Australian Domestic Season 2016/17

[TheJediBrah]

Why do they have it here though? This is the final and it is in a wilderness

They probably figure no one will care anyway so they might as well put it somewhere it wont get in the way of the real sport and maybe even get credit for going rural.

 

[S.Kennedy]

They probably figure no one will care anyway so they might as well put it somewhere it wont get in the way of the real sport and maybe even get credit for going rural.

But this is the 'real sport'. It is the final of your first-class domestic competition. It is the same competition Trumper, Bradman, Morris played in.

 

[S.Kennedy]

These commentators are great. Sack Warne, Slater and Healy and all the other wankers and hire these guys. It is like listening to cricket commentary from the '70s and '80s.

 

[Burgey]

I have this on. It is the final of your main domestic competition yet it is in the middle of nowhere, somewhere with mountains, and there is absolutely no bugger there!! Do Victoria and South Australia not have traveling fans like English counties?

Lol mate, get a map out and look where the **** Alice Springs is. It's not like driving an hour down the A1 from ****svilleham to London.

 

[Midwinter]

But this is the 'real sport'. It is the final of your first-class domestic competition. It is the same competition Trumper, Bradman, Morris played in.

Can you say that a lot louder and in the direction of Cricket Australia thanks.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Lol mate, get a map out and look where the **** Alice Springs is. It's not like driving an hour down the A1 from ****svilleham to London.

Away fans travel a long way away and stay overnight at hotels. Heck, the Barmy Army pay thousands and fly to your neck of the woods on a twelve hour arse numbing flight and they did this during the '90s when they were supporting officially the world's worst cricket team.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Away fans travel a long way away and stay overnight at hotels. Heck, the Barmy Army pay thousands and fly to your neck of the woods on a twelve hour arse numbing flight and they did this during the '90s when they were supporting officially the world's worst cricket team.

Just so you know it's a 23hr flight.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

so why do they do it in the NT? just as a spread cricket to areas that don't see it thing or

Didn't they move it somewhere with no stake so the home team wouldn't roll out a slab of airport tarmac and take the draw?

 

[S.Kennedy]

The crowd is actually quite decent beneath one of the cameras. There is a pavailion type building and it looks full.

 

[Burgey]

Away fans travel a long way away and stay overnight at hotels. Heck, the Barmy Army pay thousands and fly to your neck of the woods on a twelve hour arse numbing flight and they did this during the '90s when they were supporting officially the world's worst cricket team.

They do it for weeks at a time on holiday over Christmas. Not for a working weekend

Any Englishman would rather spend summer on Australia supporting the worst team in the world than spend a winter in England ffs.

 

[S.Kennedy]

They do it for weeks at a time on holiday over Christmas. Not for a working weekend

The Barmies travel permanently and all over. That chap with the long blond hair who spends all his time facing the crowd and waving his flag? He used to use his dole money to fund England away tours. There is a little documentary on an England highlights DVD I have somewhere of them in Lahore - they had to give up the beer of course for that one.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The crowd is actually quite decent beneath one of the cameras. There is a pavailion type building and it looks full.

I could be wrong but looks like a bigger crowd than the NZ v SA Test match

 

[stephen]

The Barmies travel permanently and all over. That chap with the long blond hair who spends all his time facing the crowd and waving his flag? He used to use his dole money to fund England away tours. There is a little documentary on an England highlights DVD I have somewhere of them in Lahore - they had to give up the beer of course for that one.

The only reason the British ever bothered with an empire was so that they could live somewhere nicer than Britain.

It doesn't surprise me they'd want to stay elsewhere.

 

[NUFAN]

These drop catches have been painful from SA. Victoria could get 600+ here.

Harris continues to perform again in Shield Finals.

 

[morgieb]

These drop catches have been painful from SA. Victoria could get 600+ here.

Harris continues to perform again in Shield Finals.

Dean's also a gun at Shield Finals.

Can't say Victoria don't deserve the Shield, have been a mile ahead of the rest of the pack. Just wish that we had someone different to SA.

 

[Midwinter]

Game started again when the two VIc openers were out but Finch and Quiney are doing well

Scoring at a fair clip too..

 

[burr]

We need a rush of wickets to make this game interesting.

 

[TheJediBrah]

We need a rush of wickets to make this game interesting.

Nah

 

[Spikey]

Didn't they move it somewhere with no stake so the home team wouldn't roll out a slab of airport tarmac and take the draw?

Nah, that's what they should do, Canberra would be perfect

At least Victoria didn't play it in Hobart this time

 

[Burgey]

Burgeinho' coach picked up a five fee in the first grade semi vs Sydney Uni today and knocked Cowan over for globe. Nice scalp for a young bloke given the Shield season Ed just had.