The Cricket Thread

Butters · Post by **Butters** » February 6, 2005, 8:26 pm

Raiders_Lover_18 wrote:Yep.. Finals = Hayden and Symonds GONE

1. Gilchrist
2. Clarke
3. Ponting
4. Martyn
5. Lehmann
6. Katich
7. Watson
8. Hogg
9. Lee
10. Gillespie
11. McGrath

Have a look at that team and the one that played today 8) Even tho Symonds should have been around!

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 17, 2005, 5:54 pm

20/20 Aus v NZ on FOX at the moment.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 17, 2005, 6:39 pm

A very polished and very professional performance by the Aussies against the Kiwis .... if anyone sees the replays have a look at Kaspers attempt at a catch on the sidelines ... it went for a six off his hand but the big guy got so far off the ground you wouldnt believe.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 19, 2005, 5:04 pm

ODI Aus v NZ is on FOX atm ... Kiwis in heapes of strife at 4/80 in the 28th chasing 237.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » February 19, 2005, 5:06 pm

aussies intimidating umpires continues
we would be shot **** without ump intimidation

Roger Kenworthy · Post by **Roger Kenworthy** » February 19, 2005, 5:09 pm

I think the rest of the world has lost interest in cricket. So boring these days when Aussie are a million miles ahead of anyone.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 19, 2005, 5:18 pm

edabomb wrote:I think the rest of the world has lost interest in cricket. So boring these days when Aussie are a million miles ahead of anyone.

Yep, I think that the Aussies should be made to bat holdng the willow at the wrong end for the last ball in every over. Or maybe the Aussie bowlers should have to bowl wrong handed, with the other tied to the top of their legs for the last two balls of every over

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 19, 2005, 6:48 pm

Great effort by the Aussies to win what ended up to be a very tight game.

Azza · Post by **Azza** » February 19, 2005, 7:01 pm

The other teams in world cricket are pretty closely matched (except for the obvious minnows).

I say enjoy the domination while it lasts and applaud any team that can get close to the Aussies for even one match. It isn't going to last for more than 2-3 more years. There are obviously some brilliant players who you can't simply replace.... McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist... once these fellas go Australia will come back to the pack. They will still be competitive, but they won't dominate as they have for the last 5-6 years (I think they have lost only one test series, against India in 2001).

The sad thing is other teams are waiting for the Aussies to fall over rather than raising their own standards to try and replicate the quality of cricket the Aussies are consistently producing.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 19, 2005, 7:11 pm

The Ausies are a very professional outfit. Every player has a laptop which Buchanan can utilise to assist in evaluating a players performance and attempt to rectfy any problems that he sees or that the player has requested him to sort out. Apparently they are the only cricket team in the world that uses this system.

Roger Kenworthy · Post by **Roger Kenworthy** » February 19, 2005, 9:46 pm

I don't think the Australian empire will be falling anytime soon!!!

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » February 20, 2005, 8:44 pm

As long as those Kiwi's get some decent crowd control that is

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 22, 2005, 6:03 pm

Another ODI just fnished where the Aussies thrash the opposition.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 12:44 pm

third ODI being played atm ...

I think the Kiws think they have us in trouble at 4/125 in the 25th

Nick · Post by **Nick** » February 26, 2005, 1:23 pm

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 4:10 pm

Btw we finished with 5/264 with Hussey and Clarke putting on a great display of sensible recovery batting.

THe Kiwis are currently 11/37 after the 12th ... a run a ball effort is required from here for them to stay in the series.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 5:36 pm

Andrew Symonds ... what an absolute freak ... the guy has just brilliantly run out both the Marshall twins leaving the Kiwis in deep **** ... great stuff big boy ... he also bowled his 10 for 1/37.

Post by **greeneyed** » February 26, 2005, 5:43 pm

So what is the score?

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 5:47 pm

greeneyed wrote:So what is the score?

Kiwis are 149 for 5 and but have a disparity between runs and balls remaining 116 runs from 78 balls .... Cairns has just been dropped but the Aussies usually tighten the screws fairly well at this stage ... it will need something big from the Kiwis to win this one.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 5:59 pm

Great catch by Hussey !!! .. Cairns out ... Kiwis pushing **** up hill

6/161 .. effectively 7/161 as Papps had to go to hospital following a bouncer from Lee earlier on ... hit his helmet (2nd time) but you could see the lump growing as they took the helmet off.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 6:00 pm

Ha, another down the ice-cream man Vittori sniks to Gilly of Hogg ... all of a sudden the Kiwi crowd is very quite.

Post by **greeneyed** » February 26, 2005, 6:03 pm

Ouch......

Greenblooded · Post by **Greenblooded** » February 26, 2005, 6:11 pm

Yeah we know Lee would never bowl a beamer on purpose, oh hang on better as Razzaq about that

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 6:11 pm

Another down ... boyo Kiwi crowds must be the biggest wankers in the sporting world.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 6:14 pm

Victory to the Aussies ... one almighty thrashing ... suck on that one Kiwis

series to the mighty Aussies

Post by **greeneyed** » February 26, 2005, 6:16 pm

Give the Kiwi Raiders fans a break Bay.... we like them

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » February 26, 2005, 6:20 pm

greeneyed wrote:Give the Kiwi Raiders fans a break Bay.... we like them

Raider Kiwis exempt

Greenblooded · Post by **Greenblooded** » February 26, 2005, 6:38 pm

Doesn't bother me, I'm an Aussie living in NZ, I get **** everyday from my mates.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » March 1, 2005, 5:53 am

Kiiws (other than our Raiders supporters

) must be the biggest whingers in international sport .... here we go the underarm all over again.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,86 ... 12,00.html

as if !!!

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » March 1, 2005, 5:56 am

SBS will show the up coming ashes series

http://smh.com.au/news/Sport/SBS-to-del ... click=true

Greenblooded · Post by **Greenblooded** » March 1, 2005, 7:02 am

John Bracewell is an absolute clown, I can't stand the guy.

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » March 1, 2005, 11:58 am

Looks like the Aussies are heading for another victory in NZ.

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » March 4, 2005, 9:02 pm

Just noticed that Zimbabwe are 7/37 in their test match againts South Africa..

They have become he joke of international cricket

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » March 5, 2005, 8:32 am

Aus are 1/107 after 15 overs in the last ODI against NZ ... smells like another thrashing

Inactive · Post by **Inactive** » March 5, 2005, 9:08 am

End of the 25th and its 2/166 .... we're looking at 350 plus with Symonds, Clarke, Hussey to come not to mention Lee if he gets on to a few.

Gilly was out for 91 in about 60 odd balls .... great effort.