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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1395 –
It's crap IMO.  "Batters" belong with baseball, NOT cricket

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1396 –
Where was the prep work for this game?   Expecting them to just front up and flick the switch?   Lunacy.

After reviewing the footage this morning,  FMD,  what an inept batting display.   Shot selection that would shame the U10s....a series of flat footed drives at swinging deliveries,  flat footed bunts and swats to mid on.   The almost manical need to play at pitched up balls like a junkie going cold turkey. Just leave them you clowns.

Getting then to do the basics would be a start Justin.

I reckon that our need to do well across all formats is hurting the side. Sloggy style no footwork 20-20 batting is creeping into the the other formats and it shows.   A wicket taking ball needs to be respected at all levels,  not treated with disdain.

A lot of work to do between their ears Justin.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1397 –
The "batters" term is from the promotion of the women's format,  the non gender specific term.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1398 –
Fortunately, looking at Shield form, batting line up will be entirely different.

Harris has made 65 on top of his 250 last game, Renshaw made 89, Handscomb 123.

Looking at ..

Harris
Renshaw
Khawaja
Handscomb
Finch
Labuschagne
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazelwood

Better than the crap that has been playing for us.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1399 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
The "batters" term is from the promotion of the women's format,  the non gender specific term.

The first guy to reference that stupid word was Ian Cheppell and that was a LONG time ago.  When questioned about it, he referred to his other pastime ... baseball.  Fact.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1400 –
That was a crap pitch.

150 was a poor effort, but a high score was never on the cards.

However, our ODI bowlers are rubbish, they spray it like it's weed killer and it looked like SA would make 300+ on an otherwise crap pitch! I'll get lampooned but Starc is a ODI bowlers ar5ehole, he is probably the best Test strike bowler in cricket at the moment but for ODI or T20 he should be banished to the desert! In ODI he is just another Tait! I'd assert the only thing getting Starc the gig is his batting and he just isn't a consistent enough performer with the bat to justify it!

We've way too many players who are solely focussed on earning big dollars in big bash, they can't or won't play the longer forms of the game with any focus or stoicism.

It's making Australian Cricket look like a joke!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1401 –
X2.  For every spectacular late in swinging stumps smasher there's a lot of old rope being served up by Mr Starc.

We bowled crap on a pitch that suited smart pace bowling,  not the stuff we dished up.
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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1402 –
Quote from: laj – on
Fortunately, looking at Shield form, batting line up will be entirely different.

Harris has made 65 on top of his 250 last game, Renshaw made 89, Handscomb 123.

Looking at ..

Harris
Renshaw
Khawaja
Handscomb
Finch
Labuschagne
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazelwood

Better than the crap that has been playing for us.

Cummins looks the pick of the batsman...... ;)

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1403 –
Better technique than many.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
 

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1404 –
Mitch Marsh made 151 today. Not sure if that helps our cause or not.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1405 –
Quote from: laj – on
Mitch Marsh made 151 today. Not sure if that helps our cause or not.

On current trends he'll  be captain before sunset!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1406 –
Good one LP :)

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1407 –
Quote from: capcom – on
The first guy to reference that stupid word was Ian Cheppell and that was a LONG time ago.  When questioned about it, he referred to his other pastime ... baseball.  Fact.

I first heard it out of Warne’s mouth whilst he was still playing.
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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1408 –
Quote from: capcom – on
The first guy to reference that stupid word was Ian Cheppell and that was a LONG time ago.  When questioned about it, he referred to his other pastime ... baseball.  Fact.

Yep, Chappelli had been using it since the WSC days.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1409 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
The "batters" term is from the promotion of the women's format,  the non gender specific term.

Fine..use it when commentating Womens cricket.

I had to laugh the other day when Pat Cummins was doing some commentary on the Womens Aust vs NZ one dayer at North Sydney...he called them batsmen a couple of times.

In the earlier days of Womens cricket they were actually called batswomen too.
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