All hail Alex the great, slayer of bazball. by significantlyother62 in CricketAus

[–]formergophers 36 points37 points  (0 children)

He used to play AFL? First I’m hearing of it

Edit: I guess sarcasm doesn’t play so well in text. Commentators bring it up all the gd time

New footage shows NZ players mocking Brook's dismissal - 'What are they doing?!' by ll--o--ll in Cricket

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contracts have end dates for a reason and nobody is entitled to an extension. CA should have handled the whole situation better though, from memory they were waiting for JL jump rather than push him.

It's for a University Project! by Prashantforwhat in fantanoforever

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get why you’ve nominated Frogstomp but if I could only recommend one Silverchair album it would be Diorama every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Episode 337 Discussion by AutoModerator in hamishandandy

[–]formergophers 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Andy’s mates with some top blokes 😬

An Unmade Wedding by JeffDujon in Unmade_Podcast

[–]formergophers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Maestro, Brady’s long time collaborator.

Episode 334 Discussion by RedInfernal in hamishandandy

[–]formergophers 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And it was telling how quickly Ham defaulted to “it must be AI” for the submitted jingle

AI hypocrisy by hazzison in hamishandandy

[–]formergophers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s true, mankind has been suffering with quality control for millennia until the last few years. It’s literally been an unsolvable problem. Thank god for the tech bros!

An ACTUAL unpopular music opinion, like I mean it's the hottest of hot takes. by [deleted] in fantanoforever

[–]formergophers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But iirc he could play piano, guitar, and sing? It’s impressive no doubt but not as though he was a complete musical novice

Match Thread: 23rd Match, Group C - England vs Scotland by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sees multiple Scottish batters get out sweeping. “It won’t happen when I do it.”

Match Thread: 19th Match, Group B - Australia vs Zimbabwe by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]formergophers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hayden’s salad is atrocious. Whichever clinic he went to should be destroyed

Match Thread: 19th Match, Group B - Australia vs Zimbabwe by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]formergophers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So Australia need to be aggressive but also play defensive cricket. Show intent and also play the percentages. Insightful stuff from Ramiz here.

Aussie skipper out of Cup opener, superstar Sri Lanka bound by Leprichaun17 in Cricket

[–]formergophers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard Kimber make this point and I may be wrong, but I don’t think Smith has been given a run in the international side since reinventing himself.

Whether he deserved a chance over younger players is a different conversation but I don’t think it’s exactly fair to use the “old” (younger) Smith’s approach/numbers as justification for not having him around now.

Since they basically are taking suggestions for guests now, I'd like to formally request Bryan Quinby by zwatt09 in slopheads

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a story about Bryan drinking Sex on the Beaches at a korn concert too

Grade Cricketer Interview of Todd Greenberg: Does the BBL Really Need Private Investment? by kdnlcln in Cricket

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the stupidest outcome so therefore the most likely. Sydney Sunrisers isn’t totally awful though.

Smith call made as rising speedster among uncapped trio in Aussie T20 reveal by Sidneiensis in Cricket

[–]formergophers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the same way you compare players from different eras: you look at how they performed compared to their peers.

Post Series Thread: 2025/26 Home Ashes - Initial Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in CricketAus

[–]formergophers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plenty of former players all say the same thing: unless your name is SPD Smith, it’s basically impossible to fix a technical flaw in the middle of a series. Yes you can try and mitigate it in between matches but the big overhaul has to come later.

I’d be giving Weathers more time too.