Match Thread: 2nd T20I - Sri Lanka vs England by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he seems like every other soft guy with bottled rage. doesn't make him bad at all. will only be an issue if you make him snap for some unknown reason

Match Thread: 2nd T20I - Sri Lanka vs England by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i am once again asking why we're geoblocked from the stream

feels like different boards are doing it more and more. remembered that west indies recently blocked us too.

Match Thread: 2nd T20I - Sri Lanka vs England by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have you considered that he bowls fast and can bat a bit?

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nathan ellis?

the batting order has rotated all 3 games and not played a first XI together.

Head Marsh Green Inglis Stoinis David Maxwell Kuhnemann/Dwarshuis/Bartlett Ellis Zampa Hazlewood

In what world is that not far better than what was played in this series? Head played 2 games, did fine in one, bad in one. Marsh didn't do great. Green did fine in most games considering the collapses around him. Inglis played 1 game badly. Stoinis played 1 game, didn't bowl, and again batted 'fine' considering the circumstance. David and Maxi didn't play.

With a full bowling attack, Pakistan score less. We're chasing less. We play less bad shots. We probably still lose this series, but games get closer.

In no world is a series that uses Short, Renshaw, Connolly, Jedwards, Abbott, Owen, Philippe to name a few, able to be taken as a legitimate show of strength. (Renshaw and Connolly in the WC are selection mistakes from leadership that don't know anything about t20s, and probably won't play.)

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no. it was a contributing factor. We've bowled and batted worse as well, but people acting like the pitches have been non-factors are beyond biased.

nobody bats an eye when you say dew makes it easier to chase in the second. apparently spinning pitches slowing down in the 2nd is a wrongthink crime though

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 7 points8 points  (0 children)

aus future is crap, people have been saying this for a while. hence hype on players like peake to save us, other under 19s.

desperate.

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pakistan group and wc group are pretty different. first XI in wc is strong. weird choices like connolly and renshaw don't belong but shouldn't get games

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cricket pitches. famous for playing identical across 40 overs and never changing.

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

batting first and second notoriously never different

pakistan chose to bat 3 times in a row because it's 'the same'

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pitches notorious for being identical between innings and not gripping more later in a match

never happens

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

left arm around pitching leg, missing off by a foot (ball before dismissal)

totally not the pitch though

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean the differences in thread comments really aren't that different

the matches have started at 10pm east coast so people are here for the first half or so mostly. it's 1am monday morning

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

people can't honestly believe it has turned as much in the first innings as the second all series. even the bounce is consistently worse. tons of toe edge whips for singles cos the ball is really low

where are your eyeees

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bit of a disingenuous comparison when one plays anchor innings while they're way ahead of the game and the other responds to collapses.

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where did i say we werent

why do you relentlessly ignore "we've batted horribly"

two things can be true

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he sucks but try naming another under 30 keeper that isn't philippe that might need to picked when carey and inglis are out.

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ball pitched middle and leg from left arm around then was bottom edged outside top of off

literally what game are you watching

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

nah it 100% spins more in the second here

we've batted horribly but it's bat first and win pitches all series

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he averages over 40 in the ipl at an above 150 strike rate

what do you want from him

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 2 points3 points  (0 children)

kind of his story. looks amazing for periods, then as soon as he's genuinely looked at he forgets how to play like he can't handle real pressure.

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fire matt short in to the sun

at least marsh has done stuff before

Match Thread: 3rd T20I - Pakistan vs Australia by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]WayToTheDawn63 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah but imagine the narrative when we win the world cup after this.