Australia v Windies - Test series

[The Bedge]

Money is bigger than the game.

Then people whinge when some of the better players in the world decide to play T20 for big bucks than play test cricket for their country..

[Booney]

Money is bigger than the game.

Then people whinge when some of the better players in the world decide to play T20 for big bucks than play test cricket for their country..

It's a bigger problem when players bat like they're playing in a T20 while playing a Test match.

[Lightning McQueen]

Money is bigger than the game.

Then people whinge when some of the better players in the world decide to play T20 for big bucks than play test cricket for their country..

And why wouldn't they? Potential earnings vs wear and tear.

[The Bedge]

Money is bigger than the game.

Then people whinge when some of the better players in the world decide to play T20 for big bucks than play test cricket for their country..

And why wouldn't they? Potential earnings vs wear and tear.

I don't have anything against anyone who wants to do it.. I just find it slightly amusing that people complain about it happening on one hand, then defend CA for making decisions that are regarded a money spinners i.e. boxing day test on the other..

[Rising Power]

It's not CAs arrogance, it's CAs pragmatism and down right common sense.
As Jim said why would you give up our biggest commercial money spinner event in terms of Crowds and Tv ratings for a game at night in South Africa.

I've got no problems with South Africa not comng here for Boxing day matches. I'd rather watch someone else than give up our Boxing Day test match here in Oz

Beg to differ, we have not bent in the 30 odd years that I've been watching cricket yet we expect the Saffers to change their regime to suit our schedule.
Like I said before, it doesn't affect my time in the house so I'm not complaining, the game is bigger than the attendance levels IMO and we'd still be able fit a 5 test series or two sets of 3 in even if we lost the arse end of December and the first half of January.
We get it better than any other cricket playing nation, our players never spend Christmas off-shore and we have the luxury each year of waking up the day after Christmas a bit blurry eyed ready to feed off left-overs for the day and get stuck into the piss that we didn't drink the day before or crack one of them bottles open that we received as a present while we watch day one of the BDT.

This is Australia, the lucky country.

Who says we (CA) are expecting them to come for our Boxing day tests in the future??

We used to and would like them too but no longer expect them too after about four years ago CSA said we aren't coming and if you don't come to us. It's my understanding CA have gone OK, we'll get others. We can bank on India and England for two out of every four yeas so we just get SL, Pakistan or WI to come the other years.

CA aren't going to jeopardise their commercial agreements with Channel Nine and also the money spinner that is a test crowd that on day one beats the aggregate crowd for any other test match played around the world at that time!!!

Oh for the days when we last had one day games in at MCG on Boxing day and who went to the Christmas test agaisnt the Pakis at Adelaide oval in 1976....

You piqued my interest so I did a search for the series...

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHI ... AK_IN_AUS/

If you ever want to look up a particular series or summer to reminisce, this is the page to start from: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html

[Rik E Boy]

I reckon there should be an safooty eleven to play against the West Indies. Yeah we wouldn't sell any tickets but we could sell the rights to the Comedy Channel.

regards,

REB

[Lightning McQueen]

I reckon there should be an safooty eleven to play against the West Indies. Yeah we wouldn't sell any tickets but we could sell the rights to the Comedy Channel.

regards,

REB

I reckon test would be pretty patient so he can open.
Booney will have to go in at 3 and we'll put you in at 5 and Q before you.

[test]

I reckon there should be an safooty eleven to play against the West Indies. Yeah we wouldn't sell any tickets but we could sell the rights to the Comedy Channel.

regards,

REB

I reckon test would be pretty patient so he can open.
Booney will have to go in at 3 and we'll put you in at 5 and Q before you.

In backyard cricket I have 2 shots, block or leave. Only because I can't bowl and never get the chance to bat again!

[The Bedge]

I reckon there should be an safooty eleven to play against the West Indies. Yeah we wouldn't sell any tickets but we could sell the rights to the Comedy Channel.

regards,

REB

But then who would come on here and rubbish the selections and performance?

We are only arm chair experts while we remain in the arm chairs

[Lightning McQueen]

In backyard cricket I have 2 shots, block or leave. Only because I can't bowl and never get the chance to bat again!

Your name suggests you'll hang around.

[Booney]

REB must open. He's as committed to holding up an end as anyone I ever played with.

Me, I'm either at 3 or 7. I'll make that call when I see how fast the bowling is.

[Booney]

In backyard cricket I have 2 shots, block or leave. Only because I can't bowl and never get the chance to bat again!

Your name suggests you'll hang around.

Either that or he'll come into your classroom when you least expect it.

[test]

In backyard cricket I have 2 shots, block or leave. Only because I can't bowl and never get the chance to bat again!

Your name suggests you'll hang around.

Either that or he'll come into your classroom when you least expect it.

I'll organise the questionnaires that all players will be required to fill out, Mickey Arthur was onto something

[Lightning McQueen]

REB must open. He's as committed to holding up an end as anyone I ever played with.

Me, I'm either at 3 or 7. I'll make that call when I see how fast the bowling is.

I can drive well.

[stan]

I bat like shit so call me the S.Marsh of the team and I'll go in at 4. Dont really have any shots so Im perfect for it. Also I'll probably wont nick anything as I'm not good enough to get near it.

[daysofourlives]

With all the goings on from Clarke, Watson, Symonds, Hayden and Buchanan ill bring to the table the dressing room drama

[The Dark Knight]

With all the goings on from Clarke, Watson, Symonds, Hayden and Buchanan ill bring to the table the dressing room drama

Just to go off the SA footy team selection all of that is just embarrassing. As bad as the bullshit that came out with Kevin Pieterson and the England boys. Swann, Bresnan and Broad mocking him on that Twitter account.

[Jim05]

Coulter-Nile into the squad of 12. Boland put on standby

[Dogwatcher]

Has NCN played any FC cricket this summer?

[heater31]

Has NCN played any FC cricket this summer?

Nope.....

They really have no ******* clue this mob of selectors!