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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: crashlander – on
A pity Khawaja made so little of his last innings: he pottered around like an old chook when the conditions required something more positive.
Granted that he isn't Travis Head, but his total lack of attacking really lost us momentum.

That's been my knock on Khawaja; with a couple of exceptions, his recent innings have been dreadfully slow and he doesn't turn the strike over.  It's as if not getting out is more important than contributing to the team's total.
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by crashlander -
A pity Khawaja made so little of his last innings: he pottered around like an old chook when the conditions required something more positive.
Granted that he isn't Travis Head, but his total lack of attacking really lost us momentum.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
I think it's just a fundamental nature of tyrants, and there are tyrants on all sides of this issue, there is no good will evident from any angle.

The more disturbing aspect of this latest series of events, is that RedTrump did not even consult his own caucus in the planning. It's a sign he no longer holds regard for the political process, he has become bolder and bigger than the GOP. As a result I doubt he will abide by the next election result, and I suspect the fundamentals of the US constitution are now at very high risk, more so than at any time previous and previous events were alarming enough.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by Lods -
Amidst all the bluster from all sides there may be a fair bit of talking taking place in private, that doesn't quite align with some of the 'public' declarations.

But just at the moment it seems that, having patted themselves on the back, the US administration isn't quite sure what the next step should be.

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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by LP -
We went into a SCG test without a spinner, batting so deeply Starc is at 10, and we sent out a nightwatchmen.

There are so many wrongs with the current state of Test Cricket I don't know where to start, the sport of cricket is doing this to itself, it's like Test Cricket is now an unwanted obligation rather than the pinnacle of the sport!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
RedTrump, Maduro, Rodriguez, Putin, Xi, Kim, etc., etc., are basically all grifters lining their own pockets at the expense of the societies they live in, they are a den of thieves and cannot be trusted in either words or actions.

I feel the only way to get them into line is for society to threaten their personal wealth, but I have no idea how that could be accomplished. I'd like to see far greater personal risk attached to their investments, with much longer term liability.

Brazil did well with Bolsonaro, but Brazil is a rather unique politically active and highly motived culture that has a history of defending it's environment.