Cricket chat

Pops started the topic in Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 at 09:57 am

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tubeshooter Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 12:50 am new

ahh the Kelpie.
Also well known for their not-so-subtle ball tampering skills.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:40 am new

Yours or theirs TS!!?? hehe
Morning all.
Starky looking sharpy!

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:46 am new
AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:46 am new

southernraw wrote:

Yours or theirs TS!!?? hehe

Morning all.

Starky looking sharpy!

Morning ‘Tubby Taylor’ Captain of the Swellnet 11.

Looking like a good day of cricket, much fun, driven by your fine self.

Can I please be our keeper/opener, a role I had in my teens for City Cricket Club in Geelong in the 1970’s , please, please, skipper ? AW

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:51 am new

So long as Kelpie stays at silly point, the field is yours AW!
haha
Btw that's a pretty prestigious honour. Geelong opener. Yew!
Great stuff.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:50 am new

automatic wickie, AW.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:52 am new

I still think they blew it not bowling half an hour last night. Indians could easily get settled after half hour here.

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:53 am new

basesix wrote:

automatic wickie, AW.

Basesix. Beautiful morning mate.
. Ah, very good, AW ( automatic wickie) or awful wicket keeper

We need a run of a few quick wickets, that’ll get the game going and the crowd will find its voice. AW

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:54 am new

southernraw wrote:

I still think they blew it not bowling half an hour last night. Indians could easily get settled after half hour here.

Agree, skipper. AW

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:55 am new

think you're onto something, AW. I reckon if we get them out, we might have this!

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:56 am new

Who is carrying the drinks for the Swellnet 11 ? Exxotixjuices. AW

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 10:57 am new

Fair to say Marnus is the Kelpie!

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:01 am new

southernraw wrote:

Fair to say Marnus is the Kelpie!

Doesn’t stop yapping, always chasing balls too wide of the pitch, often sat down on his backside, licking his own. AW

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:08 am new

I'm heading west at sparrow fart on thursday myself, AW.. you coming through this way, or going through the guts, via horsham and the grampians?

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:20 am new

Been beautiful bowling. Zero luck so far.
I didn't realise Cummins sent Lyon in first thing this morning to bat.
Is he off his head?? What on earth would be the benefit of that.
Terrible captaincy.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:20 am new

what happened?

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:31 am new

Out first ball i think @base.haha.
Wasted 4 overs out of the day in the changeover.

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:35 am new

No wickets is great news for the Indians.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:41 am new

100% @Stu.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:43 am new

hooo! do that again, @stu!

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:43 am new

Woohoo! Got him!!
Great bowling finally rewarded.

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:45 am new

Kiss of death!

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:46 am new

haha.
Say it again @Stu!!

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:48 am new

haha all you have to do is comment and a wicket drops.
And Captain Cummins has redeemed himself to me.
What a great captain!! (apologies skipper!...skipper knows best)

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:48 am new

I reckon @stu is controlling the matrix..
maybe another 8 posts before lunch @stu..

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:49 am new

I was typing it!

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:50 am new

Freaky...

*I'm staring at my hands all Keanu Reeves like*

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:50 am new

basesix wrote:

I'm heading west at sparrow fart on thursday myself, AW.. you coming through this way, or going through the guts, via horsham and the grampians?

Basesix. Hi mate. The old Ballarat, Horsham Bordertown route, quickest . Surf forecast is good for our arrival, it’s good there today. AW

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 11:52 am new

haha classic!! @stu.

blackers Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 12:52 pm new

Just back from the beach. Did I miss anything?

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 12:54 pm new

@stu took a couple of wickets, so it's on again @blackers

blackers Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 12:56 pm new

Oarsome work from Stu. Late call up?

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:07 pm new

@stu put the kibosh on india by simply posting on this thread, it was uncanny. then he lost the charm by invoking the Keanu.

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:10 pm new

'Three wickets is great news for the Indians.'

blackers Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:11 pm new

Did he play a role in Kohli's dismissal? If so, we can forgive the Keanu reference.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:18 pm new

yes. his work here is done.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:24 pm new

haha @stu. better to have whammy'd and lost it, than never to have whammy'd at all..
(actually, are you getting them fours now..?)

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:36 pm new

That was out everyday of the week.
Looked out with naked eye too.
Bloody umpries!
Cooked us again with their terrible call.

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:42 pm new

Shit decision. Knee roll on the back leg while blocking.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:42 pm new

Geez last person i'd be trying to fire up in the Australian team is our premium pace bowler.
Looking forward to Starc firing some bouncers in at Jaiswal.

stunet Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:46 pm new

Let 'em think they're in the run race instead of batting for a draw.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 01:46 pm new

Good point.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 02:12 pm new

That umpiring non decision could realistically cost Australia the whole series. It was a pivotal moment in the game to get rid of the scoring batsman.
If it's a draw, and Sydney is mostly rained out....
The DRS technicalities cooked us too.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 02:23 pm new

the thing I don't get.. bails aside.. not being transparent re the % aside..
Clearly a ball must have to hit the stumps minimum of 50% horizontal AND 50% vertical... and if it is 80% horizontal, and 45% vertical it's not-out.. weird. I'd have thought aggregating the two measures would make sense once it is past, say 20% in both...

AlfredWallace Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 02:24 pm new

southernraw wrote:

That umpiring non decision could realistically cost Australia the whole series. It was a pivotal moment in the game to get rid of the scoring batsman.

If it's a draw, and Sydney is mostly rained out....

The DRS technicalities cooked us too.

Correct skipper. How is it that all public viewers, TV and Radio commentators all say that was clearly out and yet the DRS guy sees it entirely different.
Just like the non bump ball yesterday that was clearly an edge off the bat.

If we are going to use technology, get it right or don’t use it at all. Go back to the old days regarding umpiring decisions. AW

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 02:27 pm new

Yep agreed @base and @AW.
They tried to use the argument that the bails aren't included because they're rounded....but so are the bloody top of the stumps!
Sounds like a rule was made on the fly!
This game deserves a result. It's been a classic.
You'd hate to think an umpiring (non) decision affects the whole game and series.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 03:06 pm new

haha, reckon that NZ griptec spray Rishabh just used would work on a board? could solve the pad vs wax conundrum..
https://griptecsport.com/
(they've got a pop-up on their site for people in india)

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 03:42 pm new

CAtch!!! Mitchy Marsh!! Game back on.

basesix Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 03:46 pm new

ha, unexpected wicket, marsh and head, nice one lads.

southernraw Monday, 30 Dec 2024 at 03:55 pm new

Yeeeew! Here we go