The Official Sydney Test Thread

[craigb]

'Spose we better have one, even though the only real interest is whether Australia can complete the whitewash.

For mine, I don't think they'll have any problem against this Pom team. :rolleyes:

PS This is the first Sydney Test I'll have missed in the past 18 years because all the tickets were snaffled by bloody Poms. Well yah boo sucks to them! Hope they enjoy the game . Not that I'm nitter or anything. :D

[ozwinner]

I see the fun police have banned the Mexican wave..:C

:wave::wave::wave:

Al :tdown:

[fred.n]

I see the fun police have banned the Mexican wave..:C



Al :tdown:

Typical......as if it hurts anyone:o
We just need the Poms to start it, so they can get kicked out

[Grunt]

They banned it because people keep throwing crap in the air which ends up on the playing field.

I don't know how they are going to stop it tho.

[bitingmidge]

PS This is the first Sydney Test I'll have missed in the past 18 years because all the tickets were snaffled by bloody Poms.
We were lucky to get tickets to the Brissy One... but hey, it'll be more fun watching at home (or listening at work :rolleyes: ).

There'll be a few things to watch out for:
Bob's first double century and tenfa in the same test would be one.

Cheers,

P (Home now!):D

[SPIRIT]

you can see the police chasing the wave as it goes around the ground:thewave: :running:

[ozwinner]

I just hope they give the Poms a thorough thrashing ol chap.

In todays Melbourne Age they said that the Pommie team is worried about the one dayers, seeing as how they play best in tests...:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Al :peace2:

[bitingmidge]

They banned it because people keep throwing crap in the air which ends up on the playing field.

I don't know how they are going to stop it tho.
They told me (in response to my whinge) that it was because one or two people threw cups of strong liquor, and sometimes urine, and it landed on children and ruined their day.

I can't figure why a parent of a child who didn't like strong liquor in their hair, wouldn't buy seats in the unlicensed area: works for me! :cool:

They stop it simply by having a Brazillion coppers and security people watching for it. Ten of them jump on the first bloke to wave, and then they carry him out of the grounds.

Everyone else looks straight ahead trying not to be noticed, except for the dobbers madly SMS'ing seat numbers to the security people, to give them more sport.

How long till we won't be allowed in if we aren't wearing a special uniform?

Aaaaarrrgh!

P (14 hours till the start)
:D :D :D

[ozwinner]

Heres Langer in the Age.

Go here, http://www.theage.com.au/

Im thinking of a number between 1 and 3.....

Al :doh:

[SPIRIT]

only gentlemen go to the cricket
we were told by our footy club not yell baaaaalllll all the time ...:o no hope

[craigb]

There'll be a few things to watch out for:
Bob's first double century and tenfa in the same test would be one.



Yeah, I'll like to see that! :D :D :D

I'm pleased to see that The Brown Nosed Gnome is declaring his innings closed.
Only Barbecue Boy to get rid of now. :wink: :D

[Gumby]

Time to start a new era of domination.

Just leave Phil out please.:cool:

[Shedhand]

Time to start a new era of domination.

Just leave Phil out please.:cool:
Phil who?

[Gumby]

Phil 'been there, done that, failed, and never looked like it' Jacques

[SPIRIT]

as long we don't have to watch the aussie play aussie 2 team again
what a joke that was :((

[lesmeyer]

Phil who?
Geez Sheddie, is this the new look you ??? :D:D (Avatar that is)
Les

[Shedhand]

Phil 'been there, done that, failed, and never looked like it' Jacques
hey Gumby somethin meaningful for 6000th.
:2tsup:

[Flowboy]

How long till we won't be allowed in if we aren't wearing a special uniform?

Aaaaarrrgh!

P (14 hours till the start)
:D :D :D

Midge,

In the near future, a lobotomy will be mandatory for admission along with a barcode tatooed on your forehead stating your tendencies to non PC behaviour. (This will need to updated annually to keep pace with PC of the times.):~ :no: . Eventually, your forehead will need to be widened.


I long for gentler times,

Rob

[bitingmidge]

Eventually, your forehead will need to be widened.
:oo: :oo: :oo:

MIne already overlaps with the back of my head!!
:oo: :oo: :oo:


P

[ptc]

When is Heyden Going ????

[bitingmidge]

When is Heyden Going ????

After the next Ashes in Australia.

He's now got the immense responsibility of breaking in a new opener!

P
:D :D :D

[Cliff Rogers]

Kick off! :2tsup:

[meansy_wood]

dropped

[Shedhand]

Midge,

In the near future, a lobotomy will be mandatory for admission along with a barcode tatooed on your forehead stating your tendencies to non PC behaviour. (This will need to updated annually to keep pace with PC of the times.):~ :no: . Eventually, your forehead will need to be widened.


I long for gentler times,

Robi reckon there should be a closed forum for us baby boomers. Somewhere we can call females sheilas and gay men poofs and kids snot pots, fart :fartnew2: and be yahoos :toot::clown::haha: and do mexican waves :thewave:. Oh for the good ol' days. (ps: I'm not a misogynost or a racist or anti-gay btw) :U

[Cliff Rogers]

2/58 :2tsup:

[Doughboy]

Ok Gilly is 35 .... how much longer is he going to remain our gloveman?????

I think he coould keep going but what do you think?

Pete

[Cliff Rogers]

Ok Gilly is 35 .... how much longer is he going to remain our gloveman?????

I think he coould keep going but what do you think?

Pete

No comment til we see how he goes in the one day stuff.

[craigb]

Personally I reckon that The World Cup will be Gilchrist's swansong.

He may get one or two tests next summer so he can have a send off but that will be it for old Wing Nut I reckon. :D

[ptc]

2 for 149 !!!

[Gumby]

4/170

ooh ahhh, what a legend. :2tsup:

[Flowboy]

OK, enough of this fol de rol. Freddie made some runs, so the pitch is the best he's played on. (see? I told ya I was good.) No Hoggard, so who's going to take the wickets apart from Panesar:rolleyes: . All out for 320. Oz bats all day and half tomorrow, total of 550. England, overcome by the heady heights of 230 play as though they're invincible, all out for something forgettable. End of game. Whitewash m'man.

Regards,

The man who only opens his mouth to change feet:doh:

[craigb]

My prediction for today is: Poms all out in the hour after lunch for around 360.
Australia 2/150 at stumps.

[bitingmidge]

After lunch?

I don't think so Craig!

By the way, with all that nonsense talk about Warne on another thread, no one it seems has mentioned the passing of John Buchanan. It's his last test today.

I believe he has the greatest record of any coach in the game, and will be very surprised if the team performs at the same level in his absence. Fortunately for his replacement, the honeymoon period will have the press blaming the absence of Warne, McGrath et al rather than the change of coach!

Cheers,

P

[craigb]

In case anybody doesnt' know the Brown Nosed Gnome story,
heres a link:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/15/1076779836609.html?oneclick=true

[craigb]

After lunch?

I don't think so Craig!


Surely even the Poms can hold on until after lunch on that track. :rolleyes:

[Grunt]

Midge, is it the coach or the players that have made the Aussie team what it is today?

If John Buchanan had coached the Australian team between '83-'86, I don't think his record would be all that crash hot.

[bitingmidge]

Grunt,

I'm fond of reminding all that it's a TEAM game, and in this case, the coach IMHO is a vital part of the team.

He's the bloke that's instilled the "Champion Team" mentality, rather than the "team of champions" thing that made the Windies with all their superstars so erratic.

Who has been behind the brutal approach to opening? The bullying run rates?

Surely you're not going to say that it's blokes like Haydon and Symonds doing it alone?

Cheers,

P
:D

[bitingmidge]

Surely even the Poms can hold on until after lunch on that track. :rolleyes:

Craig,

Have you missed the earlier matches or something?? :D :D :D

P

[craigb]

Symonds doing it alone?



Symonds? :oo: Geez that's drawing a long bow Midge, even by your standards. :D :D

My after lunch prediction is looking decidedly dodgy. :-

[Shedhand]

Bing on a hat trick... :aussie5::thewave:

[Grunt]

The Australian team has only had 3 coaches, Simpson, Marsh and Buchanan.

Fast scoring is not a recent invention, the Invincibles also often scored at 4 runs per over (adjusted to a 6 ball over).

Do you think Symonds had something to do with that?

[bitingmidge]

Three to go, an hour before lunch, and it would appear that the best score so far this series for the last FIVE wickets, is fifty something.

Cheers,

P

[Gumby]

He's the bloke that's instilled the "Champion Team" mentality, rather than the "team of champions" thing that made the Windies with all their superstars so erratic.

Do you mean erratic in the sense that sometimes they won by an innings and 4 wickets, and at other times only by 4 wickets. :D

[Shedhand]

In case anybody doesnt' know the Brown Nosed Gnome story,
heres a link:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/15/1076779836609.html?oneclick=trueStill none the wiser as to why he's referred to as a Brown Nosed Gnome :?

[Cliff Rogers]

Next!!!! :D

[Daddles]

All out. Just under 300 and just before lunch. Yep, they're going to make us work for this win.

Richard

[craigb]

Still none the wiser as to why he's referred to as a Brown Nosed Gnome :?

Let's just say he was a BIG fan of Steve Waugh's :wink: :D

Well, the almost made it to lunch.:-

[bitingmidge]

Son of Kim gone for eleven, back to more of the same.:(

Still, four for almost enough is good enough in one session.

cheers,

P
:D :D :D

[Studley 2436]

well it is looking like it is pretty even this far in. Interesting stuff for sure

The Poms finally decided they wanted to play, not sure what they were doing before

Studley

[Studley 2436]

Did you see Gilly's dismissal? I reckon send Billy Bowden to the counties or grade cricket and get Daryl Hair back.

Studley

[craigb]

What else can you expect from Bowden? He gets it wrong more often than right. :((

Worst umpire on the ICC panel.

Plonker!

[Shedhand]

Did you see Gilly's dismissal? I reckon send Billy Bowden to the counties or grade cricket and get Daryl Hair back.

StudleyBilly Bowden is Kiwi twat and should be umpiring the sheep grade somewhere south of Dunedin. A lesson for Gillie there. Sportsmanship gets you nowhere.:~

[Grunt]

Bowden spends most of his time concentrating on his bent finger dismissal movement than on getting the decision right.

[Gumby]

I said right from the start that Bowden is useless. How can you take so long to make an incorrect decision????:? With the bat obviously hitting the ground and the dust flying everywhere, surely there's a doubt about the ball hitting the bat. (which it didn't)

Bloody idiot Kiwi :((

But let's face facts, Warnie should be out.

[bitingmidge]

Ahh Warnie,

Let those who think he's truly great also ponder his batting record:

Third most test ducks in test cricket.
Most runs in test cricket without scoring a century.

His runs scored after his "dismissal" probably made up for Gilly being wronged though. A hundred ahead is enough, what's the weather looking like?

Cheers,

P

[craigb]

A hundred ahead is enough, what's the weather looking like?





Sunny and humid in the CBD at the moment.

[Gumby]

Sunny and humid in the CBD at the moment.

yes but what's it like in Sydney is what we want to know :rolleyes:

[Rossluck]

If you were listening to ABC radio you would have heard what Warne was saying to Collingwood in the middle:

"An MBA for getting seven [runs]! That's a disgrace ... it's an embarrassment."

:2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup:

[bitingmidge]

Sunny and humid in the CBD at the moment.
Will we need more than today?

P
:cool:

[craigb]

Will we need more than today?

P
:cool:

Will probably need 'till lunch tomorrow. Bearing in mind my past record when it comes to predictions. :wink:

[craigb]

If you were listening to ABC radio you would have heard what Warne was saying to Collingwood in the middle:

"An MBA for getting seven [runs]! That's a disgrace ... it's an embarrassment."

:2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup:


Master of Businness Administration ? :? :? :?

[bitingmidge]

MBE perhaps?

For winning a series by two runs 'n all. :oo:

Cheers,

P
:D :D :D

[Rossluck]

MBE perhaps?

For winning a series by two runs 'n all. :oo:

Cheers,

P
:D :D :D


Doh! :-

[Studley 2436]

Actually I was listening to that bit in the car and they were talking about maybe the team does deserve something for winning and so on. Well someone should tell them that the winner usually gets a trophy. Players get to have their name in the record as being on the winning team, and of course they get paid a motza.

However at the end of your career for various outstanding players they do sometimes deserve a mention in the New Years Honours.

Studley

[Gumby]

bye bye Poms, Collingwood is gone :) still 4 runs short of making us bat again.

maybe we won't have to. :D

[Rossluck]

My feeling is that the MBE's were a bit over the top. You can devalue awards by handing them out too easily. A sportsperson should use their profile to help the community for a few years after they retire before they start getting awards like that.

[craigb]

My guess is that they'll only just make it to the first drinks break.

(Sure glad I don't have fourth day tickets :oo: )

[bitingmidge]

My feeling is that the MBE's were a bit over the top. You can devalue awards by handing them out too easily. A sportsperson should use their profile to help the community for a few years after they retire before they start getting awards like that.

Just as well they haven't given the Australian team a gong every time they win a series, they'd take as many pages as a small novel just to write all the letters after their names.

I'm with you Rossluck, winning a game of cricket hardly seems to be of national significance, maybe it shows what an unhealthy state Britain is really in?

cheers.

P

[craigb]

From the Cricinfo Test commentary:


9.40am A lovely sunny day at the SCG, the crowd beginning to come in for the 10.10am start ... Shane Warne on the edge of the field being presented with some trophy-cabinet material by a local official. He'll be getting a mass of that in the coming hours ... keep an eye on ebay next week.

:D

Pieterson lasted 2 balls. Oh dear.

[Wongo]

Sorry, can someone please tell me how often do they play the ashes? Every 18.236 month??

I need to know it for my citizenship exam.:- They will probably kick me out anyway.:D

[Spittin Chips]

Maybe we can send out McGrath and Langer to open...fitting farewell. Ooh Aah could really enjoy opening!

[Shedhand]

Sorry, can someone please tell me how often do they play the ashes? Every 18.236 month??

I need to know it for my citizenship exam.:- They will probably kick me out anyway.:DDon't worry m8, I'll be your sponsor... :D

[Shedhand]

Maybe we can send out McGrath and Langer to open...fitting farewell. Ooh Aah could really enjoy opening!
What a brilliant idea..... :2tsup: and the poms could bowl Read and Strauss - that way we could bat out out the whole 2 days.... :D

[Grunt]

We play England every2 years, alternating between England and Australia. The next time will be in June 2009 followed by Australia in 2010.

England are 9 for 21 (effective)

[bitingmidge]

Well played chaps!

P

:D :D :D

[Studley 2436]

If only the Poms had the passion that their supporters do!

Just taking a look in history with adventures such as Henry's conquest of France, and Churchill's I have nothing to offer you except blood sweat and tears or his call to arms we will fight them on the beaches, and the bulldog spirit that they would never ever lie down while their was breath in their bodies, all I want to say that this team was not English. Lame limp wristed spineless yep could not be from the England of legend and history.

Bit of brainless management didn't help either being so defensive from the outset and failing to pick their best team, like the keeper Read and Monty as well. It might have played out differently had they been in from the start.

Yep lets start a thread, Why the Barmy Army deserves our sympathy

Studley

[Christopha]

.

Yep lets start a thread, Why the Barmy Army deserves our sympathy

Studley

Well they are smelly, uneducated dingoes, only fit to be trained as Brickies for starters!!!:;

Hmmmm.... maybe that's a bit strong.... perhaps they may be able to be trained as landscapers!

[Studley 2436]

but their Trumpeter spends his time away from teh Cricket with the LSO

Didn't know they paid enough to get brickies to come and play with them

[craigb]

Well done the team!

Now they just have to keep the Poms winless in the one-dayers and it will be the perfect summer. :D

[Grunt]

Langer, Warne and McGrath are a pack of hacks and should be dropped.

[Gumby]

Well, what can we say. 5-0 It doesn't get any better than that. :D

But somebody should tell my Boony doll it's all over.
He just said it's time to give them a bath. :rolleyes: Maybe he thinks they stink :D

[SPIRIT]

20/20 cricket the pops should be ableto bat out the game:?

[Studley 2436]

We finally got Langer! It has taken years of nagging and sooking but the selectors have finally seen that he can't bat a bit.

*L* What about that Warne guy can't bat can't bowl either. I only wonder if Joe the Cameraman is still on the cricket crew providing the telecast or was he dropped?

Studley

[bitingmidge]

and in news just to hand, the selectors have finally come to their senses....


Hayden picked for one-day tri-series
Cricinfo staff
January 5, 2007


Matthew Hayden is a strong chance to be in Australia's World Cup team © Getty Images

Matthew Hayden has been handed a limited-overs lifeline and Cameron White has been rewarded for his domestic form after both were named in Australia's 13-man squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series. The selectors were forced to rethink their one-day line-up after losing two members of the Champions Trophy squad: Shane Watson, who has a hamstring injury, and the now-retired Damien Martyn.

Hayden is set to open the batting with Adam Gilchrist in the tri-series featuring England and New Zealand, which begins on January 12. He got the nod ahead of Phil Jaques and Chris Rogers, one of whom will almost certainly partner Hayden in the Test team after Justin Langer's departure.

It's going to be a great summer, I can just feel it!

:D :D :D
P

[Spittin Chips]

No problem with Haydos...but what the about Jaques!? Yes, he was...I repeat...was in good form last year. The media is so far behind him...pushing him forward I'll be surprised poor Rogers gets a look in at all. Look how long it took to get haydos in the team...and then they picked him when he was in a slump. Took years to recover. The saelectors have missed great talent for years. Hussey should have been in the team 4 years ago. Hodge made the mistake of scoring 200!

Looking forward to Aus v NZ in the one day. They will put up a good fight. The poms will be lucky to bat 50 overs!

[ptc]

I think the team needs a Hairdresser.
When is Hayden retiring?