Australian Cricket Season 2023-2024

[Pushka]

Wood is quite impressive. Nice ball to get Khawaja.

Very fast! Why didn't they play him earlier.

 

[dairyfloss]

Very fast! Why didn't they play him earlier.

He’s had injury woes. Elbow is the main thing of late

 

[OZDUCK]

Marsh is playing.

And has scored a 100 at a very crucial stage. I never thought he would be playing and didn't think he should - but obviously I am no judge of form.

 

[cjd600]

Marshball

 

[dairyfloss]

And has scored a 100 at a very crucial stage. I never thought he would be playing and didn't think he should - but obviously I am no judge of form.

I think even he’s surprised he got the century! The few failed chances for England are certainly amplified now!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Mitch Marsh, all’s forgiven, is now my hero!

 

[JohnK]

Morgan has admitted to listening to voice messages of people hacked by his newspaper - he has no morals at all

What about Sir Geoffrey Boycott? MS Dhoni?

I'm glad I discovered Morgan. I don't care what others think of him. I love listening to someone who is not PC. We need that today more than ever.

Interesting first days play. Saved by someone who averages 25 with the bat after 32 tests. Yep. Looking good for 3-0!

 

[OZDUCK]

What about Sir Geoffrey Boycott? MS Dhoni?

I'm glad I discovered Morgan. I don't care what others think of him. I love listening to someone who is not PC. We need that today more than ever.

Interesting first days play. Saved by someone who averages 25 with the bat after 32 tests. Yep. Looking good for 3-0!

Boycott is also carrying a bit of baggage. "The former England captain was fined around £5,000 and given a three-month suspended sentence after being convicted of beating Ms Moore in a French Riviera hotel."

BBC News | UK | Boycott loses assault case

Boycott 'doesn't deserve knighthood'. says ex-girlfriend

The former cricketer's ex-girlfriend criticises Theresa May's decision to honour him.

www.bbc.com

 

[TheRealTMA]

Boycott is also carrying a bit of baggage. "The former England captain was fined around £5,000 and given a three-month suspended sentence after being convicted of beating Ms Moore in a French Riviera hotel."

BBC News | UK | Boycott loses assault case

Boycott 'doesn't deserve knighthood'. says ex-girlfriend

The former cricketer's ex-girlfriend criticises Theresa May's decision to honour him.

www.bbc.com

He's also very critical of the failure of BazBall and poor English fielding and batting, and in his column in praise of Wood today, never mentioned the "Spirit of cricket" for Stokes touching the boundary when fielding the ball that was ruled a 2 instead of a 4. He did praise Marsh.

Mark Wood's rapid return proves pace is the right way to get on top of Australia

Not picked for the first two Ashes Tests, Mark Wood wasted no time in making his presence felt with wicket-taking spell that averaged 93mph

www.telegraph.co.uk

(Skip to audio report by Boycott.)

 

[VPS]

What about Sir Geoffrey Boycott? MS Dhoni?

I'm glad I discovered Morgan. I don't care what others think of him. I love listening to someone who is not PC. We need that today more than ever.

Interesting first days play. Saved by someone who averages 25 with the bat after 32 tests. Yep. Looking good for 3-0!

What about them.

I don't mind people who are outspoken but some of the things Morgan sanctioned while he was editor of some of the UK papers is despicable

No further comment

 

[TheRealTMA]

What about them.

I don't mind people who are outspoken but some of the things Morgan sanctioned while he was editor of some of the UK papers is despicable

No further comment

His comments on the Grifters are pretty good tho.

 

[JohnK]

What about them.

I don't mind people who are outspoken but some of the things Morgan sanctioned while he was editor of some of the UK papers is despicable

No further comment

Not for me to judge. Everyone is entitled to be allowed to move away for their past. We do that with people who have done worse.

Personally I look at his thoughts today and mostly aligned with my thoughts. I'm not interested in sugar coating for the sake of sugar coating.

 

[CaptJCool]

More twists than a Tango

7/230
21 to win
3 wickets

 

[CaptJCool]

More twists than a Tango

7/230
21 to win
3 wickets

We lost

Seems like it’s not only AFF members climbing mountains

It’s that kind of night
Getting nowhere fast

In the case of the cycling tour no way to beat the Woods whose was the guy who won stage 9 arriving at Temple de Mercure before everyone else

 

[Cossie]

Looks like the wheels have fallen of the Australian Women‘s team. To loose 3 games in a row must be the first for a very long time, hopefully it isn’t 4!

 

[Pushka]

Looks like the wheels have fallen of the Australian Women‘s team. To loose 3 games in a row must be the first for a very long time, hopefully it isn’t 4!

It's a weird system putting the hit smash game into the Ashes calculations.

 

[Cossie]

Well, that was a close run thing, only a few runs at the death.

Australia retain women's Ashes with three-run ODI win

Australia retain the women's Ashes with one match to play after claiming a three-run win over England in the second one-day international.

www.abc.net.au

The less said about the rugby, the better…. (i know, wrong thread!). The ‘A’ team beaten by Tonga on Friday, the other beaten on Saturday……

 

[Cossie]

Looks like the wheels have fallen of the Australian Women‘s team. To loose 3 games in a row must be the first for a very long time, hopefully it isn’t 4!

Well, that is disappointing, wheels have gone a wandering for the men’s team as well.

Australia's wheels fall off on day two at Old Trafford, leaving a fight for its Ashes life

 

[Pushka]

A spin bowler would be nice.

 

[andye]

Watched the first 2 sessions, the second was a real example of a team in a hurry to win a match with rain on the way. coughmins did look tired and made uncharacteristic fielding errors. Bowling is a worry for Australia-Starc looked injured and no established spinner to take pressure off quicks