NZ v Australia Test #2
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<p>Aussie Tourette's tanties aside, what a fucking disappointing day. Was lovely to see Kane back amongst the runs, but we've had WAAAAY too many failures in the top order. Guptill 18 & 0. Latham 4 & 39. Nicholls 7 & 2. Not good enough, especially when Wagner is the only one firing with the ball.</p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;">However, the Australians were unhappy at the fact that Hazlewood's comment - "who the f*** is the third umpire?" - was broadcast. Stump microphones are not supposed to remain live when players and umpires are conversing.</span></blockquote>
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Yeah, that's it, focus on the stump mic being off/on. Swearing at an official who has made the right decision is clearly a secondary issue. Fluffybunnies. </p> -
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All is right in the cricket world. We get to celebrate a crushing series win, and you guys get to call our players fluffybunnys.<br><br>
This is the natural order of things.</p></blockquote>
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Annoyingly accurate... You've got the cricket, we've got the rugby, when no doubt you'll call us cheaters after being done... -
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<p>Annoyingly accurate... You've got the cricket, we've got the rugby, when no doubt you'll call us cheaters after being done...</p>
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<p>......and your country is a desert full of racist rednecks and your beer is shit too.</p> -
<p>Bit disappointed with Hazelwood today, I know he pissed at 3rd umpire, but gotta be a bit careful. And I kind of like him didn't think he would be the one to have a go at 3rd umpire.</p>
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<p>Anyway I will say what I have said so many times now, are the Aussies still saying the Indians are crazy because they won't use 3rd umpires?? Apparently they take out wrong decisions, so.....</p> -
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<p>Aw fuck here we go - the faux-Scot talking about beer again.</p>
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<p>Scots, Aussies, good beer. How are these related in any way at all?</p> -
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<p>Aw fuck here we go - the faux-Scot talking about beer again.</p>
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<p>I'm glad you asked. You tried Panhead yet ? the brewery in in Upper Hutt but don't let that fool you, the APA in particular is delicious.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="560339" data-time="1456222325"><p>Got 'im! Yeeesssss!</p></blockquote>
He's forgetting how many kiwis live here. <br><br>
Did I say "live"? I meant "bitch non-stop about how much better everything is back home, bro!"<br><br>
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<p>Terrible Aussie beer is deliberate - we own most of the major Aussie breweries...</p>
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<p>Nah, they're owned by the old manufacturer of these things now...</p>
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<p>But I doubt they talk about it much around the Tooheys taps in RSL clubs these days... time moves on.</p> -
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Yep. None of us have EVER lost our temper in the heat of the moment, after all.</p></blockquote>
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Seriously Nick. Stop finding excuses for your team acting like pork chops. If the Captain leads them like a 12yo the rest will follow. You should be embarrassed. -
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Yeah, that's it, focus on the stump mic being off/on. Swearing at an official who has made the right decision is clearly a secondary issue. Fluffybunnies.</p></blockquote>
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All is right in the cricket world. We get to celebrate a crushing series win, and you guys get to call our players fluffybunnys.<br><br>
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<p>Yep. None of us have EVER lost our temper in the heat of the moment, after all.</p>
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<p>Seriously Nick. Stop finding excuses for your team acting like pork chops. If the Captain leads them like a 12yo the rest will follow. You should be embarrassed.</p>
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<p>There are implications to this behaviour </p>
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<p>Kids copy this shit and volunteer coaches and community leaders have to waste precious time explaining why it's detrimental to everyone's fun and a waste of time, let alone only the preserve of the best players - no good sledging and carrying on if you're shit, no one notices.</p>
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<p>We love rugby because of the respect it breeds for opposition, refs and having things not go your own way.</p>
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<p><strong>It's not too much for any cricketers on TV to pull their fucking heads in especially with respect to umpires</strong></p>
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<p>For all his success Smith still hasn't quite worked out "hard but <strong>fair" </strong>(suspect he's got winning and whining mixed up too)</p>
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<p>And yes Australia are the best team in the world at playing cricket <span style="font-size:10px;">and having others not respect them</span></p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="560345" data-time="1456225770"><p>Seriously Nick. Stop finding excuses for your team acting like pork chops. If the Captain leads them like a 12yo the rest will follow. You should be embarrassed.</p></blockquote>
Why? They play cricket, they don't represent me personally.<br><br>
The behavior by Hazlewood is unacceptable. I'm sure the authorities will take appropriate action.<br><br>
But a lot of you are acting like a pack of high-horse fluffybunnies who never did anything wrong in their lives. <br><br>
Unless you think the actions of Saint Gentleman Sir McCullum somehow give you a free pass to sit in an ivory tower somewhere, of course. I mean, when you're not sitting in the ebony tower that is TSF.
