Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket
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Nobody, not even the worst AB and Irish fans, circles the wagons like Aussie cricket fans.
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@mokey said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
There is no moral high ground here. Both CEOs need to tell their staff and players to shut the fuck up and play the game.
No one actually wants that though do they? The only reason this tour is getting any traction is the bullshit. Administrators will be loving it, the media will be loving it, even the ICC are probably loving it.
Test cricket is totally fucked.
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@barbarian What is Vernon seeing here? Looks to me like Steve is maintaining his line, as he's entitled to do.
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@mariner4life Whatever. Like the rest of life, the moment you take an argument to Twitter, you automatically lose.
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@mariner4life said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Nobody, not even the worst AB and Irish fans, circles the wagons like Aussie cricket fans.
He said, from inside his wagons painted with "Don't disrespect the haka, bro!"
Saw the highlights of Rabada's wickets, and it looked like he was happy to keep digging with the send-offs, figuring he was fucked anyway.
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@NTA making up shit to attempt a point is just further evidence.
My absolute favourite piece is all of this is Brad Haddin, yes, you read that correctly, Brad Haddin, has advised both teams to leave the carry-on out of it, and settle the series with skill. Brad Haddin. Fucking hell.
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@mariner4life said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@mokey said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
There is no moral high ground here. Both CEOs need to tell their staff and players to shut the fuck up and play the game.
No one actually wants that though do they? The only reason this tour is getting any traction is the bullshit. Administrators will be loving it, the media will be loving it, even the ICC are probably loving it.
Test cricket is totally fucked.
I doubt very much the ICC are loving it. They are trying to grow the game internationally, especially with kids and women. A bunch of men acting like petulant spoilt brat dickheads does nothing for their brand. They might be getting some media attention now, but feeding trolls never ends well. The media will soon move onto the next scandal, and what will be left? A toxic product. Sponsors don't like toxic products, or the type of fan that attracts.
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@mariner4life said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
making up shit to attempt a point is just further evidence.
Having no sense of humour is the definitive low point
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There's nothing funny about your beloved band of foul-mouthed bogans ruining the sport i love.
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Jesus you're up so high on your horse I'm surprised you don't have frostbite.
@barbarian you are Australian and therefore exactly like some of the prats in the Australian cricket team, so you're not allowed to say anything in defence of all things that are naughty and Australian!
To be fair though, I did laugh at Brad Haddin saying 'just play the game'
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Jesus you're up so high on your horse I'm surprised you don't have frostbite.
can't get frostbite in North Queensland brah!
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And in the mindless gossip column - didn't somebody above say it would be funny if this happened?
"Sonny Bill Williams and the Blues are staying in the same hotel as the Australian cricket team -"
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12013073
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SBW is probably too classy these days to give her a wink at breakfast.
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@antipodean said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
SBW is probably too classy these days to give her a wink at breakfast.
@jegga breakfasts with the stars, he might.
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@snowy said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@antipodean said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
SBW is probably too classy these days to give her a wink at breakfast.
@jegga breakfasts with the stars, he might.
God no, here we go yet again..
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I've been thinking a bit more about sledging, and thought I'd post here since all of my friends and family just roll their eyeballs when I start talking.
To put it bluntly, a lot of the more vociferous criticism of sledgers and sledging comes from non-cricketers (not here- in the general media). And that matters, because if you have never played cricket (even at a very low level) then you can never really understand.
It's a game where 90% of the time, nothing is happening. Talk in the field is essential, to prevent your own insanity more than anything.
It's also a game that is 90% mental. Yes technique is important, but the thing that separates the good from the great is mental fortitude. And that's why talk in the field can be so useful in breaking a batsman's focus, even for a second.
But the paradox in the sledging debate, IMO, is this - screaming obscenities at the batsman is the least effective form of sledging. Anyone who has played knows this.
You can describe to me in great detail how you had relations with a close female relative, and it probably won't get to me. But you point out my inability to play an attacking shot in front of the wicket? You analyse my weakness against anything on my pads? Well fuck now you are in my head.
And that's why I'm more bemused than appalled when Warner goes off at a batsman. Because apart from being a really bad look, it's bad tactics. It's wasted oxygen. De Kock scored 80-odd. Makram scored a ton. It didn't work, because it never does.
That's the true stupidity of Warner and what he does.
But it's also why cricket is such a great game. Because even in the 90% of time when nothing happens, something is happening. And the loudest sledgers are often the worst.
