday are wet, too.
party_pants said:
looks like they’ve called it off for today.
FUCK
They will still be tempted to try and score off each ball when it comes their turn to bat, just so they can say they played their natural game and showed positive intent. It seems losing heroically is better than playing out time for a draw.
party_pants said:
:)
Michael V said:
sibeen said:They may be able to play for the draw now, especially if tomorrow and Tuesday are wet, too.FUCK
They will still be tempted to try and score off each ball when it comes their turn to bat, just so they can say they played their natural game and showed positive intent. It seems losing heroically is better than playing out time for a draw.
At least there is MotoGP tonight.
:)
Decisions Decisions Roast Buffet or A La Carte menu
kryten said:
Decisions Decisions Roast Buffet or A La Carte menu
You forgot to change threads…
bump
yeah…
already seen the ex-inlaws on the television coverage this morning..
I think I’ll go watch the lightning…
sibeen said:
Someone’s bored.
FUCK OFF
I was watching a bit of the last session of India v Poms.
The poms have discovered a pair of good spinners, one of them is a leggie that turns and drifts a ball like Warnie.
FUCK OFF
FUCK OFF
FUCK OFF
So 9 down now.
I’ll bet the Aussies just cant wait to get out there to bat.
Peak Warming Man said:
So 9 down now.
I’ll bet the Aussies just cant wait to get outthere to bat.
fixed.
FUCK OFF
right, that’s it then, we’re right into ‘em
LOL
Burns out without score. Without score for Australia, that is.
FUCK
party_pants said:
Appears so…
Peak Warming Man said:
So 9 down now.
I’ll bet the Aussies just cant wait to get outthere to bat.
fixed.
Rain delay…
Michael V said:
Rain delay…
phew
Michael V said:
Rain delay…
Praise the Lord.
Our prayers have been answered.
I put in a $25 prayer for rain with PeterT Ministries which was on special because there’s quite a bit of rain about lately.
Bargain.
party_pants said:
Just needs to last for 2.5 days.
Michael V said:
Rain delay…
phew
this is presidential in its hilarity…
how can a team that was doing quite well, slump to this??
Michael V said:
party_pants said:Just needs to last for 2.5 days.
Michael V said:
Rain delay…
phew
With SA currently on infinite wickets/run in the 2nd Innings, things can only get better (or stay the same).
such poor, poor shot selection from Burns..
why was he chasing a ball that was quite obviously going so far down legside?? It really beggars belief
Covers are off.
Warner 23, Khawaja 20.
1/44
1/54 at tea
Rain delay. Aus 1/77.
Michael V said:
Rain delay. Aus 1/77.
I wish they’d hurry up.. we need the rain
Warner out, bowled Abbott for 45.
Unlucky. Thigh pad to elbow to bails.
FUCK
Not really that unlucky, if he used his bat, that wouldn’t have happened…
Michael V said:
Thigh pad to elbow to balls would have been unluckier…
Unlucky. Thigh pad to elbow to bails.
Michael V said:
Unlucky. Thigh pad to elbow to bails.
Hit in the bails. Ouch
don’t worry – if any team knows how to dig in and really slow the run rate down and protect their wicket’s, it’s Australia…
I expect we’ll 2/150 at stumps tomorrow…
diddly-squat said:
don’t worry – if any team knows how to dig in and really slow the run rate down and protect their wicket’s, it’s Australia…
I expect we’ll 2/150 at stumps tomorrow…
That Warner is more stoic then Boycott
diddly-squat said:
don’t worry – if any team knows how to dig in and really slow the run rate down and protect their wicket’s, it’s Australia…
I expect we’ll 2/150 at stumps tomorrow…
what’s here tomorrow?…
morning cricket tragics…
so Burns and Voges hey… quite the contribution they’ve made this match…
:/
Ferguson out for 1
Aust 5/145
:rollseyes:
Jaysus
8/151 Australia collapse again…
dv said:
Jaysus
so what’s the ‘fix-it’ plan?
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
Jaysus
so what’s the ‘fix-it’ plan?
fiik. There’s nothing wrong with this line up.
dv said:
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
Jaysus
so what’s the ‘fix-it’ plan?
fiik. There’s nothing wrong with this line up.
9-for
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
diddly-squat said:so what’s the ‘fix-it’ plan?
fiik. There’s nothing wrong with this line up.
9-for
done-for
Fuck
dv said:
diddly-squat said:
dv said:fiik. There’s nothing wrong with this line up.
9-for
done-for
Fuck
hopefullly there’ll be a decent movie on…
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
Well, that was fucking dismal
dv said:
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
I want the big show
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
I want the big show
The big show is typical of what’s wrong with Aussie cricket in the way they bat.
dv said:
Somebody had better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
An innings and eight runs. Bloody!
Michael V said:
fixed
dv said:Somebody had better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
An innings and eighty runs. Bloody!
to be honest… I find this just simply dissapointing…
what is with this ‘play your natural game’ nonsence – this innings called for some stoic style batting where the run rate should have meant nothing and it should have all been about minutes at the crease.
Aust are great if we get our noses in front, but we seem to lack the basic discipline needed to play test cricket.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
dv said:
Voges better make some damn runs in Adelaide.
I want the big show
The big show is typical of what’s wrong with Aussie cricket in the way they bat.
I know… it was somewhat TIC…
diddly-squat said:
to be honest… I find this just simply dissapointing…
what is with this ‘play your natural game’ nonsence – this innings called for some stoic style batting where the run rate should have meant nothing and it should have all been about minutes at the crease.
Aust are great if we get our noses in front, but we seem to lack the basic discipline needed to play test cricket.
Agreed. Flat-track bullies and nothing more.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I want the big show
The big show is typical of what’s wrong with Aussie cricket in the way they bat.
I know… it was somewhat TIC…
Sorry, I’m feeling a bit too emotional right right for subtle humour.
Thoroughly monstered Oz.
Well played SA (even if a bit monsterish).
Ian said:
Thoroughly monstered Oz.Well played SA (even if a bit monsterish).
We got rogered seriously.
Steve the Unworthy: “We’ve got to find a way to be a bit more resilient and turn things around because we’re not in a great place.”
now I’m not the Australian batting coach (I’ll leave that to Boof and Hicks), but I would have thought the answer to this is to simply not play impulsive shots, not take impulsive runs and to, more generally, be more patient and less impulsive…
Oh……..FUCK
sibeen said:
Oh……..FUCK
your heart just isn’t in it, is it? sibeen.
sibeen said:
Oh……..FUCK
I don’t follow cricket, don’t much care. But I do watch the news and apparently this is the most piss poor team and effort since the 80s or something.
sibeen said:
Oh……..FUCK
Slow
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
Oh……..FUCK
your heart just isn’t in it, is it? sibeen.
I was in multiple meetings, one to the next, all day.
THANK FUCK
:)
AwesomeO said:
I don’t follow cricket, don’t much care.
What are you gay?
Ah well, we now know how most americans feel…
Witty Rejoinder said:
AwesomeO said:I don’t follow cricket, don’t much care.
What are you gay?
Unaustralian is the usual response.
Witty Rejoinder said:
AwesomeO said:I don’t follow cricket, don’t much care.
What are you gay?
I don’t know of any gay test cricketers.
Sack the bloody lot of them.
Enlist the nearest Brownie troop as Australia’s next XI.
Would the results be very much worse?
mcgoon said:
Would the results be very much worse?
Well…yes; but that’s not the point.
:)
sibeen said:
mcgoon said:Would the results be very much worse?
Well…yes; but that’s not the point.
:)
I still think that they should all be sacked. The whole lot. Draft anew mob, right from scratch.
Over the past several years (at least, and probably longer), the Aust. First XI seems to have been viewed as something of a sinecure/gravy train by cricketers.
Take the money, take the perks, take the WAGs perks, take, take, take, but don’t worry about performance, old son. You’ve made it. You’ll be right.
Time for action of the sort which , as in Admiral Byng’s case, is ‘pour encourager les autres”.
If I was on the board I’d be sacking the coaching staff, all of them, the selectors and any sports psychologists in the trough.
Of the players I’d keep Smith (but relieve him of captaincy) Kawaja, Warner, Stark and Hazlewood and possibly Lyon although he’s out of form.
I’d be looking into the ACB contracting player system.
Seriously.
Micky Arthur is bringing the Pakis here later in the summer it could become even more embarrising if that’s possible.
Peak Warming Man said:
Micky Arthur is bringing the Pakis here later in the summer it could become even more embarrising if that’s possible.
They’ll be doing their homework, that’s for sure.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:Micky Arthur is bringing the Pakis here later in the summer it could become even more embarrising if that’s possible.
They’ll be doing their homework, that’s for sure.
—
:)
Australia’s chairman of selectors Rod Marsh has resigned, effective immediately, following Australia’s dismal start to the Test summer.
furious said:
Australia’s chairman of selectors Rod Marsh has resigned, effective immediately, following Australia’s dismal start to the Test summer.
jeez it’s only two games
Voges has been hit in the head and went down during the Shield game today. Probably miss the next test already with concussion.
FUCK OFF
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged with ball tampering in the second Test win over Australia in Hobart.
Peak Warming Man said:
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged with ball tampering in the second Test win over Australia in Hobart.
Yeah, i’m sure the Australians wold have trounced the Yarpies if it hadn’t been for that.
Pick your team.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Can I start with Bradman?
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Can I start with Bradman?
you do realise he’s been dead a while now?
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Can I start with Bradman?
you do realise he’s been dead a while now?
You have seen the results in the last two tests, haven’t you?
JudgeMental said:
you do realise he’s been dead a while now?
He’s probably begun to smell a bit too.
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Anyone whose name is not on that list.
If they’re the likely candidates, then, based on recent selections’ performance, they’re unlikely to be able to hit a dump truck in the rear end with a bass fiddle.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Can I start with Bradman?
you do realise he’s been dead a while now?
He could do worse than the current crop?
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:Can I start with Bradman?
you do realise he’s been dead a while now?
You have seen the results in the last two tests, haven’t you?
i thought it was the last 9 or 6 tests?
still i guess the currant mb would learn what playing with a dead bat is all about.
o
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Pick your team.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-18/pick-your-australian-team-for-the-adelaide-test/8037856
Can I start with Bradman?
No, he’s dead.
carry on…
party_pants said:
No, he’s dead.
All out for 85.
You mean, they WEREN’T propping corpses up at the crease?
party_pants said:
carry on…
zing
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Ask MZL when was the last time Australia had four test debutants in the same match.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Ask MZL when was the last time Australia had four test debutants in the same match.
I would have thought MZL was above sports trivia.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Ask MZL when was the last time Australia had four test debutants in the same match.
I would have thought MZL was above sports trivia.
he is but he still knows it
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Oh wow. Just checked the CA website. You’re not joking.
Now we’ll lose by an inning and 100+ runs
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Oh wow. Just checked the CA website. You’re not joking.
Now we’ll lose by an inning and 100+ runs
Well that wld probably happen anyway but this way we blood some players
dv said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Steve Smith ©, David Warner (vc), Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chad Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.
Oh wow. Just checked the CA website. You’re not joking.
Now we’ll lose by an inning and 100+ runs
Well that wld probably happen anyway but this way we blood some players
But what if they self harm later in life from the trauma, how are the selectors going to feel then.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
party_pants said:Oh wow. Just checked the CA website. You’re not joking.
Now we’ll lose by an inning and 100+ runs
Well that wld probably happen anyway but this way we blood some players
But what if they self harm later in life from the trauma, how are the selectors going to feel then.
i’m going to wait for sibeens erudite commentary.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
party_pants said:Oh wow. Just checked the CA website. You’re not joking.
Now we’ll lose by an inning and 100+ runs
Well that wld probably happen anyway but this way we blood some players
But what if they self harm later in life from the trauma, how are the selectors going to feel then.
Selectors have no feelings
