Cricket Thread

[mattnz]

Duckworth-Lewis is a pretty cool guy?

[Goldo]

Even when Ryder is back (after the Australian series) it won't be long before he self destructs again.  He is a walking, talking, breathing fuck-up.

[kilabee]

I really couldn't give a shit what Ryder does in his spare time as long as the balls  crashing into the stands.He does need to sharpen up a little in the behaviour department if he wants to keep the IPL $$$$ rolling in though.
He should take a close look at the meal Andrew Symonds made of his career.

[Tandoori]

He's shaping into NZ Cricket's Georgie Best

[Growler]

Duckworth-Lewis is a pretty cool guy?

yeah, the system staggers me...... I thought the logical answer would be, runrate x overs = total required.

but no, they have to factor in how many strippers are in the crowd, divided by the ugly chicks multiplied by the square root of the rain drops that have fallen since the umpire tickled his left testicle with the counter. They then have a sword fight with he stumps, and the winning umpire gets to pick a number out of a hat.

[varkk]

yeah, the system staggers me...... I thought the logical answer would be, runrate x overs = total required.

That system really does favour the team batting second. Duckworth-Lewis is the best method we currently have to predict the outcome of an interrupted match. It may seem overly complex but that is probably more due to the general public not understanding statistics and the media for not even trying to explain it.

On to more recent events, Michael Clarke, where the bloody hell are you?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/3421166/Shock-as-Aussie-vice-captain-quits-NZ-cricket-tour

[mattnz]

Yeah, it's not really fear if we get the same amount of batsmen, but have to bat less overs. It's supposed to be calculated so that, based on history, we have the same chance of winning as we did before the interruption.

Still, 5 overs? Could they not have just kept everyone up an extra half hour and played the game properly. That's what they did back in my day.

[Spanners Watson]

Yeah, it's not really fear if we get the same amount of batsmen, but have to bat less overs. It's supposed to be calculated so that, based on history, we have the same chance of winning as we did before the interruption.

Still, 5 overs? Could they not have just kept everyone up an extra half hour and played the game properly. That's what they did back in my day.

Yep, it's a shame they didn't extend the game time, the loss of a power-play overs was b/s too.

Sadly the D-L system will work against us in 9 out of 10 cases considering that the majority of our runs are made by our bottom order after we are 3-5 wickets down (which factor into the D-L equation).
Perhaps if our top order was more consistent we'd have had a much better chance? Also, I'd like to add that Franklin is also pure batting fail.

Hope Taylor pushes on for a hundred today! Go BCs! :rnr:

[SteddieEddie]

What a cruel mistress the NZ Cricket team is.

Just when I got my head around the fact they are shit, they make me believe in them again. I even was starting to think we might be competitive throughout the series.:

What was I thinking?  Of course they would fold like a cheap suit.

Maybe we should only play 20/20, at least we could then bat the full overs 9 out of 10 times

[Spork]

BL2U Kiwis.

CH is mine again. =D

[Scunner]

I was going to post something like "Your cricketers know these are 50 over games, don't they?" but I thought I'd better wait until I heard the Aussies had won first otherwise I might look stupid.


Stupider, anyway.

[Zenith]

Well done to the Black caps bowlers.  Oz 50 runs short all out.  While the series is lost -  3-2 makes it look better.

Again we should have had more runs on the board to start with.

[kilabee]

That missed opportunity in the second game cost us the series.But I guess that's what makes the Aussie side it is ,taking those chances. Anyway comprehensive win tonight and good to see Southee pick up a few.He has been on the end of a bit of tap late in the series so it will do his confidence a world of good.

[Zarkov]

Some guys starting to work their way into the side.

Nathan McCullum looks better every game-Southee has definitely stepped up in my opinion.

Tuffey really puts it all out there, pity about his pace.

Would be nice to see a fully fit side for once.

[Zenith]

They have given Southee the death bowling a bit now and he seems to live up to the pressure now where as last season, not so flash.
I was only "watching" on Cricinfo and southee was getting yorker after yorker out.

[Tandoori]

Good work by the bowlers, but at the same time a bit of a hollow victory - still lost a winnable series, and probably would have lost 4-1 had the umpires made the right call on Ponting.

[Zarkov]

Laughed when Evan Watkin called a ball wide that hit the batsmans pads.

Batter was thinking about a quick single when the umpires hands shot out and saved him the trouble.

[kilabee]

Good work by the bowlers, but at the same time a bit of a hollow victory - still lost a winnable series, and probably would have lost 4-1 had the umpires made the right call on Ponting.

Swings and roundabouts for Ricky.Given not out plumb in front earlier in the series off Tuffey. I can't recall us getting the rub of the green to many times against the aussies so i'll take that one.I am still spewing about that time Matthew Hayden was given not out plumb in front first ball from Bondie a few years back.

[SteddieEddie]

It's great when Ponting gets one against him, he gets so many in his favour normally

[Scunner]

I wonder how many times the 2 not out batsman have been 49 and 99 going into the last over of the day.

[kilabee]

Yep we're in trouble

[Zenith]

Yep we're in trouble

Give the black caps till the end of the day - they will show us what real trouble is.  If you haven't caught up with the score - don't.

[Zarkov]

Maybe we shouldn't play test cricket.

Against the Aussies anyway.

[Speakman]

Give the black caps till the end of the day - they will show us what real trouble is.  If you haven't caught up with the score - don't.

i wish i read that before i did check...

[kilabee]

Not that relevant but did you know Bollinger wears a rug?Doug the Rug.I've never noticed before.