Cricket

[Azeem]

19 minutes ago, Spike said:

No effigy burning and national depression when the team loses in Pakistan, then?

Not that much as compared to past considering this particular generation is used to losing more often than not. There is also more consciousness about player's personal space and mental well being across world sport now so apart from social media you won't see much vitriol.

[Spike]

46 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

Not that much as compared to past considering this particular generation is used to losing more often than not. There is also more consciousness about player's personal space and mental well being across world sport now so apart from social media you won't see much vitriol.

The W/L ratio isn’t that bad mate. Won five of the last ten tests

[Azeem]

On 13/10/2022 at 06:12, Beelzebub said:

Babar is a poor captain he sticks to whatever game plan is given to him, makes no tactical changes depending on the situation. This has happened too many times to say he's in the learning phase. Make Shadab the captain.

This is why I mentioned bowlers being permanent captains being a rarity as far as I've seen the game. It's standard to make your best batter the captain. 

 

[Spike]

7 hours ago, Beelzebub said:

 

Wow an instagram thot from Australia paid in cocaine really does like him

[Azeem]

Not hopeful because Cricket is a closed end game but Namibia needs better support than was given to Kenya, Zimbabwe or Ireland. Afghanistan got lucky because they had free exposure to subcontinent which helped developed their game.

[Azeem]

There is a bias against Misbah in Pakistani cricket circles from day one. My possible reasons for it

a) He made some enemies due to his habit of not minsing words

b) He made his breakthrough quite late in 30s so some people got pissed that an old guy got ahead of them

c) He tried to woo some important guy's wife

 

 

 

[Azeem]

Nawaz bottled again. That is end of world cup for us unless weather does something

[Azeem]

6 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

Nawaz bottled again. That is end of world cup for us unless weather does something

 

[Stan]

What a win for NZ though.

Rizwan and Babar have been heavily disappointing. 

[Stan]

Wow, England aren't messing around in Pakistan. 

[Azeem]

Not slightest interested in this but again shows how good Misbah Younis era was. People brushed it off as just home wins but now they can’t even do that.

[Spike]

The Windies were disappointingly crushed by the Aussies, I hope the Saffas put up more of a fight. Maybe Warner can captain?

[Stan]

6 hours ago, Spike said:

The Windies were disappointingly crushed by the Aussies, I hope the Saffas put up more of a fight. Maybe Warner can captain?

He 'withdrew his leadership bid' I read the other day?

[Spike]

12 minutes ago, Stan said:

He 'withdrew his leadership bid' I read the other day?

Ooooh I see you aren’t following closely on this, maybe you should find out the other thing came out with! Controvery

[Stan]

7 minutes ago, Spike said:

Ooooh I see you aren’t following closely on this, maybe you should find out the other thing came out with! Controvery

Enlighten me  

[Spike]

10 minutes ago, Stan said:

Enlighten me  

He stepped down because he claims the selectors he was appealing to had hired an outside party to sit in and  said third party has made ‘offensive remarks’ towards Warner on a personal level. Then he announced he is tired of the media bullshit of sandpapergate and that it has taken a toll on his family in particular. Shortly afterwards he  broke the news that the managerial staff and Cricket Australia knew about the ball tampering and encouraged it to happen.

Edited December 14, 2022 by Spike

[Stan]

15 minutes ago, Spike said:

He stepped down because he claims the selectors he was appealing to had hired an outside party to sit in and  said third party has made ‘offensive remarks’ towards Warner on a personal level. Then he announced he is tired of the media bullshit of sandpapergate and that it has taken a toll on his family in particular. Shortly afterwards he  broke the news that the managerial staff and Cricket Australia knew about the ball tampering and encouraged it to happen.

Holy shit. That's quite something to allege - what's the general consensus of it all? Is there anything to actually prove CA knew about it?

[Spike]

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Holy shit. That's quite something to allege - what's the general consensus of it all? Is there anything to actually prove CA knew about it?

I don’t think so but you wouldn’t be surprised.

[Devil-Dick Willie]

There is no way that only Warner, Smith and Bancroft knew. Right from day 1 that was obvious to anyone with a brain. Countless fast bowlers have said that 'nothing happens to the ball without the bowlers input, and any change to a ball can immediately be felt by the bowler'. Then you have the fact that Handscome handed Bancroft the sacred paper after chatting to the coaches box on the walkie talkie, then you have the fact that Smith lied in his first press conference then after input from CA they changed the lie to a new lie. 

I have no doubt Warner and the team were encouraged, by coaches for sure (Lehman was getting that team to win at all costs with all sorts of scummy tactics and cheating, so why not this?) but by CA also. 

[Spike]

Australia is entering bit of a Test rhythm.

[Spike]

Geez Australia will bat by the end of today

[Gunnersaurus]

@Spike does @Devil-Dick Willie support Germany at cricket? 

[Devil-Dick Willie]

1 minute ago, Gunnersaurus said:

@Spike does @Devil-Dick Willie support Germany at cricket? 

The closest thing possible. South Africa. 

[Spike]

Warner is finished 

[Spike]

Exciting game. Happy to see the Saffas attack like that