The Krab Katich – batted like he has all year, took the facebook kid nice byrce to get him out. Was in control for most of the day, but is out now, and cannot hurt us for a day or two.
Phabulous Phil – seems to have lost all touch at the moment. Lucky he had the Krab free flowing at the other end, because he was stuck in a hole, hole, holeee, and it was deep, deep, deeeeep. Siddle eventually ended his innings.
Once in a generation Clarke - looked bubbly, fresh, alive, in control and went out on tea just when his team really needed him. Perhaps he thought he was still playing for Australia where that sort of behaviour is tolerated.
Their brad – was a little flighty early on, but then he took complete control, and although he never looked like taking the game away from victoria he did look like he was gonna make it uglier. Then he went out in the last over of the day.
Brett Lee – spent all day ducking and weaving, getting hit, slashing to the boundary before Dirty dirk bowled a ripper.
Dirty Dirk – was brutal early on, pretty good with the reverse swing, and then looked tired and flat with the second new ball. But still angered one through the crease to end Lee’s day and set up Victoria for tomorrow.
Peter Siddle - is about 20 has had more shoulder operations than a centre half forward, but somehow he just picks up wickets like other people pick up socks. Another 4 today, and I’ve seen him bowl a lot better as well.
The facebook kid Nice Bryce – not his best day, but he dines on Krab tonight.
Angry man Harwood – bowled some good spells, but is still the bet when it reverse swings.
The Big bear – Captained well, no matter what the fox sports team said, and bowled pretty well. Also seemed to have a new cap on.
Our Brad – dropped catches, miss fields, falling over and generally making me laugh.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
PM is great, home final is going
I understand some of you may be bored with all this talk of David Hussey.
But the dude continues to be amazing.
Today he went out at 4/129.
Nothing spectacular about that, except he bats at number 4 and was out for 84.
He seems to bat on different pitches than all his team mates.
Ofcourse all of this may mean jack and sh1t as Victoria look a very shaky 7 for 217 chasing over 400.
The good news is, Cam is not out on 50odd, the bad news is 7 batsmen are about and NSWales are grinding away against the worst first class team in Australia.
The game and the home final are slowly slipping away, and bloody Magoffin of all muppets is the one who has done it to us.
For those who don’t know, Magoffin is one of those tall for nothing WA quicks, who either bowls like Bruce Reid or Scott Muller.
There seems to be no middle ground on the guy.
Our bowlers struggled to take wickets on the first day, but someone, I’m not sure who, thought that the bowling line up looked a little flabby.
There is two days to go, but I think the home final has already left the building.
Bryce got a nice 2 wickets on the first day though, always nice to get wickets on the first day at the Waca.
Remember last year when we looked really great and all we won was 2020.
This year is starting to look eerily similar.
Feels like watching Saw, and then Saw 2.
And as much as i hated saw 2, i fu(c)king despised saw 3.
But the dude continues to be amazing.
Today he went out at 4/129.
Nothing spectacular about that, except he bats at number 4 and was out for 84.
He seems to bat on different pitches than all his team mates.
Ofcourse all of this may mean jack and sh1t as Victoria look a very shaky 7 for 217 chasing over 400.
The good news is, Cam is not out on 50odd, the bad news is 7 batsmen are about and NSWales are grinding away against the worst first class team in Australia.
The game and the home final are slowly slipping away, and bloody Magoffin of all muppets is the one who has done it to us.
For those who don’t know, Magoffin is one of those tall for nothing WA quicks, who either bowls like Bruce Reid or Scott Muller.
There seems to be no middle ground on the guy.
Our bowlers struggled to take wickets on the first day, but someone, I’m not sure who, thought that the bowling line up looked a little flabby.
There is two days to go, but I think the home final has already left the building.
Bryce got a nice 2 wickets on the first day though, always nice to get wickets on the first day at the Waca.
Remember last year when we looked really great and all we won was 2020.
This year is starting to look eerily similar.
Feels like watching Saw, and then Saw 2.
And as much as i hated saw 2, i fu(c)king despised saw 3.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Bryce - the wizard of oz
The game was a final.
The game going, going, g……
Victoria had fallen apart with the bat, David Hussey aside.
Dirty Dirk, Clinton and Harwood had done everything in their power, but the rain, and the circumstances were saying the game was over.
The score had got to 5/109 chasing 131.
I aint no mathematician, but I’d say that’s about 21 runs short.
Cameron had lost a bunch of overs from his quicks thanks to Duckylewis.
Bryce was the only front liner left, and he hadn’t bowled an over yet.
Victorian leg spinners have a good record under pressure in finals, well one of them does.
Bryce looked chubby, but that was cause he was wearing 4 tops, Tassie had turned very chilly.
Straight away he took a wicket, it wasn’t a spectacular ball, it probably bounced a bit more than Diven thought and he skewed it to point.
6/109.
Still a long way from a victory, but there was something happening.
Then two balls later he slides a ball past Xavier Doherty, who had a brain snap that would make OJ Simpson cringe.
7/109.
From there on in Bryce looked like he was bowling cluster bombs, one of which hit Geeves so straight in front Gilly and Jesus would have walked. Geeves didn’t, and was given not out.
Luckily for the Vics Dirty Dirk finally finished off Geeves and Bryce was left with Brendan Drew.
8/127.
Brendan is a big hitting tail ender, but against Bryce he looked like a drunken kitten.
Byrce didn’t have it all his own way with Drewy, the first edge he got was too sharp for Crosthwaite.
Luckily enough next ball he got a more manageable edge straight into the centre of his gloves, Bryce is nothing if not considerate of others.
9/128.
Bryce only had two balls left against Hilfenhaus, the first was a probing nut right at him.
Hilfy played it quite well.
The next ball, McGain threw it wide, remember even Muhammad Ali makes mistakes, and Hilfy looked quite good whilst leaving the ball.
And that was it.
McGain had done everything he could do.
5 overs.
2 maidens.
3 wickets (have not included Geeves due to bad LB call)
11 runs.
The next ball was edged by Turtle Birt, the dud Victorian who became the handy Tasmanian, and all of Bryce’s magical tricks were forgotten as the Tasmanians danced around the ground.
The wizard was left to stroke his beard.
BTW how cool would Bryce look with a long white beard.
The game going, going, g……
Victoria had fallen apart with the bat, David Hussey aside.
Dirty Dirk, Clinton and Harwood had done everything in their power, but the rain, and the circumstances were saying the game was over.
The score had got to 5/109 chasing 131.
I aint no mathematician, but I’d say that’s about 21 runs short.
Cameron had lost a bunch of overs from his quicks thanks to Duckylewis.
Bryce was the only front liner left, and he hadn’t bowled an over yet.
Victorian leg spinners have a good record under pressure in finals, well one of them does.
Bryce looked chubby, but that was cause he was wearing 4 tops, Tassie had turned very chilly.
Straight away he took a wicket, it wasn’t a spectacular ball, it probably bounced a bit more than Diven thought and he skewed it to point.
6/109.
Still a long way from a victory, but there was something happening.
Then two balls later he slides a ball past Xavier Doherty, who had a brain snap that would make OJ Simpson cringe.
7/109.
From there on in Bryce looked like he was bowling cluster bombs, one of which hit Geeves so straight in front Gilly and Jesus would have walked. Geeves didn’t, and was given not out.
Luckily for the Vics Dirty Dirk finally finished off Geeves and Bryce was left with Brendan Drew.
8/127.
Brendan is a big hitting tail ender, but against Bryce he looked like a drunken kitten.
Byrce didn’t have it all his own way with Drewy, the first edge he got was too sharp for Crosthwaite.
Luckily enough next ball he got a more manageable edge straight into the centre of his gloves, Bryce is nothing if not considerate of others.
9/128.
Bryce only had two balls left against Hilfenhaus, the first was a probing nut right at him.
Hilfy played it quite well.
The next ball, McGain threw it wide, remember even Muhammad Ali makes mistakes, and Hilfy looked quite good whilst leaving the ball.
And that was it.
McGain had done everything he could do.
5 overs.
2 maidens.
3 wickets (have not included Geeves due to bad LB call)
11 runs.
The next ball was edged by Turtle Birt, the dud Victorian who became the handy Tasmanian, and all of Bryce’s magical tricks were forgotten as the Tasmanians danced around the ground.
The wizard was left to stroke his beard.
BTW how cool would Bryce look with a long white beard.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
It takes a Victorian to beat Victoria
Cricket is a cruel mistress.
And not in the cool whipping you kind of way.
She all but takes you to the edge of the promise land, and then Travis the turtle Birt (former Victorian no hoper) gets an edge for 3.
I feel hollow inside, if Natalie Portman were in front of me right now, naked with a bottle of Canadian club, I couldn’t muster up the energy to have a drink, let alone avail myself of her nakedness.
Do you understand the depth of my sorrow.
Losing a game of cricket happens.
Losing a final against Tasmania happens (occasionally).
Losing a final against Tasmania when they are 9 wickets down and Byrce McGain is spinning a web of destruction at the other end does not just fu©ken happen.
Victoria decided on not batting in this game, David Hussey (sign the petition) aside.
Hussey is made of a scientific polymer substance that is resistant to heat, cold and Victorian collapses.
How the Vics got Tasmania 9 wickets down for 130 runs is insane, and it took a Victorian, Birt, to win it from there.
Tassie have a great bowling line up. Hilfenhaus, Drew and Geeves are all what Tony Greig would call broad shouldered men, who bowl above 140 clicks. Xavier Doherty, is a weird dude, but he can definitely bowl, and has the best stutter ball in world cricket.
The Vics just had one of those days, they batted when the wicket was playing up, they picked a probot (klinger) ahead of a batsmen (blizzard), they lost 12 overs though massive stupidity, the rain inhibited Bryce and tassie got the best of the rain delays.
At least they put up a hell of a fight.
McGain and Dirty Dirk at the end were outstanding.
Dirty Dirk Nannes (say it) is the hulk with a beard, a man so powerful a thousand tranquillisers couldn’t bring him down.
Mcgain is like a wonderful wizard, I think he should have a long white beard.
But even these great men couldn’t turn the game far enough.
Realistically this is only a one dayer, but still it hurts, oh does it hurt.
If I don’t take a bunch of sleeping tablets and sexually strangle myself I may talk about the last few overs and that man Bryce tomorrow.
And not in the cool whipping you kind of way.
She all but takes you to the edge of the promise land, and then Travis the turtle Birt (former Victorian no hoper) gets an edge for 3.
I feel hollow inside, if Natalie Portman were in front of me right now, naked with a bottle of Canadian club, I couldn’t muster up the energy to have a drink, let alone avail myself of her nakedness.
Do you understand the depth of my sorrow.
Losing a game of cricket happens.
Losing a final against Tasmania happens (occasionally).
Losing a final against Tasmania when they are 9 wickets down and Byrce McGain is spinning a web of destruction at the other end does not just fu©ken happen.
Victoria decided on not batting in this game, David Hussey (sign the petition) aside.
Hussey is made of a scientific polymer substance that is resistant to heat, cold and Victorian collapses.
How the Vics got Tasmania 9 wickets down for 130 runs is insane, and it took a Victorian, Birt, to win it from there.
Tassie have a great bowling line up. Hilfenhaus, Drew and Geeves are all what Tony Greig would call broad shouldered men, who bowl above 140 clicks. Xavier Doherty, is a weird dude, but he can definitely bowl, and has the best stutter ball in world cricket.
The Vics just had one of those days, they batted when the wicket was playing up, they picked a probot (klinger) ahead of a batsmen (blizzard), they lost 12 overs though massive stupidity, the rain inhibited Bryce and tassie got the best of the rain delays.
At least they put up a hell of a fight.
McGain and Dirty Dirk at the end were outstanding.
Dirty Dirk Nannes (say it) is the hulk with a beard, a man so powerful a thousand tranquillisers couldn’t bring him down.
Mcgain is like a wonderful wizard, I think he should have a long white beard.
But even these great men couldn’t turn the game far enough.
Realistically this is only a one dayer, but still it hurts, oh does it hurt.
If I don’t take a bunch of sleeping tablets and sexually strangle myself I may talk about the last few overs and that man Bryce tomorrow.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Victoria takes on the IPL
According to economists the market is the true indicator of life itself.
I think most economists are massive wankers, but since this theory suits my theory I am willing to use it.
According to the IPL auction David Hussey and Cameron White are worth more than Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting.
Don’t give me any of that that’s because they might not be available for the whole tournament, cause neither will Brett Lee, and he still got a big bag of cash.
So the Market forces have spoken, Future PM comes in for his Brother King Probot, and Cam comes in as skipper ahead of Michael Clarke.
Simon Katich should continue to be ignored.
Ok perhaps this is a bit extreme, except the Krab Katrich bit.
But it does show the Victoria do have cricketers (and coaches) who are in demand, not in Australia, but internationally.
Even the ICL gave Ian Harvey a new mansion.
Offcourse not all Victorians were given cash, Brad Hodge was overlooked altogether.
Bradley will be picked up soon, because Loots Bosman and Ramesh Powar are playing but what about other Victorians.
Dirty Dirk Nannes – best 2020 domestic bowler, plus would be a great bollywood villain, starting price 800,00. But will need time off for snow boarding.
Andrew McDonald – Capable with either instrument, one of the most talented all rounders in the world. Also great marketing opportunity for McDonalds in India. 650,000.
Aiden Blizzard – ADD afflicted opening batsmen that has hit balls out of the Waca and radelaide oval. Headlines are easy to write. 575,000.
Bryce McGain – Blue Rinse leg spinner of unmeasurable talent. Probably the greatest leg spinner of all time, wait I’ll check, yup, best I can remember. IT specialist as well, they will come in handy in India. 525,000.
Adam Crosthwaite – improvising batsmen, and talented keeper. If not selected for his playing ability should get the nod for his commentary. 450,000.
Shane Harwood - if the IPL turns into the wrestling showcase it wants to be, who better than Harwood as the fast bowler who hates everyone, assuming he stays fit. 425,000.
Ken Piesse – with this many Victorians over there, they will need a proper cricket journalist, and who else but Ken. 150,000.
Jrod – I have already applied as chief blogger of the IPL. 900,001.
I think most economists are massive wankers, but since this theory suits my theory I am willing to use it.
According to the IPL auction David Hussey and Cameron White are worth more than Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting.
Don’t give me any of that that’s because they might not be available for the whole tournament, cause neither will Brett Lee, and he still got a big bag of cash.
So the Market forces have spoken, Future PM comes in for his Brother King Probot, and Cam comes in as skipper ahead of Michael Clarke.
Simon Katich should continue to be ignored.
Ok perhaps this is a bit extreme, except the Krab Katrich bit.
But it does show the Victoria do have cricketers (and coaches) who are in demand, not in Australia, but internationally.
Even the ICL gave Ian Harvey a new mansion.
Offcourse not all Victorians were given cash, Brad Hodge was overlooked altogether.
Bradley will be picked up soon, because Loots Bosman and Ramesh Powar are playing but what about other Victorians.
Dirty Dirk Nannes – best 2020 domestic bowler, plus would be a great bollywood villain, starting price 800,00. But will need time off for snow boarding.
Andrew McDonald – Capable with either instrument, one of the most talented all rounders in the world. Also great marketing opportunity for McDonalds in India. 650,000.
Aiden Blizzard – ADD afflicted opening batsmen that has hit balls out of the Waca and radelaide oval. Headlines are easy to write. 575,000.
Bryce McGain – Blue Rinse leg spinner of unmeasurable talent. Probably the greatest leg spinner of all time, wait I’ll check, yup, best I can remember. IT specialist as well, they will come in handy in India. 525,000.
Adam Crosthwaite – improvising batsmen, and talented keeper. If not selected for his playing ability should get the nod for his commentary. 450,000.
Shane Harwood - if the IPL turns into the wrestling showcase it wants to be, who better than Harwood as the fast bowler who hates everyone, assuming he stays fit. 425,000.
Ken Piesse – with this many Victorians over there, they will need a proper cricket journalist, and who else but Ken. 150,000.
Jrod – I have already applied as chief blogger of the IPL. 900,001.
Monday, February 18, 2008
gallant
Victoria held on for a gallant draw today.
I’m not sure what a gallant draw is, but that’s exactly what they managed.
Mark Cameron and Beau Casson, absolute champions of world cricket, just scraped together 18 wickets between them.
Which is a great sign for Victoria as Cameron may not even get a Guernsey for the final.
Beau Casson took 7 wickets in the match, which probably makes him favourite for the Pakistan tour.
Lets look at what this drawn game means for Victoria.
They are now guaranteed a spot in the final. Woohoo.
Cameron White almost made back to back 50’s. Not bad.
CWB’s Nice Bryce took 5 wickets, and if he had a bit more time could have made a real mess to the NSWales tail. Conjecture.
We still have Harwood, Denton and Nannes to come back. Hopefully.
McDonald continued his resurgence from injury, taking wickets and making runs. Shane who?
Hodge and Hussey continued to be Hodge and Hussey, which is a good and bad thing. Nothing new.
Now let us forget the weird NSWales selections, their obvious cheating to get Hussey out of the side, and the fact two nobodies bowled us out on their own and look forward to taking on the Tasmanians in the Holden Barina cup.
George Bailey beware.
I’m not sure what a gallant draw is, but that’s exactly what they managed.
Mark Cameron and Beau Casson, absolute champions of world cricket, just scraped together 18 wickets between them.
Which is a great sign for Victoria as Cameron may not even get a Guernsey for the final.
Beau Casson took 7 wickets in the match, which probably makes him favourite for the Pakistan tour.
Lets look at what this drawn game means for Victoria.
They are now guaranteed a spot in the final. Woohoo.
Cameron White almost made back to back 50’s. Not bad.
CWB’s Nice Bryce took 5 wickets, and if he had a bit more time could have made a real mess to the NSWales tail. Conjecture.
We still have Harwood, Denton and Nannes to come back. Hopefully.
McDonald continued his resurgence from injury, taking wickets and making runs. Shane who?
Hodge and Hussey continued to be Hodge and Hussey, which is a good and bad thing. Nothing new.
Now let us forget the weird NSWales selections, their obvious cheating to get Hussey out of the side, and the fact two nobodies bowled us out on their own and look forward to taking on the Tasmanians in the Holden Barina cup.
George Bailey beware.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
day two from less bizzarro world
Victoria got themselves to 390 odd.
It wasn’t pretty, and the tail had to fight a bit, and some bloke called Cameron got a swag full of wickets.
Then NSWales got in and batted like they were batting for time.
Their failure to take more than 2 specialist bowlers into this side mean that first innings points is really important.
But the Vics like to choke sides up and with McGain they have the perfect man for the job.
His 2 for 64 is not his sexiest figures, but with Hodge getting out the crab Katich and Siddle chipping in with the new ball they are 4 down with 180 odd to get.
They do bat down to 9 in this game, but I suppose that is always going to happen when you don’t pick any bowlers.
Game is well poised but you’d rather be wearing Victorias shoes at this stage.
McGain only needs 3 wickets to complete his 5 wicket haul.
Clinton McKay only needs 5 to do the same.
Beau Casson is in, so that’s a positive.
It wasn’t pretty, and the tail had to fight a bit, and some bloke called Cameron got a swag full of wickets.
Then NSWales got in and batted like they were batting for time.
Their failure to take more than 2 specialist bowlers into this side mean that first innings points is really important.
But the Vics like to choke sides up and with McGain they have the perfect man for the job.
His 2 for 64 is not his sexiest figures, but with Hodge getting out the crab Katich and Siddle chipping in with the new ball they are 4 down with 180 odd to get.
They do bat down to 9 in this game, but I suppose that is always going to happen when you don’t pick any bowlers.
Game is well poised but you’d rather be wearing Victorias shoes at this stage.
McGain only needs 3 wickets to complete his 5 wicket haul.
Clinton McKay only needs 5 to do the same.
Beau Casson is in, so that’s a positive.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Our navy blue hope
Dearest Bryce,
We think you’re really cool.
We don’t care what other people say, you are the coolest mother fu©ker on the planet.
Way cooler than say, Ian Thorpe or Hulk Hogan.
From now on we pledge allegiance to you, and only you.
Victoria needs an Australian test player.
We have all given up hope of Brad Hodge being reselected, everyone except him and Ponting seem to as well.
Future Pm David Hussey is a great guy, we all love him, but he must have slept with every selector’s daughter.
Every other good player for the Vics is made of ice cream, and therefore is no chance of selection.
The onus is on you.
At the moment you are doing your thing, and doing it nicely.
2/29 against the Bulls at the G with 3 maidens, you choked the bulls, which makes all Victorians happy.
Junior Waugh and AB were fondling themselves over your bowling, that can’t be a bad thing.
We the Victorian public are behind you, and by that I mean the 43 of us who have heard of you.
We are willing to do anything we can to get you across the line for Pakistan or the Caribbean.
Firstly we have decided to stop calling you old. Through the positive thinking seminars we have learnt that by calling you old, which you are, people start to think of you as old. Now we shall call you experienced, mature or battle hardened.
Secondly, we formed a committee, at this stage we haven’t registered an ABN, or held any meetings, but we do have a cool name.
Thirdly, well actually that is all we have so far, but Stuart and George came up with some, the former started his own wine show, and the latter let two part timers out bowl him.
And they are both West Australians, so the love is Australia wide Bryce.
Just keep giving us the wickets and we will start a nation wide campaign that will get you selected in something, either Cleo bachelor of the year or the Australian test team, right at the moment, we’ll take either.
Yours sincerely,
Send CWB's Nice Bryce To The Australian Test Team As First Spinner Committee 2008.
We think you’re really cool.
We don’t care what other people say, you are the coolest mother fu©ker on the planet.
Way cooler than say, Ian Thorpe or Hulk Hogan.
From now on we pledge allegiance to you, and only you.
Victoria needs an Australian test player.
We have all given up hope of Brad Hodge being reselected, everyone except him and Ponting seem to as well.
Future Pm David Hussey is a great guy, we all love him, but he must have slept with every selector’s daughter.
Every other good player for the Vics is made of ice cream, and therefore is no chance of selection.
The onus is on you.
At the moment you are doing your thing, and doing it nicely.
2/29 against the Bulls at the G with 3 maidens, you choked the bulls, which makes all Victorians happy.
Junior Waugh and AB were fondling themselves over your bowling, that can’t be a bad thing.
We the Victorian public are behind you, and by that I mean the 43 of us who have heard of you.
We are willing to do anything we can to get you across the line for Pakistan or the Caribbean.
Firstly we have decided to stop calling you old. Through the positive thinking seminars we have learnt that by calling you old, which you are, people start to think of you as old. Now we shall call you experienced, mature or battle hardened.
Secondly, we formed a committee, at this stage we haven’t registered an ABN, or held any meetings, but we do have a cool name.
Thirdly, well actually that is all we have so far, but Stuart and George came up with some, the former started his own wine show, and the latter let two part timers out bowl him.
And they are both West Australians, so the love is Australia wide Bryce.
Just keep giving us the wickets and we will start a nation wide campaign that will get you selected in something, either Cleo bachelor of the year or the Australian test team, right at the moment, we’ll take either.
Yours sincerely,
Send CWB's Nice Bryce To The Australian Test Team As First Spinner Committee 2008.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
No royal commission required
Memo to all fans of Victorian Cricket
There is no conspiracy
There is no selectoral bias
There is no grassy noll theory.
And the CIA has nothing to do with this.
Victoria does not have a player in the Australian team, because at this time there is no spot for a Victorian in the Australian team.
Test wise, only two Victorians are currently in the form to play for Australia, the other three are not quite there.
Future PM David Hussey is in breathtaking form at the moment. But the King Probot Hussey, Pup and Roy are all making runs. Generally selectors don’t drop guys making runs, I have stated my thoughts on Michael Clarke being dropped, but we all know they aren’t going to drop him on my recommendation.
CWB’s Nice Bryce McGain is the other player playing at the level of test match standard. He has two hurdles to over come, one is old agedness and two his lack of a first class record. Is he a better bowler than Brad Hogg, king oath, but he is not at Staurt MacGill’s level either.
Brad Hodge has not had a good year (except for the runs he made against a new texas eleven with 2 fit bowlers counts) and would now be behind Hussey, Katich and Pomersbach in the selectors mind. Plus do we really need more Brads in the side.
Peter Siddle is in good form, but he has only played 3 matches and Doug Bollinger had taken 2 ten wicket hauls this year at roughly the same average.
Had Andrew McDonald replicated last years form he would be very close to selection by now, but he hasn’t due to injury and therefore is down the list. Noffke is in superstar form and would be ahead of him at the moment anyway. Plus he does have red hair.
One day wise we were unlucky not to have a player in the side.
David Hussey is unlucky again, but the only batsman, I repeat batsman picked ahead of him is Brad Haddin, who on his last tour with Australia smashed the Indians everywhere. It is hard to drop a guy who performed so well the last time he played. Domestically Hussey has had the better year, but only marginally. Every other batsman deserves his spot ahead of Hussey at this stage.
Brad Hodge, well he had his chance in India, and he batted horribly. The selectors have picked the player in Haddin who made the runs there. He now finds himself on the list behind Hussey and perhaps even Voges, but Pontings love for the man means he could leap frog them if there is a spot available, especially if it is a top order spot.
McDonald hasn’t been in sensational one day form, but you know who has, Noffke and Hopes. And they were selected because of that fact. Case closed.
Dirty Dirk Nannes & Bryce McGain were the two best 2020 bowlers in the big bash, both are over 30 and one is injured.
If Nannes was fit I would have hoped he would have got a call up for the 2020 game ahead of Hilfenhaus, but he isn’t and there fore not in the side.
This isn’t all bad news, because this is the first Victorian team we have had in quite some time that has had multiple players with a shot of making the main team.
I didn’t even mention Cameron White or Aiden Blizzard, one who has played and one who in the future could be a chance.
But let us not be whiney little babies, as this means we have a full strength state team to pick from for the rest of the year.
And by then someone in the Australian middle order will be injured and Hussey will be there.
There is no conspiracy
There is no selectoral bias
There is no grassy noll theory.
And the CIA has nothing to do with this.
Victoria does not have a player in the Australian team, because at this time there is no spot for a Victorian in the Australian team.
Test wise, only two Victorians are currently in the form to play for Australia, the other three are not quite there.
Future PM David Hussey is in breathtaking form at the moment. But the King Probot Hussey, Pup and Roy are all making runs. Generally selectors don’t drop guys making runs, I have stated my thoughts on Michael Clarke being dropped, but we all know they aren’t going to drop him on my recommendation.
CWB’s Nice Bryce McGain is the other player playing at the level of test match standard. He has two hurdles to over come, one is old agedness and two his lack of a first class record. Is he a better bowler than Brad Hogg, king oath, but he is not at Staurt MacGill’s level either.
Brad Hodge has not had a good year (except for the runs he made against a new texas eleven with 2 fit bowlers counts) and would now be behind Hussey, Katich and Pomersbach in the selectors mind. Plus do we really need more Brads in the side.
Peter Siddle is in good form, but he has only played 3 matches and Doug Bollinger had taken 2 ten wicket hauls this year at roughly the same average.
Had Andrew McDonald replicated last years form he would be very close to selection by now, but he hasn’t due to injury and therefore is down the list. Noffke is in superstar form and would be ahead of him at the moment anyway. Plus he does have red hair.
One day wise we were unlucky not to have a player in the side.
David Hussey is unlucky again, but the only batsman, I repeat batsman picked ahead of him is Brad Haddin, who on his last tour with Australia smashed the Indians everywhere. It is hard to drop a guy who performed so well the last time he played. Domestically Hussey has had the better year, but only marginally. Every other batsman deserves his spot ahead of Hussey at this stage.
Brad Hodge, well he had his chance in India, and he batted horribly. The selectors have picked the player in Haddin who made the runs there. He now finds himself on the list behind Hussey and perhaps even Voges, but Pontings love for the man means he could leap frog them if there is a spot available, especially if it is a top order spot.
McDonald hasn’t been in sensational one day form, but you know who has, Noffke and Hopes. And they were selected because of that fact. Case closed.
Dirty Dirk Nannes & Bryce McGain were the two best 2020 bowlers in the big bash, both are over 30 and one is injured.
If Nannes was fit I would have hoped he would have got a call up for the 2020 game ahead of Hilfenhaus, but he isn’t and there fore not in the side.
This isn’t all bad news, because this is the first Victorian team we have had in quite some time that has had multiple players with a shot of making the main team.
I didn’t even mention Cameron White or Aiden Blizzard, one who has played and one who in the future could be a chance.
But let us not be whiney little babies, as this means we have a full strength state team to pick from for the rest of the year.
And by then someone in the Australian middle order will be injured and Hussey will be there.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
day two
Due to bad captaincy, good bowling, a sick wife and general ©rap Victoria found themselves 6 for about a 100.
Luckily Hodge and McDonald found them selves together at that odd position and they both flailed the Redbacks around for a session and a half to get Victoria back to level pegging.
First innings points are nice, but I was more concerned they would end up 100 runs shy and therefore outright points would have been a long way away.
The last few times I had seen McDonald bat I had been a bit worried about his form.
One of those times was in the nets before a 2020 game, but he still looked ugly.
This game he has really proved his allroundedness, with 4 wickets yesterday and 139 today.
It was a great rear guard knock, one that really got us back in the game, but he must have p1ssed at going out and leaving Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain to try and scamper for first innings points.
It’s a tough game cricket, some times 139 is still not enough.
The Brad Hodge wife thing is interesting, all day I was trying to work out how he could have been fit enough to bat last night, but too injured to bat this morning. When he did get to the ground he had a bit of a scrappy start before really taking charge with McDonald.
As usual the Vics lost multiple wickets, and as usual they played their best cricket when they were in all sorts of Barney Rubble.
It’s an important two days for the Vics, cause you can’t really afford to lose to the Redbacks.
Luckily Hodge and McDonald found them selves together at that odd position and they both flailed the Redbacks around for a session and a half to get Victoria back to level pegging.
First innings points are nice, but I was more concerned they would end up 100 runs shy and therefore outright points would have been a long way away.
The last few times I had seen McDonald bat I had been a bit worried about his form.
One of those times was in the nets before a 2020 game, but he still looked ugly.
This game he has really proved his allroundedness, with 4 wickets yesterday and 139 today.
It was a great rear guard knock, one that really got us back in the game, but he must have p1ssed at going out and leaving Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain to try and scamper for first innings points.
It’s a tough game cricket, some times 139 is still not enough.
The Brad Hodge wife thing is interesting, all day I was trying to work out how he could have been fit enough to bat last night, but too injured to bat this morning. When he did get to the ground he had a bit of a scrappy start before really taking charge with McDonald.
As usual the Vics lost multiple wickets, and as usual they played their best cricket when they were in all sorts of Barney Rubble.
It’s an important two days for the Vics, cause you can’t really afford to lose to the Redbacks.
Friday, January 18, 2008
rain and bricks defeat vics
I had a long report written form the G today.
I sat there all day, watching the Vics in total control, and then, some careless batting and one really good spell and the Vics lose.
The careless batting was from White and Hussey, maybe careless isn’t the word, they let the game drift, the run rate was only 6 and a half an over, but then Hilfenhaus bowled a top spell that completely dried the runs up.
I say dried the runs up, cause it happened as the rain fell, all of a sudden White and Hussey realised they were a long way behind the par score and started attacking the Tigers.
For 2 overs it was great, they both got some big hits away, and even though I knew it couldn’t last, either by wickets or rain delays it was pretty cool.
Then Hilfenhaus got both of them in one over, and the par score was gone and so were the Vics.
Best of the batsmen was Quiney, it was a shame he got out when he did, because before then he seemed to be scoring at a run a ball without a problem.
Best of the bowling was Siddle, was lively, troubled all the Tassie batsmen and out balled Nannes who is in top form.
McGain took 3 for, not bad for a pensioner, but I have seen him bowl a lot better.
There was a lot more to report, but Hilfenhaus has sapped all of the Victorian spirit out of me.
I sat there all day, watching the Vics in total control, and then, some careless batting and one really good spell and the Vics lose.
The careless batting was from White and Hussey, maybe careless isn’t the word, they let the game drift, the run rate was only 6 and a half an over, but then Hilfenhaus bowled a top spell that completely dried the runs up.
I say dried the runs up, cause it happened as the rain fell, all of a sudden White and Hussey realised they were a long way behind the par score and started attacking the Tigers.
For 2 overs it was great, they both got some big hits away, and even though I knew it couldn’t last, either by wickets or rain delays it was pretty cool.
Then Hilfenhaus got both of them in one over, and the par score was gone and so were the Vics.
Best of the batsmen was Quiney, it was a shame he got out when he did, because before then he seemed to be scoring at a run a ball without a problem.
Best of the bowling was Siddle, was lively, troubled all the Tassie batsmen and out balled Nannes who is in top form.
McGain took 3 for, not bad for a pensioner, but I have seen him bowl a lot better.
There was a lot more to report, but Hilfenhaus has sapped all of the Victorian spirit out of me.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
two hands one bounce
Congratulations boys, 2020 may be a masturbatory form of cricket, but 3 on the trot is a great effort regardless, even in tiddlywinks, maybe especially so.
The game started with Adam Voges sending the Vics in, which seemed odd, cause the Vics love to suffocate in the field when they have runs on the board.
The runs went on the board at a frenetic pace as Blizzard hit balls into the stand and onto practice wickets in a powerful display.
Pocket rocket seems to be an apt description, but it still sounds kind of camp.
Hodge, while not as blunt as Blizzard, was seeing them pretty well and put a few away as well.
Was a pretty good start to a 2020 game.
Then the Vics did what they have done in all forms of cricket this season, they lost a wicket and that lead to three being lost.
Hodge, White and then Blizzard all went out, and Hussey and McDonald led the résistance.
Hussey played himself in for about 12 balls then went Postal and started trying to smash a bunch of them to the fence.
After he got 38 runs worth to or over the fence he holed out on the boundary, and Victoria’s house collapsed again.
McDonald went out to such a soft shot he probably wished no one was watching, and then Quiney continued his bad form in this competition by going out to a screamer on the boundary.
That always happen when you’re desperate for the runs. Quiney may not have middle it, but if he hit it a good inch higher it would have been a 6. But if your mum had testicles you’d hit her with a shovel.
From there Crosthwaite, Harwood and Hastings slogged like champs and somehow the Vics ended up over 200.
I thought Hastings was particularly good. His nick name is the duke, and I hope that’s cause of John Wayne, conservitivism and racism aside, it’s a great nick name, and he did look like a gun slinger out there, perhaps more like Lee Van Cleef though.
Even with 200 on the board the warriors looked like they might be able to chase it down.
Dirty Dirk brushed Ronchi’s gloves with the first nut and Crosthwaite appeared to catch it, Ronchi took his word and left the field. According to the commentary on the replay (that were set up for widescreen tvs, there fore on Simes TV was of no fu©king use to me), AB and the whole Western Australian crowd were positive the ball had bounced.
Crosthwaite continued the long line of brutally dishonest Victorian keepers in claiming the catch two hands one bounce. Slug Jordan and Chuck Berry will go to sleep content men tonight.
The crowd booed X everytime he got the ball from there on in, and being that he is the keeper, their dedication was outstanding.
From that position the warriors collapse to 5 for 50odd, and the game looked beyond them.
But Theo Dopopoulouusssu, I could look it up I spose, Doropolous, came out and just started smashing the Vics and telling Crosthwaite just what he thought of him.
Which by the look of the conversation was not overly positive.
He put the vics on the back foot, and together with the one batsmen to survive the carnage Shaun Marsh they set about bringing the warriors back into the game.
They put on 90 odd and just when you thought that maybe the vics might lose, Hussey comes on and gets a caught and bowled and from there Dirty Dirk Nannes just cleaned up the tail like a cyclone.
Shaun Marsh and Aidan Blizzard both look like very good prospects, and it always looks good making runs on the big stage.
Future Pm David Hussey was the star of the show with 38 runs, 2 wickets and 1 run out. He also sold 12 pies, commentated better than Jamie Cox, saved a kitten from a tree and cured Cancer. Twas a big game indeed.
Was great to see the Vics win without Bryce McGain doing too well, but he still got the all important wicket of Luke Pomersbach.
Now if they can just win the one day comp and shield final i'll say they had a good season, that’s not too much to ask, is it?
The game started with Adam Voges sending the Vics in, which seemed odd, cause the Vics love to suffocate in the field when they have runs on the board.
The runs went on the board at a frenetic pace as Blizzard hit balls into the stand and onto practice wickets in a powerful display.
Pocket rocket seems to be an apt description, but it still sounds kind of camp.
Hodge, while not as blunt as Blizzard, was seeing them pretty well and put a few away as well.
Was a pretty good start to a 2020 game.
Then the Vics did what they have done in all forms of cricket this season, they lost a wicket and that lead to three being lost.
Hodge, White and then Blizzard all went out, and Hussey and McDonald led the résistance.
Hussey played himself in for about 12 balls then went Postal and started trying to smash a bunch of them to the fence.
After he got 38 runs worth to or over the fence he holed out on the boundary, and Victoria’s house collapsed again.
McDonald went out to such a soft shot he probably wished no one was watching, and then Quiney continued his bad form in this competition by going out to a screamer on the boundary.
That always happen when you’re desperate for the runs. Quiney may not have middle it, but if he hit it a good inch higher it would have been a 6. But if your mum had testicles you’d hit her with a shovel.
From there Crosthwaite, Harwood and Hastings slogged like champs and somehow the Vics ended up over 200.
I thought Hastings was particularly good. His nick name is the duke, and I hope that’s cause of John Wayne, conservitivism and racism aside, it’s a great nick name, and he did look like a gun slinger out there, perhaps more like Lee Van Cleef though.
Even with 200 on the board the warriors looked like they might be able to chase it down.
Dirty Dirk brushed Ronchi’s gloves with the first nut and Crosthwaite appeared to catch it, Ronchi took his word and left the field. According to the commentary on the replay (that were set up for widescreen tvs, there fore on Simes TV was of no fu©king use to me), AB and the whole Western Australian crowd were positive the ball had bounced.
Crosthwaite continued the long line of brutally dishonest Victorian keepers in claiming the catch two hands one bounce. Slug Jordan and Chuck Berry will go to sleep content men tonight.
The crowd booed X everytime he got the ball from there on in, and being that he is the keeper, their dedication was outstanding.
From that position the warriors collapse to 5 for 50odd, and the game looked beyond them.
But Theo Dopopoulouusssu, I could look it up I spose, Doropolous, came out and just started smashing the Vics and telling Crosthwaite just what he thought of him.
Which by the look of the conversation was not overly positive.
He put the vics on the back foot, and together with the one batsmen to survive the carnage Shaun Marsh they set about bringing the warriors back into the game.
They put on 90 odd and just when you thought that maybe the vics might lose, Hussey comes on and gets a caught and bowled and from there Dirty Dirk Nannes just cleaned up the tail like a cyclone.
Shaun Marsh and Aidan Blizzard both look like very good prospects, and it always looks good making runs on the big stage.
Future Pm David Hussey was the star of the show with 38 runs, 2 wickets and 1 run out. He also sold 12 pies, commentated better than Jamie Cox, saved a kitten from a tree and cured Cancer. Twas a big game indeed.
Was great to see the Vics win without Bryce McGain doing too well, but he still got the all important wicket of Luke Pomersbach.
Now if they can just win the one day comp and shield final i'll say they had a good season, that’s not too much to ask, is it?
Thursday, January 10, 2008
India, Baby, India. Or Waca, Baby, Waca.
The Vics are going to India.
My first question is, will they take Kumar Sarna for promotional purposes?
Actually my first question is, how good would CWB”S McGain and Dirty Dirk Nannes be in a bollywood film?
Hero and Villain respectively.
Sorry I’m off point.
Victoria narrowly avoided disaster by defeating South Australia with 5 runs up their sleeve tonight.
The Vics got off to a good start, before someone poked the bear (Tait), and he ran through the top order like someone running through something.
We were 4 for 26, but Future Pm David Hussey made another 50, he collects them like I used to collect free McDonalds cups. Every time he leaves the house.
Lucky cause as per normal, no one else did.
Victoria stuttered and spluttered their way to 9/140odd.
And then Daniel Harris slogged Harwood around like an extra in a kung fu film. Right up until the 6th over it looked like they would cruise to victory.
I know that sounds weird, 6th over and all. But in all seriousness,that’s like 13 overs in oneday cricket or a session or so in real cricket.
Then Our Nice Bryce McGain came on.
He swung the game around, like tait had earlier.
He finished with figures of 2/11 off four
Does he even understand he’s playing in a 2020 game? At his age things start to get muddled.
He slowed the redbacks down and got rid of tubs Cosgrove and suddenly the game was back on.
NSWelsh import Christian, dragged the redbacks back into the game with some big hitting and hard running, whilst the wickets fell around him.
They ended up needing 14 off the last over, which was made easier by a six off Dirty Dirks first ball.
In the last over it was him and Dan Cullen with 9 wickets down.
His next one went for two, and Christian got a bit hungry off the third and tried for another six but instead picked out the Future Pm and Victoria are in the final baby.
I can’t believe I’m getting excited over 2020.
Off to Perth, and then India here we come, in November.
My first question is, will they take Kumar Sarna for promotional purposes?
Actually my first question is, how good would CWB”S McGain and Dirty Dirk Nannes be in a bollywood film?
Hero and Villain respectively.
Sorry I’m off point.
Victoria narrowly avoided disaster by defeating South Australia with 5 runs up their sleeve tonight.
The Vics got off to a good start, before someone poked the bear (Tait), and he ran through the top order like someone running through something.
We were 4 for 26, but Future Pm David Hussey made another 50, he collects them like I used to collect free McDonalds cups. Every time he leaves the house.
Lucky cause as per normal, no one else did.
Victoria stuttered and spluttered their way to 9/140odd.
And then Daniel Harris slogged Harwood around like an extra in a kung fu film. Right up until the 6th over it looked like they would cruise to victory.
I know that sounds weird, 6th over and all. But in all seriousness,that’s like 13 overs in oneday cricket or a session or so in real cricket.
Then Our Nice Bryce McGain came on.
He swung the game around, like tait had earlier.
He finished with figures of 2/11 off four
Does he even understand he’s playing in a 2020 game? At his age things start to get muddled.
He slowed the redbacks down and got rid of tubs Cosgrove and suddenly the game was back on.
NSWelsh import Christian, dragged the redbacks back into the game with some big hitting and hard running, whilst the wickets fell around him.
They ended up needing 14 off the last over, which was made easier by a six off Dirty Dirks first ball.
In the last over it was him and Dan Cullen with 9 wickets down.
His next one went for two, and Christian got a bit hungry off the third and tried for another six but instead picked out the Future Pm and Victoria are in the final baby.
I can’t believe I’m getting excited over 2020.
Off to Perth, and then India here we come, in November.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Adam Benaud
Is Adam Crosthwaite a better commentator than 70 percent of the channel 9 team?
Not only did he commentate, he also sledged whilst doing so.
Somehow this did not win him man of the match as the Vics just held up the Tassies in the last over.
Crosthwaite has always been one of my favourites, so he was always doomed never to make it.
There is still time for him though, I may start to not like him.
Future Pm Hussey held up our batting again (and stole the MOM from X), although in 2020 you really only need one big score and a bunch of 20 odds.
Good to see Cameron White back, looked like he hadn’t held a bat for a while, then he put one a dozen rows back.
Cricket With Balls Own Nice Bryce McGoo was all but unplayable.
If Hogg gets suspended, misses through his finger injury or gets dropped, McGain must be a huge chance for Adelaide.
They better pick him soon, he just turned 50.
If the Vics can beat South Australia they may have just booked themselves a ticket to India.
They can catch up with Ian Harvey while they are there.
I didn’t get to the game tonight, had the choice, but due to no show friends and the fact I wanted to see Will Smith kill pseudo zombies I didn’t make it to the ground, but I did see it on the telly.
But there were 2 funny moments from the sunday night game i forgot to mention.
We got there a little early and saw the Vics in the nets. I flashed my boobies at McGain, but he wasn't impressed. But we saw Andrew McDonald try and hit Quiney out of the nets, then when he missed it, he asked Quiney where it had gone. Quite funny.
The biggest cheer of the night was for Australia's victory. All the players in the middle turned to the crowd wondering what the hell was going on. Blizzard looked particularly confused at the yell between overs.
Not only did he commentate, he also sledged whilst doing so.
Somehow this did not win him man of the match as the Vics just held up the Tassies in the last over.
Crosthwaite has always been one of my favourites, so he was always doomed never to make it.
There is still time for him though, I may start to not like him.
Future Pm Hussey held up our batting again (and stole the MOM from X), although in 2020 you really only need one big score and a bunch of 20 odds.
Good to see Cameron White back, looked like he hadn’t held a bat for a while, then he put one a dozen rows back.
Cricket With Balls Own Nice Bryce McGoo was all but unplayable.
If Hogg gets suspended, misses through his finger injury or gets dropped, McGain must be a huge chance for Adelaide.
They better pick him soon, he just turned 50.
If the Vics can beat South Australia they may have just booked themselves a ticket to India.
They can catch up with Ian Harvey while they are there.
I didn’t get to the game tonight, had the choice, but due to no show friends and the fact I wanted to see Will Smith kill pseudo zombies I didn’t make it to the ground, but I did see it on the telly.
But there were 2 funny moments from the sunday night game i forgot to mention.
We got there a little early and saw the Vics in the nets. I flashed my boobies at McGain, but he wasn't impressed. But we saw Andrew McDonald try and hit Quiney out of the nets, then when he missed it, he asked Quiney where it had gone. Quite funny.
The biggest cheer of the night was for Australia's victory. All the players in the middle turned to the crowd wondering what the hell was going on. Blizzard looked particularly confused at the yell between overs.
Monday, January 7, 2008
drunken big bash report
This match report is soaked in beer.
Myself and my friends drank at a 2020 pace.
Big Daddy, a not so frequent collaborator on cricket with balls woke me with a spew this morning, that’s the sort of pace we set last night.
The game was pretty ordinary.
Another G pitch that no one could score runs on.
Which for 2020 sort of negates the idea of the game.
Blizzard and Hodge looked pretty good early on.
But when talking about batting you really can’t look much further than David Hussey. How he scored 70 off 40 on that pitch is beyond me.
He hit some very large blows, and looked particularly angry against the slower bowlers.
I still maintained my perfect record of never seeing him make a tonne.
Just to prove how good David Hussey is the NSWelsh came out and batted horribly.
I still don’t know how they got that close to winning.
The crowd was great, it was great to see a Victorian cricket match with fans there.
Never thought I’d see the day.
I'd like to thank Cricket With Balls Own Nice Bryce McGain for getting a wicket first ball as a birthday present.
What a great guy.
Myself and my friends drank at a 2020 pace.
Big Daddy, a not so frequent collaborator on cricket with balls woke me with a spew this morning, that’s the sort of pace we set last night.
The game was pretty ordinary.
Another G pitch that no one could score runs on.
Which for 2020 sort of negates the idea of the game.
Blizzard and Hodge looked pretty good early on.
But when talking about batting you really can’t look much further than David Hussey. How he scored 70 off 40 on that pitch is beyond me.
He hit some very large blows, and looked particularly angry against the slower bowlers.
I still maintained my perfect record of never seeing him make a tonne.
Just to prove how good David Hussey is the NSWelsh came out and batted horribly.
I still don’t know how they got that close to winning.
The crowd was great, it was great to see a Victorian cricket match with fans there.
Never thought I’d see the day.
I'd like to thank Cricket With Balls Own Nice Bryce McGain for getting a wicket first ball as a birthday present.
What a great guy.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
dirty dirk & our bryce
The Bushrangers are keeping their one day hopes alive.
Quiney, the NSWelsh destroyer weeks ago, took a more subdued approach but still scored 70odd.
Hussey, McDonald and Blizzard all chipped in with 40 odds.
Since I didn’t see the game I’ll defer to my old man who said, “this Hastings looked good, had 20 odd in no time”.
Dirty Dirk Nannes continued his good form with 3/28 and Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain took 3/32.
The three wickets came at a very good time for Bryce, Siddle & Dirty Dirk didn’t allow him to take many wickets last week, in the first dig he didn’t even get a bowl.
The race for boxing say is still on, and at this stage we are still occasionally fully committed to our Bryce playing in the first test.
Bring on the Indians I say, Dirty Dirk is waiting.
Quiney, the NSWelsh destroyer weeks ago, took a more subdued approach but still scored 70odd.
Hussey, McDonald and Blizzard all chipped in with 40 odds.
Since I didn’t see the game I’ll defer to my old man who said, “this Hastings looked good, had 20 odd in no time”.
Dirty Dirk Nannes continued his good form with 3/28 and Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain took 3/32.
The three wickets came at a very good time for Bryce, Siddle & Dirty Dirk didn’t allow him to take many wickets last week, in the first dig he didn’t even get a bowl.
The race for boxing say is still on, and at this stage we are still occasionally fully committed to our Bryce playing in the first test.
Bring on the Indians I say, Dirty Dirk is waiting.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
rosie perez was right
In thinking about Victoria’s victory today I’m reminded of Rosie Perez in White men can’t jump, when she said in a thick latino accent,
“Sometimes when you win, you really lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose”
It never made sense to me before, but now I get it, she was talking about the fact that when Victoria won, it really lost, because they failed to get Bryce McGain a haul of wickets.
As much as we all want Victoria to win the pura Sheffield cup Shield, what we really want is Victorians in the Australian side.
I am so sick and tired, (after 2 test matches) of watching smug NSWelshman, coy Westerners, slow Queenslanders or ex Tasmanians.
One Victorian, is it too much to ask for?
McGain is still the best spinner in the country, but a 5 for would have been nice. I think he was a bag of wickets away from really having a shot at playing. Now its either Hogg or Tait I fear.
But lets not dwell on Former Cricket With balls own Bryce McGain, let us get all gaga over Siddle, the man with a bowling average of 11 after 2 games.
This is a list of the bowlers he has taken more wickets than this year, all of which have played at least 4 games.
Stuart Clark, Jason Gillespie, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Hogg and Ben Hilfenhaus.
So if Bryce isn’t going to get the gong, let me flim flam over to Siddle, who is now Our Siddle, until he fails or he starts to annoy me for some petty reason.
“Sometimes when you win, you really lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose”
It never made sense to me before, but now I get it, she was talking about the fact that when Victoria won, it really lost, because they failed to get Bryce McGain a haul of wickets.
As much as we all want Victoria to win the pura Sheffield cup Shield, what we really want is Victorians in the Australian side.
I am so sick and tired, (after 2 test matches) of watching smug NSWelshman, coy Westerners, slow Queenslanders or ex Tasmanians.
One Victorian, is it too much to ask for?
McGain is still the best spinner in the country, but a 5 for would have been nice. I think he was a bag of wickets away from really having a shot at playing. Now its either Hogg or Tait I fear.
But lets not dwell on Former Cricket With balls own Bryce McGain, let us get all gaga over Siddle, the man with a bowling average of 11 after 2 games.
This is a list of the bowlers he has taken more wickets than this year, all of which have played at least 4 games.
Stuart Clark, Jason Gillespie, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Hogg and Ben Hilfenhaus.
So if Bryce isn’t going to get the gong, let me flim flam over to Siddle, who is now Our Siddle, until he fails or he starts to annoy me for some petty reason.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
who is peter siddle?
Well we would know the answer to that question if he could stay fit for more than 2 days at a time.
I can tell you what he looks like, he looks like a damn good bowler who knocks up getting wickets.
Oh and he also looks a little like a Mexican wrestler.
According to the official site he is a 24 year old young fast bowler, who this year is averaging like 10 runs per wicket, after a game and a half.
Thems good figures.
Lets not get too excited over him though, he is a Victorian fast bowler, so we can only expect him to play 3 first class games a year.
As for Tasmania’s capitulation, you can only assume it was a good toss to win, but having seen some highlights the ball was still hooping around when Quiney and Jewell put it beyond doubt.
So perhaps the Tasmanians didn’t put in the hard yards.
The only problem I can see for Victoria in this match as it stands is that Our Bryce McGain may not get a 4th day wicket to toil on.
His only hope may rest in the nail clippers of Brad Hogg.
I can tell you what he looks like, he looks like a damn good bowler who knocks up getting wickets.
Oh and he also looks a little like a Mexican wrestler.
According to the official site he is a 24 year old young fast bowler, who this year is averaging like 10 runs per wicket, after a game and a half.
Thems good figures.
Lets not get too excited over him though, he is a Victorian fast bowler, so we can only expect him to play 3 first class games a year.
As for Tasmania’s capitulation, you can only assume it was a good toss to win, but having seen some highlights the ball was still hooping around when Quiney and Jewell put it beyond doubt.
So perhaps the Tasmanians didn’t put in the hard yards.
The only problem I can see for Victoria in this match as it stands is that Our Bryce McGain may not get a 4th day wicket to toil on.
His only hope may rest in the nail clippers of Brad Hogg.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
more bryce
There is more Bryce McGain insight on our parental site cricketwithballs.com
On this post, there is no old man jokes, I promise Bryce.
Cricket with balls is a proud non paying sponsor of Bryce "Goo" McGain.
Bryce also had an interesting insight into the Bellerive pitch at his press conference "The pitch is the same length".
Interesting.
On this post, there is no old man jokes, I promise Bryce.
Cricket with balls is a proud non paying sponsor of Bryce "Goo" McGain.
Bryce also had an interesting insight into the Bellerive pitch at his press conference "The pitch is the same length".
Interesting.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Ken Piesse has a sense of humour
As part of his official work for Cricket Victoria, Ken Piesse does a section on the bushrangers website called, "young men in a hurry".
This week its on Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain.
It mentions his job at the bank (which every article I've ever read on him does)
His age (he turns 23 next winter, in dog years)
The fact he's single (what are you waiting for ladies)
That his son is a chucker (no mention of any Sri Lankan ancestory though).
Check it out here.
I promise no mention of Bryce McGain for 3 days.
This week its on Cricket With Balls Own Bryce McGain.
It mentions his job at the bank (which every article I've ever read on him does)
His age (he turns 23 next winter, in dog years)
The fact he's single (what are you waiting for ladies)
That his son is a chucker (no mention of any Sri Lankan ancestory though).
Check it out here.
I promise no mention of Bryce McGain for 3 days.
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