Cricket, lovely cricket

[Steven Russell]

News just in. Three Pakistani cricketers have been banned by ICC for five years. See beginning of thread.

Best wishes,
Steve.

[Monty]

I won't have the greatest bowler of all time blamed for something that wasn't his fault.

Oldfield was through the shot before the ball had arrived, he got hit on his right temple. That wasn't Lols fault. Oldfield himself said so out on the field.

Poor technique, he shoulda ducked.

Monty

[Steven Russell]

I've just checked and it isn't. We won 3-1 in '54-5 with Tyson wrecking the Aussies and 5-1 in '78-9. In this last case though, many Packer rebels were missing from the sides which devalued the series somewhat.

Best wishes,
Steve.

[Steven Russell]

Keith Miller - now there was a man. I think it was Mosquitos he flew in the war. The story goes that once when someone was saying a particular player was under a lot of pressure, he replied that when you've got two Messerschmitts up your arse: now that's pressure.

My other favourite Miller story is that when he was captain of his state side (NSW?) they took the field with twelve men, Miller having forgotten to nominate a twelfth man. When this was pointed out, he is supposed to have said, "All right. One of you guys f*ck off; the rest, spread out". I hope it's true. They say he never forgot that cricket was a game and better judges than me have called him the best captain Australia never had.

Adam: like underarm (underhand?) bowling, fast leg theory was well within the laws of cricket at the time. We won that series 4-1 by the way. Am I right in saying that our latest superb ashes victory is the most comprehensive by us down under since then?

Best wishes,
Steve.

[Nothing to see]

If all Warnie did was complain about the press I could deal.

He chases after them.

When he blamed his mother for the medication he took that was it for me.

He needed to man up.

But no. My Mum gave them to me. This is a man in his 30's.

He could tweak that ball but....

[martin wilson]

Hi all
Adam
Was Bill the chap they took a photograph of? I know one appeared in a newspaper of an Aussie batsman covered in ball shaped bruises all down his left side,and I know Larwood fractured your wicketkeepers' skull,so yeah maybe we were a bit over the top.
Fast forward to the 80's, Holding hit Brian Close with a couple, "disgraceful" thundered our newspapers.
I never said we are not hypocritical as well.
I was just trying my luck with Ghilcrist, I have no idea whether he walked at 60 odd for 5 or not.
I know Richie Benaud didnt like it though and thats good enough for me.

NTS
Keith did fly spitfires, like a lot of blokes who served in WW2 it influenced his attitude as it was said he never saw cricket as anything but a game,not a matter of life and death.
I was lucky enough to know a couple of blokes who fought in the war when I started work back in 1978 as a callow 16 year old and they were lovely guys, never took anything too seriously,and great company.
Over here the celeb market is a big industry,there is always some premiership footballer flogging exclusive rights to his wedding to Hello or Ok magazine,and picture spreads of their house and anything else they can think of.
Of course when a paper runs a story about their extra marital affairs or getting drunk they moan their heads off about press intrusion.
All the best.

[Nothing to see]

Hi all
Thanks for posting that NTS, I was watching that live on the tv and I was as confused as Gatt, gobsmacker of a ball,poor old Gatt,it was that ball that started his comfort eating you know.
Warne also bowled Goochie out,I'm sure in the same series, that was just as good,only they dont show that one as much.
Warney in his pomp versus Beefy in the mood, I give my left knacker to see that.
Are you p'd off by Warneys' off field activities? go a bit easier on him,you should read Kieth Millers biograpy,compared to him Warney is a monk.
All the best.

Probably I dislike the fact that he and the ex-missus keep shoving themselves in front of cameras and onto magazine covers to make even more money. I mean, he may have the wickedest leg break in history but I think too much of the blonde dye has seeped into his brain. And yeah,I wouldn't be surprised that Keith was a goer but then he'd also flown Spitfires was it? in WW2 . Don't blame him for liking women. But he knew how to be discreet. And there's the difference.

[Adam Went]

Martin:

I got brought up with John Howard and the Liberals in power and so I am a liberal through and through, but the government and particularly the local governments in Queensland have done a fantastic job. Hopefully the worst has passed for a while and as a country we will continue to do what we can to help them out.

Aussie whinging goes back even further,to the 30's when they actually complained to the British Government,just because we bowled a few bouncers.

Under-exaggeration much? Your bowlers damn near killed some of our batsman, particularly Bill Woodfull! Shameful act.

As for the fool Gilchrist,how sporting.What a nice chap.
Except everybody else noticed he only ever walked when you had scored millions,he didnt do it very often when you were 60 odd for 5 did he?

Well he didn't need to because we were never 5 for 60 odd during Gilly's career....

Its this self delusion that makes everybody else think you are a bunch of hypocritical.utterly self absorbed arseholes.

Nice grammar. Really must be catching. I sense frustrating with your insipid team creeping through....

Monty:

Ah, right then, so as a keeper, you would also be disgusted at Matt Prior's act, wouldn't you?

Don't know what makes you think standing 30 yards back would scare me (unless you're terrified of the ramp shot - probably, eh?) - at 6'4 tall, most bowlers "bouncers" are waist high pies that will promptly get despatched through or over square leg. As you shall see in time.

Cheers,
Adam.

[martin wilson]

Hi all
Thanks for posting that NTS, I was watching that live on the tv and I was as confused as Gatt, gobsmacker of a ball,poor old Gatt,it was that ball that started his comfort eating you know.
Warne also bowled Goochie out,I'm sure in the same series, that was just as good,only they dont show that one as much.
Warney in his pomp versus Beefy in the mood, I give my left knacker to see that.
Are you p'd off by Warneys' off field activities? go a bit easier on him,you should read Kieth Millers biograpy,compared to him Warney is a monk.
All the best.

[Nothing to see]

Much as I dislike Warne and I do, no-one and nothing will ever take this away from him.

Gatting never knew what happened. Between the leg and the pads. Thanks very much ump. Finger up. That'll do nicely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOVei8iTyM8

[Monty]

Monty:

I don't remember which catch you're referring to with Hughes, so I really can't comment, but i'm sure he wouldn't have claimed it if he knew for certain that it had bounced.

Hmm, so you're saying that Strauss, Pietersen, Anderson and Bell are all part of your "second eleven" eh? Ouch....that'll dent the ego's a bit.

Wouldn't last 5 minutes against you? HA! What do you bowl?
It's a shame really....you were probably a really good player back in the day, but age has taken its toll, the reflexes have slowed down and now you're frustrated by being a mere shadow of your former self, bowling "medium" pace at 40 km/h and not being able to handle the pace of off-spinners. I haven't forgotten the Facebook status about being bowled for a golden duck. Am I right or am I right? I look forward to the challenge, I really do. Our own mini-Ashes, eh?

Cheers,
Adam.

I dont bowl. Im the guy behind you. The one who reminds you that you're only playing cos the fat opener suffered a heart attack laughing at your batting in the nets.

The one who stands 30 yards back just to put the frighteners on you.

The one who has gathered, swooped and whipped your bails off before youve even registered that the ball has left the bowlers arm.

The one who tells you to shift your huge arse cos it blocking my view.

The one who will snaffle any edge you produce and takes great delight in telling you that you are soooooooo out......again.

I am your Nemisis.

Respice post te! Hominem te memento!

Play

Monty

[martin wilson]

Hi Adam
Blimey,your weather is a horror show isnt it? after all that flooding,its a cyclone now,you bloody need that,I hope people are ok.
I thought your prime minister did ok by the way,even if she is Welsh,getting straight in there with the promise of federal funding.
Over here,before the government spends any money,they have to check its not going to cost the rich anything first.
Anyway back to the insults.
I was merely showing that Australia have a long and inglorious history of sticking two fingers up to the spirit of the game if it suits them.
Aussie whinging goes back even further,to the 30's when they actually complained to the British Government,just because we bowled a few bouncers.
Consider the cheat Waugh, thanks to him and his team,sledging or cheating imho as it disturbs the batsmans concentration has had to be accepted as part of the game.
That was a big improvement wasnt it?
As for the fool Gilchrist,how sporting.What a nice chap.
Except everybody else noticed he only ever walked when you had scored millions,he didnt do it very often when you were 60 odd for 5 did he?
You lot are like the kid in The Road,who needs constant reassurance from his dad that they are still the good guys.
"Aw look mate,we wanna win,but we wanna make sure we play the game the right way,and in the right spirit"
And you actually believe this!
Its this self delusion that makes everybody else think you are a bunch of hypocritical.utterly self absorbed arseholes.
No arguments from me on Lilee and Thommo btw, they would knock any side over,but they were great players, the guys you have got in now are two bob and everybody apart from you knows it.
All the best anyway.

[Adam Went]

Monty:

I don't remember which catch you're referring to with Hughes, so I really can't comment, but i'm sure he wouldn't have claimed it if he knew for certain that it had bounced.

Hmm, so you're saying that Strauss, Pietersen, Anderson and Bell are all part of your "second eleven" eh? Ouch....that'll dent the ego's a bit.

Wouldn't last 5 minutes against you? HA! What do you bowl?
It's a shame really....you were probably a really good player back in the day, but age has taken its toll, the reflexes have slowed down and now you're frustrated by being a mere shadow of your former self, bowling "medium" pace at 40 km/h and not being able to handle the pace of off-spinners. I haven't forgotten the Facebook status about being bowled for a golden duck. Am I right or am I right? I look forward to the challenge, I really do. Our own mini-Ashes, eh?

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

It bounced a kilometre in front of him Adam.

He knew exactly what he was doing. And know he has a reputation.

You wouldn't last five minutes out in the suqare with me. I'd leave you a jabbering wreck, not that we would tell the difference.

You lot still playing against are second eleven? Our main chaps are all home now, with the urn, that we won most convincingly, in fact we tore you apart, did you see the records fall, my goodness so many I can't recall them all, inings defeats all over the place, inning defeats, hammered.

Still, it doesn't matter, its the ODIs that matter.......pah, yeah, right.

What is your average now? 30? 40? 45 pies?

Don't poke the Lion son, it bites.

Monty

[Adam Went]

Steven:

Last time I checked, whinging and tantrum throwing, if that's what you wish to call it, wasn't listed as cheating in the cricket rule book. I'm pretty sure, however, that deliberately knocking the bails off in order to make it appear the batsman has been bowled, as well as running around while the bowler is running in (Strauss himself did this, what an example for a Captain to set, eh?) are against the rules.

Are you saying that you condone the actions of Matt Prior?
Let's talk about Australian keepers....do you think Adam Gilchrist, one of very few international batsmen who walked, would have done something like that? A disgraceful act from Prior.

Monty:

As a cricketer, you should know that sometimes it's hard to tell whether the catch is clean or not - that's why we have reviews, mate.

I'm just looking forward to our little net session when I have the opportunity to come over there - I've actually been spending a little bit more time in the nets lately, getting prepared to show you once and for all who's the bitch.

Martin:

It amuses me that you have to go back to the days of Lillee and Chappell to think of instances of Australian "cheating" - and, as I recall, both bowling underarm and using an aliminium bat were within the rules at that time.

Yes, we win at all costs, but WITHIN the rules - are you also saying that you condone the actions of Prior and your fielders?

I bet Lillee and Thommo could still knock over the UN batting line up if they so desired....

Cheers,
Adam.