Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 1)

It really would be wonderful if we didn't have to watch it but I suspect it will be.

Sky certainly are screening it. From 4th of November @ 4:45pm

https://www.skytv.co.nz/tv-guide-search.aspx?category=Programs&search=cricket

Good work, aussie playing sri lanka at home from sunday aswell M.S Dhoni2010-10-30 10:42:28

Pakistan collapse from being 1/140 to being all out for 203 and I can't help but wonder if its been rigged. It probably hasn't but the doubt is always there.

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1 day to go before we get embarrassed at the hands of cricketing greatness. theprof2010-11-03 11:44:30

And I wonder what would happen if we went over there and beat them?

Not that I think that is going to happen

Absolutely loved watching the Sri Lankan's beat The Boofheads last night. Mathews and Malinga played incredibly to go from 107/8 to reach 240 with one wicket in hand (world record 9th wicket stand). Mathews was superb and Malinga was taking the piss clubbing to/over the boundary. I enjoy nothing more than seeing aussie lose but this game was f**king awesome, what ODI's are about.

rigged.....no question....

anyone watching the test match? Must say Sehwag is enjoyable to watch. Dravid a bit slow but least he is still there supporting.

Australia

keeping an eye on it at most. it's going to be a long painful four days

Looking like India might rack up 1,000. Strange team selection from Black Caps only two medium pacers when one ready to draw the pension and the other on debut? Hard to believe we thought we'd get 20 wickets with this bowling line up.

Dravid after facing 100 balls for bugger all is now scoring at a good clip. Looking ominous!

I can see Sehwag getting 200.

We won't get 10 wickets with this line up.

i could live off the sight of australia losing like that. no food or water, just the joy i feel seeing the look on their faces when they know they've choked will keep me alive.

the [most obvious i can think of] plan would have been to win the toss and bat first with two and a half spinners bowling second and fourth [probably not required] on a typical dry, dusty sub cont. deck. but that's Vetori over thinking the tactics like he does. someone needs to tell him we're not good enough for that.

my theory anyway.

You forget they do have two tests to get 10 wickets must have an outside chance!

our guys should take a leaf of Dravids book of how to bat yourself in and not get out playing stupid 20/20 shots.

hang on............nah that seams way to complicated..........this one's going over the rope

We seem to have forgotten how to catch now too. Shelled almost half a dozen already today.

Really? Jesus. I'm not really watching, good choice by the sounds of it.

getting smashed, over in 3 days

From a purely cricketing viewpoint it was pretty good watching though (well the bit I watched anyway). Part of me would love to watch Tendulkar make a pretty 100 to bring up 50 100s at home, then I remember that I support the black caps.

I pop my collar playing cricket. Habit from Silverstream (and also helps prevent sunburn on the back of my neck). I agree its pretty knobbish, but meh...aitkenmike2010-11-05 21:34:51

Just don't be surprised if people think you're a knob then. Btw, aussie were playing at night with collars popped, just like when Symonds use to wear zinc like a clown during night games. Just another boofhead.

India all out for 487. 10 wickets, would you look at that!

New Zealand 29/2 (9.6 ov)

Bugger

New Zealand 69/2 (28.0 ov)
New Zealand trail by 418 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Not to bad after a poor start

Meanwhile Aussie lose again

Oh, and this

masterfull

Anyone checked out 'International Cricket' on PS3?  Apparently they were too cheap to buy the right s to player names so had to use replacements.  Here is the NZ team.  My favourite is Southee and Styris.
New Zealand:
T McIntyre - Tim McIntosh
B Walters - BJ Watkins
J Raider - Jesse Ryder
R Tiller - Ross Taylor
M Gopter - Martin Guptill
D Vittare - Daniel Vettori
B McCallen - Brendon McCullum
D Toughie - Daryl Tuffey
J Padam - Jeetan Patel
T Northee - Tim Southee
C Maten - Chris Martin
G Elker - Grant Elliott
I Bolter - Ian Butler
J Frankmanm - James Franklin
P Inham - Peter Ingham
J Oron - Jacob Oram
N Bloom - Neil Broom
K Moles - Kyle Mills
P Fullman - Peter Fulton
G Hailpins - Gareth Hopkins
N McCallen - Nathan McCullum
S Stylist - Scott Styris
J Blond - Shane Bond

Codemasters have done this for all of there cricket games (other than Shane Warne Cricket '99).

Also, is it as truely dreadful as RPC2007? I've been to scared to go near them after that terrible game.

LOLz

I particularly love how clarke looks at watson in disgust when all clarke had to do was under arm it TO watson but instead threw it at him. More your fault than his clarke you stupid c**t.

 

Were you playing against the current NZ team?