Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA
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@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Australia will of course be back though !
Eventually. I think we're about to enter an era much like post-McGrath and -Warne.
It's clear we've got some batters past their due date and stinking up the joint. In the old days they'd go play Shield to find form, but now they'll just go chasing cash.
Khawaja must surely be on the chopping block at 38? The last 2 years has seen his average slide, with only 2 tons (Birmingham June 2023 and Gaulle Jan 2025) for 2 years. Trend line in red.
Marnus not far behind IMHO tho at 30 maybe he's got time to course-correct. One ton in two years. Not good.
While being aware that they've come undone in some tough conditions, there have also been some very questionable shot selections in there.
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@NTA said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Nathan Lyon - 37
Mitch Starc - 35
Josh Hazlewood - 34
Pat Cummins - 32Hopefully we can squeeze a couple more years out of these guys while new bats come through
Get them in touch with Paddles ( you might have heard of him, a real piston wristed gibbon according to Australians on the banks in the 80s ) but by crikey he could bowl.
Played his last test match at 39 after being knighted. Took a wicket with his last ball in test cricket to complete five for the innings a then record 36th time.
THAT is how you bow out.
But seriously, quite surprised at how old they all are. In my mind they're still in their 20s.
Then again in my mind I'm only pushing 40, not 48.
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South Africa have some excellent young talent on the block. Sadly we lost our best batter Heinrich Klaassen. India played a big role in our cricket development. Marko Jansen was used by the touring Indians as a net bowler and got him into IPL. Luandrhe Pretorius is 19 years old and already in the IPL.
sadly not much test cricket around these days.
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@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@nzzp said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Fun fact for you polish hawt nerds
The first three WTCC have been won by the first three RWC champs, in the same order.
That is crazy statistically ... WAS IT RIGGED???
No wonder India have been shit
Have lost a few finals, tbf so have we...
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@Virgil said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@nzzp said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Fun fact for you polish hawt nerds
The first three WTCC have been won by the first three RWC champs, in the same order.
That is crazy statistically ... WAS IT RIGGED???
No wonder India have been shit
Have lost a few finals, tbf so have we...
Yeah but if you were picking a combined Rugby XV from NZ and India I wouldn't pick a single Indian player
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@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@Virgil said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@nzzp said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Fun fact for you polish hawt nerds
The first three WTCC have been won by the first three RWC champs, in the same order.
That is crazy statistically ... WAS IT RIGGED???
No wonder India have been shit
Have lost a few finals, tbf so have we...
Yeah but if you were picking a combined Rugby XV from NZ and India I wouldn't pick a single Indian player
racist
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Brutal result for Australia, and a real big "fuck you" to the many people who said SA didn't belong there (conveniently forgetting India getting their asses handed to them at home by us) simply because they sent a weakened team to NZ and upset the "purists".
Good toss to win, as the pitch flattened out just in time for the Aus tail to face a couple of hundred balls, which would have heartened the SA top order. How good for a guy that averages mid-30s to score a big hundred to win a final! Bavuma is a little fighter as well.
For Australia, you reap what you sow. Cameron Green has 1,300 test runs at 30, and has been out of the test arena for a while, why in the fuck do you pick him at 3? Faced 5 balls combined. Khawaja being able to get a big score in Sri Lanka where he didn't have to move his feet disguised that he is cooked. Marnus's return looks okay given everyone else around him, but still scored less than 40 total runs, and his complete lack of intent over the past couple of years is really hurting him. The three of them all failing could be seen a mile off.
Head only getting 20 was probably the surprise.
Sort of old school Black Caps where the middle and lower order score the runs.Now they go to the Windies and will probably be without Steve Smith for most of it. Which means reprieves all round.
Dan Vettori the new Agent Robbie.
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surely they are very close to finding out?
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Another five years away surely.
