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We seem to play India a lot these days, and we sulk about the suits, and the dollar chased, and roads, and rankings. Never…
Comfortable chase by India, noting they still had their top three batters to come.
'I'm as much to blame as anyone': Cummins admits Aussies batted 'too up-tempo' in Delhi implosion
Yeah a lot of space being given to one old bloke’s brief flurry of frustration. Border in my memory took on the grumpy persona but never any faux hard man. He was rightly fed up a few times in his career and that came out again here, no biggie.
Handy article for new vocab though, had to look up ‘immiserate’.
'Hardening up' is a relic of the past, and while a 'fake tough guy act' worked for AB the cricket world has moved on
My main concern with Warner is his new habit of wearing the baggy green on top of the white broad brim. Steve Waugh would be looking for a grave to roll in.
Warner’s woes now on par with Tubby Taylor’s famous form slump as golden duck extends dreadful drought
He’s loving being around the team too, which is important.
Warner's woes: The Bull now the elephant in the room, and form slump can't be ignored anymore
Is this article about crowds, Marnus, or the ODI captaincy?
‘Big cost for families to keep turning out’: Marnus admits crowded schedule turning fans away
Bringing bowlers into the contest is critical, not just for the sake of a proper game of cricket, but to keep kids interested in the craft. If bowlers remain cannon fodder, then what kid is going to want to be one? For now there’s a pool of existing international bowling talent, maybe not so in 10-15 years if everything keeps goes the batters’ way.
I also feel like there’s scope for reduced team numbers, maybe 8 or 9, which would keep team lists leaner. Then change the bowling requirements to 5 overs each between 4 bowlers, further enhancing the bat vs ball contest (in fact, do this anyway).
Why T20 trumps 50-over cricket
This is the baffling part. I’m actually pleased that Starc and Cummins forgo T20 leagues, but how they can then be first picked in the Australian side makes zero sense.
'I'll take some rest': Cummins forfeits million-dollar IPL payday as Aussies face 106 days play in busy year
No sensible selector, nor one properly executing their duties, would select Warner for England. If Bailey needs guidance on how to sack old teammates, he should give Trevor Hohns a call. Whether you like Hohns or not, he did his job in the interests of Australian cricket, not looking after the boys. Imagine if some sliding door had shut on Gilchrist by arsing around too long with Healy.
Warner says Ashes could be baggy green swansong: 'Could be my last 12 months in Test cricket'
Couldn’t help an instinctive fist pump each time Pakistan took a wicket, but ultimately this is an impressive England team that rightly lifted the cup.
The semi and final really highlighted the quality of England’s bowling, Pakistan and India both seemed to be batting on different surfaces to England.
A Curran affair: Pakistan cruelled by Afridi blow as left-armer and Stokes lead England to T20 World Cup glory
It was a shame for the spectacle, but it was the right decision in the contemprary context. If he played on and snapped a ligament, what then? Pakistan lose a premier fast bowler and Shaheen is hobbled physically and financially for who knows how long. A serious knee injury could leave him never the same bowler again.
Don’t get caught up in NRL mythology, there’s no off-season for these guys to recover. Shaheen is 22 and there’s a world cup every five minutes in the ICC calendar, both he and Pakistan should be confident of future podium finishes.
Busted knee or not, Pakistan needed Shaheen Afridi to play through the pain in the World Cup final
If the form of the batters wasn’t destroying their confidence enough, Shami’s bizarre outfield relay would’ve made sure of it. Then the dropped catch that went for four; tough chance for sure but the two fielders between them couldn’t have made a bigger mess of it. Comical by the end.
Party poopers: England smash India, fairytale final hopes in semi-final beatdown, Pakistan awaits
Yeah, ‘creeping’ towards fifty isn’t exactly what you’re after in a T20!
Nor ‘keeping the scoreboard ticking over while preserving wickets for the final flurry’. Beautiful 50-over stuff, not so much the 20-over stuff. There was something a bit unconvincing about Kohli last night. Would’ve been interesting to see more of Pant.
Party poopers: England smash India, fairytale final hopes in semi-final beatdown, Pakistan awaits
It shows a massive lack of understanding of how fans consume televised cricket, which is largely through the reliability of it just ‘being on’, and then as circumstances dictate (those of the viewer or the match) settle in for some dedicated viewing. It’s different from a 90-120 minute football match that you might deliberately sit down for and watch start to finish, making it more aligned with a pay-to-consume mindset.
Is Australia falling out of love with cricket?
Also agree about the ‘suddenly on’ vibe. I got sick of seeing practice game scores on cricinfo to the extent that I switched off mentally for about a week. The next time I checked, the tournament was several games deep and pundits were already calling Australia’s elimination.
Is Australia falling out of love with cricket?
Where have our courageous selectors gone? Divisive as he could be, Trevor Hohns would never have allowed Aaron Finch to play this tournament. Nor Laurie Sawle. Finch’s selection, a lazy and slightly arrogant one, has clouded the whole effort.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Australia flat as a tack when they should’ve been rocking and rolling against Afghans to book semi
“Can you imagine him facing Mark Wood right now?”
There will need to be an ambulance on standby. Children should probably be advised not to watch.
FLEM’S VERDICT: England can be rolled like their Prime Ministers if Aussies make a couple of subtle changes
Had to look it up 😛 …but yeah. There’s no legs to the assertions in this article at all.
Is the Australian cricket team becoming dangerously arrogant again?
You could argue Jim Laker took the last 17 wickets to win the match. Tony Lock took the third Australian wicket in the first innings, after which no other bowler than Laker took a wicket for the match, with Australia following on.
The end of all things: How bowlers finish Test matches
Warner deserves acceptance, having served a hefty punishment, but respect is a hard sell. I’m too old for hating players, but I can’t deny the ambivalence I felt as he approached landmarks. No disputing the effort though, far too easy to go the various “flat track” labels.
The thing I’d hoped for on his return was a revamped century celebration. Would’ve been nice to see the back of the contrived leap and slightly “up yours” helmet swish, replaced with something more humble in keeping with the crowd’s modified sense of affection.
David Warner deserves more respect
The whole Australian cricketing environment was seeking redemption, which it has achieved through some good decision making, notably Paine as captain, and some hard-fought play on the field. Warner himself served a long suspension, and you’re right – from here its character, not runs, that ensures he gets to move on.
Do runs warrant redemption?
A few curiosities from the state games, looked these up obviously. Firstly that they played every state at full strength!
Wessels scoring 0 and 7 leading into the series, man he must have been close to the chop!
John Maguire (Qld) 6-48 – in an attack with Rackemann, Thomson and McDermott
Mick Taylor (Vic) 234*
Mike Haysman (SA) 91 – not so remarkable but jeez he’s one of the forgotten ones in “best not to play a test” lists. Somewhat his own doing of course after becoming essentially a permanent SAfr rebel.
Remembering the summer of 1984-85
Wessels had 0, 13 and 0 after three innings, on the absolute brink then turned it around just enough in the second innings at the Gabba to save his skin. Went on to have an all-time great series (considering the power of the opposition), one of the shining lights in the series rubble.
Remembering the summer of 1984-85
Murray Bennett’s arm ball to Richards. Ball of the century before people had decided that was a thing.
Remembering the summer of 1984-85
I was nervous when we went from 3-878 to 6-891, but thankfully 550 was a big enough first innings lead 😛
Celebrating the Sheffield Shield: Best ever Tasmania team
Strange this fuss over the player of the series. Surely no one disputes that Ashwin and Jadeja were the top two players, especially while the series was alive. If the award is shared, what’s the big deal?
India win series but Aussies favourites for rematch, player of series award a cop-out, Head stuck in 90s: Talking Points