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More NSW Dickheadedness
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alvey
2016-02-01 07:54:32 UTC
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1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.

2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.

This is what happens when you have cheerentary rather than commentary.




alvey
alvey
2016-02-01 08:00:01 UTC
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
This is what happens when you have cheerentary rather than commentary.
re Haddin... On re-reading the CI snipe (Bretigg of course) I'm verging on
a minor seeth. It looks like that "great bloke" and "much-loved" character
Brad Haddin is a right arsehole.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2015-16/content/story/967645.html



alvey
Dechucka
2016-02-01 20:02:48 UTC
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
alvey
2016-02-01 21:15:49 UTC
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Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.

Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.



alvey
Dechucka
2016-02-01 21:22:45 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Post by alvey
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
I'm not sure abut that one
Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Maybe maybe not but it is grade cricket we're talking about and I was
interested in the reports he was doing it. Give your NSV paranoia a rest
alvey
2016-02-01 21:31:46 UTC
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Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.





alvey
Dechucka
2016-02-01 21:47:27 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.
Thanks for your sheepish back down
alvey
2016-02-01 21:52:59 UTC
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Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.
Thanks for your sheepish back down
An apt response to your attempt to pull the wool over everyones' eyes...


alvey
Geoff Muldoon
2016-02-01 22:48:44 UTC
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.
Thanks for your sheepish back down
An apt response to your attempt to pull the wool over everyones' eyes...
Well, you are trying to ram your opinion down everyones' throat ...
alvey
2016-02-01 23:07:13 UTC
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.
Thanks for your sheepish back down
An apt response to your attempt to pull the wool over everyones' eyes...
Well, you are trying to ram your opinion down everyones' throat ...
Fuck ewe.
Dechucka
2016-02-02 04:09:03 UTC
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a
better
choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the
"pick
the
best keeper..." line.
the best balance at the time
Baaaa baaaa.
Thanks for your sheepish back down
An apt response to your attempt to pull the wool over everyones' eyes...
Well, you are trying to ram your opinion down everyones' throat ...
Fuck ewe.
I'll lambest you both with my reply
Ramapriya
2016-02-02 01:22:29 UTC
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Post by alvey
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
But OTOH you can scarcely expect him to opt out having been selected! I'd once known a colleague who, all through a phase of retrenchment in our org, genuinely believed that he was supernumerary and deserved the sack. Kept telling me that all the time although I and many others knew how highly rated he was. He survived that phase and didn't waver from his stand later either.

You *can* hold a view which, if applied, can be to your detriment. It's rare, of course, but it's not impossible.

I disagree with Haddin insofar as T20s go; a WK making a difference to a T20 game is very, very rare. It's in Tests that a genuine WK must be picked aside of all other considerations.

My tuppence

Ramapriya
alvey
2016-02-02 01:44:34 UTC
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Post by Ramapriya
Post by alvey
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
But OTOH you can scarcely expect him to opt out having been selected!
I'd once known a colleague who, all through a phase of retrenchment in
our org, genuinely believed that he was supernumerary and deserved the
sack. Kept telling me that all the time although I and many others knew
how highly rated he was. He survived that phase and didn't waver from
his stand later either.
You *can* hold a view which, if applied, can be to your detriment. It's
rare, of course, but it's not impossible.
I disagree with Haddin insofar as T20s go; a WK making a difference to a
T20 game is very, very rare. It's in Tests that a genuine WK must be
picked aside of all other considerations.
Something which doesn't happen anymore in most countries. It's a bit weird
when you think about it. Fielding ability *can* make a difference for
selectioon between batters and bowlers, but for the most important fielding
postition on the paddock, it doesn't. Fucking batsmen.
Post by Ramapriya
My tuppence
I'll get your change... [insert smiley emoticon)



alvey
b***@gmail.com
2016-02-08 18:55:50 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Haddin is correct. It was an idiotic decision to give Bancroft the gloves. He is not an option as keeper. If they wanted to reward him for a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct. There were better options, such as Paine, to keep. If you read the article carefully, it should have been obvious that Haddin was not advocating a policy of selecting the best keeper. What he was implying was that, other things being equal, you select the best keeper.
alvey
2016-02-08 21:45:34 UTC
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Post by alvey
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Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Haddin is correct. It was an idiotic decision to give Bancroft the
gloves. He is not an option as keeper.
I thought he did pretty well Ashley. At least good enough for judgement to
be reserved for more than 20 Fucken overs.
Post by b***@gmail.com
If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
Post by b***@gmail.com
, to keep. If you read the
article carefully, it should have been obvious that Haddin was not
advocating a policy of selecting the best keeper.
Bollocks. Bad was crystal clear; "My take's always been is it's [AS:
wicketkeeping] a specialist position, the same as a spinner or an opening
bowler, so you pick your best wicketkeeper." That's an implication-free
statement.

Anyways, I said that Haddin had a fair point. My main gripe though was that
this type of "fair point" is *never, ever* made about NSW players in the Oz
media.
Why just yesterday Andrew Wu of the SMH was calling for Spearwood to be in
the T20 side as a closer because Spearwood took the last 3 wickets in odo
#2. Completely ignoring the facts that; a) he was the most expensive bowler
b) he bowled tripe c) he doesn't have a slower ball d) he was wicketless
(and expensive) in all other spells. Jeez Louise.




alvey
Dechucka
2016-02-08 21:53:02 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Haddin is correct. It was an idiotic decision to give Bancroft the
gloves. He is not an option as keeper.
I thought he did pretty well Ashley. At least good enough for judgement to
be reserved for more than 20 Fucken overs.
Post by b***@gmail.com
If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
Post by b***@gmail.com
, to keep. If you read the
article carefully, it should have been obvious that Haddin was not
advocating a policy of selecting the best keeper.
wicketkeeping] a specialist position, the same as a spinner or an opening
bowler, so you pick your best wicketkeeper." That's an implication-free
statement.
Anyways, I said that Haddin had a fair point. My main gripe though was that
this type of "fair point" is *never, ever* made about NSW players in the Oz
media.
Why just yesterday Andrew Wu of the SMH was calling for Spearwood to be in
the T20 side as a closer because Spearwood took the last 3 wickets in odo
#2. Completely ignoring the facts that; a) he was the most expensive bowler
b) he bowled tripe c) he doesn't have a slower ball d) he was wicketless
(and expensive) in all other spells. Jeez Louise.
Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
Dechucka
2016-02-08 21:59:49 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by b***@gmail.com
Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
Post by Dechucka
Post by alvey
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Haddin is correct. It was an idiotic decision to give Bancroft the
gloves. He is not an option as keeper.
I thought he did pretty well Ashley. At least good enough for judgement to
be reserved for more than 20 Fucken overs.
Post by b***@gmail.com
If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
Post by b***@gmail.com
, to keep. If you read the
article carefully, it should have been obvious that Haddin was not
advocating a policy of selecting the best keeper.
wicketkeeping] a specialist position, the same as a spinner or an opening
bowler, so you pick your best wicketkeeper." That's an implication-free
statement.
Anyways, I said that Haddin had a fair point. My main gripe though was that
this type of "fair point" is *never, ever* made about NSW players in the Oz
media.
Why just yesterday Andrew Wu of the SMH was calling for Spearwood to be in
the T20 side as a closer because Spearwood took the last 3 wickets in odo
#2. Completely ignoring the facts that; a) he was the most expensive bowler
b) he bowled tripe c) he doesn't have a slower ball d) he was wicketless
(and expensive) in all other spells. Jeez Louise.
Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
maybe you're
alvey
2016-02-08 22:13:15 UTC
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Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
wow. wot an original zinger. you got me good there.

Have you ever just "thought"? You know, rather than just Pavloving old
cliches?




alvey
Ignoring the temptation to say; "At least I've got something on my
shoulders Chuk"
Dechucka
2016-02-08 22:15:12 UTC
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Post by Dechucka
Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
wow. wot an original zinger. you got me good there.
You're not wrong
Post by alvey
Have you ever just "thought"? You know, rather than just Pavloving old
cliches?
It just seemed so appropriate that I THOUGHT I'd recycle one of my 'oldies
but goodies'
alvey
2016-02-08 22:22:12 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
wow. wot an original zinger. you got me good there.
You're not wrong
Post by alvey
Have you ever just "thought"? You know, rather than just Pavloving old
cliches?
It just seemed so appropriate that I THOUGHT I'd recycle one of my 'oldies
but goodies'
So what happened to it?
Dechucka
2016-02-08 23:51:55 UTC
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Post by alvey
Post by Dechucka
Have you ever thought about emigrating to NZ? You'd fit in there as your
perfectly balanced with a chup on each shoulder.
wow. wot an original zinger. you got me good there.
You're not wrong
Post by alvey
Have you ever just "thought"? You know, rather than just Pavloving old
cliches?
It just seemed so appropriate that I THOUGHT I'd recycle one of my 'oldies
but goodies'
So what happened to it?
Well as you said it got you
Rodney Ulyate
2016-02-08 22:33:02 UTC
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Post by b***@gmail.com
If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
"What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many
tone-deaf people out there. All they need is a drumbeat and somebody
yelling over it, and they're happy. There's an enormous market for
people who can't tell one note from another." - Keith Richards

Rodney
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2016-02-08 22:44:06 UTC
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If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
"What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many
tone-deaf people out there. All they need is a drumbeat and somebody
yelling over it, and they're happy. There's an enormous market for
people who can't tell one note from another." - Keith Richards
I saw that bio on Keef the other day, worth a watch.
And damn I wish I had the great mans dress sense!




alvey
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2016-02-08 23:24:23 UTC
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If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
"What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many
tone-deaf people out there. All they need is a drumbeat and somebody
yelling over it, and they're happy. There's an enormous market for
people who can't tell one note from another." - Keith Richards
I saw that bio on Keef the other day, worth a watch.
Will check it out. Can also recommend his autobio.

Rodney
Dechucka
2016-02-08 23:52:52 UTC
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If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
"What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many
tone-deaf people out there. All they need is a drumbeat and somebody
yelling over it, and they're happy. There's an enormous market for
people who can't tell one note from another." - Keith Richards
I saw that bio on Keef the other day, worth a watch.
And damn I wish I had the great mans dress sense!
Didn't know he was a tranny

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2016-02-08 23:00:10 UTC
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1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
Seems a valid enough comment given the missed stumping in the last 20/20.
Australia bats quite deeply so a wicketkeeper who can bat is a better choice
than a batsman who can keep
It is a valid comment Chuks, but there's (at least) two things wrong.
a) Haddin himself was picked because he was allegedly the best
batsman/keeper in the Shield, so it's a bit rich him taking the "pick the
best keeper..." line.
b) Once again, it's the NSW propaganda unit bashing an Other. I'll bet you
now that you'll not *ever* read anything from Bad Hands which snipes at a
Poo like this piece of work. Jesus! The poor kids been given one T20 game
in a dead rubber as a reward for a good season and as A Nod because the
selectors want to see him in A Big Game. So after his first game he reads
how the recently ex-national Test keeper bags him. Nice work Brad. What a
man. And of course, like Airhead, Bad *never, ever* missed a chance. Fuck
off Haddin. You were the worst regular Oz 'keeper I've ever seen. Gloves
like dead mullet and boots with lead soles.
Also, isn't there an Unwritten Rule in Oz cricket whereby ex-players don't
bag their contempories? I can't recall Huss or Punter doing it.
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2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
He's playing club cricket so what, maybe he sees it is a way of getting into
the BB and IPL. He certainly wouldn't be the oldest player running around in
the big 20/20 comps
He can't live without seeing his name in the papers. Maybe he just expected
to walk into the Nein commontary immediately? Probably on a donkey and with
palm fronds prominent.
Haddin is correct. It was an idiotic decision to give Bancroft the
gloves. He is not an option as keeper.
I thought he did pretty well Ashley. At least good enough for judgement to
be reserved for more than 20 Fucken overs.
did he even get a fucken bat? Oh wait, you mean as a keeper, which he isn't..
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If they wanted to reward him for
a good season, then give him a chance to open the batting and show the
world what he can do. They did him no favours. Haddin is quite correct.
There were better options, such as Paine
And errr Bad's State keeper. He whose batting is to T20 what melody is to
rap.
as is Bancroft's keeping.
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, to keep. If you read the
article carefully, it should have been obvious that Haddin was not
advocating a policy of selecting the best keeper.
wicketkeeping] a specialist position, the same as a spinner or an opening
bowler, so you pick your best wicketkeeper." That's an implication-free
statement.
BS. if you read the article, with a smidgen of comprehension and intellect, you'd have realised he advocated for no particular keeper, but merely pointed out that there were options available of keepers who were specialists, and who had the ability to bat well late in the order. As I said, Bancroft is an opening bat, the selectors did him no favours fucking him about like that!
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Anyways, I said that Haddin had a fair point. My main gripe though was that
this type of "fair point" is *never, ever* made about NSW players in the Oz
media.
Why just yesterday Andrew Wu of the SMH was calling for Spearwood to be in
the T20 side as a closer because Spearwood took the last 3 wickets in odo
#2. Completely ignoring the facts that; a) he was the most expensive bowler
b) he bowled tripe c) he doesn't have a slower ball d) he was wicketless
(and expensive) in all other spells. Jeez Louise.
Spearwood? Jeez Wayne.
alvey
2016-02-02 01:53:17 UTC
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1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
This is what happens when you have cheerentary rather than commentary.
Btw, I read that the Brettig/Haddin snipe from CI has been picked up those
two NSW mainstays, The SMH & The SMA. There's a surprise. /* spit */



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2016-02-02 04:22:47 UTC
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1. "My feeling's that you should pick the best keeper..." Brad Haddin.
2. M Clarke is thinking about a comeback.
This is what happens when you have cheerentary rather than commentary.
Btw, I read that the Brettig/Haddin snipe from CI has been picked up those
two NSW mainstays, The SMH & The SMA. There's a surprise. /* spit */
don't read them and have a cuppa
Rodney Ulyate
2016-02-02 10:51:58 UTC
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NSW?

Next thing we know you'll be rendering Dics as "Vics."

Rodney
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