Posted by jrod on March 16, 2009 under QLD, VIC | 
It is just around the corner now.
It’s doubtful that even they can lose from here.
Although if anyone can…
It is just a shame that the game has been ruined by rain.
In the bits that haven’t been rain affected it is hard to know if Victoria has outplayed Queensland, or that Queensland has played like guys who knew there wasn’t enough time to win.
Heaps of dropped catches and a low total considereing the pitch and the start they got all could be due to the melancholy affect of the rain.
Or it could be that they wen’t in with a poor attack, due to injuries as much as anything, and Wade and White just did them in with the bat.
And that Dirty Dirk Nannes, Crazy Clint and the Angry Man Shane Harwood were just too angry, dirty and crazy for them.
It sort of feels shit that this game couldn’t be played properly so that Victoria could exorcise a few demons.
But then again, we are about to win the shield fucking final so who gives a fuck.
Posted by jrod on March 13, 2009 under QLD, VIC |
I think it’s safe to say that Victoria did not throw off any skeletons on day one of the shield final.
At the moment the skeletons are standing behind them with their pants down.
They were 2 for 236.
Game over.
Fuck off Queensland, the Vics have this.
Then a classic Victorian collapse.
Apparently it was so beautiful that Ken Piesse had a tear in his eye.
By stumps Andrew Symonds had 3 wickets and the Vics were 6 for 281, and New Texas were more than in the game.
I said this last year, and i will recycle it, if you are playing an away shield final all you can ask for is at the close of day one you still have a chance to win.
New Texas do.
Victoria even compounded the mini failure by giving a bat to Dirty Dirk Nannes, and sending him out to bat.
Fucking stupid mother fucking ass clowns.
Dirk can’t bat, sorry Dirk, but he can’t.
And nightwatchmen are a stupid fucking theory anyway.
4 balls he lasted.
It gives New Texas more momentum, and more people, like me, will start talking about the Vics exceptional skill at fucking up in finals.
Fuck.
Sorry, some good things happaned as well.
The Future PM David Hussey is back baby, he made a hundred, it has been a long time since his last one, but he saved it for the right time.
At the other end Chris Rogers just put his shoulder into it again, the man is made of runs this year.
With Marcus North in the national side, Western Australia have really missed a trick there.
6 wickets is a good start for New Texas, but Matthew Wade has made two hundreds on the trot, Cam made one last week, and doesn’t mind batting against Queensland.
Also Damien Wright is still to come, and he has beenpissing off shield teams all season with the bat.
None of this matters right now, as it is pissing down.
Really fucking pouring.
At best they look like losing most of the day.
At worst the hole day.
What is even worse for Queensland is that this might liven up the pitch, and you don’t really want a lively pitch if the oppisition has over 300 on the board and has the most potent attack in shield cricket.
And Dirty Dirk might be pissed at being forced to bat.
Posted by jrod on March 8, 2009 under QLD, VIC |
Victoria has not lost a point in the Shield this year.
Pause for gasp.
That is some sort of season, and as far as I can tell, this may be the first time in history that a team has down this.
This is not the best year for shield teams, South Australia, NSWales, and New Texas have L plates on.
Western Australia have completely imploded, and Tasmania don’t seem to be able to get the most out of their vast talent pool.
On paper, I picked Queensland to come last this year, next week they play off in the final.
This latest game has shown how much better Victoria are than the second best team, and last week they showed how much better they were than the third best team.
Bowling New Texas out for 300, and then making over 800.
800, huge numbers.
This is a classy line up.
Brad Hodge has been in average form shield this year, no Brad I wont take that down, and to be fair, was in average shield form last year, that stays too Brad.
But the ego loves making runs against Queensland, and when their attack is lacklustre, which it is, he really likes cashing in.
Rogers is the 4th best opening batsman in Australia, but he made his 4th hundred for the year, to go with 5 half centuries.
Matthew Wade, back to back hundreds, is making a huge run to be Australia’s back up keeper, 2 tons at an average of 47 for the year.
Cameron White has been flirting with Australia this year, he comes back home for a hundred.
Rob Quiney was good enough this year to warrant selection for Australia’s 2020 side, and an IPL contract, but is still a nearly man in shield cricket with a 94.
Nick Jewell failed in this match, but has averaged over 40 with 600 odd runs at the other end of Rogers, and was the man who scored a 90 against a rampant NSWales in the shield final last year.
And Future PM David Hussey made ANOTHER half century.
Unless the Junction Oval wicket throws up a corrugated green strip, Victoria should win, or draw, with ease.
Should is the important word here, we all know that no one chokes like Victoria, but too lose from here, that would take something very special.
Posted by jrod on February 24, 2009 under VIC |
This is Cam before and after.
Cameron Ponting
Poor fella.
Thanks to Ceci, of Mel & Ceci fame, for the work.
Posted by jrod on under VIC |
When Cameron White was a Victorian player, he was a great captain.
Everyone loved him.
Some senior players had the odd problem with his people management, but on the field, he was grand.
White was born with a tactically aware cerebrum, he was one of those players who would stick his hand up his ass, and find a wicket.
Even other states thought he was a good captain.
He was part of a short long line of good victorian captains, Simon O’Donnell, Dean Jones, Darren Berry and Shane Warne (for his hometown of Hampshire) that were changing the perception that Victoria captains are rubbish.
White seemed to have a bit of all of these former leaders, SO’D's ability to change the gme with bat or ball, Deano’s confidence, Chuck’s popularity amongst the group, and Warne’s charisma.
Now, the tide seems to be turning.
There can only be one reason, R Ponting.
What else could have happened?
Cam has been spending alot of time with Ponting.
He has become a tactical consultant to Ricky, and they have spent times laughing, and crying together.
And look what has happened?
White has come back to us, damaged, average, and crappy.
There can be only one reason, he has been Pontified.
pon⋅ti⋅fy
/ˈpɛ
trəˌfaɪ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation 
[pon-tuh-fahy]
| 1. |
to covert bad situations into strop fests |
| 2. |
to lose a game through monumental fuck ups |
| 3. |
to inspire no confidence in team mates, supporters or casual observers |
Posted by Moses on February 9, 2009 under NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA |
Travis Birt, Unlucky
Now that I’ve dropped Cameron White and David Hussey, the search has begun for a new number 6 and 7 in the Aussie ODI squad. I’ve taken a look at
the scorecards from our Domestic F50 competition and compiled a list of all the batting performances where more than 20 are scored at greater than a run a ball. The most recent performances are listed first.
Birt, TR 86(66), 94(80), 67(56), 25(15)
Smith, DLR 29*(13), 28*(26)
Manou, GA 48* (39)
Warner 31(20), 97(54), 165*(112)
MG Dighton 59(58), 87(76)
Klinger 133*(128)
Ferguson, C 52(35), 32(26), 101(83)
Hopes J 76(61), 42(40)
Bailey, GJ 32(28)
Divin, MA 38(31)
Ronchi, L 80(64)
AK, Heal 43(34)
Quiney 42(40), 16(15), 92(85), 73(63)
Crosthwaite, AJ 52(49), 29(17)
Thornely, DJ 108(90)
Doropoulos, TP 92(75)
Henriques, MC 41(37)
Borgas, CJ 39(35)
I’ve quite possibly missed some, if anyone can point me towards a tool that pulls out domestic data rather than having to manually read the scorecards, that would be most appreciated.
Looking purely at the numbers, the standout domestic performers are:
Travis Birt from Tasmania
Travis is the form pinch hitter in the domestic T50 competition with his 7 innings yielding 363 runs at 60.5 and at a strike rate of 122! His returns this year are:
- 1/11/08 56*(37) vs SA
- 12/11/08 25(15) vs Vic
- 29/11/08 34(38) vs NSW (the game where Warner scored 165*(112)
- 07/12/08 67(56) vs NSW
- 10/12/08 94(80) vs SA
- 14/12/08 1(5) vs QLD
- 07/02/08 86(66) vs VIC (this low scoring game Tas made 197 and VIC made 189)
David Warner from NSW
Dave has already been given a shot in the national setup with promising signs but too many failures. From his 8 starts there have been 3 good innings, yielding 89(43) on debut, 69(60) in his 4th match, and 22(29) in his 6th match when he was very unlucky to be run-out.
Combine these scores with Dave’s domestic highlights of 31(20), 97(54), 165*(112) and it’s easy to agree he has the destructive power hitting would really dominate the batting powerplay without the additional pressure of opening. I’d like to see Dave given a go down the order, where he’ll have a chance to perform without the added pressure of opening.
Callum Ferguson from South Australia
His stand out performances include 52(35), 32(26) and 101(83). It’s good to see him given a shot in the Aussie side, though I would have picked Birt first purely on the numbers. Callum played well last night before a Bucknor howler cut short his opportunity. Who did the BCCI ask to wipe him from their fixtures, and can we please be added to this list?
James Hopes from Queensland
In the two games that Hopes played for Queensland he’s opened in both, scoring 76(61) and 42(40). I’d like to see him given an extended run at the top of our order, his tight straight bowling will keep him in the squad regardless. Ideally we’d have a run of 2 or maybe even 3 ODI’s without changing our openers, wouldn’t that be nice.
Adam Voges from Western Australia
Conversely, Adam Voges has made the squad without topping a run a ball all year. Now he’s the one our selectors have picked to apply ‘pressure’ to Hussey and White, yet even if he were to continue his domestic results at the higher lever I don’t believe this would be enough. His 295 runs at 49.2 certainly doesn’t constitute bad numbers, but his strike rate of just 70.2 is not get our 300+ mojo back.
- 8/10/08 13(35) vs NSW
- 24/10/08 56(78) vs Tas
- 16/11/08 104(119) vs SA
- 26/11/08 39(72) vs VIC
- 20/12/08 78(108) vs VIC
- 23/12/08 5(8) vs NSW
If we were after a reliable batsman then Simon Katich would have to be the first picked, selecting Voges in this form to me makes little sense.
Tags: aaron heal, adam crosthwaite, adam voges, callum ferguson, cameron borgas, cameron white, daniel smith, dave warner, david hussey, david warner, dominic thornley, george bailey, grant manou, james hopes, luke ronchi, mark divin, michael dighton, moises henriques, pinch hitter, rob quiney, simon katich, theo doropoulos, travis birt
Posted by Moses on January 23, 2009 under NSW, VIC |
Man Cry
There’s much talk about
poor Victoria who will be forced to field an under strength team in tomorrow’s Twenty20 final. They’ve even
tried to recruit Adam Gilchrist, which would have been awesome for the spectacle, but they obviously didn’t front up with enough cash.
Here’s who they’ll be missing tomorrow night
- Brad Hodge – avg 42, sr 136. Top Twenty20 run-scorer in Australia. Top Twenty20 run-scorer in the world. Injured in Elimination Final.
- David Hussey – avg 32, sr 140. Second top Twenty20 run scorer in Australia. Restrictive bowler. Playing for Oz.
- Cameron White – avg 35, sr 154. Destructive batsman and part time bowler.
Boo fúcking hoo. I realise it’s a new experience for Victoria to lose players to the national setup, but this is something that happens to us all the time. Here’s the first choice players on our books that we’ll be missing tomorrow night:
Nathan Bracken – avg 19, eco 7. Worlds top ranked ODI and T20 bowler. Man-hair model. Playing for Australia
David Warner – avg 29.5, sr 150. Destructive opening batsman, playing for Oz.
Michael Clarke – avg 23, sr 130. Quality middle order batsman, economical bowler. Injured playing for Australia
Brad Haddin – avg 20, sr 110. Quality keeper and agressive batsman in superb form.
Stuart Clark – avg 18, eco 6.6. Econimical and threatining bowler. Injured playing for Oz
Nathan Hauritz – avg 15, eco 6.3. Restrictive bowler. Playing for Oz.
I can’t work out why these articles only mention the absent Victorians. On the balance I’d say NSW are in fact more weakened through injury/abscence than Victoria, but obviously both teams are missing a lot of quality. Regardless, it’s hard to agree with the sob story coming from south of the border.
Tags: adam gilchrist, big bash, brad haddin, brad hodge, cameron white, dave warner, david hussey, david warner, injury, michael clarke, nathan bracken, nathan hauritz, stuart clark, T20
Posted by Moses on January 22, 2009 under QLD, VIC |
Here’s one for AB DeVilliers, just to let him know we show our own batsmen the same compassion that he received after what JC describes as
[Tait's] third ball thwacked into AB de Villier’s midriff. Doubled over in pain, de Villiers’ bat crashed into the stumps. As he crumpled to the ground in agony, the Australians clustered next to his quivering body, high fiving and celebrating. I think I may have seen Cameron White kick de Villiers in the ribs a few times while noone was looking. It was a moment that would’ve brought a tear to Jeff Thomson’s eye.
For me the highlight was the Victorian keeper Adam Croswaithe running up to the stumps for the sole purpose of clapping the bowler right in front of the batsmen. The bowler returns to his runup without so much as checking the fallen batsmen for a pulse. Actually, the slo-mo Chewbacca sounds are pretty cool too.
At least Hartley had the forethought to keel over away from his stumps. Good boy.
Posted by Moses on January 20, 2009 under QLD, VIC |
Man Cry
This evening will see Victoria and Queensland fight it out at the Gabba in a high stakes elimination final T20 match. The winner will not only gain entry to the lucrative world club championship, but also the privilege of a Twenty20 lesson from the top dog in Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket at the SCG on Sunday.
The Victorians are píssed off, as having their top players unavailable due to national service is a new problem for them. Now they’ll have to go without the services of Cameron White and David Hussey, who have a ODI on Friday and need their beauty sleep. There is no factual basis to reports that Cameron White Cried, again, at hearing the news, though it does sound likely.
Ryan Harris has been dropped from the national squad so will be available for Queensland, however they’ve replaced him with Mitchell Johnson so that’s probably worse for the New Texas Bulls, who’ll also be missing James Hopes.
CA have also denied requests for the players to be available of for the final, so NSW will be missing David Warner, Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin and Nathan Hauritz.
This could well end up a good experience, as Michael Hussey is keen to explain IPL loyalties come before the state that bought you up, so depending on which IPL teams make the club championship any Australian side could be without their stars when the big bucks are on offer.
Victoria squad: Brad Hodge (capt), Aiden Blizzard, Rob Quiney, Aaron Finch, Andrew McDonald, Matthew Wade, Adam Crosthwaite (wk), Damien Wright, Shane Harwood, Jon Holland, Bryce McGain, Dirk Nannes.
Queensland squad: Chris Simpson (capt), Wade Townsend, Ryan Broad, Lee Carseldine, Nathan Reardon, Glen Batticciotto, Craig Philipson, Chris Hartley (wk), Ryan Harris, Nathan Rimmington, Ben Cutting, Alister McDermott, Ben Laughlin.
Tags: aaron finch, adam crosthwaite, aiden blizzard, alister mcdermott, andrew mcdonald, ben cutting, Ben Laughlin, brad haddin, brad hodge, bryce mcgain, cameron white, chris hartley, chris simpson, craig philipson, damien wright, david hussey, david warner, dirk nannes, gabba, glen batticciotto, james hopes, jon holland, lee carseldine, man cry, matthew wade, michael clarke, michael hussey, mitchell johnson, nathan bracken, nathan hauritz, nathan reardon, nathan rimmington, new texas bulls, rob quiney, ryan broad, ryan harris, shane harwood, T20, wade townsend
Posted by jrod on January 8, 2009 under VIC, WA |
This time they beat the Warriors.
Brad Ego made all the runs, a few others sort of chipped in.
Cameron White took a Australian Selectors erecting 4/10.
And Surprisingly Dirty Dirk and David Hussey did very little.
Well Future PM did put a little icing on it with 37 off 22, and two wickets.
But with the Vics making 180 and the warriors strangling themselves to 105 it was hardly a game where two super heroes like them were needed.
Dirty Dirk didn’t even feel the need to prove my assertion that he should have been picked ahead of harris in the 2020 side.
He doesn’t have to though, he is Dirty Dirk, he does what he please, when he please, and he don’t have to prove nuffin to no one.
Big ups to Andrew McDonald for playing in this game, I’m sure he would have been allowed to miss it, but he played anyway.
Also well done in the test Andrew, was a top effort with the ball.
And ofcourse Peter fucking Sizzle, you is on fire boy.
Have we won this tournament yet, i thought these things were supposed to be over quickly.
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