Aussie Cricket 2019/20
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/cricket/news/article.cfm?c_id=29&objectid=12285792
This is a little extraordinary
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In real time, watching from the camera angle. Only the speed the ball carried indicates that it came off the bat. Tailender with bat coming at weird angle and his leg squaring up exactly at point the ball hit bat meant that it was confusing.
Scorn should be heaped at a guy who doesn't walk even when he nicks it to second slip, IMO.
There's a limit, to letting the umpire decide, at some point it's just too embarassing as a human to stay out there.
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@Rapido said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
In real time, watching from the camera angle. Only the speed the ball carried indicates that it came off the bat. Tailender with bat coming at weird angle and his leg squaring up exactly at point the ball hit bat meant that it was confusing.
Scorn should be heaped at a guy who doesn't walk even when he nicks it to second slip, IMO.
There's a limit, to letting the umpire decide, at some point it's just to embarassing as a human to stay out there.
Yeah when you slow it right down the leg comes around after the ball is already on it's way to 2nd slip. I'm amazed he didn't walk.
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Got a boozy weekend in Brisbane this weekend, so I booked a couple of days early in order to take in the first day of the Aus v Pakistan test on Thursday. Nice to be able to tick the Gabba off the list.
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Quite a bit of talk about the 16 year old Naseem Shah playing for Pakistan. Read someone likening his action to Dennis Lillee's and that's pretty right I think - though he's shorter than Dennis. Getting impressive carry, though!
Edit - seems you have to watch the video on Youtube - mainly Naseem bowlng to Marcus Harris and giving him plenty of problems.
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first test today. Just glanced at the coverage, gets a thumbs up from me, Mel McClaughlan is such a fox.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
first test today. Just glanced at the coverage, gets a thumbs up from me, Mel McClaughlan is such a fox.
A Mel Mc / Lou Ransome sandwich. Picture THAT.
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
first test today. Just glanced at the coverage, gets a thumbs up from me, Mel McClaughlan is such a fox.
A Mel Mc / Lou Ransome sandwich. Picture THAT.
yeah boy. Even old Chimo wouldn't be turning that down
Pakistan ignore the annual press pressure to get sucked in by a "green" gabba pitch, and make the right call to bat first.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
@NTA said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
first test today. Just glanced at the coverage, gets a thumbs up from me, Mel McClaughlan is such a fox.
A Mel Mc / Lou Ransome sandwich. Picture THAT.
yeah boy. Even old Chimo wouldn't be turning that down
Pakistan ignore the annual press pressure to get sucked in by a "green" gabba pitch, and make the right call to bat first.
About 10 minutes until I head down from my desk to see the opening couple of overs. The quickest way to find which TV in our building is showing it: locate the TV surrounded by the subcontinental employees "working" on their laptops.
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Pakistan started this game at $8 H2H, which I think is massive overs.
Clearly the Gabba is very difficult for visiting sides, but this Aussie team is still pretty fragile and if the Pakis can put 350 on the board first up then we might find it difficult.
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I appear to be attending the most turgid opening session in Australian test cricket in recent memory.
Time to hit the beers.
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@Smudge said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
I appear to be attending the most turgid opening session in Australian test cticket in recent memory.
Time to hit the beers.
You're stuck in Brisbane.
With Queenslanders everywhere.You should be on the beers already
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
@Smudge said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:
I appear to be attending the most turgid opening session in Australian test cticket in recent memory.
Time to hit the beers.
You're stuck in Brisbane.
With Queenslanders everywhere.You should be on the beers already
Just sipping on my first.
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Bang. 75/0 becomes 94/5
@Smudge has something to watch while drinking mid-strength beer and being watched by 25,000 security guards in case some fun accidentally breaks out
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@mariner4life My earlier glance at the Pakistan bowlers suggested they're a throwback to the 1970s, when any runs were a bonus.
