ADS NOT DISPLAYED TO REGISTERED USERS.
+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 52

Cricket Threat

Sports Talk Discuss Cricket Threat in the OFF-Topic / Misc. forums; Hi to all cricket fans. I would love to know if we have some cricketing nuts here? edd...

  1. #1
    Senior Member eddie_brunette's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
    Posts
    572
    Country
    South Africa

    Cricket Threat

    Hi to all cricket fans. I would love to know if we have some cricketing nuts here?



    edd

  2. #2
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Yes. HUGE, no MASSIVE fan.

    I also play for my local club.


    Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

  3. #3
    World Travelling Doctor? Gnomey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Royal Deeside/Swansea, UK
    Posts
    28,830
    Country
    United Kingdom
    England England England

    Yeah OK, they are pretty poor right now but what the hell, Ashes 2009?


    "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
    Sir Winston Churchill

    "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
    Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London


    My Photo Collections on Flickr

  4. #4
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Yeah should be a close one. Are big names are slowly disappearing unfortunately.

  5. #5
    World Travelling Doctor? Gnomey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Royal Deeside/Swansea, UK
    Posts
    28,830
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Yeah but they have been around for too long, some alright youngsters a coming through for you though.


    "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
    Sir Winston Churchill

    "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
    Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London


    My Photo Collections on Flickr

  6. #6
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Batting yes. Bowling not so much, good pace men just not enough to rotate them around. Spin is thin on the ground too. Hogg is probably our best spinner and hes 35 so not much longer. A lot of talent has been kept down just because of our phenonmenal First XI that has been around for the last 10years.

  7. #7
    World Travelling Doctor? Gnomey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Royal Deeside/Swansea, UK
    Posts
    28,830
    Country
    United Kingdom
    True but then the same can be said for South Africa since Pollock has left the team. England seems to be alright with spinners (Panesar isn't too bad). Still the best spinners are from the subcontinent and probably will continue to be so.


    "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
    Sir Winston Churchill

    "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
    Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London


    My Photo Collections on Flickr

  8. #8
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Exactly.

    Sydney is our only spinner friendly pitch really and even that has nothing on the sub continent pitches.

  9. #9
    Senior Member freebird's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    British Columbia
    Posts
    2,628
    Country
    Canada
    Country II
    United Kingdom
    Quote Originally Posted by eddie_brunette View Post
    Hi to all cricket fans.
    Yes I've heard they are vary tasty dipped in chocolate....

    Quote Originally Posted by Gnomey View Post
    England England England

    Yeah OK, they are pretty poor right now but what the hell, Ashes 2009?
    Botham Rules!!!

  10. #10
    Senior Member rochie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    billingham nr middlesbrough uk
    Posts
    10,325
    Country
    England
    love cricket mainly internationals eddie but was sorry to hear tresthcothick saying he tampered with the ball using mint sweets during 2001 & 2005 ashes series


    I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
    "Winston Churchill"

  11. #11
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    2,090
    Country
    Australia
    Quote Originally Posted by Heinz View Post
    I also play for my local club.
    Then always remember Heinz, no 'tight whites'.... ...


  12. #12
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Gold!

    Im one of those scary 'looking' fast bowlers. Im not saying Im effective though

  13. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    2,090
    Country
    Australia


    That 'ripping' wicketkeeper photo is from Melbourne's The Age newspaper. Here's another. I like this one. This is how I remember playing cricket as a kid, out on a paddock somewhere. Also from The Age, it displaced a story about John Curtin, making page one in January 1985. The TEN kids are ALL brothers! Shot somewhere near you...Bungaree...


  14. #14
    Senior Member freebird's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    British Columbia
    Posts
    2,628
    Country
    Canada
    Country II
    United Kingdom
    For some reason Canada is the only Commonwealth country that doesn't really play cricket....

  15. #15
    Senior Member eddie_brunette's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
    Posts
    572
    Country
    South Africa
    Any views on the cancelled ICC tournament?
    Today its 2nd ODI between SA and England, and The Morkel Brothers are playing!!! I must say my support for SA cricket is becoming less and less due to all the political interference. It was the one main reason we lost to Eng on Friday, but things like that can’t be said in interviews.
    KP is a legend for what he has achieved, and is passionately hated in SA because he left for ENG, I say good on him.

    I'm looking forward to the SA vs AUS series at the end of year!!

    edd

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86