Baldrick Posted March 10, 2016 Share She who must be obeyed gave me permission to watch the "cricket" last night. I'm not a fan of this T20 stuff, but if they insist in calling it "cricket" then they need to change a few things.1. No bowlers, just use a bowling machine2. All runs scored on the leg side using an ugly baseball slog count half3. Batsmen who score two consecutive boundaries using this ugly baseball shot are to be roasted on the pitch side flames.4. Batsmen caught in the crowd are out.5. Boundaries scored by classical cover drives are rewarded by a free hit6. Any batsmen wondering around his crease before the ball is bowled is to have his feet nailed to the floor. I'm just a grumpy old fart who just likes watching real Test cricket. PietSw, Stretch, ahmedbadat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 10, 2016 Share She who must be obeyed gave me permission to watch the "cricket" last night. I'm not a fan of this T20 stuff, but if they insist in calling it "cricket" then they need to change a few things.1. No bowlers, just use a bowling machine2. All runs scored on the leg side using an ugly baseball slog count half3. Batsmen who score two consecutive boundaries using this ugly baseball shot are to be roasted on the pitch side flames.4. Batsmen caught in the crowd are out.5. Boundaries scored by classical cover drives are rewarded by a free hit6. Any batsmen wondering around his crease before the ball is bowled is to have his feet nailed to the floor. I'm just a grumpy old fart who just likes watching real Test cricket. I'm like you, Baldrick Microwave cricket, I call itQuick, not as appetising It's here to staySo much money and stakes involved wiledog_x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 10, 2016 Share I'm like you, Baldrick Microwave cricket, I call itQuick, not as appetising It's here to staySo much money and stakes involvedamla hooking for six. A sentence I never thought I'd write. Just remember it has changed cricket, all forms. 300+ is the new par score for ODI, they've even had to do radical adjustments to duckworth Lewis as the algorithm users historical stats that are no longer as relevant. You'll also see that the amount of draws in test cricket is way down. And then you get draws like the Newlands test with Ben stokes on fire. It is fair to say that many players have forgotten to put a high value on their wicket. You also have to take into account that bats have changed far too much. Maxwell miss hit a pull and it ended up flying far over the point boundary yesterday. Bizarre. All three games came down to the last over, what more do you want? Lexx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted March 10, 2016 Share im with baldrick - I hate it...but i'll watch it anyway because...well...its our national team...give me a test any day of the week the only stats that should count are test stats wiledog_x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 10, 2016 Share Calling T20 cricket is a bit like saying rugby union and rugby league are the same sport.All they have in common is the equipment used and the pitch they play on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted March 10, 2016 Share A proper thrashing by Aus yesterday. We were 20 runs short, that cost us the match imo. Some thoughts going into yhe wc: Our best atsmen in this format: QdK, Amla, AB, Miller, Faf. Our strategy should be to have at least one of those at the wicket while batting (Aus got that right with their order). Those batsmen must get us most of the runs. Leaving Amla out is stupid selection policy.After them, you need blasters, who can tee off from the second or third ball - Wiese, Morris, Albe Morkel. The top 5 will bat deep, else we lose.Scrappers who turn over the strike weaken the batting - imo JP, Rilee, Behardien contribute little.Our bowling has problems - Wiese went for plenty, JP cant bowl anymore. If we rely on JP to be the 2nd spinner, we will be in trouble - India has Ashwin and Jadeja, for example.Abbott vs Morris: neither out-bowled the other.Our fielding was not as sharp as Aus - dropped catches and misfields through the series did not help. I would Select: QdK,#,AB, Miller,Faf,Wiese,Morris,Harmer/Parnell/Abbott,Rabada,Steyn,Tahir Batsmen-sloggers-lots of bowlers 'Dale, wiledog_x and Thor Buttox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 10, 2016 Share amla hooking for six. A sentence I never thought I'd write. Just remember it has changed cricket, all forms. 300+ is the new par score for ODI, they've even had to do radical adjustments to duckworth Lewis as the algorithm users historical stats that are no longer as relevant. You'll also see that the amount of draws in test cricket is way down. And then you get draws like the Newlands test with Ben stokes on fire. It is fair to say that many players have forgotten to put a high value on their wicket. You also have to take into account that bats have changed far too much. Maxwell miss hit a pull and it ended up flying far over the point boundary yesterday. Bizarre. All three games came down to the last over, what more do you want? All points takenConsider it a matter of preference I prefer the intrigue, strategy and overall mental battles within the war lasting 5 daysLike a finely made gourmet meal with a KWV red as opposed to popcorn and Fanta Zero Edited March 10, 2016 by ' Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted March 10, 2016 Share I like watching t20i and IPL. It is the only form of cricket where I can watch the whole game. My life is too busy with kids, work and mtb, I cannot spend a whole Saturday watching an ODI, let alone a test match. For thos I follow on live commentry, or catch the highlites jimmycool and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted March 13, 2016 Share Ha! We beat India in a warm-up game. QdK and JPD made good runs to get us to 196. It was almost not enough, but Abbott and Morris bowled some brilliant overs at the death with dew making bowling difficult, to see us win by 4 runs. (AB did not play, I hope he is not injured). The rest of our top order did not do so well, lets hope they adapt quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 13, 2016 Share SA's death bowling has been impressive indeed Beating India is a very good result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxter Posted March 15, 2016 Share GO NZ!!!!!!!!! GLuvsMtb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted March 15, 2016 Share Amazing scenes in Nagpur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxter Posted March 15, 2016 Share INDIA pulling a ENG on themselves...think that might be their lowest score in T20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted March 15, 2016 Share India were out played in home conditions - awesome! They loaded the dice in their favour but NZ adapted well and thumped them. I so hoped that the Blommetjies could do that in the last test series, but some jungle justice got served today, finally. Well done NZ. Joeboy69, GLuvsMtb and jimmycool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted March 16, 2016 Share Chris Gayle having a wonderful time anainst the English 80 off 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabes Posted March 16, 2016 Share Another special innings from Gayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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