Cricket Thread 2

[Smoggy]

Ashes coming up, ( if goes ahead) 5-0 Australia, cant see England winning a session let alone a test.

[Carns]

1 minute ago, Smoggy said:

Also Ashes coming up, ( if goes ahead) 5-0 Australia, cant see England winning a session let alone a test.

Same mindset as football, eh? Root said yesterday it was definitely happening.

[Smoggy]

1 minute ago, Carns said:

Same mindset as football, eh? Root said yesterday it was definitely happening.

Remains to be seen what kind of England team show up. Ben Stokes wont be coming, massive loss for the series.

[MartinTyler]

With scheduling issues, crowd limits etc it'll be a second rate ashes series anyway. There's even the possibility of an Ashes test in Canberra !!

[Smoggy]

2 hours ago, MartinTyler said:

With scheduling issues, crowd limits etc it'll be a second rate ashes series anyway. There's even the possibility of an Ashes test in Canberra !!

Yeah, that might be the one they take off Perth. Make the Canberra one last, hopefully restrictions ease and that would make a decent weekend away that would.

Visions of me zipping from my hotel to the ground on an electric scooter..

Edited October 7, 2021 by Smoggy

[Smoggy]

Stokes is back for the Ashes!

Makes it more interesting. Will still get done 5-0, but might win a session now at least.

Edited October 26, 2021 by Smoggy

[Edinburgh]

2 hours ago, Smoggy said:

Stokes is back for the Ashes!

Makes it more interesting. Will still get done 5-0, but might win a session now at least.

Yawn

[Neverbloom]

i have not played cricket since i was around 8 years old and in an entire season i think i scored about 3 runs...........i still think i would do better than most of our team right now, 15 for 3 aint good

[Smoggy]

England thrash Australia…humiliate…crush…all words I have seen used this morning.

Pommy bashing England humiliate oldest rival

Edited October 30, 2021 by Smoggy

[Unlimited]

Who even cares about T20

Sod all of it off

When are the Test matches??

[pseudonym]

On 31/10/2021 at 10:15 AM, Smoggy said:

England thrash Australia…humiliate…crush…all words I have seen used this morning.

Pommy bashing England humiliate oldest rival

I love the Cricket Carabao Cup 

[Smoggy]

18 minutes ago, pseudonym said:

I love the Cricket Carabao Cup 

Knew this was coming  Hope NZ do it this time 

Edited November 11, 2021 by Smoggy

[pseudonym]

8 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Knew this was coming  Hope NZ do it this time 

yeah Kiwis will probably win

[Davo]

 

[Smoggy]

Paine gone (as captain) over sexting scandal.

 

Edited November 19, 2021 by Smoggy

[pseudonym]

2 hours ago, Smoggy said:

Paine gone (as captain) over sexting scandal.

 

I thought the ABC News' introduction of the story "Sext and Out" was funny

But yeah all the sporting codes need to sort out the sexual harassment issues

[sonar]

On 19/11/2021 at 5:48 PM, Smoggy said:

Paine gone (as captain) over sexting scandal.

 

[marron]

Good to have a local boy as captain again

 

[pseudonym]

 

[marron]

Amazing.

 

[Smoggy]

Ahhh well...at least the cricket starts today eh 

[Smoggy]

England win the toss and will bat..

All out for around 100 I reckon. Australia close of play 180odd without loss.

[marron]

Love the optimism

 

[Smoggy]

Yep..here we go.

I am revising Englands total down to 80odd.

Test over in 3 days (depending in rain delays).

Edited December 8, 2021 by Smoggy

[Kitto]

First ball duck

[Smoggy]

3 minutes ago, Kitto said:

First ball duck

Terrible batting. He was falling one way before the ball got to him. It was a decent ball but the batting was a shocker.

[StringerBellend]

5 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Terrible batting. He was falling one way before the ball got to him. It was a decent ball but the batting was a shocker.

Typical start to an ashes in Australia the the batting equivalent of Harmison bowling the ball to second slip 

[Smoggy]

And another...will they make 50?..

Stand by Australia batting soon and finishing the day with a lead. As soon as I heard Root deciding to bat I thought this.

[Smoggy]

Sooo very very predictable 

Will they make 30?

Australia nailed on will be like 200 without loss end day.

[pseudonym]

"Cricket's coming home

It's coming home

It's coming ... "