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Post by karma on Dec 22, 2023 13:58:08 GMT
The other Curran is clearly a gobby southron ... and Slurry have got away with immense close-to-but-not-quite-cheating for years. I agree double the ban and fine the club for their ceek.
Oh, and some leave a bitter taste in my mouth, boy " Sorry, donnylad, I couldn't resist this quote from one of my favourite songs which I felt matched your sentiments - written by Gladys Knight though my preferred version is by someone else with a fantastic saxaphone intro. Any idea who by? There's more than one song called 'Way Back Home' and then there's also a song called 'Back Home' which was an England Football World Cup 'song' and pretty poor |
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Post by newby on Dec 22, 2023 15:51:29 GMT
Good game this morning, unfortunately Sydney Sixers won by one run as the Adelaide strikers rather surprisingly fell short and couldn't manage what looked like a fairly routine chase. Good bowling I suppose meant they left the final push too late. Sydney sixers did it despite being without the Southron, I prefer the Surrey Poltroon myself, to be strictly correct 'another Surrey Poltroon'.
It will be interesting to see if Cricket Australia stick to their guns with the 4 game ban or reduce it. What I find most startling is the fact that Curran was allowed by the standing umpires and match referee to continue to play in that particular game after his boorish treatment of the third umpire.
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Post by davemorton on Dec 22, 2023 19:24:56 GMT
SLA - I thought I had found an occasion when both Aussie opening bats were born in England. Bannerman, who was born in Woolwich, Kent, opened in the first ever Test, but with a guy called Nat Thomson, who was Sydney born
However, in 1884, in England, Bannerman opened with Percy McDonnell, who was born in Kennington, London.
My triumph was short lived. Wrong Bannerman. This was 'Little Alec' Bannerman, who was born in Sydney, unlike his English-born big brother Charles Bannerman.
Do we actually know it has never happened? Or are we guessing?
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Post by newby on Dec 23, 2023 11:03:58 GMT
I asked the great brain 'ChatGpt' about players born overseas opening for Australia. Apparently Khawaja and Labuschagne opened the batting in one Test in 2023 at the Gabba against England.
Problem is no such test existed as they were busy in England, and I can't find anything else to say that Labuschagne ever opened for Australia, never mind when Khawaja was also playing.
I do believe Labuschagne is being considered as an opener to replace Warner so it could possibly happen in the very near future.
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Post by newby on Dec 30, 2023 12:28:38 GMT
Tom Kohler Cadmore has got himself a replacement gig with the Sydney Thunder, a very quick two balls, 4 and out. It didn't matter in the long run as the match was washed out.
It always cheers me up, or at least makes me less jealous, when cricket in Australia gets rained off.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 3, 2024 13:27:17 GMT
TKC did even better in his next game - run out for 0 without facing a ball!
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Post by karma on Jan 3, 2024 22:34:05 GMT
A bit of me wants TKC to succeed , I liked the lad when he came to Yorkshire though I recognise he also came with a bit of 'laddish' baggage from when he was younger. Yorkshire obviously invested in him .
I was sorry when he decided to leave Yorkshire, essentially following his dad away from the club for similar but different reasons during the height of the Rafiq hiatus.
If I'm honest, a bit of me doesn't wish him ill will but nor wish him success, well any more than other players. That ungenerous spirit is something lacking in me and for which I'm not proud.
I feel that players who 'transfer' from one county to another are very much more likely to move on again (and again). Others,like Adam Lyth show great loyalty and the Hundred aside (which isn't really a cricket club) have that loyalty in spades.
Sorry, I've gone off-piste again from the Big Bash
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Post by newby on Jan 3, 2024 22:59:13 GMT
I do miss having any proper Yorkshire representation in the BBL and although I'm listening to it and even sitting down and watching first 30 minutes or so in the morning it's not really holding my attention. A good innings by Laurie Evans this morning, 85 runs in 28 balls is some going but he's one of these T20 only men who I can't really take to. Tall Paul Walter of Essex played well today also and he seems a bit of a character so I don't mind cheering him on.
Two games today so Sam Billings, Tom Curran (hiss boo), James Vince and Zak Crawley also in action. Not to mention Sam Whiteman and Matt Renshaw with their Yorkshire roots.
My chosen team the Hobart Hurricanes in action tomorrow, they could do with a win against the Melbourne renegades.
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Post by newby on Jan 5, 2024 16:44:18 GMT
Hobart Hurricanes duly beat the Melbourne Renegades with very little drama, and today the lowly Adelaide Strikers strolled to an easy win against the usually very good Perth Scorchers.
Perth Scorchers with a very English looking top five batsmen of Crawley, Whiteman, Inglis, Hardie and Evans never really got going.
Lloyd Pope, who came into prominence as the next big thing with his 8-35 against England in the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup was playing for the strikers. His trademark long ginger hair has now all gone and his playing record suggest he has been finding it tougher than he did at U-19 level.
Just a week or so away from the next instalment of the U-19 World Cup.
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Post by newby on Jan 7, 2024 17:38:34 GMT
That rare beast a close finish in todays game in Brisbane with the Heat beating my team the Hurricanes by 1 run.
Difficult pitch by the look of it and with their innings reduced to 16 overs DLS did the Hurricanes no favours, but they should really have been able to win though.
From an English point of view Sam Billings and tall Paul Walters overcame Sam Hain and Chris Jordan.
Brisbane Heat's bowling is excellent and they are unbeaten, Hurricanes have some work to do to reach the last four but they have a chance with 3 games left.
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Post by newby on Jan 8, 2024 19:22:11 GMT
Another close game today on a strange pitch at the Spotless stadium. Sydney Thunder, who look a right ragbag of an outfit, were beaten by the Perth Scorchers.
Thunder made 137/8 mainly thanks to Alex Hales 72 and a quick 27 from TKC. An amazing 6/2 in 4 overs by Ashton Agar, the ball was spinning all over the place.
The Scorchers English born contingent of Crawley, Whiteman, Inglis, Hardie and Evans managed to knock of the 140 between them.
The Sydney Thunder are joint bottom of the heap with no realistic chance of qualifying, even though David Warner has promised to get a helicopter in to play for them against the Sydney Sixers on Friday.
Looked like a very poor crowd, no doubt reflecting their position.
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Post by newby on Jan 9, 2024 22:30:09 GMT
Hobart Hurricanes, recovered from 36-5 to post 165 against the Adelaide Strikers, but it was never enough and though not technically out of it they need 2 good wins and results to go their way to make the top 4.
Of the English players Jamie Overton gave good value as did Chris Jordan. David Payne less so and Sam Hain is having a mare of a tournament.
Some competition tomorrow with the start of the SA20. Dawid Malan and Adil Rashid join a very sizeable English contingent.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 10, 2024 7:29:37 GMT
I noticed at the end of yesterdays game, the 4 English players you mention above were in a group chatting - good to see them not integrating with the Aussies too much!
Decent watch yesterday where still something on offer for the bowlers and Boyce bowled beautifully - had not heard of him before but he seems to have been around a bit based on the comments
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Post by newby on Jan 11, 2024 17:03:45 GMT
Hobart Hurricanes are officially out so I shall have to shift my allegiance
Cameron Boyce one again bowled very well as did Jamie Overton and the bowling made the difference. Hang down your head Patrick Dooley, he went for 58 from 2.5 overs which broke the back of the chase.
Tom Curran has had to leave early due to an injury to his knee, to go with his 4 game ban, it's not been his best season at the bash.
I read he wouldn't have been available for the knock out stages anyway as he had a contract to start in the ILT20 in the UAE.
James Vince is another who won't stay for the finals, he too has a contract elsewhere. IPL money is obviously better than BBL money.
Pretty ludicrous situation in my view.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 12, 2024 8:38:17 GMT
Sydney derby today. Smith v Warner.
Hoping for a no result....
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