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I believe most of you Americans don't know what cricket is, but for them people who do (frolix etc), i sometimes play it XD
Also I got Cricket 2004, i was australia, they were dukes, 10 over match, i scored over 250 runs, them, under 40 :D
Anyway, cricket is a game of 2 teams of 11, 1 player is a wicketkeeper and.... umm i cant be bothered saying more
well the point of the game basically is to when your batting, smash the ball as far as you can with the cricket bat and when your bowling, try to \"bowl\" the ball to the \"wickets\".
i think this kinda summerises it :X
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and there .... the complete tl.net's cricket 101
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i got 147 in my first go at playing it, i was india vs aus i think.
Only played 3 games on it though.
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;o i use my $3 sidewinder i got from the flea market, its way easier to play.
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i got 3 at burwood park last time. =\
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There is nothing like playing a game of backyard cricket with mates on a hot summers day, with beer barbeque and a pool....mmm
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I played one evening with a few friends at a nearby schoolyard. Only one of us knew the rules, so eventually it turned into Calvinball
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great game! steve waugh!! <3
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Ye, one day cricket is excellent, my mate is down under playing cricket for a team in Perth, lucky shit^^
Ashes series always exciting to watch!
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If I remember corectly the rules are pretty hard to understand. Any country that has not been a part of GB where cricket is played?
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netherlands, pakistan, india?
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On December 04 2004 20:16 GTR-2-Go wrote: india? India was an english colony until i think 1948.Perhaps Kenya , Bangladesh and Canada are some answers you are looking for.
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On December 04 2004 21:41 Pob wrote:India was an english colony until i think 1948.Perhaps Kenya , Bangladesh and Canada are some answers you are looking for.
they still didn't play competitively until the 80's
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Cricket is a fine game. It is also highly eccentric, which is one of its charms. Despite watching the sport for more than two decades it still never fails to amuse me that test matches last for five days and the players break for lunch and tea.
England has a fairly decent team at the moment, which makes a nice change. Still no chance of beating Australia though.
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On December 04 2004 21:41 Pob wrote:India was an english colony until i think 1948.Perhaps Kenya , Bangladesh and Canada are some answers you are looking for.
Nope, they're all former British colonies too.
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gogo cricket is really cool i love it
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On December 05 2004 04:55 RowdierBob wrote: Nope, they're all former British colonies too. ok , i'll eat humble pie
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Can't believe we lost to NZ last night Kasper!! 22 runs in his last over with 4 wides.
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yeh kasper yah moron
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I remember about 6-7 years ago Kasper bowled 7 no balls in a row
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On December 06 2004 03:04 Pob wrote: I remember about 6-7 years ago Kasper bowled 7 no balls in a row
haha yeh i remember that
its funny because he may be dropped, he wont be playing in the next game anyway
cricket is awesome, the sport of kings (and by kings i mean lazy people)
so a guy named "lumberjack" calls somehting homo, riight
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It sure beats baseball
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On December 06 2004 04:59 x2fst wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2004 03:04 Pob wrote: I remember about 6-7 years ago Kasper bowled 7 no balls in a row haha yeh i remember that its funny because he may be dropped, he wont be playing in the next game anyway
I'm sure they will put it under the "rotation policy"
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So cricket is played in the Netherlands. I didnt know that. The top 5 countries in the world are? Trying to learn some info about cricket without leaving TL.net. ^ ^
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1day: 1 Australia 2 Sri Lanka 3 New Zealand 4 Pakistan 5 England Test: 1 Australia 2 England 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 Sri Lanka
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We have dominated international cricket for the best part of 10 years now.
Cause we're just so cool.
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What excatly is meaning of "test" in cricket terms?Some kind of friendly game? Used to watch a lot on SkySports,but never managed to inderstand the rulez.Pretty dumb game IMO
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Test cricket is played over 5 days with 90 overs each day. You have to bowl the opposition out twice, whilst scoring more runs (in a nutshell).
One day games are 50 overs a side, most runs wins.
Test cricket was the original form when it was first played way back when, whilst one day cricket is fairly new (Late 1970s)
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On December 06 2004 08:09 FBS1 wrote: 1day: 1 Australia 2 Sri Lanka 3 New Zealand 4 Pakistan 5 England Test: 1 Australia 2 England 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 Sri Lanka
You left out South Africa, they are the hardest team to beat for the aussies.
1st Australia 2nd South Africa 3rd India 4th NZ 5th England 6th Sri Lanka 7th Pakistan 8th West indies
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South Africa have gone down heaps now Freezer. They've slipped to #6 in the test rankings
Edit: Here is the official rankings:
1 Australia 2 England 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 Sri Lanka 6 South Africa 7 New Zealand 8 West Indies 9 Zimbabwe 10 Bangladesh
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official ranking dont mean THAT much because of the different amounts of games played, no way england is the 2nd best cricket nation, more like 4th or 5th
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ever since england was in control of michael vaughan, they've been dominating outside of australia, i wont be surprised if england win the ashes
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God what a great game the other night...some truely fine cricket...australia were just lucky they came so close against the quality side they were playing...
Cricket 2004 is gay...it always crashes between 600-1000 runs in a 1 day international...pisses me off. That and its almost impossible to score <300 with nathan astle :O
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On December 07 2004 00:58 N.sL)_CirCle wrote: God what a great game the other night...some truely fine cricket...australia were just lucky they came so close against the quality side they were playing...
Cricket 2004 is gay...it always crashes between 600-1000 runs in a 1 day international...pisses me off. That and its almost impossible to score <300 with nathan astle :O
hamish marshall is art.
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On December 07 2004 00:18 GTR-2-Go wrote: ever since england was in control of michael vaughan, they've been dominating outside of australia, i wont be surprised if england win the ashes
they've toured west indies (which are the worst they've been in years), zimbabwe(complete crap, shouldn't even be a test team) they've also played namibia and they didn't slaughter the shit out of them. i will be VERY surprised if england beats south africa and they have NO chance of winning the ashes. NONE! Im willing to bet $10(yeh im poor) on both these outcomes with anyone living in aus
BTW: http://www.cricinfo.com/ <-------great site for stats/info.reports etc
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England is by far the 2nd best test side atm.
They went through their last summer winning all their series against NZ, West Indies and India.
I really don't understand all the attention South Africa gets. They're by far the most overrated side out there today. They have a few good batsmen and not much else.
England will destroy South Africa. I'll take the bet NP. As for the Ashes... Never
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i am too young to bet keke
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I think England have improved but noway are they the 2nd best side. When they are able to win a test series in australia then they are a top 2 side. South Africa the last year or two have slipped but I still think they are good enough to own england.
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Btw the test ranking arent accurate at all and need to be changed. I remember a couple of years ago Australia were dethroned as the number one test playing nation to South Africa just because they lost in india in 2001, despite having a better win/loss ratio in tests then South africa.
The official standings mean crap all.
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I actually think they're quite an accurate reflection of the current scene.
But yes the situation you mentioned was ludicrous at the time. It made even funnier when the South Africans failed to make it out of the group stages of the World Cup, and Kenya did
Comets > Tigers forever
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no way england are 2nd best in the world. i think india sri lanka and south africa are better than england.
england seem better because they havent been slaughtered by australia in recent times
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England only starts to get good the series after they have been beaten by Australia. It happens every year with the ashes same old story. In the meantime they win a few tests away from home, Michael Vaughan is scoring some runs and they get all cocky thinking they have what it takes to beat Australia.
England wont win a test series over Australia for another 7-8 years.
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On December 07 2004 22:31 Freezer_au wrote: England only starts to get good the series after they have been beaten by Australia. It happens every year with the ashes same old story. In the meantime they win a few tests away from home, Michael Vaughan is scoring some runs and they get all cocky thinking they have what it takes to beat Australia.
England wont win a test series over Australia for another 7-8 years. just correcting your post
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warne says he will play another 3 years i saw in the paper other day , personally i think his shoulder/finger may give up by then , still a legend anyhow
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Much better than that chucker fellow.
Boo Sri Lanka.
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south africa is playing um india or something atm apparently we doing badly , bein south african i follow it a bit as my my dad loves cricket umm yeah and south african cricket has gone downhill
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i wonder if im the only south african bw player that visits this site ?
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I think FBS1 or something is South African.
South Africa has a sever shortage of good bowlers atm which is really bringing them down.
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anyone remember first one dayer of 96' bevan hits 4 off the last ball against windies to win? BEST GAME EVER
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I was i australia a few years ago and saw west indies vs zimbabwe. Great game!
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Missing Allan Donald and Klusner, although Shaun Pollock is a great asset^^
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Was a nice game last night. New Zealand played well to get so close, that NZ number 11 hitting for consecutive sixes was nice. Don't think i've ever seen that before! Was also good to see Chris Harris demoted down the order due to injury come out and bat, Have to admire the kiwis courage there.
Vettori out LBW was a bad umpiring decision and cost the kiwis the match imo.
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On December 08 2004 05:13 Pob wrote: anyone remember first one dayer of 96' bevan hits 4 off the last ball against windies to win? BEST GAME EVER
I'm sure that was the first final of the 96 season featuring the West indies Australia and Sri Lanka. But I have fond memories of that game The aussies were chasing a small total and were at one stage 6/40 odd. Have to love Bevan though for that camio innings chipping away at the total with the tail enders. Then hitting roger harper for 4 from the last ball to win the match.
Another match that sits fondly in my mind is the 1999 world cup semi final, Australia vs South Africa. Was a very slow batting wicket with Australia only scoring 213 odd runs and South Africa was needing 9 from the last over with Kluzener hitting the ball as if it were the size of a beach ball. Fleming the old aussie swing bowler was hit for the first 2 balls of the over. The match was then tied and with 3 balls left Kluzener and allan donald went for a suicide single ending the match in a tie but meaning Australia progressed!
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On December 08 2004 17:43 Freezer_au wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2004 05:13 Pob wrote: anyone remember first one dayer of 96' bevan hits 4 off the last ball against windies to win? BEST GAME EVER I'm sure that was the first final of the 96 season featuring the West indies Australia and Sri Lanka. But I have fond memories of that game The aussies were chasing a small total and were at one stage 6/40 odd. Have to love Bevan though for that camio innings chipping away at the total with the tail enders. Then hitting roger harper for 4 from the last ball to win the match. Another match that sits fondly in my mind is the 1999 world cup semi final, Australia vs South Africa. Was a very slow batting wicket with Australia only scoring 213 odd runs and South Africa was needing 9 from the last over with Kluzener hitting the ball as if it were the size of a beach ball. Fleming the old aussie swing bowler was hit for the first 2 balls of the over. The match was then tied and with 3 balls left Kluzener and allan donald went for a suicide single ending the match in a tie but meaning Australia progressed!
The 2nd game when Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh? Brings back happy memories
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That was the 1st game Australia were chasing a pretty big total with Steve Waugh saving our asses. Gibbs caught the ball threw it up to celebrate then dropped it.
Then Steve Waugh goes up to him and says "You just dropped yourself the world cup" lol
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On December 08 2004 17:50 Freezer_au wrote:That was the 1st game Australia were chasing a pretty big total with Steve Waugh saving our asses. Gibbs caught the ball threw it up to celebrate then dropped it. Then Steve Waugh goes up to him and says "You just dropped yourself the world cup" lol did he actually say that? thats pretty harsh but i guess he deserved it
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Of course he said that. Greatest line ever.
Steve Waugh is a fucking hero
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This is the first year in my life when during the summer I actually thought England were good at cricket. Andy Flintoff is very good and Harmison is supposedly world #1 bowler although I think hes overrated..
I fancy them to beat South Africa. Soon find out first test is between 17-21 December.
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For England to ever be good, they need to strengthen their County Cricket league better. Foreign imports are able to join and they are the main players dominating. England have some promising batsman but they just don't have the bowlers under developement
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This is a fairly epic bump I know, but I decided it was better to bump this than make a new thread.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/527303.html
On the back of a crushing win by an innings and 242 runs over India, England have replaced India as the number one ranked Test team in the world. This victory, won through a masterly 294 from Alistair Cook and sharp bowling from England's pace battery, also wrapped up the series 3-0 in England's favour, with a fourth game still to play.
India's stay at the top was heavily disputed, with Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa all feeling they had claims to the top position at various times. South Africa in fact came within 9 balls of snatching top spot in their last series in India.
England however, have comprehensively won their last 6 series and are undefeated in a series since 2008. They have also beaten strong opposition and been winning at home and away, which was a criticism of India's reign at the top. Are England the real deal? Do they deserve to be there? Should we expect a British dynasty or are they just a flash in the pan who will be unceremoniously knocked from their perch sooner rather than later?
Poll: Are England here to stay?They will be strong for some time but not dominant (3) 33% They will get knocked off by South Africa very soon and plummet (3) 33% Gin and tonic, please! (3) 33% This is the beginning of a long period of English dominance! Sirrah! (0) 0% 9 total votes Your vote: Are England here to stay? (Vote): This is the beginning of a long period of English dominance! Sirrah! (Vote): They will be strong for some time but not dominant (Vote): They will get knocked off by South Africa very soon and plummet (Vote): Gin and tonic, please!
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Another epic bump, but is anyone watching the third Australia vs India test? Australia's opening partnership was historic, what an insane way to dominate! First bowl India out for 161 and then almost catch up within like 20 overs. Crazy!
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On January 14 2012 11:09 snotboogie wrote: Another epic bump, but is anyone watching the third Australia vs India test? Australia's opening partnership was historic, what an insane way to dominate! First bowl India out for 161 and then almost catch up within like 20 overs. Crazy!
i sat there at the tele in complete awe.
honestly indias downfall atm is their selectors, they're completely adamant on keep the "superstars" in their team even when their not in form at all.
which in turn results in us aussies SMASHING THEM.
as an aussie im loving this test series, as a cricket fan im slightly annoyed at how one sided things are though.
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Yeah, honestly I'm half cheering for India as I want to see a competitive game/series. I remember in my childhood I would always cheer for whoever was playing against Australia, simply because we dominated so hard that it didn't seem fair to enjoy it...
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Used to watch cricket a bit years ago as i used to play, just started watching again for this test series and have to say, pretty disappointed by India.
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I play every chance I get which isn't very often because its either raining, just rained or about to rain in Vancouver. I prefer bowling over everything else (mid-fast) and I'm pretty good at it from what I've heard. =)
Stopped following pro cricket after I moved to Canada from Pakistan 8 years ago. Also, because I got pissed off at teams throwing matches.
Hopefully this thread stays active and I can get back into it.
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it's even more depressing considering that the australian team actually isn't that great (compared to past years).
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Good rally from India today once the wickets started falling, hope we have a game on our hands!
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Definitely a good day for India bowling-wise, but i really can't see them batting too impressively, and even if they do bat well, a mediocre score from Australia's second innings will probably still be enough to win it.
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On January 14 2012 11:54 GTR wrote: it's even more depressing considering that the australian team actually isn't that great (compared to past years).
indians are only good on home soil. been like that for a while, and they play a lot of minnows there as well. it's been in contention for a while the sachin isn't that "great" because most of his huge scores are off like zimbabwe and bangladesh. anyway. don't know why australians are doing so well, but their batting is always susceptible. just lost 10 wickets for 140odd. lets see if indian can show a little bit of fight! i've always considered south africa as the strongest team out there and kallis > tendulkar for me.
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even on TL I seem to be unable to get away from the shame...
as if watching the games are bad enough, the level of madness from the media is just wow...
at least Indian bowling seems to be picking up again.
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On January 14 2012 11:35 DrThorMD wrote: I play every chance I get which isn't very often because its either raining, just rained or about to rain in Vancouver. I prefer bowling over everything else (mid-fast) and I'm pretty good at it from what I've heard. =)
Stopped following pro cricket after I moved to Canada from Pakistan 8 years ago. Also, because I got pissed off at teams throwing matches.
Hopefully this thread stays active and I can get back into it.
Is match fixing really as bad as the media say it is in Pakistan?
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On January 14 2012 16:36 BLinD-RawR wrote: even on TL I seem to be unable to get away from the shame...
as if watching the games are bad enough, the level of madness from the media is just wow...
at least Indian bowling seems to be picking up again.
gambhir looks like he's going to get bowled again. lol
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On January 14 2012 16:32 Doraemon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2012 11:54 GTR wrote: it's even more depressing considering that the australian team actually isn't that great (compared to past years). indians are only good on home soil. been like that for a while, and they play a lot of minnows there as well. it's been in contention for a while the sachin isn't that "great" because most of his huge scores are off like zimbabwe and bangladesh. anyway. don't know why australians are doing so well, but their batting is always susceptible. just lost 10 wickets for 140odd. lets see if indian can show a little bit of fight! i've always considered south africa as the strongest team out there and kallis > tendulkar for me.
No arguments about SA being the strongest though i would love to see them vs England in a test series and come on man, sure Kallis is a great bowler and batsman but Tendulkar is basically the GOAT in cricket.
Also how the hell are India that awful at fielding?
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On January 14 2012 16:43 Doraemon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2012 16:36 BLinD-RawR wrote: even on TL I seem to be unable to get away from the shame...
as if watching the games are bad enough, the level of madness from the media is just wow...
at least Indian bowling seems to be picking up again. gambhir looks like he's going to get bowled again. lol
why do we still have Ghambir...
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To be honest, I find many of India's players to be lazy. Watching Zaheer Khan chase that ball to the rope was hilarious. Dhoni is never at the stumps to field throws, just sits on his arse.
I think they've found a player in Yadav though. He's quick and energetic. He will only get better.
Also Brad Haddin fuck off and retire already.
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On January 14 2012 16:59 DropBear wrote: To be honest, I find many of India's players to be lazy. Watching Zaheer Khan chase that ball to the rope was hilarious. Dhoni is never at the stumps to field throws, just sits on his arse.
I think they've found a player in Yadav though. He's quick and energetic. He will only get better.
Also Brad Haddin fuck off and retire already.
Yeah Yadav looks like a killer. I like his style just from watching today.
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On January 14 2012 16:50 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2012 16:43 Doraemon wrote:On January 14 2012 16:36 BLinD-RawR wrote: even on TL I seem to be unable to get away from the shame...
as if watching the games are bad enough, the level of madness from the media is just wow...
at least Indian bowling seems to be picking up again. gambhir looks like he's going to get bowled again. lol why do we still have Ghambir...
why do you still have laxman? even dravid is borderline.
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On January 14 2012 16:59 DropBear wrote: To be honest, I find many of India's players to be lazy. Watching Zaheer Khan chase that ball to the rope was hilarious. Dhoni is never at the stumps to field throws, just sits on his arse.
I think they've found a player in Yadav though. He's quick and energetic. He will only get better.
Also Brad Haddin fuck off and retire already.
lol haddin. what a joke of a keeper. i love cummings, aussies have 2 great young bowlers, just needs to find some batsmen...i don't think warner/usman are the answer...
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On January 14 2012 16:39 emjaytron wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2012 11:35 DrThorMD wrote: I play every chance I get which isn't very often because its either raining, just rained or about to rain in Vancouver. I prefer bowling over everything else (mid-fast) and I'm pretty good at it from what I've heard. =)
Stopped following pro cricket after I moved to Canada from Pakistan 8 years ago. Also, because I got pissed off at teams throwing matches.
Hopefully this thread stays active and I can get back into it. Is match fixing really as bad as the media say it is in Pakistan? Probably. Haven't kept up. From what I've heard though, its pretty bad.
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If Tim Paine hadn't shattered his finger then we wouldnt have this (Haddin) problem.
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On January 14 2012 17:33 Doraemon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2012 16:50 BLinD-RawR wrote:On January 14 2012 16:43 Doraemon wrote:On January 14 2012 16:36 BLinD-RawR wrote: even on TL I seem to be unable to get away from the shame...
as if watching the games are bad enough, the level of madness from the media is just wow...
at least Indian bowling seems to be picking up again. gambhir looks like he's going to get bowled again. lol why do we still have Ghambir... why do you still have laxman? even dravid is borderline.
Laxman is good luck charm against australia lol
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the collapse has begun. innings defeat coming up. so bad...
lol 4/51 what a joke
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lol good job Australia crushing the Indian basketball team
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On January 14 2012 18:28 Hacksaw11 wrote: lol good job Australia crushing the Indian basketball team
lool.
but true.
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it would be nice if india could score enough to avoid another innings defeat tho. wanna see warner bat again
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Man, India getting rolled in 3 days means I don't get to watch any of this test.
I'm glad there's test matches I still enjoy. At the moment, NZ gets to play Zimbabwe. This is after the 12345678 series we usually play against Bangladesh every year. Hopefully we can beat S.A. though. Looking forward to that series.
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What a great day for the Aussies! I always love it when Hussey gets a bowl.
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Its funny how India always go on about having "great" batsmen who all average over 50. But in reality, they never score over 200 as a team unless they are batting on an Indian graveyard wicket. BOWL AT DA HEAD = India all out <150
And then theres the bowlers. I am pretty sure that they have the worst bowling attack out of all the test playing nations (at least Bangladesh have shakib).
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On January 14 2012 19:26 Unbeliever wrote: What a great day for the Aussies! I always love it when Hussey gets a bowl.
Very very very very gentle away swing FTW :D.
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Luckily the Indians dug in near the end there or it could have been a 2-dayer! Aussies playing decently and Indians playing BADLY is fun to watch for us Aussies .
At least we've looked capable of bowling a side out, even one playing as ineptly as this Indian side.
Still need to get our batting sorted out, but BRING ON THE ASHES .
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On January 14 2012 20:10 althaz wrote:Luckily the Indians dug in near the end there or it could have been a 2-dayer! Aussies playing decently and Indians playing BADLY is fun to watch for us Aussies . At least we've looked capable of bowling a side out, even one playing as ineptly as this Indian side. Still need to get our batting sorted out, but BRING ON THE ASHES .
Aus is playing very well, especially Warner. But that is on a very hard true wicket in perth vs a very poor bowling attack. Put him on a green top in northern england vs anderson with the ball swinging both ways on a 5-10 degree celcius day, I think he will have lots of problems. To be honest, the only batsmen who can bat in England in previous years is is the English batsmen (because everyone else freezes to death as soon as they get off the plane).
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Bit of a necro, but the opening game of the Indian Premier League started about 20 minutes ago, Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils. Brett Lee took a wicket with the first ball of the tournament.
Sadly there is no television coverage in Australia due to a rights dispute
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On April 03 2013 23:54 DropBear wrote:Bit of a necro, but the opening game of the Indian Premier League started about 20 minutes ago, Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils. Brett Lee took a wicket with the first ball of the tournament. Sadly there is no television coverage in Australia due to a rights dispute
meh you're not missing much, I hate T20, so I don't even follow the IPL all that much
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Sachin Tendulkar will bring an end to his glittering 24-year international career after he plays his 200th Test, which is scheduled to be during the home series against West Indies in November. Tendulkar announced his decision on Wednesday afternoon, via a BCCI statement, like he had done when he retired from ODIs in December 2012.
Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/678469.html
I knew it was going to happen eventually but, hes been playing the game longer than I've been alive...its just sad
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Wow, just saw Sachin giving his farewell speech. What an absolute legend he is. Such a great guy, on top of the ridiculous talent. Manly tears were shed.
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On November 16 2013 19:54 crc wrote: Wow, just saw Sachin giving his farewell speech. What an absolute legend he is. Such a great guy, on top of the ridiculous talent. Manly tears were shed.
Ashes soon :D You ready for more tears Mr Aussie man sir :D
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On November 16 2013 23:49 Pandemona wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2013 19:54 crc wrote: Wow, just saw Sachin giving his farewell speech. What an absolute legend he is. Such a great guy, on top of the ridiculous talent. Manly tears were shed. Ashes soon :D You ready for more tears Mr Aussie man sir :D
ahh I love ashes.
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I do too....as surprisingly the last 4/5 experiences have been bloody epic! Minus the fact that we lost 5-0 in one of those, we got to see some absolute awesome players play the game. My favorite of the lot if Mr Warne, god that guy could spin a ball xD Then the best test ever was the Birmingham test in England in 2005, jesus wept, Flintoff and KP in the same side going ham with the bat, awesome!
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Ha, I'm actually a New Zealander living in Australia. In the Ashes, I support the underdogs, which means I've been going for Australia last series and will do the same again. Gonna have cricinfo open in the background at work, and running to the kitchen TV for every wicket. Australia's bowling stocks are running low due to injuries, and England does have a great team. This won't end well is my first impression
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Haha oh fair enough! Yeah i think England will win due to the superior batting line up. Already in the warm up games (yes i guess warm up but still) they have been in fine form. Remember last Ashes in Australia where England where winning due to out batting Australia? Making like 500 and skittling out Aussie for 250 and just using that huge 1st innings lead to romp home. I have a feeling it will be like that in the first test.
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On November 17 2013 06:19 Pandemona wrote: Haha oh fair enough! Yeah i think England will win due to the superior batting line up. Already in the warm up games (yes i guess warm up but still) they have been in fine form. Remember last Ashes in Australia where England where winning due to out batting Australia? Making like 500 and skittling out Aussie for 250 and just using that huge 1st innings lead to romp home. I have a feeling it will be like that in the first test. Hehehehehe.....
6 for 9 wot wot?
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i dont want to jinx it, but watching Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Johnson of all people rip England's middle order to shreds was fucking hilarious
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Pretty hilarious indeed, however we're just as likely to be rolled for 150 then take a total of 1 wicket in the 2nd innings, so I won't get too excited.
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5-0 WHITEWASH. Its the first time an England side have lost all 100 wickets in a 5 test Ashes series, we absolutely stuffed them in every way. Serious questions for Flower and co. but right now:
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Highly enjoyable
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LOL, only the Aussies are posting in this thread now
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I sacrifice myself to the aussie altar. I guess you guys earned it :p
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Thank you, just one token English comment was required!
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I am really enjoying the twenty20 world cup thing, some great games so far.
The last couple of years I have basically only watched the IPL and not cared at all about any other cricket. Twenty20 is definitely the way forward I personally think they should just drop test cricket entirely its truly dire.
England suck at twenty20 but who cares an entertaining game is far more important than England doing well.
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United Kingdom35820 Posts
On March 28 2014 01:06 Greg_J wrote: I am really enjoying the twenty20 world cup thing, some great games so far.
The last couple of years I have basically only watched the IPL and not cared at all about any other cricket. Twenty20 is definitely the way forward I personally think they should just drop test cricket entirely its truly dire.
England suck at twenty20 but who cares an entertaining game is far more important than England doing well. Edit: meh, cba.
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Nothing could be more entertaining than Australian commentary of West Indian batsman dancing to Korean music hyped up by a Bangladeshi DJ.
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On March 28 2014 23:49 Greg_J wrote: Nothing could be more entertaining than Australian commentary of West Indian batsman dancing to Korean music hyped up by a Bangladeshi DJ.
a union of world cultures.
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Didn't even know we had a cricket thread on TL, used to be a bit of a bowler when I was a kid... was shit at batting though. Cricket in Serbia is practically no-existent and relies on hand-outs from the UK embassy but meh. At least with the start of 20-20 cricket the clubs have started to get serious.
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Yusuf Pathan has just scored 72 runs of 22 balls (he got to 50 in 15). Unbelievable.
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Massive bump because it's Ashes season again!
England are currently attempting to Bazball the Aussies. That won't mean much to people who don't follow cricket, but the current result is that no one has scored more runs in seven overs against Australia since 1936. On the other hand, England have also lost a wicket in trying to score so quickly.
I'm so hype for this series. Whether or not England win, we're definitely going to make it entertaining with this ridiculous brand of test cricket that we're playing.
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can't believe i made this thread in 2004 lol
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