ALPHA CRICKET BLOKES!!!! ff

[Kirkut]

What's with thread title letters being all uppercase? Why are you so excited?

 

[grecian]

What's with thread title letters being all uppercase? Why are you so excited?

Alpha men do that to me, I can't help it

 

[Shri]

Kieron Pollard? Threw a bat at Starc but is quiet otherwise. And throwing stuff at Starc is always good, no?

 

[vic_orthdox]

There's always a bit of try-hard involved with alpha-ing someone. Like, it's how you hit a third grade spinner out of the nets when he's hunting for your spot in 2nd grade. Has little to do with how good a player you were - Allan Border doesn't qualify, he was just hard naturally, without having to put it on.

Matthew Wade probably qualifies, basically got put back into the side because of it.
Brendon McCullum probably did, until the "holier than thou" attitude in the last bit of his career where he realised he didn't have to put it on any more.
Shane Warne literally alpha'd Scott Muller's career.
Dean Jones wrote the perfect "alpha" cricket article earlier this summer.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Here's the article, hehehee

No more: How the Australian cricket team can stop the rot

 

[wpdavid]

1. Brian Close
2. Wilfred Rhodes (5)
3. Viv Richards
4. Virat Kohli
5. Allan Border *
6. Steve Waugh
7. Brendon McCullum +
8. Keith Miller (3)
9. Andrew Flintoff (4)
10. Dennis Lillee (2)
11. Fred Trueman (1)

12. Brian McMillan


Hard to find a spinner that fits the bill, really. inb4 a Burgey rant about the effeminate art of finger spin on turning decks.

Pat Symcox spring to mind.

Maybe Roger Harper.

 

[Kirkut]

1. Brian Close
2. Wilfred Rhodes (5)
3. Viv Richards
4. Virat Kohli
5. Allan Border *
6. Steve Waugh
7. Brendon McCullum +
8. Keith Miller (3)
9. Andrew Flintoff (4)
10. Dennis Lillee (2)
11. Fred Trueman (1)

12. Brian McMillan


Hard to find a spinner that fits the bill, really. inb4 a Burgey rant about the effeminate art of finger spin on turning decks.

I'm skeptical about Brian Close, there's nothing alpha about getting hit by cricket ball just because you cannot hook or duck the ball.

Imran Khan deserves to be in the list.

 

[vcs]

I'm skeptical about Brian Close, there's nothing alpha about getting hit by cricket ball just because you cannot hook or duck the ball.

Imran Khan deserves to be in the list.

Facing this without a helmet? It's the scariest video I've ever watched...

 

[grecian]

Shame they didn't have the camera from the other end, he was clearly staring Holding down there. Not something I'd have done in that situation, Bravery or stupidity, such a fine line isn't it?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Here's the article, hehehee

No more: How the Australian cricket team can stop the rot

Seeing Jones's list of recommended luncheon companions made me realise than Smith is the first Aussie captain since Kim Hughes without a commonly accepted nickname.

We've had AB, Tubby, Tugga, Punter and Pup followed by...Steve? Not even a Steveo.

For shame Australia. For shame.

 

[Bijed]

Seeing Jones's list of recommended luncheon companions made me realise than Smith is the first Aussie captain since Kim Hughes without a commonly accepted nickname.

We've had AB, Tubby, Tugga, Punter and Pup followed by...Steve? Not even a Steveo.

For shame Australia. For shame.

I've become so disconnected from the rest of the world since I started posting here that it took me a little while there to realise that he may not be known as TPC to the world in general.

 

[thierry henry]

Kieron Pollard? Threw a bat at Starc but is quiet otherwise. And throwing stuff at Starc is always good, no?

Pollard, Gayle, Samuels are basically 3 peas in a pod, complete tryhards who can't keep their cool. There is nothing cool or alpha about West Indies cricket anymore, certainly not the motley crew of T20 mercenaries travelling the world to throw bats and lamely hit on reporters while not playing test cricket.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Other Alphas imo

Graeme Smith
Steyn
Bresnan
Andy Flower
Hussain
Mathews

 

[vic_orthdox]

Seeing Jones's list of recommended luncheon companions made me realise than Smith is the first Aussie captain since Kim Hughes without a commonly accepted nickname.

We've had AB, Tubby, Tugga, Punter and Pup followed by...Steve? Not even a Steveo.

For shame Australia. For shame.

He gets the quite English "Smudger" a bit around the team, I believe.

 

[Daemon]

Pollard, Gayle, Samuels are basically 3 peas in a pod, complete tryhards who can't keep their cool. There is nothing cool or alpha about West Indies cricket anymore, certainly not the motley crew of T20 mercenaries travelling the world to throw bats and lamely hit on reporters while not playing test cricket.

Not sure what Pollard's done to deserve such hate.

 

[TT Boy]

 

[Kirkut]

Vinod Kambli before mid-life crisis.

 

[cnerd123]

I've become so disconnected from the rest of the world since I started posting here that it took me a little while there to realise that he may not be known as TPC to the world in general.

That nickname is contentious here too - half of us use it for Herath.

 

[honestbharani]

That nickname is contentious here too - most of us use it for Herath.

Ftfy

 

[Shri]

Hrrath is TRC - The Rotund Champion.