Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread.

 More than likely not to happen as according to the weather experts it is meant to rain all day tomorrow.

Its amazing how much I can't stand their cricket team.  I support Aussie after NZ in every single sport (even if I do poke fun at their football results).  I am still gutted how they were knocked out by Italy in 06.  But their cricket team has just been so packed full of absolute assholes over the years I hope they go on to lose every game by an innings.

Shit just looked up at pub TV that stadium is empty. Where is it again

Yep just not as good as the basin. Everyone knows that. U18s are free too

Basin is cricket. But England v NZ was good some time in late 60's early 70's.

Ryder looking good, he needs to be called up for the Black Caps pronto.

Two things are clear at the moment:

1.  He is the form batsman in domestic cricket at the moment.

2.  He has no want to play cricket for NZ at the moment.

So whether he deserves a call-up or not, there's no point really debating it until he declares that he wants to be available for selection. And the Wellington fans on here should be pleased, the more he plays for them the better chance they have at getting some silverware.

Just make sure after matches are at McDonalds to ensure form continues

He's actually dropped a lot of weight compared to last year.

Milne has looked good.

This tour seems like a complete waste of everyone's time.

Yup, can't really take anything away from this series, unless people think 30 over rained out games are important

BREAKING NEWS!!!

JESSE RYDER PLANS TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT PLAYING A NEW COMPUTER GAME! HE'LL PROBABLY BE DRINKING AND PUNCHING THINGS TOO

Look for the Ian Anderson article on this tweet, and then half way through the article slipping this in.  Not that he would be implying anything of course.

Commentators: And we will see a great big hot spot there ... 

...[ No spot visible on edge of bat ] ... 

...It has been proven of course that the hot spot isn't always visible on the faintest of edges.   

LOL!

Also, Siddle goes on to show he continues to be an objectionable...

Siddle and Pattinson both are (fill in swear here)

Haven't been watching today's play but have been reading - apparently a lot of bias in the commentary box, what a shock. At least they've stopped talking about slip formation....

Every time the ball passes the edge of the bat, they act like its a wicket. One edge that fell well short of the slip, they also commentated as if it was a wicket. 

Terrible commentary.

I think it's most sad because they use to be so good to listen to back in the late 90's. Still a bit biased, but at least knowledgable and interesting. Has been a long slippery slope since then though!

The worst for me is Mark Nicholas - he's not even Australian, and he's the most rabid of them all. Listening to him doesn't feel like listening to a professional commentator, but like a drunken Aussie fan whose accent is undergoing an identity crisis.

Totally agree.

http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Chris-Gayle-hits-a-six-off-first-ball-of-test-match-2012/tabid/317/articleID/276590/Default.aspx

I can remember NZ vs I'mheresohail in the early-mid 90s.  First ball of the test match, and he went for a huge blast/pull that went straight to Ken Rutherford.  

He dropped it.

It's unreal that it has never happened before! (Until now)

I went to the game on Friday night and was shocked by the the lack people.  I didn't see the crowd announced (had to leave not long into the Firebirds innings) or in the article the next day.  Dare I say between 2 and 3 thousand showed up?

Yeah I'd pay $20 for the basin, and the atmosphere that came with it. I'm not usually a fan of T20, but don't mind it at domestic level, plus the atmosphere at the basin was great and it was packed out. 

$25 for a non-event at the stadium? no thanks.I'd pay $10 for that, $15 at a stretch.

Not to mention fresh tap beer at $5 a pop rather than $6.50 (?) plastic pet bottle beer - the worst kind. 

Yeah did love the GrabOne season pass they had last year. Heading down to the basin for games, grabbing a hells pizza and some beers for cheap (ish) and chilling on the bank in the sun. 

This year. Expensive + no atmosphere = big meh.