The Cricket Thread

happybaboon · *by **happybaboon** on Sun 8/Feb/09 11:44am*

It's an awesome summer for cricket. Discuss the most gentlemanly and glorious of sports. No haterz plz.

England just got a supreme shoeing by the Windies - http://www.stuff.co.nz/4841376a1823.html
Ponting is coming back - http://sportal.com.au/cricket-news-disp ... arly-64533 - hope the Kiwis win again. It'd love to see Ponting squirm a bit more.

propster · *by **propster** on Sun 8/Feb/09 12:48pm*

God it'd be good to beat them again with him as captain.

wachtourak · *by **wachtourak** on Sun 8/Feb/09 12:53pm*

Man I haven't watched any Cricket in years, not since it was on free to air TV. Stupid only being on sky these days. Maybe I should go watch the next international that's at the basin...

Lame. Just realised that the ODI's and Twenty20 games are at Westpac Stadium. Lame. Would be better if they are at the basin...then I could walk there in 5 minutes...

Grumpyoldman · *by **Grumpyoldman** on Sun 8/Feb/09 1:38pm*

propster wrote:God it'd be good to beat them again with him as captain.

Agreed.

In my veiw Ponting has been an average captain with a good team. Now without true top class players (McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist, Hayden) to turn to when things aren't going well he struggles.
He cracks under pressue and tends to be reactive rather than proactive.
Also witness his little tanties when things dont go his way,

propster · *by **propster** on Sun 8/Feb/09 1:42pm*

Grumpyoldman wrote:
propster wrote:God it'd be good to beat them again with him as captain.

Agreed.

In my veiw Ponting has been an average captain with a good team. Now without true top class players (McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist, Hayden) to turn to when things aren't going well he struggles.
He cracks under pressue and tends to be reactive rather than proactive.
Also witness his little tanties when things dont go his way,

Hilarious, he is just an agro wee F#*^er who had good players.

happybaboon · *by **happybaboon** on Sun 8/Feb/09 1:55pm*

propster wrote:
Grumpyoldman wrote:
propster wrote:God it'd be good to beat them again with him as captain.

Agreed.

In my veiw Ponting has been an average captain with a good team. Now without true top class players (McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist, Hayden) to turn to when things aren't going well he struggles.
He cracks under pressue and tends to be reactive rather than proactive.
Also witness his little tanties when things dont go his way,

Hilarious, he is just an agro wee F#*^er who had good players.

Yep. Aussie is seriously lacking in experience and skillz at the moment. Apart from Michael Clark and Ponting himself they've got no top class players. NZ's lacking in experience as well though, but they're making up for it with clever captaincy and great teamwork.

Cricinfo wrote:ODI form guide
Australia - LLLLL
New Zealand - WWWNW

Lulz.

happybaboon · *by **happybaboon** on Sun 8/Feb/09 2:01pm*

Also Sydney is a great pitch for spinnzingz... NZ has the current top-ranked ODI bowler, who happens to be a spinner. Hopefully NZ bowls first and they can choke the pricks yet again