The International Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

Good the see the Aussies applauding him.

Most of them ran up and shook his hand too.

I don't buy that. It's a cheap attempt to win back "spirit of the game" ethos that they have completely destroyed.

[KevinGage]

There’s something very Dennis Wise about Labuschagne.

I don’t mean that as a compliment. 

[PaulWinch again]

I think we’ve got that spot on. We’ll launch an assault tomorrow morning.

[Monty]

A seismic, hilarious day.

[Meanwood Villa]

Definitely our day today. Great stuff.

[paul_e]

I think we’ve got that spot on. We’ll launch an assault tomorrow morning.

We're going to have to bat out the first half hour to see what it's doing but I don't think it'll be any longer than that. There's showers in the forecast as well as the predicted washout for the weekend so we need to get at them as soon as possible.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t think so. They’ve batted like they did post Root and Crawley getting out for a reason. I reckon they’re going to try and get as many as they can by lunch and then hope they can bundle them out without needing to bat again. That’s their best route to winning on this pitch I think. Weather might beat them, but I reckon they think they could get another 120 and then the pressure would be immense.

[Rory]

There’s something very Dennis Wise about Labuschagne.

I don’t mean that as a compliment.

I don't think it could ever be taken as such 🙂

[Villan For Life]

Good the see the Aussies applauding him.

Most of them ran up and shook his hand too.

I don't buy that. It's a cheap attempt to win back "spirit of the game" ethos that they have completely destroyed.

It looked pretty genuine on TV. The series has been played in a good spirit and Pat Cummins is the most likeable Aussie captain for many years.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah I think you’re reading a bit too much into it Aftab.

[Flamingo Lane]

Good the see the Aussies applauding him.

Most of them ran up and shook his hand too.

I don't buy that. It's a cheap attempt to win back "spirit of the game" ethos that they have completely destroyed.

It looked pretty genuine on TV. The series has been played in a good spirit and Pat Cummins is the most likeable Aussie captain for many years.

After the first day of the first test match at Edgbaston he took his dad to see Bruce Springsteen at the Villa. 

[KevinGage]

Good the see the Aussies applauding him.

Most of them ran up and shook his hand too.

I don't buy that. It's a cheap attempt to win back "spirit of the game" ethos that they have completely destroyed.

... Pat Cummins is the most likeable Aussie captain for many years.

It's not a high bar is it, in fairness.

[Rory]

Good the see the Aussies applauding him.

Most of them ran up and shook his hand too.

I don't buy that. It's a cheap attempt to win back "spirit of the game" ethos that they have completely destroyed.

... Pat Cummins is the most likeable Aussie captain for many years.

It's not a high bar is it, in fairness.

It really isn't, but that makes it more impressive in some ways. He does seem a decent bloke, to me.

[Nev]

It did seem slightly forced as some ran after Crawley to shake his hand from the other end of the wicket but in general I think this series, and most are played in decent spirit save for one or two incidents here and there. Most of the vitriol I find to be rather pantomime, relatively inoffensive and pretty much confined to on the field and in the stands during play.

Unlike football, where any respect for opposition players is rarely openly demonstrated, in cricket a player can be booed one minute and then applauded the next for decent play and that's why I enjoy the difference through the differing seasons.

[manic-road]

Right then lets grind the Aussies into the ground today, hoping for plenty of quick runs and with a new ball due fairly soon the ball will fly off the bat.