Cricket 2016/7 Season

[3Puttpete]

It wont be the last stupid dismissal in the innings. There's not a lot of fight in this team

[TheNuclearOne]

It wont be the last stupid dismissal in the innings. There's not a lot of fight in this team

Not a good record in forlorn chases that's for sure.

[Coopers Country]

Thats the trouble TNO they think they are playing for a win , bloody brilliant bit of fielding though

[Steve57]

Another excellent shot by our Captain.
This mob couldn't beat Bangladesh at the moment, then again neither can the Poms!
Test cricket as we knew it has died.
None of our mob have a clue on how to build an innings.
It is going to be a long summer!

[Toxic]

Our temperament as batsman is embarrassing

[chappy1970]

Our temperament as batsman is embarrassing

My thoughts too, the Saffers aren't better bowlers, but their batting is so much more patient and composed

[oldracer]

I use to watch cricket from the age of 5 or 6, now 60 and can honestly say that the game has not enticed me to make the time to watch it in the last 5 or so years, it is now an irrelevant sport, sad but not what it use to be, IMO

[Yossarian]

Classic better in my generation piffle.

[3oneday]

Not generational, too busy chasing 20/20 cash, team and administrators.

[oldracer]

Classic better in my generation piffle.

classic counterpunch crap from you, how 'bout you create some discussion just for a change, and no smiley emoji cause

[Yossarian]

If you said something discussion worthy (although i have clearly generated discussion) maybe I'd have a more thoughtful response. As it is your post begets what it deserves IMO.

[oldracer]

If you said something discussion worthy (although i have clearly generated discussion) maybe I'd have a more thoughtful response. As it is your post begets what it deserves IMO.

clearly don't read my posts nor respond, something you find difficult to achieve

[Yossarian]

clearly don't read my posts nor respond, something you find difficult to achieve

In English now?

[oldracer]

If you said something discussion worthy (although i have clearly generated discussion) maybe I'd have a more thoughtful response. As it is your post begets what it deserves IMO.

you have had a query to your state champs thread, the only one I can see you initiate, and absolutely no response from you, the champs initiator, well done and a great way to increase the champs patronage, you probably want to keep it very insular

[Yossarian]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

[oldracer]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

yep without a retort, that's what you are, ***in nothing so stay off my posts

[Wardy101]

c'mon guys, plenty to bitch about regarding the cricket without getting stuck into each other.

If we make it to lunch tomorrow I will be ecstatic.

[jimandr]

In my opinion, the quality of play in Australian tests in recent years is as good as it ever was "back in my day". Batsmen play more shots and score much quicker than they used to. Spinners actually play a greater role now than they did in the 80's.

It just happens that right now the Australian team is going through a bad patch. That doesn't mean the cricket itself is no good.

When Mitch Marsh raises his bat to the stands after hitting the winning runs to reach his double century you will all sing a different tune. Are there any songs that have flying pigs in them?

[Yossarian]

yep without a retort, that's what you are, ***in nothing so stay off my posts

I'll be the bigger man and not descend into obscenities as well as "staying off your posts".

[BrisWesty]

Our temperament as batsman is embarrassing

Can they get some unattractive but effective batsmen like Katich etc to teach these guys how to value their wickets and grind out a score.

[markTHEblake]

My thoughts too, the Saffers aren't better bowlers, but their batting is so much more patient and composed

Australia hasn't been a patient and composed batting team for ~20 years. It used to work when McGrath and Warne were around, but not any more.

[3oneday]

That makes me feel old

[Moe Norman]

Not generational, too busy chasing 20/20 cash, team and administrators.

I hear this all the time, yet as far as I am aware T20 cricket is played by every test nation and doesn't impact on Australian cricket anymore than any other test nation.

The only test side in World Cricket that is genuinely impacted by the growth in T20 cricket is the West Indies, as some of their best players don't actually play Test cricket due to T20. (could argue the same for Sri Lanka maybe, but its not a common problem)

[3oneday]

I hear this all the time, yet as far as I am aware T20 cricket is played by every test nation and doesn't impact on Australian cricket anymore than any other test nation.

I feel it does, adding the easy cash of 20/20 to the already protected nature of the Aussie cricket team and we are worse off than other countries.

We are still the only country who regularly rotates players in and out of test teams. It's all relative for mine.

[Coopers Country]

I think 20/20 cricket has changed our view of what an allrounder is, its a lot easier to bowl a few ploppers in a game where the batsman is going for it and you know you have a maximum of 4 overs, as against having to bowl 15 to 20 overs against batsmen who are just waiting for bad balls .The Allrounder tag is handed out almost as much as legend of the game tag