***Official*** West Indies in Australia 2015/16

[vic_orthdox]

To be fair, that stuff in the Cricket Show is his consistent mantra rather than being SOK related.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

first impression of Carlos is Sammy 2.0

 

[vic_orthdox]

More natural looking batsman.

 

[Compton]

That run out

 

[Shady Slim]

i was at the game but heard the commentary of it when i got home and loved warnie effectively saying "**** off that's your fault samuels lol"

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Why does Warne have an O'Keefe beef?

 

[Kippax]

Just a manipulative Regina George figure hating the sight of filler like Janis, probably. Like Pietersen with James Taylor.

 

[Dan]

Yeah he dropped a few not-so-subtle lines about how he apparently gets a massive advantage from playing half his games at the SCG before the day's play started as well, and then went on to call him a T20 bowler. Then in the break he led a segment about how spinners should look to spin the ball first and then work on accuracy from there. Transparent agenda all day.

It felt like it was designed to denigrate MacGill as well -- "second spinners should spin the ball big", i.e. Stuey was never more than a second spinner because he only had the big rip; "second spinners only play in helpful conditions", i.e. Stuey your average is inflated (deflated?) by not having to play on unhelpful decks like I did.

And I think someone posted on here years ago that SoK has never really been considered 'one of the boys' -- different interests away from the game that meant he never quite gelled with key figures, or something. And I don't think Warne has ever been a fan of those types.

 

[Kippax]

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"We used to joke around saying you didn't know which Steve O'Keefe was going to turn up. One week he'd be there in the change rooms reading a book on the Shaolin way with the Buddhist monks. You sort of didn't know what to expect."

 

[Compton]

Warne's right, O'Keefe can't read books when he could be boozing with the lads. Disgraceful decision to play him.

 

[91Jmay]

He sounds like a really interesting guy. Shame that pricks like Warne are so influential.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Probably completely untrue but I read somewhere that Adam Gilchrist used to read Marx in the changing sheds.

 

[cnerd123]

A spinner who doesn't spin the ball and contributes with bat and in the field? And he reads philosophy too?

I'm a fan.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yes he is batting OK but I would like to see him on against a bowler that can get a bit of sideways movement.

Got a very impressive hundred against Steyn and co in SA

 

[Kippax]

Was K Brathwaite's haul in Sri Lanka any good at all? I mean, two jammy wickets could take this.

 

[Kippax]

128 km Sydney (Terrey Hills) Radar Loop

 

[Gnske]

Probably completely untrue but I read somewhere that Adam Gilchrist used to read Marx in the changing sheds.

Wouldn't be surprised at all, Gilly is such a classic.

 

[Crazy Sam]

Every time I see Gilly in the commentary box for BBL I find it hard to believe that he was such a destructive batsman.

 

[Prince EWS]

Probably completely untrue but I read somewhere that Adam Gilchrist used to read Marx in the changing sheds.

This is actually mentioned in Ponting's Captain's Diary.

 

[Spark]

Well at least we had some cricket.