Devil-Dick Willie

Picking at the ball with your finger is illegal, but its one of those unwritten "we all do it, so no harm no foul" things. Not even dirty bastard Afridi @McAzeem ever brought an object onto the field to tamper with the ball. It was unprecedented when it happened, and was an absolute disgrace.

Ah yes, picking the team of the series, on lunch day 4 of the 3rd of 4 tests.

I think Smith clearly has some form of autism. However, I think it ran much deeper than that. The statement Smith made before Cricket Australia stepped in and magically changed everything, was that "the whole leadership group" knew. Lehman was an enormous cunt, and would do anything to win. He was in on it. As were the bowlers. Anyone who has ever bowled even 4th grade level knows the condition of the ball and how it changes. If someone tossed me a ball for my second over, I'd know if the seem had been thumbed or not, much less if the fucking ball had been sandpapered I think when everyone writes biographies, theres gonna be some varying reports. The big one I'm looking for is Khawajas. The way CA treats him I think he'll be the one with the whole truth. His vengeance cometh.

I hate Warnes commentary the most tbh. He's the one who has ADD. He's always calling for a change of bowlers, no matter what the situation, just to "keep the game moving" Hazlewood bowled 4 maidens in a row? "not much going on here boys I'd bring lyon on" Lyon comes on, bowls around the wicket, cramping up the batsmen "I'd have him bowling over the wicket" Lyon then takes a wicket bowling around the wicket "Now is the time to start bowling over the wicket" New ball taken, 6 overs old, Cummins and Starc bowling, Hazlenut and Mitch Marsh the second waiting in the wings "I'd just get a couple overs with lyon in" I hope he dies. Also shite, Kerry O'Keeffe. Not funny, complete nonce, in stitches over his own shit jokes Also also shite, Waugh. Fucking pillock. Ragging on Pujara, calling him boring and constantly calling for him to "open up a bit" Guess what cunt? That boring batsman owned Australia last series and hopefully pulls a drawn series out of this one too!

Broich was a joke in the Bundesliga and king of the A league. I'd Say Langkamp showed about that much quality. I mean, Polenz was awful in the 2nd division and he was outstanding in the A league so fuck knows, Langkamp might become your next god

Trash. So probably the best player in the A league now

Seen White vs Ibushi or Hiromu vs Ishimori yet?

Here's the conundrum. He's got a great eye, and hard fast hands. He's a genuine short form gun. In tests he flatters to deceive. He averages something like 35 away from home. With only 6 of his 24 centuries coming away from Australia, but barring Rodgers, he's still been Australias best opener this decade. If he learned patience and to let the ball come to him, attacking after the new ball was getting on, he'd genuinely be a modern great imo. (also if he wasn't a filthy cheat) Instead he's only okay In a perfect world he plays at 6. But Australia have no one better to open with so

Hes a god on a flat brisbane wicket against sri lanka and out of his depth against a moving ball.

Warner with his favorite shot, a windy waft outside off well before he's gotten in or has the bowling conditions down pat. He seriously is a fucking idiot.

Or maybe NZ is just a significantly better team? And playing at home?

The undisputed Era is the best faction in western wrestling, and it's not even close. You missed their golden years TBH, from Strong joining, to cole losing the championship, that 3 or so year stretch was perfect.

Night one was good, but probably the worst night of WK I've seen. Only Taichi and Zack vs GOD lived up to my expectations. Okada vs Ospreay was good, as you'd expect it to be, but never wowed me and wasn't their best match, and I love that Ospreays whole dumb ass faction got buried. Naito vs Ibushi is usually a literal blood bath. But Ibushi can't take concussion bumps if hes going to wrestle night 2 and Naito is getting on. His body is ruined. While I strongly disagree that Naito and Ibushi aren't as good as Okada (and they're all far better than the prancing pom) the match they had was good, but not anything close to matches like they had at Dominion 2018. To your point on the style of match, NJPW won't have silly card breaking up matches at WK like WWE would. The battle must be intense and the victory satisfying. No 3 minute roll up/comedy matches. Night 2 was far better. Shingo vs Cobb was way better than it had any right to be, but Shingo is genuinely one of the top 5 wrestlers in that company IMO. A true great. Evil vs Sanada was quite good Takahashi vs Ishimori was outrageously good. 5*+ Ibushi vs Jay was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Up there IMO with Omega vs Okada 2/3 falls. Crazy good match, and will almost certainly be my match of the year for this upcoming year.

Wrestlekingdom baby. The boys and I are watching for like 8 hours in a row, yesterdays and tonights back to back. Beers out. Wish me luck

Michael Hussy made an excellent point. In the first test India were the better team, or honors even, in all but 1 disaster session. In the second test, they were the better team in every session bar maybe 2 that were honors even. Out of roughly 18 sessions, India have bossed a good 12, and lost just 1. Big trouble for the Aussies.

Rather be him than Elgar out on 95

Last test you were in the drivers seat, and had a SHOCKING collapse. Literally 150 might have been enough. Hopefully no capitulation this time. Get 350 or so (which looks like a minimum par at the moment) and it'd take another disaster to lose.

Wade was looking good, wrote his own ticket.

Positives. The hurt business. The roman vs Owens match wasn't awful. Negatives. Everything else.

Thats the beauty of it though, When Pakistan fails, take the same profile and say "King Kohli is best cricketer, Ali no courage no good, India daddy of Pakistan forever yes good!"

The best thing to do now. Go to your facebook/instagram account with a non specific subcontinental name (could be Indian, could be Pakistani) and go on indian cricket pages and say "Ul Haq father of miss kohli yes yes Packistan very father of baby India, Tim Paine owner of Kholi now" Then watch the tide roll in

Asian women only in our front line.

The fact that he is loaned out and we have to watch Osako play is outrageous.

He said in Kenny Omega vs Laredo kid, Omega was "Ric Flair eque" "because he did that thing where a wrestler is about to submit but doesn't " So I watch the match, knowing full well that Omega is very capable of having a great match, but surprised because Mexican matches are usually rushed spot fests. (which can be fun too) Annnnnd the match is a rushed spot fest, and if flair was dead he'd be rolling in his grave. Flips, finishers and unintentional no selling. The only psychology was after about 15 minutes Laredo Kid (bless his tiny taco loving soul) decided he should probably work a body part if they were gonna wrestle for 25 minutes. They'd hit each other with a massive signature, get a 2 count, then spring up and smash another one. One of WWEs biggest problem is that their stories don't matter, so why should I care. In AEW their dangerous spots and high spots don't matter, so why should I care. "PENTA EL ZERO HAS JUST PILEDIVEN CHUCKY T OFF THE APRON THROUGH A TABLE BAH GAWD" Cuts to commercial. Match goes for 20 more minutes Then classic Matt Jackson spends the first 10 minutes of a match writhing in agony as his bad back gets worked over, to later hit triple locomotion northern lights suplexes no worries.