Thread: Ashes

If Adam Gilchrist ain't playin I ain't watchin....

^^^^^^
What he said

Bulletman

Originally Posted by d2dave

Well we have retained the ashes with a white wash.

How good are we or how bad are the poms.

What about Scott Boland's bowling. six for seven!

Poms were horrendous in the first 2 tests, thought they’d “seen the light” in the first couple of their bowling sessions in Adelaide, but it all went down hill from there.
Their second innings with the bat, not much too say is there 🤭
The Poms, to their credit, hadn’t faced Boland before, they couldn’t read him and he had them stumped (sorry about the pun, but couldn’t help myself), but they are world class players and should have a bit more skill to at least get past Australia’s first innings total.

Scott Bolands 6 for 7 reminded me of Billy Birmingham’s Bill Laurie, scene 7, the twelfth man again Merv’s hat trick 🤣🤣

It is just not cricket anymore with all the cameras, snick-o-meters, etc, so the umpires can't be more lenient to the lagging side and turn it into more of a contest.

Which is also why I agree with the Formula 1 race director's decision to only let some of the cars un-lap themselves in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so that the final lap was a race and not a procession held according to the rules, people come to and tune in to see racing not a nerd/rules fest.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

It is just not cricket anymore with all the cameras, snick-o-meters, etc, so the umpires can't be more lenient to the lagging side and turn it into more of a contest.

I agree, the fun (argument) has been taken out of the game, but I suppose in this day and age who would want to be a cricket umpire who gives the underdog half a chance and have to put up with some unruly spectator(s) after the match.
All this technology also adds a bit of banter (punch ons) between mates (after a few beers) in the lead up to the result🤣🤣

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

It is just not cricket anymore with all the cameras, snick-o-meters, etc, so the umpires can't be more lenient to the lagging side and turn it into more of a contest.

It stopped being cricket, IMO, with Steve Waugh and his "win at all cost" policy. Which is why I said what I did about Gilly. Gilly said "I nicked it, I know I did, and he caught and so I am out", and he walked. Right thing to do. When that attitude left the game it was over for me. $$$ became everything, then more $$$$ for 'hit and giggle' rubbish. Cricket is not baseball, and shouldn't be treated as such. Why do people insist on making everything the same? [/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Which is also why I agree with the Formula 1 race director's decision to only let some of the cars un-lap themselves in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so that the final lap was a race and not a procession held according to the rules, people come to and tune in to see racing not a nerd/rules fest.

Don't get me started. My response to this should probably be in the Grumpy Old Buggers thread, but F1 has been crap for 15 years. More, probably. Like most sports, in their desire to form an artificially "level playing ground" they have bleached out any colour from the sport and possibly engineered who will likely win. Like modern "cricket", it's not the game, it's the $$$$ No fun in that.

Glad I have tickets for Days 2 & 3 in Sydney. Might get to see some cricket at least. Feel sorry for the fans in Adelaide and Melbourne that had day 4 & 5 tickets.

Originally Posted by Chenz

Glad I have tickets for Days 2 & 3 in Sydney. Might get to see some cricket at least. Feel sorry for the fans in Adelaide and Melbourne that had day 4 & 5 tickets.

You might be wishing for day 1 if the Poms bat first....