The Cricket Thread

[happybaboon]

Damn that's a lot of runs in 20 overs

[happybaboon]

Bangladesh are awful

[scrowler]

Even we shouldn't loose this one.

Damm now I've jinxed them

[happybaboon]

McCullum just sodomised the entire Bangladesh cricket team. Live on television.

[scrowler]

just as well for him they catch as good as they bat.

[happybaboon]

I wanna hear what their aussie "yeah mate I rekken were ganna win maaaaaaate" coach is going to say at the after match press conference

[E Dogg Capizzle]

I wanna hear what their aussie "yeah mate I rekken were ganna win maaaaaaate" coach is going to say at the after match press conference

He'll blame the black fellas, that's what Aussies do.

[j2hyde]

That match sucked. One sided competitions aren't much of a spectacle.

[E Dogg Capizzle]

Bangladesh are falling apart again.

[happybaboon]

Oh dear

Great to finally see Oram living up to his reputation. Also nice to see Broom fire.

[happybaboon]

Bangladesh suck

[happybaboon]

Predictions for todays game?
I think Bangladesh will bat first. Get 180ish. 8 wicket win by NZ. Big hit out by McCullum and Taylor.

[happybaboon]

Tuffey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome catch!

[fatwombat]

I wanna hear what their aussie "yeah mate I rekken were ganna win maaaaaaate" coach is going to say at the after match press conference

He'll blame the black fellas, that's what Aussies do.

Either that or he'll give the credit to his players for showing resilience. I think NZ and Oz have the same problem in the current series on both sides of the Tasman - we're playing such weak opposition that it hides the flaws in team composition, and in individual player technique.

The Pakistanis don't help themselves with comments like this:

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has described the Australian team as one of the weakest he has seen in years. "This is one of the weakest Australian teams I have seen play, they are still recovering from the loss of some great players but they are surviving because of their strong domestic structure," Imran said during a cricket show on Geo New Channel on Sunday.Imran, who played 88 tests and 175 one-day internationals, said the biggest problem affecting Pakistan cricket was a weak domestic structure. "That is why we are not thriving despite having so much raw talent. We should have beaten this Australian team in the recent series," he said.(http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE61607Q20100207)

I think Australia's middle order battling always looks vulnerable, but they do think and play as a team, so the bowlers will dig deep to defend a poor target, the batsmen push hard to chase above-par targets. Other countries' teams seem to show individual brilliance but not have the same team spirit (or is that a "pack mentality"? ).

On the local scene, who would not have enjoyed watching Auckland fail in their sudden death overs against the McCullums, and then the pulverisation by CD - even in that pathetic excuse for a cricket stadium in NP, don't CD have a more suitable ground for a national grand final in Napier or Palmy or Wanganui?

[E Dogg Capizzle]

The Pakistanis don't help themselves with comments like this:

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has described the Australian team as one of the weakest he has seen in years. "This is one of the weakest Australian teams I have seen play, they are still recovering from the loss of some great players but they are surviving because of their strong domestic structure," Imran said during a cricket show on Geo New Channel on Sunday.Imran, who played 88 tests and 175 one-day internationals, said the biggest problem affecting Pakistan cricket was a weak domestic structure. "That is why we are not thriving despite having so much raw talent. We should have beaten this Australian team in the recent series," he said.(http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE61607Q20100207)

But he's probably right. This is a comparatively weak Aussie side.