Aussie Summer of Cricket

[MN5]

@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

Dec 9, 2023

O’Keefe reveals disappointment with Australia’s dwindling passion for cricket

"Give yourself an uppercut."

Sounds like Australia might get back up there if India find some league players to talk about.

[NTA]

Ironic given he was on the Fox Cricket commentary team that (checks notes) took a sizeable portion of cricket games to an alternative platform that wasn't free to air

[dogmeat]

Is Aussie so bereft of openers that the only options are DDD or Loose bus change?

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@dogmeat said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

Is Aussie so bereft of openers that the only options are DDD or Loose bus change?

No, but it looks like Warner has compromising information on everyone. Apparently Mitchell Johnson has been stood down from a commentating gig because of the fracas.

[Duluth]

Pakistan in Australia

Masood's Pakistan out to buck history against high-flying Australia

AUS v PAK 2023/24 Australia vs Pakistan Match Preview: Pakistan pick two debutant quicks for the first Test while the home side will go in with Mitchell Marsh in the XI

Aus v Pakistan starts in a couple of hours

Both XI’s named already

Australia XI: 1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan XI: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Shan Masood (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), 7 Salman Ali Agha, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Aamer Jamal, 11 Khurram Shahzad

[nzzp]

Aus $1.25
Pak $11

seems about right. Let the ritual disembowelling begin!

[MN5]

@nzzp said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

Aus $1.25
Pak $11

seems about right. Let the ritual disembowelling begin!

Very, very settled Oz team. They will destroy Pakistan.

…..and let’s hope the great Warner gets the send off he richly deserves.

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@MN5 said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

…..and let’s hope the great Warner gets the send off he richly deserves.

The one Warner wants? Or the one @Virgil wants?

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No first ball duck. Sorry Virg.

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@Virgil

[MN5]

Any truth to the rumour that Mitchell Johnson Khan has changed allegiances and is opening the bowling for Pakistan ?

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@NTA said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

Literal definition of an at home flat track bully

[NTA]

True, but he's not responsible for shit bowling going on today.

And the track sounds like it has a bit in it. Pakistan haven't been accurate enough.

[NTA]

That'll be the first opening ton partnership Warner has been involved in for a while

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

@NTA said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

Literal definition of an at home flat track bully

This is such a @Virgil post.

It is very accurate though. Warner would never get past a Hayden/Langer combo when you’re picking an all time Aussie team from 2000 on

[antipodean]

He'd get selected in the All Time Only Play At Home Comprised Solely Of Fuckwits team. Probably make captain too.

[MN5]

@antipodean said in Aussie Summer of Cricket:

He'd get selected in the All Time Only Play At Home Comprised Solely Of Fuckwits team. Probably make captain too.

Vice captain at best.

Brad Haddin is a shoe in as leader.

Also home average of 43 vs 25 away and unparalleled as an absolute fluffybunny of the highest order.

Who else makes it ? Michael Clarke ? Mitchell Johnson ?

@Virgil you could name a team in a couple of seconds I’m sure.