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ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
:lol was funny earlier, camera man was zooming in on some chicks tits with a bikini on, they cut to his camera seen what he was looking at and went off to another one :lol
Coming good at the moment, chase should be interesting.
Coming good at the moment, chase should be interesting.
Analog Bandit
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I don't even follow cricket, if I do it's only for the shit that goes outside of it.
Analog Bandit
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I find it interesting because if India does become the super power it hopes to be, this is the shit that the rest of the world can expect. Add stuff like Dr. Hanneef, fears of Indian outsourcing, nuclear power and it becomes a metaphor for the larger relationship between India and Australia and for that matter the world.
AdventureRacing
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If i had only listened to the commentators and not watched the game i would of thought Tendulkar had played shit house.
It's gonna be an awesome run chase. I reckon Australia's really gonna go after sreesanth.
It's gonna be an awesome run chase. I reckon Australia's really gonna go after sreesanth.
Fantastic fight back by Australia in the last 10 overs. India really buggled what could and should have been easily a 27-280 plus total. Partly due to Tendulkar suddenly stalling his innings.
Clarke really had no business picking up 3 wickets, but was supported beautifully but Bracken and Hope in the end. Stupid, stupid mistake by Pointing bringing Lee to complete his final 10 with Hope bowling beautifully, and those 2 overs went for plenty. Ugh, really dumb captaincy there.
Oh and fantastic fielding by Australia bar one or two glitches. Their out-fielding was really good stuff.
It's going to be a difficult chase no doubt, I think a lot of the success rests on how our top three start. I hope Hayden/Gilly watched how India successfully saw out the first 10 overs then looked to attack. Play yourself in and you've got a chance to put a big innings.
Big chase ahead...
Clarke really had no business picking up 3 wickets, but was supported beautifully but Bracken and Hope in the end. Stupid, stupid mistake by Pointing bringing Lee to complete his final 10 with Hope bowling beautifully, and those 2 overs went for plenty. Ugh, really dumb captaincy there.
Oh and fantastic fielding by Australia bar one or two glitches. Their out-fielding was really good stuff.
It's going to be a difficult chase no doubt, I think a lot of the success rests on how our top three start. I hope Hayden/Gilly watched how India successfully saw out the first 10 overs then looked to attack. Play yourself in and you've got a chance to put a big innings.
Big chase ahead...
AdventureRacing
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Big risk bowling Kumar this long. This may come back to hurt them if they don't get the wicket they're after.
AdventureRacing
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cyclone87 said:
Well now their in a situation where they just have to keep their spinners going. India have left themselves with few options during this period of the game.
lol just as i was typing this they got a wicket.
AdventureRacing
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Well that's game over.
Analog Bandit
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Wow Harbajan (and most of India) must think this is vindication from God :lol
AdventureRacing
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What just happened? I didn't think the video ref could be used for that? I think they made the right decision but honestly that should never of happened.
Analog Bandit
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:lol
Analog Bandit
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Somewhere Irfan is dancing in the street, burning effigies of Hayden and Symonds to the beating pulse of bhangra.
Damn, that sucks. Good close game though.
Well deserved victory by India. Wish these Indian fans would shut up whilst Ponting is speaking.
But yeah, they really outplayed us in these two finals. Good bowling by them, horrible batting by us. Tendulkar was the difference it seems.
I wonder if India will be able to continue to grow this team though, or if the management will screw it up. They've definately got a whole lot of depth. About 5-6 really solid pacemen.
Sharma
Pathan (surely he was injured though, got carted a bit)
Kumar
Sreeshanth
RP Singh
Zaheer Khan
Gonna have some selection headaches, I think, but that's a good thing.
Australia on the other hand, are in some need of some new blood I think. The thing is, there's a lack of youth in state sides, because it's now become something you can make a living off, so you've got guys playing until they're 37-38, making it harder for young guys to crack into the side. So basically what used to be 23 is now 28, in terms of the age you will debut for Australia.
Oh well, looking forward to the packed schedule over the next two years
Well deserved victory by India. Wish these Indian fans would shut up whilst Ponting is speaking.
But yeah, they really outplayed us in these two finals. Good bowling by them, horrible batting by us. Tendulkar was the difference it seems.
I wonder if India will be able to continue to grow this team though, or if the management will screw it up. They've definately got a whole lot of depth. About 5-6 really solid pacemen.
Sharma
Pathan (surely he was injured though, got carted a bit)
Kumar
Sreeshanth
RP Singh
Zaheer Khan
Gonna have some selection headaches, I think, but that's a good thing.
Australia on the other hand, are in some need of some new blood I think. The thing is, there's a lack of youth in state sides, because it's now become something you can make a living off, so you've got guys playing until they're 37-38, making it harder for young guys to crack into the side. So basically what used to be 23 is now 28, in terms of the age you will debut for Australia.
Oh well, looking forward to the packed schedule over the next two years
cyclone87 said:
Yeah, we have an age problem, for sure. I reckon it's time to get some people in their 20's in the team. With Hoggy, there is a spinner who plays for Tassie, Xavier Doherty, looks to be a tailor-made replacement. A very aggressive and tight one day bowler, reminiscent of Hoggy in his better days. And only 25! Being Tasmanian though, he'll never get a gig
I just want to know where the hell all the Warne-style legspinners are. We should be seeing his influence on the bowlers coming through today, but we're getting a whole bunch of Kerry 'O Keefe straight breakers. I can't think of one young legspinner who actually spins the ball.
legend166 said:Damn, that sucks. Good close game though.
Well deserved victory by India. Wish these Indian fans would shut up whilst Ponting is speaking.
But yeah, they really outplayed us in these two finals. Good bowling by them, horrible batting by us. Tendulkar was the difference it seems.
I wonder if India will be able to continue to grow this team though, or if the management will screw it up. They've definately got a whole lot of depth. About 5-6 really solid pacemen.
Sharma
Pathan (surely he was injured though, got carted a bit)
Kumar
Sreeshanth
RP Singh
Zaheer Khan
Gonna have some selection headaches, I think, but that's a good thing.
Australia on the other hand, are in some need of some new blood I think. The thing is, there's a lack of youth in state sides, because it's now become something you can make a living off, so you've got guys playing until they're 37-38, making it harder for young guys to crack into the side. So basically what used to be 23 is now 28, in terms of the age you will debut for Australia.
Oh well, looking forward to the packed schedule over the next two years
India's bowling attack is extremely good and i dont think that even they can screw it up, they might have a problem with their batting once Tendulkar is gone though
despite Australia's batting lineup failing them in the One Day series, i dont think its something the selectors really have to worry about.....the problem was that Gilchrist was falling way to early followed by an out of form Ponting who was dismissed quickly and Clarke who seemed to follow him on most occasions which left Symonds who most of the time can not handle the responsibility of anchoring an innings
if Ponting and Clarke can get back into form, and Gilchrist is replaced by dare i say it, a less explosive player like Jacques, Hodge, Voges or maybe move Hussey up to open (which is a position he is designed for), the batting problems should be solved
bowling is a concern though, apart from Lee and Bracken....they lack depth, Clark really doesn't seem to work well in a 50 over situation and Johnson lacks consistency. We desperately need a good spinner as well. But maybe to blood some youngsters, the team will have to take some pain
and damn....the Symonds hit on the streaker was awesome :lol
Fucking awesome. Favourite'd that video baby!
Anyway great match. Was taunting the chairman of the club at work about India coming back, telling him that Hussey would choke and Lee can't hit a 6 to save his life under pressure in a non-test match :lol
But I still had the nails in my mouth, chewing away at the 3rd last over. This is what finals cricket should be about. Poor Hopes, he must feel like the weight of the world was on his shoulders in those last few overs.
Great job to India's bowlers and fully deserve raps throughout the series that kept them alive. Harbhajan stood up and took everything like a man tonight, making the dots count in his overs where they needed to.
Anyway great match. Was taunting the chairman of the club at work about India coming back, telling him that Hussey would choke and Lee can't hit a 6 to save his life under pressure in a non-test match :lol
But I still had the nails in my mouth, chewing away at the 3rd last over. This is what finals cricket should be about. Poor Hopes, he must feel like the weight of the world was on his shoulders in those last few overs.
Great job to India's bowlers and fully deserve raps throughout the series that kept them alive. Harbhajan stood up and took everything like a man tonight, making the dots count in his overs where they needed to.
Oops I missed one
What a final! This is how I like the matches regardless of the result. Though the first final had some moments, it wasnt as exciting as this one.
Where is Gruggy? Like I said earlier that I would stick around no matter the outcome of the series or the individual matches. This is cricket, if you cant take the losses in your stride then good luck with the bigger game (life).
What a final! This is how I like the matches regardless of the result. Though the first final had some moments, it wasnt as exciting as this one.
Where is Gruggy? Like I said earlier that I would stick around no matter the outcome of the series or the individual matches. This is cricket, if you cant take the losses in your stride then good luck with the bigger game (life).