Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread.

Oram must have some dodgy pics of Wrighty's missus.

If he doesn't break down he is a very good bowler in the middle of the innings. If he does break down we bring someone else over. Don't see the big deal here. Can't see him batting above Franklin, maybe even behind Vetorri.

Vetorri finally takes a wicket after a full day of bowling. To little to late though likely.

Very impressed with Martin today, but Vetorri has been really dissapointing. 1 wicket as the lead spinner on the last day is just not good enough.

open bar ftw.

Vettori stands down as captain.  

His captaincy isn't great, but he said when he took over that he would only do it to the next WC.

Fixed.

I reckon on the sub-continent Bangladesh will sneak an upset.  Finding the game will be tricky but money to be made.

Yeah it stretched out the moment they picked Oram.

Good point that. There's the odd upset at the WC but will be hard to pick it. Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka, March 4 is my pick.

Just ask one of the players..they will already know the result.

Picking the Windies to win?

From 442

-What do you call a world class Australian Cricketer? Retired.

-What do you call an Aussie with a bottle of Champagne? A waiter.

-What do you call an Australian who can hold a catch? A Fisherman

-Why can no one drink wine in Australia at the moment? They haven't got any openers.

-What is the difference between Cinderella and the Aussies? Cinderella knew when to leave the ball.

-What is the Australian version of LBW? Lost, Beaten and Walloped.

-What do you get if you cross the Australian Cricket team with an Oxo cube? A laughing stock.

-The Australian Bobsleigh team have asked the Aussie cricket team for a meeting. They want to ask their advice about going down hill fast.

-What's the difference between Ricky Ponting and a Funeral Director? A funeral director doesn't keep losing the ashes.

-Did you hear what the stump microphones picked up when The Ashes skippers tossed the coin on Boxing Day? Andrew Strauss called correctly and, quick as a flash, said to Ricky Ponting "You lads can bat.'' Just as quick Ponting replied: "No, we can't. We really can't."

-Of everyone in the Aussie team, who spends the most time at the crease? The woman who irons their cricket whites.

-What's the height of optimism? An Aussie batsman putting on sunscreen.

-What is the main function of the Australia coach? To transport the team from the hotel to the ground.

-On his way out into the middle to bat, Ricky Ponting gets a call from his wife and teammate Michael Hussey tells her he's heading out to the middle. His wife replies "I'll hold, he won't be long!"

-What's the difference between an Aussie batsman and a Formula 1 car? Nothing! If you blink you'll miss them both.

-Who has the easiest job in the Australian squad? The guy who removes the red ball marks from the bats.

-What do Aussie batsmen and drug addicts have in common? Both spend most of their time wondering where their next score will come from.

-Why is Ricky Ponting cleverer than Houdini? Because he can get out without even trying.

-What does Ricky Ponting put in his hands to make sure the next ball is almost certainly going to be a wicket? A bat.

-What does an Australian batsman who is playing in The Ashes have in common with Michael Jackson? They both wore gloves for no apparent reason.

I'm earmarking our match against Zimbabwe as a potential upset.

Id take southee at 20! A fast bowler most likely to get injured,thoughts is the youngest.

Perhaps Ryder is a sure thing,only takes 1 night out on the piss.

Southee's injury track record is what has him out at $20. Ryder has a history of injuries. Drinking piss was not considered for any of these odds.

Tim Brown in the com box. Southee and Bennett on fire. Love it.

I reckon we are in with a sniff of winning this one...Pakistan 96/8

Tim Brown wrapping up the tail in the Com Box!

cricinfo unaware:

If we can't chase this we may as well not bother turning up to the World Cup.

haha love it

Enjoying Ryder lighting it up!

They thinks its all over, well it is now......

And I bet the groundsmen are happy.

Sarcasm alert?

how many people were at the game? I'm glad I didn't fork out for it.

Is the game on between the firebirds and the stags today? Anyone going?

Not sure, but I took it to mean that you could get an earlier start swapping the ground over for fooball, but I could be wrong.

Aitkenmike has hit it right on the money. I'm sure as a groundsman you'd prefer a 50 over stunner with 320ish runs.

Yeah, nah would much rather a cracking, high scoring game of cricket with a shorter turn around. I got what you meant though.

Wouldn't you prefer a pitch that has something in it for bowlers too? Instead of a road constitutive to a 700+ run fest.

I think when a low score is posted,the commentators wrongly say it's the pitch every time. Seemed to me more a combination of great bowling and poor batting.

Is funny when they always change their mind about a pitch too. They do this especially in test matches. A side can be 100/0,and the pitch is a road,the groundsman shouldve put more in it for the bowler,suddenly it's 150/7,and it's too green with too much seam movement - we would like pitches to get us a result on the 5th day.

They have no idea,it's annoying.

Yeah well of course. I didn't exactly say I'd rather it be a road but we've been frustrated with a lot of low scores at Westpac. It would be nice to see some runs scored and the crowd get their moneys worth for once. It doesn't help when the batsmen get themselves out - sometimes there isn't much need to give the bowlers assistance in ODI's. But I guess that's why you like test cricket over other forms.

but the black caps didn't find it that hard to bat on as the score suggests. So some of these people saying it is seaming to much could be wrong we bowled good line and good length on a pitch with a bit in it