Cricket Thread

[Goldo]

Looks like everyone's favorite chubby alcoholic (Ryder) is broken again

He has an elbow injury! Funny that!
Lifting too many pints?

Stupid fat bastard.Charged again with getting on the piss and making a nuisance of himself.I cant believe the stupidity of this guy.There is a fortune to be made in the game and he is just to thick to take the opportunity. Last chance call from NZC but we have heard that before haven't we ? Do we need this guy that bad ?

Fuck him off IMO. He has been given more chances than any NZ international sportsman in quite some time. He isn't good enough to warrant this bullshit.

[toofast]

Looks like everyone's favorite chubby alcoholic (Ryder) is broken again

He has an elbow injury! Funny that!
Lifting too many pints?

Stupid fat bastard.Charged again with getting on the piss and making a nuisance of himself.I cant believe the stupidity of this guy.There is a fortune to be made in the game and he is just to thick to take the opportunity. Last chance call from NZC but we have heard that before haven't we ? Do we need this guy that bad ?

Fuck him off IMO. He has been given more chances than any NZ international sportsman in quite some time. He isn't good enough to warrant this bullshit.

But he is. Thats the sad thing. NZ don't have many genuinely good batsmen outside taylor really. While most other small nations, can atleast rely on a few superstars (sangakara, jaywardene, sarawan, chanderpaul, yousuf ), NZ really lacks any of any real class. Which is why ryder is valued so highly.

[M@lice]

Looks like everyone's favorite chubby alcoholic (Ryder) is broken again

He has an elbow injury! Funny that!
Lifting too many pints?

Stupid fat bastard.Charged again with getting on the piss and making a nuisance of himself.I cant believe the stupidity of this guy.There is a fortune to be made in the game and he is just to thick to take the opportunity. Last chance call from NZC but we have heard that before haven't we ? Do we need this guy that bad ?

Fuck him off IMO. He has been given more chances than any NZ international sportsman in quite some time. He isn't good enough to warrant this bullshit.

But he is. Thats the sad thing. NZ don't have many genuinely good batsmen outside taylor really. While most other small nations, can atleast rely on a few superstars (sangakara, jaywardene, sarawan, chanderpaul, yousuf ), NZ really lacks any of any real class. Which is why ryder is valued so highly.

If most nz men had the same level of publicity as he has had at his age it wouldnt be very flash either i say leave the cricket and his personal life separate its obvious he has a problem with the drink but he is the only person that can do anything about it.
as long as he is playing good cricket let him play sure if he was getting drunk and abusing kids at games or turning up to charity/sponsorship gigs with a belly full then thats another thing but he was in a hotel room with his mates now if you cant get a little rowdy there then where can you?

some people need to get off there soap boxes and think what they were like when they were younger.

[Goldo]

Looks like everyone's favorite chubby alcoholic (Ryder) is broken again

He has an elbow injury! Funny that!
Lifting too many pints?

Stupid fat bastard.Charged again with getting on the piss and making a nuisance of himself.I cant believe the stupidity of this guy.There is a fortune to be made in the game and he is just to thick to take the opportunity. Last chance call from NZC but we have heard that before haven't we ? Do we need this guy that bad ?

Fuck him off IMO. He has been given more chances than any NZ international sportsman in quite some time. He isn't good enough to warrant this bullshit.

But he is. Thats the sad thing. NZ don't have many genuinely good batsmen outside taylor really. While most other small nations, can atleast rely on a few superstars (sangakara, jaywardene, sarawan, chanderpaul, yousuf ), NZ really lacks any of any real class. Which is why ryder is valued so highly.

If most nz men had the same level of publicity as he has had at his age it wouldnt be very flash either i say leave the cricket and his personal life separate its obvious he has a problem with the drink but he is the only person that can do anything about it.
as long as he is playing good cricket let him play sure if he was getting drunk and abusing kids at games or turning up to charity/sponsorship gigs with a belly full then thats another thing but he was in a hotel room with his mates now if you cant get a little rowdy there then where can you?

some people need to get off there soap boxes and think what they were like when they were younger.

You must have forgotten the time where he lacerated his hand when drunk by punching through a window and was unable to play cricket. There have been other incidents like this.

Like it or not, international sportsmen and role models. You cannot just say "some people need to get off there soap boxes and think what they were like when they were younger.".

When one has a problem with drinking one does not solve it by getting drunk. It's not an unknown occurance in sport and Ryder is by no means the first to be on his last warning. The fact of the matter is he's turned up/missed training because he was drunk/hungover. It is a problem, it affects his performance and availability and is piss poor.

PS Toofast, Ryder hadn't been in good form prior to his latest injury so the jury is still out on that. Either way he's an embarrasment.

[toofast]

I disagree on his form really. I mean in tests, He hit that 200 just a while ago. Followed it up with a few alright scores in SL. In terms of ODIS, 105,    108, 46, 63, 0, 0, 8, 74 are his last scores. Even without his form, he has shown ability, that few other NZ players seem to have. He is the answer to our problems at the top of the innings in ODIs, and helps add some solidness to our middle order in tests.

[MattaH]

He is the answer to our problems at the top of the innings in ODIs, and helps add some solidness to our middle order in tests.

And he's a decent medium pace bowler.

[ptb]

finally will get some cricket tonight!

9.00PM on SS2 but there will definitely be streams up cos India playing <3

[BeNZene]

finally will get some cricket tonight!

9.00PM on SS2 but there will definitely be streams up cos India playing <3

If anyone finds a stream, would be much appreciated if you could post it up here.

[toofast]

finally will get some cricket tonight!

9.00PM on SS2 but there will definitely be streams up cos India playing <3

If anyone finds a stream, would be much appreciated if you could post it up here.

A good stream is bet365. You need to make an account, but after that, free stream as much as you want, no need to bet.

[Ngati_Grim]

It seems to work too...

http://www.bet365.com/extra/extra.aspx?ContentPath=LiveStreaming%2CStreaming


You don't even need a credit card which is just as well...

[BeNZene]

"Dominant NZ seal 200-run rout"

Not often you see a cricinfo headline like that...

[Ngati_Grim]

Fantastic! I had to go to bed so I could wake up fresh for work, but that sounds like it would have been great to see the rest!

[ptb]

i switched off after Elliot got out, woke up this morning thinking we lost it during the last ten overs... i was pleasantly surprised.

woot go BCs Taylor 2 from 2 wins and MOTM awards as captain

[toofast]

A good win for us. Good to see taylor and styris doing a good recovery, and tuffey and mills bowled well at the start.

[ptb]

lol oram in doubt

[SteddieEddie]

How about those Pakistanis eh. Caught red handed.

I say ban the players involved for life and throw out Pakistan for a year or two, it's not like anyone can tour there anyway.

This is not a racist post, just from someone who loves cricket and fair play

[Zarkov]

How about those Pakistanis eh. Caught red handed.

I say ban the players involved for life and throw out Pakistan for a year or two, it's not like anyone can tour there anyway.

This is not a racist post, just from someone who loves cricket and fair play

What have you got against cheaters?

They're just the same as us, except greedier.

[toofast]

How about those Pakistanis eh. Caught red handed.

I say ban the players involved for life and throw out Pakistan for a year or two, it's not like anyone can tour there anyway.

This is not a racist post, just from someone who loves cricket and fair play

Its unfair to throw out a whole team, because the actions of a few. I think its best, to give lifetime bans to those involved (though it would be a real shame to see asif and amir banned), and do a clean out of the administration, because I am sure they must of had some involvement.

[ptb]

in other news Vettori is POTY

damn when are we playing...

edit: looks like champions league starting on friday/saturday

[toofast]

The games are all on at 3:30 or 11:30 pm, so its going to be hard to follow in nz.

[MattaH]

India 216 to win. Should be easy with their full batting lineup.

[toofast]

Only if sehwag or sachin get going. Get them both cheap and its game on.

[MattaH]

Gambhir went rather cheaply

[toofast]

we are heading towards one of our most embrassing losses. we are being outclassed by bangladesh. Making us look like the 9th ranked team.

[maorifulla]

this is the perfect time for NZ to rename their national cricket team to the slack caps