Australian Cricket Season 2024-2025

[Pushka]

Been annoying me for ages. Why is is that India are allowed an extra 6 men outside the boundary to field the ball after a 4/6 saving the fielder from bothering to run for it? Surely ICB should restrict handling the ball to selected onfield players?

Why?

 

[CaptJCool]

9/176

No one’s in front
But India batting first placed them ahead
Bowling and aching means first mover advantage is to the other team

 

[cjd600]

9/176

No one’s in front
But India batting first placed them ahead
Bowling and aching means first mover advantage is to the other team

Bumrah's fitness is pretty key

 

[Cossie]

Anyone else getting a sense of Deja Vu?

Boland, Go you good thing!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Why?

Obvious.

 

[love_the_life]

I went away for an hour or so and how things changed

 

[Pushka]

Obvious.

Clearly not to me! If the rules don't stop it then that's it! Not as though Australia has a good reputation with handling the ball. I don't even see how it could be policed. Cricketers have always tossed the ball around and as long as it isn't a deliberate hard throw to the ground then

 

[love_the_life]

Clearly not to me! If the rules don't stop it then that's it! Not as though Australia has a good reputation with handling the ball. I don't even see how it could be policed. Cricketers have always tossed the ball around and as long as it isn't a deliberate hard throw to the ground then

And nothing to stop Australia doing the same.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Clearly not to me! If the rules don't stop it then that's it! Not as though Australia has a good reputation with handling the ball. I don't even see how it could be policed. Cricketers have always tossed the ball around and as long as it isn't a deliberate hard throw to the ground then

Let’s give the onfield players chairs then to save their energy and let off field people field the balls.

I saw one today where the off field helper picked the ball up about 15 cm inside the boundary so technically the ball never reached the boundary rope.

 

[Pushka]

Let’s give the onfield players chairs then to save their energy and let off field people field the balls.

I saw one today where the off field helper picked the ball up about 15 cm inside the boundary so technically the ball never reached the boundary rope.

Then that should have been called out by the umpires as an obstruction. And that is an entirely different thing to what you were describing.

However on the point about players being treated with kid gloves, yes, eg their ability to get drinks out of usual drinks times is way different when partner played cricket. Even in the hottest of conditions drinks were only allowed in the drinks session regardless of the temperature which is of course, ridiculous. And then we have Steve Smith with his gloves. Watch that next innings. But the Cricketers Association has become quite powerful (thanks Tim May) and players can assert themselves much more. And get paid for their work.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Then that should have been called out by the umpires as an obstruction. And that is an entirely different thing to what you were describing.

However on the point about players being treated with kid gloves, yes, eg their ability to get drinks out of usual drinks times is way different when partner played cricket. Even in the hottest of conditions drinks were only allowed in the drinks session regardless of the temperature which is of course, ridiculous. And then we have Steve Smith with his gloves. Watch that next innings. But the Cricketers Association has become quite powerful (thanks Tim May) and players can assert themselves much more. And get paid for their work.

An obstruction by whom for whom. Indian on field player didn’t bother to run to cut off the four, and Indian helper fielded the ball inside the field. Should never be allowed that off field helpers handle the ball. That’s the job of the selected on field players.

 

[TheRealTMA]

No offence meant to Hazelwood, but great that Bowland was given the call.

 

[DejaBrew]

No offence meant to Hazelwood, but great that Bowland was given the call.

It's such a luxury to have this current pace bowling lineup.

 

[QF WP]

Well, this is turning out to be an intriguing Test match. Day 3, I'll be glued to the TV

 

[Pushka]

Well, this is turning out to be an intriguing Test match. Day 3, I'll be glued to the TV

and excellent it's the Pink Day as well for fundraising.

 

[cjd600]

The final day of the Test summer....on a knife's edge.
(Don't dive in front of Uzzy again, Steven.)

 

[TheRealTMA]

The final day of the Test summer....on a knife's edge.
(Don't dive in front of Uzzy again, Steven.)

Space your slips fielders properly. Australian sides have been standing too close in many matches.

 

[kpc]

We can't chase more than about 180!! Khawaja and Head really have to step up in the 2nd innings!

 

[Happy Dude]

I saw one today where the off field helper picked the ball up about 15 cm inside the boundary so technically the ball never reached the boundary rope.

There are many instances where a boundary is given even though the ball doesn't touch it.

This malarky where a player fields the ball then touches the rope/padding, and a boundary s given, should be stopped. If the ball doesn't touch the rope it's not a boundary, I reckon.

It'd speed up the game a little and possibly make the game a little safer.

Same with sixes. If a player catches the ball after starting from the field of play, it hasn't cleared the fence regardless of where he lands, so it's out.

 

[Pushka]

Let’s give the onfield players chairs then to save their energy and let off field people field the balls.

I saw one today where the off field helper picked the ball up about 15 cm inside the boundary so technically the ball never reached the boundary rope.

I think I saw that incident last night on replay. I don't understand the connection between 'give the on field players chairs then to save their energy' and a random and approved oval staff member fielding the ball that was going for four well ahead of the player. There was no cheating involved and the staff member likely just wanted a bit of the action and touch the ball. Maybe those were their instructions from the CA. All it did was save time and the time it's taking these days with interruptions etc then surely this is good.