Chris2K Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 And India are out, which is hilarious given that the "coincidence" that that IPL was moved to the same grounds that the World Cup was due to be held at just one month before the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyIncognito Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Chris2K said: And India are out, which is hilarious given that the "coincidence" that that IPL was moved to the same grounds that the World Cup was due to be held at just one month before the tournament. The swing from me absolutely loving the ramshackle, patched up makeshift India team that I stayed up to watch beat the Aussies in their own back to going back to despising the 'normal' India team is a huge one. England v New Zealand in a 2019 repeat for the semi will be awesome. Still have a feeling Pakistan will beat us in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted November 19, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Quote Australia’s Test cricket captain Tim Paine has stepped down from his role on the eve of the Ashes series after a historic investigation into text messages sent to a colleague surfaced. Paine made the decision to resign – just weeks out from the start of the series against England – after it became clear to him that details of the incident in 2017, which predated his appointment as Test captain, were about to be made public. The integrity unit investigation four years ago cleared Paine of any breach of CA’s code of conduct, but he said he “deeply regretted” his actions at the time and still to this day. CA accepted Paine’s decision to stand down, effective immediately, and the national selection panel will now have to begin the process of identifying and appointing a new captain to lead the side ahead of the first Test in Brisbane on 8 December. Pat Cummins, the vice-captain, had been tipped to take over from the 36-year-old once he retired. Paine said it was a difficult decision to make, but “the right one for me, my family, and cricket”. “We thought this incident was behind us and that I could focus entirely on the team, as I have done for the last three or four years,” he said. “However, I recently became aware that this private text exchange was going to become public. “On reflection, my actions in 2017 do not meet the standard of an Australian cricket captain, or the wider community. “I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and pain that I have caused to my wife, my family, and to the other party. I’m sorry for any damage that this does to the reputation of our sport. “And I believe that it is the right decision for me to stand down as captain, effective immediately. I do not want this to become an unwelcome disruption to the team ahead of what is a huge Ashes series.” Paine had been in the role – termed by some as Australia’s second highest-profile job after the nation’s prime minister – since March 2018. He took the job from Steve Smith in the wake of the Cape Town ball tampering scandal and was seen as a steady pair of hands to guide Australian cricket in the aftermath of one of its most turbulent periods. In 2019, he became the first Australian men’s captain to retain the Ashes in England since Steve Waugh in 2001, but pressure mounted on his captaincy after losing last year’s home series to India. During that series he apologised to teammates for letting them down in the Sydney Test after his sledging crossed a line. CA acknowledged that Paine had been cleared of any breach of the code of conduct regarding this matter some years ago but CA chair Richard Freudenstein said the board “does not condone this type of language or behaviour”. Cricket Tasmania said in a statement it too does not condone his behaviour, but “because of the consensual nature of the actions it was determined that no further action was required or appropriate”. The interaction was, according to CT “consensual, private, occurred on the one occasion only, was between mature adults and not repeated”. Despite standing down, the wicketkeeper-batsman will still make himself available for selection over the summer. He is facing a race to be fit in time for the first ball at the Gabba in just under three weeks after undergoing invasive neck surgery to fix a bulging disc. Meanwhilst, in the UK: Oh - and Azeem Rafiq has come out and apologised for historical anti-Semitic Facebook messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Take the piss out of England, and our gentleman captain is a fucking sex pest, godamnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 First ball. It's going to be a long winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 A VERY long winter if the first 10 overs are any indication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 BOOM - 1-nil out of England England need a Wrist Spinner.. Oh dear.. England's A team did the senior job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 28, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Bloody hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 I reckon there's some village teams that could have put up more of a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Skittled out for 68 by Australia's 5th choice fast bowler. Good grief. Silverwood has to go, but I have no idea what other changes can be made. There's no obvious captain replacement for Root other than Stokes, and he has enough on his plate at the moment, Anderson and Broad are nearly done and everyone else can't guarantee their place in the side. This is very much the ECB's fault, the de-prioritisation of red ball cricket has led to this point, the preparation and organisation of this tour was horrific. But hey, gotta make some room for The Hundred, am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plubby Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Chris2K said: Skittled out for 68 by Australia's 5th choice fast bowler. Good grief. Cummins Hazelwood Starc Richardson Neser Boland Sixth >_< 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 00:05, Chris2K said: First ball. It's going to be a long winter. Turns out it was fairly quick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky316 Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Don't give up lads. There might be a run of unseasonably horrendous weather causing the final two tests to be called a draw. It's the only hope we have of being competitive the way this tour's gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 9 hours ago, Plubby said: Cummins Hazelwood Starc Richardson Neser Boland Sixth >_< I think there's very little between Neser and Boland, Neser's a better batsman though. One thing to take away from the third test is that all the talk from Root about the bowlers not performing in the second test actually made a difference. Shame about everything else really. At least the Big Bash is still entertaining, Ben McDermott has hit two centuries in consecutive innings, the Sydney Sixers bowled out the Brisbane Heat for 106, fell to 45 for 8 themselves, but still won on the last ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Is this the worst year in the history of England's cricket team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 From a Test Match perspective, especially statistically, yes. We're still a real force in the limited overs games though, we were probably the best side at the World T20 before getting knocked out by losing the toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherFan22 Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 England are on fire in Hobart!!! Go figure... Also, I got to witness James Anderson live, what a pleasure that was as an Aussie.. I saw him the first time he came here, thought he was rubbish.. Smart arse proved me wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 A fine collapse from 68-0 to 124 all out does the perfect job of encapsulating the series in a two hour period. I'd say something needs to change, but there's no chance. TV contracts have The Hundred locked in for four years at least, keeping counties from going bankrupt means the T20 Blast has to stay, the One Day Cup, whilst pointless, is needed to maintain something for ODI cricket, leaving no room for a proper 4 day championship where the Test team can practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 For a refreshing change of pace, the T20 side are now being absolutely battered by the West Indies. Between the two sides, with the T20 side now 39-6, the England cricket team have lost 16 wickets for 96 runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Shane Warne has died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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