Khawaja has a cloud hanging over his head....

our guys always seem to have baggage.

cods wrote on Dec 6^th, 2018 at 6:51am:


Some people rise to adversity and some cannot handle the pressure....I believe Uzi is a very good player and I hope he performs well this summer....We will see???

Fuzzball wrote on Dec 6^th, 2018 at 7:46am:


Especially Test Cricket.

It's like watching grass grow 

Laugh till you cry wrote on Dec 6^th, 2018 at 9:23pm:


Today you've mentioned my anus, my penis and now my hair.
You really need to stop obsessing about what's unobtainable 

Finch out to a shocker. He's not a Test batsman. Birng back Renshaw.

Gordon wrote on Dec 6^th, 2018 at 9:30pm:



you are a hotty gordy

    and un4 always had good taste 

he follows aussie everywhere.. bless him

Australia is looking wobbly at 59/3.

Gordon will be throwing a wobbler himself.

so how we doin!..

haven t seen any today  whats up!

235 & 228/8 * (100.4 ov, target 323)

The end is nigh.

India's 1st Test win in Australia since 2008....Well done India!!!

Its not in the bag yet, looking forward to tomorrows play, if Australia loose this we cannot win the series, this is a critical match.

philperth2010 wrote on Dec 17^th, 2018 at 8:23pm:

Agreed, the pitch is playing to well for the bearded ones to pull anything out of the hat here, I thought they had it for a while there, phew!

Jasin wrote on Dec 18^th, 2018 at 11:03pm:


History proves you wrong....Do you ever bother to check before posting bullshit mate???

bellamor wrote on Dec 20^th, 2018 at 1:00pm:




Umm ok.

miketrees wrote on Dec 20^th, 2018 at 3:21pm:



me and SUPER BILL have sent Tim Paine  everything we know about cricket and how to beat the Indians..

yes even a few tricks about kneeing  them in  silly short leg....it all helps...just dont get caught on camera....is my main advise to the lads..

Melbourne Test is at neutral.  Only two wickets and nowhere near 300 runs.

I am saying this will be a draw and we win in Sydney.

In days gone by, Australia would have had the other team done within a day, and then set a big score for the opponent to not even be able to get the Australians bat again. We can't blame the sandpaper incident. This has been not happening for the last few years. What happened?

Random low bounce is a problem.  However, with three days to go and India a tad over 400...Virat has made it a game....if he can get us out cheap tomorrow.  If Australia is 300 for only say 3 wickets at end of tomorrow's play.... Draw.

Mr Hammer wrote on Dec 27^th, 2018 at 8:23pm:


I think you summed it up well.

Australia 3 for 88,   heading for a draw.

Aussie wrote on Dec 28^th, 2018 at 11:31am:



But remember we're half way through a 5 day match.
Only 1 side as batted when by now at least both sides should have batted.

Aussie wrote on Dec 28^th, 2018 at 12:30pm:



How things have changed -
it looks like a batting collapse and yes a follow on.

Follow on not enforced as I would have done.  Maybe his bowlers are tired.  We are about 300 behind.......Virat will take that to as much as it get to...and declare out of there at Lunch tomorrow...giving him a day and a half to bowl us out, and on today's form, that ain't gonna be hard.

India 8 for 106 declared on their 2nd innings.

The Aussies need 398 runs to win with a day and a half to go.
No chance - Australia has lost.

Only a miracle can save Australia now.
The best Oz can do now is draw the series in the last test.

RAIN WHERES THE RAIN...

miketrees wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 2:40pm:




isnt it time they had a different  place to play Test Cricket.....everyone is complaining about it...

cricket  doesnt  get the crowds the size of AFL ..

.watching cricket from up in the stands you would need binoculars .....no wonder the crowd misbehaves....

I cant bare to watch the aussies fold...

cods wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:31pm:


Weather forecast - just a few showers:


30.12.18

Melbourne area

Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h.

Well done, Cummings.  If Clem Jones was still alive and at Melbourne, that wicket would be flooded at about 4.00 am, rendered unplayable for lots of hours....and let's hope that Melbourne pisses down...all day tomorrow.

Cummins's 'stand alone' performance is a good example of how bad Australian Cricket is.
When you get 'one' player holding the fort, while all others capitulate - then you have a side of 'individuals', not a 'team'.
Next test it might be Marsh, then Starc, etc.
This has been an ongoing trait ever since Clarke took captaincy (stole it from Katich because he sucked dickk to the Media).

During Taylor/Waugh - golden age. Everyone was part of a 'Team' - they 'all' fired. While Warne or McGrath were getting wickets, the Batsman were also getting centuries and everyone took catches.

But now - its just another year of 'One Man Show', in a team sport.

Cummins's effort isn't anything great - the rest of the team has made him look better than he really has been. Its a sad predicament.

*I wish to also highlight another 10 years of stupid Selection.
You should never choose a 20/20 Batting sensation into a Test Lineup. It's a whole different ball-game. You would think they learned something from Lehman's lackluster performance in Test, from a magnificent 'Super 8's' career.

Test Batsmen are 'defensive' (because the Bowlers are attacking)
20/20 Batsmen are 'attacking' (because the Bowlers are defensive).

Why they choose 'short game' Cricketers for the lengthy Test version is beyond me. These Selectors don't even know their own game of cricket anymore. 


*edit] another good example of why Women, in Australian Sport are more 'professional' and doing this country proud. Australian 'male' cricket is definately 'over-paid'. 

Bring back the sandpaper and Warner for the next test.

India could have narrowly won by an innings if they would have enforced the follow on.
It looks like the sandpaper incident has cost Australia dearly.

Yes Cods.
As an Australian male, I can admit (and many others do too) that in Australia (and North America) - when it comes to Sport (and Music), the WOMEN have conducted themselves more 'professionally'.

It's like Aboriginal culture: The males keep the past, the women take the future.

Australian Sport for males will always be a more 'glorious' past.
Unlike in Africa & Oceania where the Males are more 'professional' and have a bright 'future' (Hence why South Africa beats us in Cricket and New Zealand beats us in Rugby Union).

Jasin wrote on Dec 30^th, 2018 at 6:54pm:


Nobody bests Australia in the manufacture of excuses.

The world knows that when it comes to corrupt Grubs at Sport - Australian & South American Males lead the way.

Boxing Kangaroo my arse. 
If ever there was a Sporting equivalent to the USSR Soviet Flag to Politics - this is it. 

. 

...with the Women, its the other way around.

The curator has killed cricket for me.

miketrees wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 4:48pm:


Yes.

We're gunna lose again.

Johnnie wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 5:00pm:


Could not bat for schit.  (My shame is that I am probably one of very few who were bowled by Kim far king Hughes who tossed down 'off spin' meat pies.)  I had other endearing qualities.

Johnnie wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 6:14pm:



Aussie was a champion cricket player and that's not all -

also a champion at: boxing, swimming, golf & rugby.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 6:19pm:

I saw his golfing logie in his avatar.

Aussie wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 6:29pm:



Dear Aussie,
so you were only a champion at cricket & swimming?

The Chappelli era had 'talent' but they had no class (mostly drunk and unprofessional) and thus were dominated by the Windies.
Then Kim Hughes cried because the Windies wouldn't let him win.
The Border grumpily 'took responsibility' for a team that didn't.

Then a 'miracle' happened! 
3 Players: Bruce Reid, Dean Jones & Greg Matthews 'dominated' the Windies and showed everyone how to Bowl, Bat and Field. Talent, Class and Charisma.
Then Taylor came along and made it all Professional and brought 'consistency' out of 'all' of his players.
Steve Waugh emerged as Dirk Wellhams protege and took charge of the 2nd Half of the Golden Era.

...then the curse struck. As Ponting was the last of the Golden Age, holding on to what was left for as long as he could - he was alone in a team that went down the dark path under a little puppy called 'Celebrity' Clarke who somehow got the nod without really doing anything spectacular on the field.
It was all down hill from then on and Smith took over as Captain even though he he had absolutely no Leadership skills and could only look after himself with his bat.
Warner emerged as the Master of the Team instead - not that anyone argued with him about it, not even the 'weak' Captain.

Sadly now for the current Captain - he has a team of inconsistent performers, nil personality, nil talent and nil results. But hey, at least they get paid more money right.

Aussie wrote on Jan 4^th, 2019 at 7:16pm:



So you claim to be a champion at more than swimming and cricket?

This Australian team is the worst I can ever remember

They are a total embarrassment. I sat watching them totally capitulate to India in the fourth test yesterday afternoon day 2 at Sydney

Another declaration by India with almost 700 runs on the board and 4 wickets still in hand

How long has it been since the Aussies actually bowled India out?

Perhaps the Aussies could get a couple of A grade cricketers in to help clean up the tail

Can't bat can't bowl

Never truer than when applied this this pathetic team

red baron wrote on Jan 5^th, 2019 at 7:31am:



its a new low for us.... maybe its what they need...lets hope they have reached the bottom and now will return to the top.....they dont have to win everything....

.but who declares on 700...

it doesnt make for exciting cricket either does it?

Aussie wrote on Jan 5^th, 2019 at 2:24pm:

This will be their first test series win in Australia.

Shame.

India has a population of 1.4 billion people.
Cricket is their most popular game.
No wonder they can come up with a better cricket team than ours.
I don't think any team in the world can beat them.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jan 6^th, 2019 at 1:42pm:



Not anymore - they are unbeatable.

Jasin wrote on Jan 6^th, 2019 at 2:14pm:



I appoint JaSin as the new selector.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has been called in to defend Australia against a loss.

I wouldnt' be too bad a Selector.

I wouldn't choose (attacking) Batsmen who excel at 20/20
to play at the Test arena where the Batsmen have to dig in for the long haul, protect their wicket over hitting 6's and defensively make runs along the grass, not over the fence.

I also wouldn't choose 20/20 'defensive' Bowlers to play the longer Test arena where Bowlers have to 'attack' for a wicket, rather than curb the run-scoring.

These Selectors are incompetent and a 'who you know' method of choice. It showed with Clarke.
Their lack of 'what you know' - showed with their choice of Smith as Captain too. Just because a Player is 'good' at what they do - it doesn't mean they make a great Captain (Leader), etc. They chose him because of his batting scores.
Talk about a 'simple-minded' process 

Once again Payne is not Captain material - but the Selectors have got desperate this time, after Warner scuttled the team. They have just thrown caution to the wind with Payne.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jan 6^th, 2019 at 4:07pm:



every night I have been praying for rain in Sydney   what else is there to do..

we could of course bring back the sandpaper trio.

well its just a thought...

Miketrees: Interesting post. Good to see that the 'world' of Cricket has some good competition up ahead. India and as you say, England - putting on some good years ahead for the Cricketing world at large.

I prefer to dark horse to the fact that the All Blacks of New Zealand - wallop us in Rugby Union by a vast majority of something like 79%.
Which leaves it open to the Proteas of South Africa doing similar to us in the Cricket.

So I see South Africa as a superior side to Australia for starters, but with the All Blacks being the premier International Rugby Nation in winning. Then I will automatically consider South Africa as the premier Cricketing #1 than India or England.

Either way - a Series between SA & India would be a real entertaining spectacle of Cricket and its 'statistics'.

Alas, Australia really is in a doldrum. When our Selectors throw caution to the wind, its as if the wind has gone out of the Selectors themselves. They themselves, have 'given up'.
Maybe fed up, maybe resigned already??

But a lot has to change if the wallabies beat New Zealand respectably, as to the Cricketers (what f(ar)king animal is the nickname of the Cricketers?  if none, why the FRRK not?) to beat South Africa.


South Africa #1 Cricket
New Zealand #1 Rugby Union

Globally, Africa is to Sport - what Politics is to North America and Military is to Middle-East and Economics is to Asia and Music is to Europe... being #1

Yes - well all the players that are exceptional at 20/20 might offer a lot better performance than what they did in the Test format.

Remember, Test Cricket is primarily the 'Bowlers Game'
20/20 is the 'Batsmans Game'.

and One-Dayers are the 'Crowds Game' 

Jasin wrote on Jan 7^th, 2019 at 1:14pm:


Really, tell that to the Australian bowlers who were whacked by Indian batsman.

Quote:


No....pretty even but yes, the bat is supposed to take the initiative.

Quote:


You are so full of schit.

Well THANKYOU

For saying on TV that this evening.

As for Aussie  Well Members, he's as about as 'right' as the saying "Yeah Right"  is, which leaves him with nothing 'left' to offer. 

Dadadedadadumb 

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jan 7^th, 2019 at 12:59pm:

Who cares. They'll still have to go back to India and live like rats while aussies have it made. We win anyway.