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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #375 on: February 05, 2022, 04:32:05 PM »
"Accepted"?

Seriously,, do they think people are that stupid?

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #376 on: February 05, 2022, 09:16:38 PM »
They are a disgrace.

I hope we lose the next series against the pakis.

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #377 on: February 05, 2022, 11:45:21 PM »
The potential candidates to replace Langer according to Foxsports:

Andrew MacDonald
Trevor Bayliss
Ricky Ponting
Jason Gillespie
David Saker
Gary Kirsten

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/revealed-sticking-point-in-langer-negotiations-as-ca-responds-to-disappointing-exit/news-story/580a62b0e0c783c07cc3bcd09ffa5268



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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #378 on: February 06, 2022, 09:15:10 AM »
The potential candidates to replace Langer according to Foxsports:

Andrew MacDonald
Trevor Bayliss
Ricky Ponting
Jason Gillespie
David Saker
Gary Kirsten

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/revealed-sticking-point-in-langer-negotiations-as-ca-responds-to-disappointing-exit/news-story/580a62b0e0c783c07cc3bcd09ffa5268

Please. Wouldn’t even spit on the joint after what they did to his mate. Who could blame him either

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #379 on: February 06, 2022, 10:51:09 PM »
Was always going to happen
Players hated him as a coach

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #380 on: February 07, 2022, 01:09:43 AM »
Dizzy - the bloke they should've appointed ahead of Little Napoleon in the first place... :shh
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #381 on: February 08, 2022, 04:31:29 PM »
Australia’s 16-man Test squad for the tour of Pakistan:

Pat Cummins (c)
Ashton Agar
Scott Boland
Alex Carey
Cameron Green
Marcus Harris
Josh Hazlewood
Travis Head
Josh Inglis
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Nathan Lyon
Mitchell Marsh
Michael Neser
Steve Smith (vc)
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Swepson
David Warner

Australia are scheduled to play three Tests against Pakistan, the first beginning on March 4.

The sides will then clash in three ODIs and one T20, with squads for those games to be announced.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/02/07/aussies-announce-test-squad-for-tour-of-pakistan/

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #382 on: February 08, 2022, 04:32:58 PM »
Dizzy says no and a very polite 'not happy with how you treated Alfie'

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #383 on: March 05, 2022, 06:04:14 AM »

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #384 on: March 06, 2022, 01:53:05 PM »
4 wickets in two days.

Who the F would ever want to watch such terrible, boring, subcontinent bollocks?

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #385 on: March 07, 2022, 06:34:14 AM »
4 wickets in two days.
Make that just 6 wickets in 3 days for almost 750 runs combined.

Aussies 2/271 at stumps. Khawaja 97, Warner 68, Labuschagne 69*, Smith 24*.

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #386 on: March 07, 2022, 10:43:55 AM »
4 wickets in two days.
Make that just 6 wickets in 3 days for almost 750 runs combined.

Aussies 2/271 at stumps. Khawaja 97, Warner 68, Labuschagne 69*, Smith 24*.

Yes it's a disgrace. They should both agree to a draw now. Otherwise may as well bat forever, let the bowlers have a good breather.

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #387 on: March 08, 2022, 08:00:19 PM »
'Benign, dead' pitch could come under ICC microscope

Officials to determine if Rawalpindi surface that has seen just 11 wickets fall in four days is formally deemed "poor"

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc-pitch-rating-rawalpindi-benign-flat-australia-pakistan-steve-smith-nauman-ali-poor/2022-03-08

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #388 on: March 09, 2022, 10:13:48 AM »
Draw

Pitch was a shocker but...

Aussies got their selection wrong with only picking one spinner. Though, again Lyon struggled on a sub continent slab called a pitch.

Australia should also know Pakistan are not an attacking team. They are happy to bat for 2-3 days and score at 2 runs an over

It was also disappointing that Aust batted through all of day 4 and into day 5. Should have declared, throw the "challenge" to Pakistan. Granted they wouldn't have taken it but at least we would have been proactive
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #389 on: March 09, 2022, 01:04:32 PM »
Should have played Swepon too

I think Lyon's past it anyway