CRICKET General Cricket Discussion - 2023/24
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Fernando
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Cannot get into cricket at the moment, I love it but right now it seems so dull after that Broncos finals series. But we've got India v Australia tonight so maybe that will change things.
I am leaning towards us not doing much this tournament. They look banged up, down on form and the bowlers in particular are lacking 50 over match fitness. Usually that'd all be disregarded because Australia always plays their best at World Cups but that went out the window at the disappointing home T20 WC.
On the over hand, just like when we won the prior T20 WC, we don't play our best sides in the years between World Cups so maybe they will come out and surprise again. Unlikely though.
I am leaning towards us not doing much this tournament. They look banged up, down on form and the bowlers in particular are lacking 50 over match fitness. Usually that'd all be disregarded because Australia always plays their best at World Cups but that went out the window at the disappointing home T20 WC.
On the over hand, just like when we won the prior T20 WC, we don't play our best sides in the years between World Cups so maybe they will come out and surprise again. Unlikely though.
Fitzy
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- Sep 10, 2018
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I’m not confident in Australia our bowlers form just hasn’t been good enough in any format of late. Batters have been on and off through the same sort of period. Doesn’t help it’s in India either but in saying that we have had a lot of cricket there the last few years but sub-continent is not our preference. Think we are down on confidence to do anything major but we obviously have the troops that if we get some form and confidence we can of course win against anyone and anywhere.
Fitzy
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- Sep 10, 2018
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Scores the 100 in 29 balls which whilst he is obviously playing domestic cricket but the fastest ever World Cup 100 in the same format was 20 balls slower which is insane. In saying that the boundaries are clearly fucken tiny cause everyone is scoring runs and Tigers posted 435 plus Karen Rolton is not notorious for large boundaries.
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Oh it’s being played at Karen Rolton Road?
No wonder McChicken was able to smash a ton off 30 balls
BroncosFever
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- Jun 6, 2014
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India will most likely win this WC, never seen a bigger bunch of flat track bullies.
BroncosFever
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Do the ICC grade ODI pitches? Because this is an absolute shocker.
They've had a good while to prepare a decent deck for India's first official game and this is what we're dealt with, I'm no curator myself but I can only imagine it will only deteriorate even further after today and they are surely playing here again in the tournament..
They've had a good while to prepare a decent deck for India's first official game and this is what we're dealt with, I'm no curator myself but I can only imagine it will only deteriorate even further after today and they are surely playing here again in the tournament..
BroncosFever
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There's about 2-3 candidates in that boat, anyone not named Smith, Warner or Labuschagne. Not just on today's efforts but how many times do we have to cop them playing absolutely ridiculously stupid shots and just having to say "well that's just how he plays". It can't be just how you play, on this wicket.
Cameron Green's dismissal was almost as bad as Maxwell's.
BroncosFever
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Jadeja is the Nathan Lyon of ODI Cricket.
BroncosFever
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I also think we are too stubborn in our approach.
I highly doubt 3 quicks and a wrist spinner are going to cause too many dramas for India on this wicket. It works in Australia, England, basically anywhere that isn't low and slow.. but you know, you go to India, you know what you are getting.
I highly doubt 3 quicks and a wrist spinner are going to cause too many dramas for India on this wicket. It works in Australia, England, basically anywhere that isn't low and slow.. but you know, you go to India, you know what you are getting.
Bull Shark
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Remember the old “look, it’s Australian fast bowler!” jokes from a decade or so ago?
Well, this is what jokes about Australian cricket will look like for years and years and years to come..
Well, this is what jokes about Australian cricket will look like for years and years and years to come..
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Funnily enough, South Africa went into their first game with 5 fast bowlers and no spinners.
