Black_Warrior
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Hey Burgey, did you see the World Cup Semi Final at SCG last year?
while sober?
while sober?
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Biggest "draw" in cricket history?
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TheJediBrah
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I've actually never come across a bad-behaving Indian or Sri Lankan supporter in Australia, they've all been bogans
Burgey
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I did. Missed a small portion of it while I attended to a personal matter in a discreet part of the stadium, but it was a great game.
Burgey
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We should do that again sometime this summer. The new Noble Stand is flat out gold. Gourmet pizzas, Doyle's seafood, chorizo and a decent bar too.
Burgey
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The only visiting supporters I've ever seen carry on like dickheads have been some Pommies and Kiwis, but tbh dickheads gonna dickhead and some of the home supporters here are ****ing horrendous.
Black_Warrior
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Well that was the portion of the game when the Indian crowd far far outnumbered the local crowd. They didn't stay for too long though..as the outcome was clear pretty early.
OverratedSanity
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Huh? No it wasn't.
OverratedSanity
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WG, Bradman, Sachin clearly the three biggest draws ever. Maybe Sobers too? He was mega popular in Australia wasn't he?
GIMH
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When in Rome
Burgey
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I think it belonged to one of the wait staff.
TheJediBrah
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I assume it's because (I could be off the mark here) that if you're an Indian going to the cricket it's because you genuinely want to see some cricket, whereas an uncomfortably large number of Aussies/poms/kiwis go to the cricket to get pissed and **** around
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I get less excited now. I went and saw Sachin about 5 years ago at the basin and was mildly excited, but not jumping out of my skin.
The last time I went to a match to see one player was Hadlee when I was 18. We travelled to Auckland for one of his farewell games. Amazing experience.
Prior to that I wanted to see Lance Cairns live so managed to see him play for ND vs the touring English. The English were complete Jerks about the whole thing and upon Lance, my hero, walking out on Seddon park, and yes carrying his Excalibur, the wankers put on Norman Cowans to bowl to him instead of keeping on with Vic Marks.
Of course Lance was never going to try to either see Cowans off, or get his eye in and he got out 3rd ball trying to hit the ball into Angelsea St.
Damn that ball went high though.
My other memory from that game was how the English Opener Chris Smith scored a 50.
He premeditated defence for the first ten overs, then he just decided it was time to score runs and started hitting balls for two and three off his pads that he had been previously knocking back down the pitch.
Finally when on exactly 50 he was out stumped. The Keeper took a long time to take the bails off luxuriating in the moment with Smith stranded metres out of his crease. The Waikato Times reported the next day that the keeper had taken the ball in front of the stumps according to square leg and had Smith have turned around and forced a decision he would have been Not out.
The last time I went to a match to see one player was Hadlee when I was 18. We travelled to Auckland for one of his farewell games. Amazing experience.
Prior to that I wanted to see Lance Cairns live so managed to see him play for ND vs the touring English. The English were complete Jerks about the whole thing and upon Lance, my hero, walking out on Seddon park, and yes carrying his Excalibur, the wankers put on Norman Cowans to bowl to him instead of keeping on with Vic Marks.
Of course Lance was never going to try to either see Cowans off, or get his eye in and he got out 3rd ball trying to hit the ball into Angelsea St.
Damn that ball went high though.
My other memory from that game was how the English Opener Chris Smith scored a 50.
He premeditated defence for the first ten overs, then he just decided it was time to score runs and started hitting balls for two and three off his pads that he had been previously knocking back down the pitch.
Finally when on exactly 50 he was out stumped. The Keeper took a long time to take the bails off luxuriating in the moment with Smith stranded metres out of his crease. The Waikato Times reported the next day that the keeper had taken the ball in front of the stumps according to square leg and had Smith have turned around and forced a decision he would have been Not out.
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Black_Warrior
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And neither did they outnumber the local crowd for only a small portion of the game. I was just mucking around with Burgey.
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You got ****ed up on coke didn't you
Burgey
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Not that day, no
sledger
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Haha, amazing retort.
ImpatientLime
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afridi is up there
remember the test at faisalabad in 2005 when he came out to bat in the second innings v england. the atmosphere went from drab to electric, everyone on their feet. flintoff ran into bowl and took his off peg, first ball. the crowd ****ed off.
remember the test at faisalabad in 2005 when he came out to bat in the second innings v england. the atmosphere went from drab to electric, everyone on their feet. flintoff ran into bowl and took his off peg, first ball. the crowd ****ed off.
