Both Oz openers gone. 32/2 and the fight is on.
Now we have to get Cam Green quickly.
The Official Cricket Thread
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
Yep, that was a stunner.
Aus all out for 256, with the excellent Matt Henry bagging 7-67.
In stark contrast, the rapey guy goes wicketless...again.
We've been outclassed since the first session of the first test.
The Latham/Williamson partnership has been our best period of play, but it still feels like it was too little too late.
Southee's captaincy and bowling hasn't been flash either.
Scotland’s curse of having games rained off in unlikely places continues. Todays ODI in Dubai has been postponed.
It’s the second time ever that an ODI has been rained off in UAE. The previous one also involved Scotland. We’ve also had a game rained off in Oman. And another game rained off in Dubai against Ireland. And south east Asia turned into the arctic tundra when we played there in 2016. Had very unseasonal rain in Namibia and Zimbabwe as well.
Expect rain in the West Indies for Scotland in the t20 World Cup.
It’s the second time ever that an ODI has been rained off in UAE. The previous one also involved Scotland. We’ve also had a game rained off in Oman. And another game rained off in Dubai against Ireland. And south east Asia turned into the arctic tundra when we played there in 2016. Had very unseasonal rain in Namibia and Zimbabwe as well.
Expect rain in the West Indies for Scotland in the t20 World Cup.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
Start delayed due to rain but the covers are coming off and play will resume at 12pm local.
Australia at 77/4 need 202 runs.
Australia at 77/4 need 202 runs.
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
Marsh dropped off Southee's first ball and Head caught off the next delivery
Rachin buying the drinks for Young tonightGuy Smiley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:06 pm Marsh dropped off Southee's first ball and Head caught off the next delivery
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
When I lived in Freo and was still doing a lot of cycling, a favourite circuit of mine took me along the southern bank of the Swan river on a shared path pretty much all the way to Applecross and the freeway into Perth, a popular route. I remember one afternoon coming back through a little s bend section and running into Rod Marsh and his two sons out there in the parkland with an Aussie rules football... the boys would have been about 8-10 years old.
Funny how time marches on, eh.
Funny how time marches on, eh.
Shaun and Mitchell are Geoff Marsh's sons. Rodney's no relation, afaik.Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:18 pm When I lived in Freo and was still doing a lot of cycling, a favourite circuit of mine took me along the southern bank of the Swan river on a shared path pretty much all the way to Applecross and the freeway into Perth, a popular route. I remember one afternoon coming back through a little s bend section and running into Rod Marsh and his two sons out there in the parkland with an Aussie rules football... the boys would have been about 8-10 years old.
Funny how time marches on, eh.
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
they all look the same, those marshes...
The Marsh at the wicket is going to take the buggers home. Thanks Rachin.
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
Yeah... that dropped catch was The Chance, I reckon... the game's running away from NZ at pace now.
Also... there were a lot of reeds growing alongside that path years ago... in the marshy ground.
-
Guy Smiley
- Posts: 4913
- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:52 pm
I don't often get a chance to watch a day of test cricket... but here I am. Rolling around in the magic of the game.
Test cricket is a wonderful thingGuy Smiley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:10 am I don't often get a chance to watch a day of test cricket... but here I am. Rolling around in the magic of the game.
-
Thor Sedan
- Posts: 1087
- Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:50 am
Is this the last season for Southee?
Last 8 tests (including 2 against a really weak South African C team)
6/428 - basically three quarters of a wicket every 54 runs.
Really not good enough - we need a bowling duo that can rip through a lower order. Aussies middle and lower batters won this series for them.
Last 8 tests (including 2 against a really weak South African C team)
6/428 - basically three quarters of a wicket every 54 runs.
Really not good enough - we need a bowling duo that can rip through a lower order. Aussies middle and lower batters won this series for them.
The ICC's vaguely insane qualification criteria for the next T20 World Cup in 2026 has been announced. Basically it's the hosts, India and Sri Lanka, plus the 8 teams who get out of the group stages in the 2024 T20 World Cup, plus however many more teams you need to get up to 12 automatic qualifiers, taken from the highest ranked teams who haven't qualified by getting out of the groups this time (as of the rankings on June 29th).
Current rankings (as of 11th March) that are relevant are
11 Namibia 196
12 Ireland 194
13 Zimbabwe 193
14 Scotland 190
15 Netherlands 183
So it's really tight. Since those rankings Scotland beat Oman 2-1 in a three match series and Ireland lost a series to Afghanistan by the sme score. But the ICC and cricket generally will make absolutely no mention of this in the next few months, there will be no marketing and no attempt to generate any interest whatsoever. Oh, and nobody really seems to be sure if the T20 games at the Africa games count as full internationals or not. and given Namibia have lost to Zimbabwe and Nigeria that'd damage their hopes of getting into the top12, but they may want to count them to make sure Zimbabwe get in. The ICC probably won't confirm this either way until they see the outcome and how it'll affect rankings.
Then they'll have the regional qualifiers again, which is a whole different shitshow. The qualifiers are allocated as 2 from Europe, 2 from Asia, 2 from Africa, 1 from East Asia-Pacific and 1 from Americas. The problem with this is how easily someone could game the system. Scotland Ireland and the Netherlands have a six game T20 series in mid/late May in preparation for the World Cup. The way the rankings are at the moment, If one of those teams were to throw all four of their games, it'd ensure that one of the other two qualified automatically, and that would leave a nice easy European qualifier for the remaining two (those three teams being a fair bit ahead of the other European teams). This all stems from the disparity in the regions the ICC has set up. If you look at current World Rankings, to qualify from Europe you need to be in the top 14 in the World. To qualify from Asia, top 17. To qualify from East Asia-Pacific you need to be in the top 40. The Asia / East Asia distinction is entirely arbitrary and could easily be fixed by moving Hong Kong (rank 21) and Malaysia (25) into East Asia-Pac to give a better balance, and then having something that's more a repechage for the last place. But that's never going to happen because the ICC doesn't give a shit.
Current rankings (as of 11th March) that are relevant are
11 Namibia 196
12 Ireland 194
13 Zimbabwe 193
14 Scotland 190
15 Netherlands 183
So it's really tight. Since those rankings Scotland beat Oman 2-1 in a three match series and Ireland lost a series to Afghanistan by the sme score. But the ICC and cricket generally will make absolutely no mention of this in the next few months, there will be no marketing and no attempt to generate any interest whatsoever. Oh, and nobody really seems to be sure if the T20 games at the Africa games count as full internationals or not. and given Namibia have lost to Zimbabwe and Nigeria that'd damage their hopes of getting into the top12, but they may want to count them to make sure Zimbabwe get in. The ICC probably won't confirm this either way until they see the outcome and how it'll affect rankings.
Then they'll have the regional qualifiers again, which is a whole different shitshow. The qualifiers are allocated as 2 from Europe, 2 from Asia, 2 from Africa, 1 from East Asia-Pacific and 1 from Americas. The problem with this is how easily someone could game the system. Scotland Ireland and the Netherlands have a six game T20 series in mid/late May in preparation for the World Cup. The way the rankings are at the moment, If one of those teams were to throw all four of their games, it'd ensure that one of the other two qualified automatically, and that would leave a nice easy European qualifier for the remaining two (those three teams being a fair bit ahead of the other European teams). This all stems from the disparity in the regions the ICC has set up. If you look at current World Rankings, to qualify from Europe you need to be in the top 14 in the World. To qualify from Asia, top 17. To qualify from East Asia-Pacific you need to be in the top 40. The Asia / East Asia distinction is entirely arbitrary and could easily be fixed by moving Hong Kong (rank 21) and Malaysia (25) into East Asia-Pac to give a better balance, and then having something that's more a repechage for the last place. But that's never going to happen because the ICC doesn't give a shit.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
But in better news (from my point of view) Cricket Scotland is apparently in talks with Cricket Australia about a game or games prior to the Australia ODI series in England in September. This is off the back of the Aussie series in Ireland (3 ODIs + 1 T20) being pulled because of financial pressures, I presume on Cricket Ireland's side. That series being pulled, plus the Afghan T20s being cancelled, leaves a big hole in the Aussie schedule with no cricket scheduled at all after the end of the T20 World Cup in June until the 5 ODIs and 3 T20s against England starting mid September.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
-
inactionman
- Posts: 2341
- Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:37 am
A few interesting names lined up for the Scottish Super 10 in August.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68608445
Alex Hales and Rashid Khan in particular.
Might try to get up to Aberdeen for a bit of this, speaking a bit parochially it's a shame it's not distributed a little bit more.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68608445
Alex Hales and Rashid Khan in particular.
Might try to get up to Aberdeen for a bit of this, speaking a bit parochially it's a shame it's not distributed a little bit more.
Yeah, bit of a shame but I assume it’s cheaper to only do the infrastructure in one place. Hopefully it won’t be a one off and in future years it’ll have multiple locations.inactionman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am A few interesting names lined up for the Scottish Super 10 in August.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68608445
Alex Hales and Rashid Khan in particular.
Might try to get up to Aberdeen for a bit of this, speaking a bit parochially it's a shame it's not distributed a little bit more.
Think they got fed up with waiting for the euro slam t20 and set this up instead
Also wonder if one or two of the Aussies might sign up for a hit.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?