Aussie Cricket
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
did you guys see the video of Calum Ferguson's brother when Ferguson got out in the first? He'd flown back from the UK to watch his brother's debut, and the look of disgust when he ran himself out was priceless. I wonder what he thinks of the airfare now?
That fat lady, she is starting to warm up.
Reminds me of the time that a mate and I wanted to go to the Basin to see Brian Lara bat for the last time ( 2005 I think it was ) and as we were driving down from Island Bay we heard him get out on the radio so we fucked off to the pubs on Courtney Place instead.
Unlike Fergusons brother we didn't travel quite as far to be fair.
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@MajorRage said in Aussie Cricket:
Aussie all out of 85 and 161.
SA are clearly an excellent team, but nobody should beat Australia IN Australia. Let alone with such ease.
And without their premier bowler who broke down back on day 1 of the first test.
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So OZ lost 8 for 40 this morning. Wow, especially on a pitch that was hardening out. There was something there for the bowlers no doubt - overcast, a few cracks, newish ball - but the application of some of the Aussie batsmen is simply not there.
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:
But those wickets are proportional to the runs a lot of the time.
Get de Kock out, get the little bloke fined for scratching up the pitch with his boot, and we're into the tail.
Fresh morning in Hobart and we could be looking at a deficit only just over 150.
Didn't matter much in the end!!
Crikey.
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Feel sorry for Smith. He seems like a decent bloke compared to the absolute douchebags that have skippered Australia in the past. From all reports, it looks like it's going to be a lean couple of years for this team as there doesn't seem to be much depth in the domestic ranks . Certainly a far cry from twenty years ago where Australia could field a second eleven that was better than every other test team in world cricket. It's hard to fathom what has happened to their systems that has led to the current state of affairs.
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I'll keep supporting them ONLY because of what Smith said below.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11748556
Cricket: Aussie captain Steve Smith 'embarrassed' to be at press conference
Steve Smith has showed class under pressure after fronting one of the most difficult press conferences of his career.
Speaking with honesty in the face of a disastrous day for Australian cricket, Smith admitted he is "angry" and "quite sick" after seeing his team collapse to lose to South Africa by an innings and 80 runs in Hobart.
"Yeah it's (humiliating). I'm embarrassed to be sitting here to be honest with you," Smith said.
"Too many times we've lost wickets in clumps. 8-32 today, 10-85 in the first innings and you're not winning any games of cricket when you're doing that.
"It's happening way too consistently for my liking.
"We're not being resilient, we're not willing to tough it out and get through tough periods.
"Right now it's not good enough.
"I am hurting.
"I need players that are willing to get in the contest and get in the battle and have some pride in playing for Australia and pride in the baggy green. That's what I need.
"At the moment it's not good enough and I'm quite sick of saying it to be honest with you. It's happened five Tests in a row."
Smith begged Australian fans to keep supporting his team despite losing a disastrous fifth Test in succession.
His call for calm came as former English captain Michael Vaughan declared the Australian team has simply hit rock bottom.
Smith admitted his team has to find a way to bat with resilience when conditions don't favour them.
"Stick with us," Smith said.
"We're doing our best trying to turn things around. We're working hard and we have to find ways to be successful and to be resilient.
"This series is gone now and we've been outplayed, but we have a lot to play for. We've lost our last five Tests. We're better than that.
"Whether it is seaming, swinging or spinning, we are having trouble.
"We didn't have that fight and resilience. That's what I asked for from the boys and we didn't have that fight and weren't resilient enough.
"We're not finding way to get these big partnerships together and they're able to dictate terms.
"It's a bit of a low point for myself and for Australian cricket. We've lost the first two Tests and that hasn't happened for a while."
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@canefan said in Aussie Cricket:
@akan004 Where has all their depth gone? The Sheffield Shield comp used to be held in a similar regard to State of Origin in its ability to produce hardened test ready players. Too much big bash?
Have no idea. Apparently the top batsmen in Shield cricket are only averaging in the late 30s to early 40s as opposed to 50s and 60s like they used to. Obviously something has changed in their development systems that has led to this, and it's a good lesson to be learned by NZ rugby to never ever drop their standards.
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He's taken 11 @24. That's not bad.
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Siddle and Voges are finished, I think. At the very least.
Unfortunate for Burns, but he's gone too - basic technical issues he appears unwilling to correct with the best. Still can't field in close.
Mennie only got one innings bowling so not sure if he will be retained.
Ferguson is a 31yo debutant, and a good player, but a stupid run-out is never going in your favour.
Smith, Warner, The Waj, Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon are probably safe.
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@akan004 said in Aussie Cricket:
Feel sorry for Smith. He seems like a decent bloke compared to the absolute douchebags that have skippered Australia in the past. From all reports, it looks like it's going to be a lean couple of years for this team as there doesn't seem to be much depth in the domestic ranks . Certainly a far cry from twenty years ago where Australia could field a second eleven that was better than every other test team in world cricket. It's hard to fathom what has happened to their systems that has led to the current state of affairs.
Never feel sorry for a guy who can hit balls outside off through midwicket. They are the antichrist, as any bowler will tell you. He's just getting some karma.
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The stupidity of NZC producing flat wickets last year truely exposed. Pussies.
Still would have lost, I was very impressed with Aussie last year. There relentless bowling pressure on flat wickets was great. But to give their fragile batters a free pass was madness.
But .... Southee and Boult had gone to shit anyway ......
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:
Siddle and Voges are finished, I think. At the very least.
Unfortunate for Burns, but he's gone too - basic technical issues he appears unwilling to correct with the best. Still can't field in close.
Mennie only got one innings bowling so not sure if he will be retained.
Ferguson is a 31yo debutant, and a good player, but a stupid run-out is never going in your favour.
Smith, Warner, The Waj, Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon are probably safe.
Voges has averaged 95.5 across his first 15 tests - and 14.8 across his next five.
