The Cricket Thread

[STL]

Things like associating sporting legends with patriotism absolutely sh*t me to no end. I love my sport but not for a moment do I think these individuals necessarily embody what it is to be Australian. Half of them are conceited individuals anyway. For my mind, everything I've read about Bradman says to me that he does not compare to a Steve Waugh. Waugh captured our hearts not just through his brilliance but through his character. Bradman may be a legend of the game but not all legends are great people. There are other countless others that you can say that about too.

It's sad that our society associates so much with celebrities and sports stars. We let them define us and that is sad when kids at school carry that underlying attitude. Sports stars are poor role models. That's the cold hard fact and I now in grain that in each of my sister, cousins, students and friends.

Let's associate being Australian with ideals; not individuals who we as an celebrity salivating society feel we have to idolise.

On the top of cricket, you're very lucky Soundwarp. I wish they made it part of my work.

Anyone care about the domestic comp? I love it in summer b/c it gives me that little extra thing to check every 10 mins. The Vics are at 0/88 against the Redbacks. A solid start and Rogers is fitting into becoming a Victorian.

[i_amtrunks]

Too bad the Aussies were the only team trying to get a result after lunch on day 1. It was India's test to lose, and they lost it, as always taking the softest and easiest options. Ponting gave them a good sporting chance, 299 from 70 overs is not terribly hard, not even 3.5 runs an over. The Indians did not even try.

The sting in the Aussie bowling line-up has gone missing, Clark is injured, Lee had an off game and Johnson showed again that while he can be a very effective bowler, it is only for a half dozen overs here and there. Clarke was a total disappointment with the bat, but no surprises there, the guy is not really worth having in the team, he and Shane Watson should consider themselves very lucky that the powers that be in CA love them to pieces. Hopefully when Watson breaks down D Hussey will be called into the side.

Lets see what unsporting like crap India will come up with during the 2nd test. Kumble being injured is a massive worry, Dhoni is not the best captain in cricket, and his form of late has been rather poor.

[Paulbot]

"Cricket? Nobody understands cricket. You've gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket."

[Pulse]

Oh I wish Warnie would come out of retirement...

"Come back Warnie! Please! Cricket hasn't been the same without you!"

[Borgeman]

i just got back from training - while batting i inside edged a ball onto the side of my patella (how it missed my pad i dunno...), but i had a dead leg for abt 10mins :/

anywho on a good note we had a win on the weekend, made 6/206 in a one dayer after bowling them out for 109 - i took 3/36 off 11

George

[blackie]

fair figures george,
my team lost
knocked them off for 137 in 34 overs, on a postage stamp of a ground, and then proceeded to roaly f*&k ourselves up, getting bowled out for 130 :'(
i made a very poorly compiled 39, consisting of about a million play and misses (yep, more than wayne carey) and general swinging from the ass, before smashing their cocky captain over his head for a 6 and a 4 off consecutive balls
and now they want me to play 3's :S
didnt even get a proper pre season after the broken thumb, only have had 4 hits, and 50% of those have been in a match.

on the international scene, i thought it was awesome that cam white got picked. im a big fan of him, and for a while thought he might be the next captain of Australia, but it was not to be. although i doubt clarke will ever do well as captain, because he only seems to make popper runs when it doesn't matter. honestly i think hussey would be a good captain, but once again hes to old.

Im also waiting to the the debut of doug bollinger. managed to catch a few state games last season on foxtell, and from what i saw hes awesome, although its going to be so hard for him to break into the test side, unless the sore elbow of clark rules him out of the next one, and even then they might go with someone else.

Finaly for another Victorian, im sad to see that david hussey isn't getting much of a go. hes as dominant if not more than brad hodge, and can play all facets of the game, with his part time off spin, excellent fielding and batting skill, but like white, i think the selectors don't properly rate him, and sadly his chances will be limited, even though he could make such an impact on the Australian one day/ twenty/20 side as well as the test side.

and thats it for now

[optimus1]

Good to hear all your thoughts on the cricket guys! I was kinda hoping on seeing a thread like this on the boards, since there was an AFL one going on before.

Im annoyed at all the slowing tactics of the Indians, but wouldnt Punter do the same? But i was hoping for another Sydney miracle (like Clarke's 3-For earlier this year?)

My thoughts on the current team are that Cam White and S Watson should not both be on the same team, it should be either one or the other (although im leaning towards White, i cant stand Mr 'Injury' Watson)

they should have bit the bullet and put in an in form quick - like Ashley Noffke
I have my bias of couse, being from Brissy originally

All this action makes me want to join my Uni cricket team (i tend to stand out being the only Filipino playing!)