Cricket World Cup 2023

[Spymaster]

Uber-methodical from Trott. And it's working. Afghanistan used to be mercurial with the bat. Now they're calculating and measured. Whatever the result here, it's impressive - 291 when bowling is your stronger hand is never a bad effort.

Against Australia too. Rashid and Zadran made Starc look pretty ordinary towards the end of the innings.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

That hit the ground

Seen the replay now. That was 100% out. Not even any doubt. It bounces off one hand onto the other with the fingers underneath it.

You've been done in by the foreshortening effect of zoom on the front-on shot. And so has the third ump. I thought they'd received education about that.

 

[Spymaster]

Seen the replay now. That was 100% out. Not even any doubt. It bounces off one hand onto the other with the fingers underneath it.

You've been done in by the foreshortening effect of zoom on the front-on shot. And so has the third ump. I thought they'd received education about that.

Nope. Off one hand, onto the deck, then into both.

 

[Spymaster]

Stuart Broad agrees with me.

Broadie is notoriously shit at the laws and procedure. He led the ridiculous diatribes against Carey, after the Bairstow incident.

 

[Spymaster]

Australia scoring far too quickly here

 

[Spymaster]

That helps though!

 

[Petcha]

I really really dislike David Warner. Just something about him. Even other pantomime villains like Mitchell Johnson had some likeable characteristics.

 

[Spymaster]

I really really dislike David Warner.

And right on cue ....

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Kinell.

This could be a thrashing.

 

[Spymaster]

Blimey!

 

[Spymaster]

This should float planetgeli's boat.

 

[Spymaster]

Why did they review that?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

This is great!!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Starc walks off when he didn't hit it.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Quite a catch.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[Spymaster]

Starc walks off when he didn't hit it.

Missed it by an inch, wtf!

Gormless twat

 

[Petcha]

I've come into the office for the first time in literally years. and there's actually a good game on. fucking bastards.

 

[Spymaster]

Buggering Maxwell’s going to save them, isn’t he?

 

[Wilf]

Buggering Maxwell’s going to save them, isn’t he?

Him and the physio.

 

[Wilf]

Are there rulings as to how long a player can have treatment?

 

[Wilf]

It's not going to happen, but Aus should pull him out. Could easily fuck his back.

 

[Spymaster]

Whatever happens, this will go down as an all time great innings. Fair play to him.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

It is a remarkable innings though. I mean I still don't want Australia to win but this is great cricket

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Can Afghanistan get to the semis if they win this?

 

[Wilf]

Pity the poor sod who dropped him.

 

[Spymaster]

Can Afghanistan get to the semis if they win this?

They'd have to beat SA on Friday too. I think.

 

[Petcha]

Can Afghanistan get to the semis if they win this?

I've lost the will to live on this shit so no idea. will it ever end.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Can Afghanistan get to the semis if they win this?

If they win this and the last game, they're guaranteed to go through. Win one game and they'd be relying on both NZ and Pak losing their last games as their NRR isn't good.

Aus have got this now.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Maxwell running (sort of) again now.