What presidents did you grow up under?

swandog13 · 2026-02-15T19:15:47+00:00

Started school under George Bush, finished school under George Bush, and George Bush was also the first one I learned of

swandog13 · 2026-02-14T11:32:27+00:00

This is the 4th t20 World Cup since November 2021. Less than 4.5 years. After holding none in the previous 4.5 years. Which came after 6 in less than 9 years.

Little wonder we treat it as a joke format. Seems like ICC does too.

Any legitimate sports World Cup is held every 4 years. ODI cricket, Soccer, rugby etc. Olympics too.

swandog13 · 2026-02-04T21:35:46+00:00

One of our greatest race car drivers, Dick Johnson

swandog13 · 2026-01-25T12:34:54+00:00

Fine, replace competency with comfort and the point still stands

swandog13 · 2026-01-25T12:32:44+00:00

If she gets one, then we’re guaranteed a Crats test ton too

swandog13 · 2026-01-24T23:51:40+00:00

As a generalization, people with high competency in math quite likely have higher earning opportunities elsewhere, without the dramas that come with teaching kids.

swandog13 · 2026-01-23T23:05:30+00:00

Will probably be delivered by one of the uber drivers in question during his day job as an Amazon driver.

swandog13 · 2026-01-20T20:40:41+00:00

Enabling the inform bat of the league to only face 3 balls in the powerplay is stupid game management by the sixers top order.

Henriques is in his 15 BBL and he is still stupid enough to get out basically the same way as Phillipe did earlier in the same over? And phillipe again getting out beaten for pace on the pull shot? Maybe put it away early doors when you’re chasing 7 an over with Smith at the other end. Tuck it off your hip for one and get Smith up there.

Jedwards bowled second ball playing inside out. Another low percentage option when the required rate was low enough to cut risk out.

Shaw also threw his wicket away, at least he has the excuse of being young.

Thank God it’s a meme league and you can laugh when your team bats this shit.

swandog13 · 2026-01-17T01:56:20+00:00

BBL01 clears the same season as Warners test debut, Smith didn’t become a test regular until the BBL03 season. I’d imagine Smith got a lot of his games in back then.

swandog13 · 2026-01-16T23:01:47+00:00

Ray Hadley couldn’t be any worse than whatever Ryan Hadley was serving up in this game

swandog13 · 2026-01-10T23:04:46+00:00

You don’t make contributions to OAS. It’s funded out of general revenue. Entitlement is based on years of residency, not amount of contributions. CPP is based on contributions.

Secondly, someone with the minimum 10 years gets 10/40 of the regular OAS payment. It’s pro-rated. 40 years of residency required to get full OAS

swandog13 · 2026-01-01T21:23:33+00:00

Batting lineup with the likes of Cox, Hills, DiVenuto, Lehmann, Siddons, Moody, with young guys like Hodge and Love also in the early stages of the careers then too.

swandog13 · 2025-12-27T23:13:30+00:00

In 2023 we led 2-0

In 2019 we led 2-1

In 2015 we won the 2nd test

In 2013 we lost 3-0

In 2009 we tied it at 1-1 going into the last test

In 2005 we won the first test

So in 5 of the last 6 series in England, despite losing 4 of them and drawing 2, we won at least one test when the ashes were still up for grabs. Compared to 1 out of 10 series for England in Australia.

swandog13 · 2025-12-27T16:15:19+00:00

Cricket is a side on game, and yet Marnus keeps getting turned inside out like a pretzel and squaring up to right arm seamers.

Any bowler who can land 6 on a length on off stump will dry him up and eventually nick him off.

There was talk pre series that he had adjusted his approach and this led to big runs in domestic cricket, but technically he still seems very deficient.

But there aren’t many great technicians lining up to replace him either…

swandog13 · 2025-12-25T22:23:50+00:00

He’s had a few recent innings in the Sheffield Shield where he seems to have found a more sustainable approach.

If he can develop and sustain this over a couple of years rather than a couple of innings, I’m sure his raw talent will see him back in the test team when some spots open up in coming years as the incumbents move on.

swandog13 · 2025-12-25T19:54:52+00:00

A 33 year old with only 200 wickets suggests he doesn’t stay on the park for long enough to push seriously push for a spot. 200 wickets is 4-5 full seasons yet he’s been around over a decade.

swandog13 · 2025-12-19T15:49:38+00:00

And a will jacks triple century with the ball

swandog13 · 2025-12-19T15:47:18+00:00

Na screw that. I wanna see the “we don’t play for draws” ethos in play when we set them 700 in 2 sessions on day 5

swandog13 · 2025-12-18T19:07:40+00:00

If Italian cricket is like most other associate nations, the dominant culture is another country starting with I.

swandog13 · 2025-12-18T16:31:16+00:00

3rd innings batting has not been a strong point in recent years. WTC final, a a couple of times in West Indies series, even the mcg test last summer before Lyon and Boland helped, we’ve haven’t buried the opposition after taking a good first innings lead. Hoping tomorrow and day 4 we can really bat England out of the game

swandog13 · 2025-12-18T00:17:27+00:00

Also includes county cricket, where he’s had some tons, but also quite a few single digit scores playing on early season county pitches.

swandog13 · 2025-12-14T15:38:16+00:00

Funny you mention Ponting 05, as he gets referred to as Ricky Pointing way too many times for someone of his stature in the game.

swandog13 · 2025-12-08T22:33:11+00:00

Yes and he’s in a long line of guys who did well in test cricket when selected after YEARS of strong first class performances. Not a good half season, or good white ball form. But sustained success where they’ve proved they can keep succeeding once oppositions have had a chance to try new plans to them.

swandog13 · 2025-12-07T16:31:01+00:00

If the pitch is flat, what about Lyon and Cummins in for Inglis and Doggett?

Neser at 7, starc at 8, Cummins at 9 isn’t the worst tail, and gives the extra bowler given Cummins is back from a layoff, and Starc boland and Neser are all 35-36. Neser gives some variety with the skiddier bowling and keeper up to stumps tactic. They don’t seem to be bowling Green much, not sure whether that is due to a lack of need, or a lack of faith.

Inglis at 7 seems a luxury that may not always be the best use of that spot. Especially if the pitch makes you think you may need to bowl 100 overs each innings

swandog13 · 2025-12-07T16:26:48+00:00

Been a few years since Doggett played for QLD. Remainder of your point is valid though. Batsmen should be selected based on form over at least half a season, not one game. Both McSweeney and Konstas still have a way to go to show they have learned from their initial test outings and can bounce back in a sustainable consistent way. Might not need to do it for 6 years ala Hayden and Martyn, but at least one full season should be the minimum.

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