***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[Precambrian]

Hooray, give the man a cigar!

No thanks, I don;t smoke.

 

[Matt79]

How's that anyway contradicting the original point I made? Australia made an error, and didn't apply professionalism when it mattered.

Social said that once Aust. Took the CT seriously they won it, wheras prev they'd not taken it seriously and not won. You asked why they didn't, in that case, with the T20 WC. I commented that they didn't take that seriously either. You said that reflected poorly on them, and I said it was understandable given the attitudes of those around them.

I can draw a flow chart if you like.

 

[Precambrian]

people thought T20 would be a flash in the pan, in our previous games we had the players with nicknames on their backs and take for example this game against NZ, it was all about fun.

Things have changed and now that $$ are behind the IPL the WC competition will be taken much more seriously. Nearly all the existing cricket media were from the test era, and unsurpisingly, they weren't receptive to the T20 WC thus absolutely no public pressure or concern was placed on most teams leading into the competition.

Lol, that was one stupidly funny match.

AWTA. But just assuming that things won't get "serious" in T20 cricket, was a misjudgement on the part of Australian and maybe NZ teams. Even BCCI almost did it, they vehemently opposed the T20 WC at first.

 

[Precambrian]

Social said that once Aust. Took the CT seriously they won it, wheras prev they'd not taken it seriously and not won. You asked why they didn't, in that case, with the T20 WC. I commented that they didn't take that seriously either. You said that reflected poorly on them, and I said it was understandable given the attitudes of those around them.

I can draw a flow chart if you like.

Lol, we are going in circles, and no argument is there.

 

[silentstriker]

If it's all about ranking points on a particular day, then Oz is "clearly" No.1 and that totally contradicts your earlier post

I never mentioned official ranking points. If SA win in SA, they would be the clear #1 even if the official rankings don't say so.

Or are there different rules in place depending on who you support?

Huh? I don't support South Africa or Australia, and India is not in contention for the #1 spot right now.

 

[Jono]

Lol, Social just throwing accusations.

 

[Matt79]

Lol, Social just throwing accusations.

hey! I'll have you know that Social runs a company that's bigger than BHP, and used to teach Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh how to play cricket!

Or something along those lines.

 

[Nate]

That's just unfair Matt79. Conveniently forgetting his inventing of electricity whilst building the Eiffel Tower by himself.

 

[social]

hey! I'll have you know that Social runs a company that's bigger than BHP, and used to teach Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh how to play cricket!

Or something along those lines.

Playing a lot of cricket with players from the 80s does not equate to "teaching Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh how to play cricket!"

Running a company that employs nearly as many people as BHP now does in OZ is hardly the same as "runs a company that's bigger than BHP"

Stating facts that are supported by players, officials and CW members about past performances and behaviour is not "throwing around accusations".

The reality is that some people have a vested interest in not acknowledging anything that conflicts with their blind support for others

Dont be a sheep all your life - frankly it will be friggin' boring and largely unproductive

 

[Evermind]

The reality is that some people have a vested interest in not acknowledging anything that conflicts with their blind support for others

brb going hosp cause irony made my jaw drop need to get it fixed thx

 

[social]

brb going hosp cause irony made my jaw drop need to get it fixed thx

Sorry mate but if Aus is crap, I say it

If Aus is good, I say it

If there's reasons for good and bad performances, I'll give you my interpretation

BUT

I dont say, "We're the best and any person from another country who says otherwise (despite any evidence to the contrary) is wrong"

 

[Beleg]

social cops a lot of **** on here but he is consistently one of the more interesting posters around. i wonder if there's a link.

 

[HMas]

SA fans.....plz update on Graeme Smith injury thanx.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

social cops a lot of **** on here but he is consistently one of the more interesting posters around. i wonder if there's a link.

QFT. Often says stuff I haven't got the cojones to post.

 

[duffer]

social cops a lot of **** on here but he is consistently one of the more interesting posters around. i wonder if there's a link.

Probably is a link between riling people up and how much interest they take in them. Social is good value though if a bit excitable sometimes.

 

[HMas]

SA fans.....plz update on Graeme Smith injury thanx.

Heres the update my friend....


Smith boost for Proteas: Sport: Cricket

 

[Evermind]

QFT. Often says stuff I haven't got the cojones to post.

Yeah, like the wide ball thing?

He's funny occasionally, but he does post a lot of unsubstantiated, totally biased garbage.

 

[Jono]

Sorry mate but if Aus is crap, I say it

If Aus is good, I say it

If there's reasons for good and bad performances, I'll give you my interpretation

BUT

I dont say, "We're the best and any person from another country who says otherwise (despite any evidence to the contrary) is wrong"

SS is just about the least biased poster on these boards IMO. So you accusing him of bias without any even remote reason at all was ridiculous.

 

[social]

SS is just about the least biased poster on these boards IMO. So you accusing him of bias without any even remote reason at all was ridiculous.

Who was I specifically accusing?

 

[Uppercut]

SS is just about the least biased poster on these boards IMO. So you accusing him of bias without any even remote reason at all was ridiculous.

DWTA.

I'm much less biased w.r.t. tests. It just doesn't always seem that way