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ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Eh. To early to call, first game should be a good measuring stick though, wouldnt rule them out just yet.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
lol cant stand to watch, will just look at the mini score card on grandstand, if we get to 200 i will flick it back on, Hogg is doin alright so who knows.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Hmmm wow self destruction, oh well, least Sri Lanka got one that wasnt given to them.
sleeping_dragon
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so is this our worst middle order collapse of all time? i mean Pointing, Clark, Symond, Hussey and Haddim making a combine of 13 runs. u got to be kiddin me.
They deserved to lose after that middle order collapse, it's happening far too often and something really needs to be done about Australia's batting quality. Just when I thought they were gonna pull through after the good batting against India they go and fuck it up big time.
I think Symonds needs to pull his head in the most out of all the batsman. He's made one score, and that was when he came in with a great platform and a licence to tonk. Atleast Ponting's got that 120 odd.
Too busy thinking about how he's going to spend that 1.3 million, methinks.
In regards to the IPL, am I the only one that thinks that 10% of the player's salaries should have to go back to their respective boards to be put into the development of junior cricketers? I dunno, I just want the IPL to help develop the game more worldwide, rather than stuff the pockets of a select few. It'd help a lot of countries, especially Sri Lanka, who are basically broke.
Too busy thinking about how he's going to spend that 1.3 million, methinks.
In regards to the IPL, am I the only one that thinks that 10% of the player's salaries should have to go back to their respective boards to be put into the development of junior cricketers? I dunno, I just want the IPL to help develop the game more worldwide, rather than stuff the pockets of a select few. It'd help a lot of countries, especially Sri Lanka, who are basically broke.
I guess some people like to prove me wrong ..
Good win for SL and a blistering knock from Gilchrist. I expected Jayasuriya to fire and Australia to win, but Gilchrist fired and SL won.
+1 to Lee as usual for hanging in there, without a doubt he's the only Aussie giving 110% in every match in this series.
In regards to the IPL spending bonanza, frankly I dont think many expected it to be so crazy, this when IPL was being drafted by the boards collectively. That would have been a good idea. Still think Symonds, Ishant & Harbhajan were paid a lot more than they deserved.
Good win for SL and a blistering knock from Gilchrist. I expected Jayasuriya to fire and Australia to win, but Gilchrist fired and SL won.
+1 to Lee as usual for hanging in there, without a doubt he's the only Aussie giving 110% in every match in this series.In regards to the IPL spending bonanza, frankly I dont think many expected it to be so crazy, this when IPL was being drafted by the boards collectively. That would have been a good idea. Still think Symonds, Ishant & Harbhajan were paid a lot more than they deserved.
Grug said:
Told ya!
Went our drinking right after it finished so couldn't post here but a spirited win by Sri Lanka. Good on em.
Out bowlers nearly saved us again (with the bat this time) but it wasn't to be. Not sure if this loss is nice kick in the pants we need before the finals or just bad timing. All comes down to how we respond.
Finals series should be great. Looking forward to going to game 2 on Tuesday.
As for certain trolls saying that only Lee gave 110%... they obviously didn't watch Bracken's game, he was twice the bowler that Lee was yesterday. Apart from the last two overs when Sri Lanka had license to go hard at everything, Bracken's bowling yesterday was phenonmenal.
That MCG Pitch has made for some unexpected results all year. Sydney is more of a known quantity, and so is Brisbane to a lesser extent (apart from the weather). Sydney will be a belter.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Bump for the impending game
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Jesus christ not again :lol Ponting hits it onto his wickets.
cyclone87 said:
Today is the day Symonds has to re-stake his claim.
We all know that he is an unstoppable force when given license, but he has to show that he can contribute when the pressure is on.
Lets hope Clark and Hayden gets some runs on the board before he is needed though.
EDIT: Nope, Clarke unfairly given out. Off the pad I reckon.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Clarke gone.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Off the pad for Clarke, boo.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
OK THEN :lol
Anyways, nice partnership developing, lets hope they can stay in, both are looking good, no silly shots or silly running, we still got a few more to come as well Hopes and Hogg and the new keeper? cant see atm ABC Grandstands not working so cant see the scorecard
Anyways, nice partnership developing, lets hope they can stay in, both are looking good, no silly shots or silly running, we still got a few more to come as well Hopes and Hogg and the new keeper? cant see atm ABC Grandstands not working so cant see the scorecard
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:OK THEN :lol
Anyways, nice partnership developing, lets hope they can stay in, both are looking good, no silly shots or silly running, we still got a few more to come as well Hopes and Hogg and the new keeper? cant see atm ABC Grandstands not working so cant see the scorecard
Hayden and Hussey in at the moment.
Hopes, Hogg, Lee, Johnson, Bracken to come.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Some aweful fielding, but atleast they are holding onto the catches.