[CC4] TOFU vs. ATL - 37-24 - Final 2/17

[Electricksabers]

Game 13638062 One for the good guys

[Bruceswar]

Looks like this is gonna be really close in batch 1... Not what I expected. I am not even sure what I expected.

[BoganGod]

Score should read 3-3 neck and neck folks. Maybe if we can find a way to jam the cogs on dako's dice generating machine we can break the stalemate.

[Dako]

Oh, that will not work. Now as I am back the score will shift dramatically into TOFU's favor.

[Pedronicus]

hello boys n girls. just dropped in for a nose around.

[Denise]

Pedro!!! As you can probably tell from the long response time to your post, we've all fallen asleep from boredom without you around to liven up our forum.

[benga]

Pedro!!! As you can probably tell from the long response time to your post, we've all fallen asleep from boredom without you around to liven up our forum.

tofu is boring??

who would have guessed

[BoganGod]

Pedro!!! As you can probably tell from the long response time to your post, we've all fallen asleep from boredom without you around to liven up our forum.

tofu is boring??

who would have guessed

I think the word we are searching for is bland, not boring. Tired of baiting kort, and taking a break from you sitting duties eh benga?


CoF feel free to visit just maybe don't be wearing last year's mitchel johnson teashirt. You know the one "He bowls to the left, he bowls to the right. Johnson is shite"

ashes are boring again, would it be too much to ask to have some closer matches. Rather than a flogging being delivered by either side.

[benga]

I think the word we are searching for is bland, not boring. Tired of baiting kort, and taking a break from you sitting duties eh benga?

love is in the air <3

where can I add subscription to youuuuu

[Leehar]

Pedro!!! As you can probably tell from the long response time to your post, we've all fallen asleep from boredom without you around to liven up our forum.

tofu is boring??

who would have guessed

I think the word we are searching for is bland, not boring. Tired of baiting kort, and taking a break from you sitting duties eh benga?


CoF feel free to visit just maybe don't be wearing last year's mitchel johnson teashirt. You know the one "He bowls to the left, he bowls to the right. Johnson is shite"

ashes are boring again, would it be too much to ask to have some closer matches. Rather than a flogging being delivered by either side.

I thought you were a kiwi, shouldn't you be supporting Taylor and the like?

Still, interesting dynamic in the ashes if you combine the last 2 series, it's only 3-2

[BoganGod]

Yes, am kiwi. Living in OZ so getting a lot of sporting coverage about the aussie cricket team....... My main gripe is that all to often the ashes is a whitewash/flogging.

Used to drink at the little bar in Christchurch(The StockExchange) where one of the black caps managed to put his arm through the glass on a toilet door. Kiwi team unique in for a while having a captain of italian heritage. Proof that NZ is a world ahead at the whole cultural melting pot thing? Leehar, I don't think sacking the saffa coach has anything to do with Australia's success. They were due I reckon.

[Chariot of Fire]

Aussies - young, keen and hungry and just coming of age.
England - long in the tooth, complacent and lacking spark

In truth this Ashes series came way too soon after the last (pretty ridiculous really) and Bogan's spot on when he talks about one-sided results. Credit to the Aussies though - they're the hungrier for success.

It also got me thinking....cricket is probably the sport where 'playing away' is more disadvantageous than any other. Would that be right?

[Leehar]

Aussies - young, keen and hungry and just coming of age.
England - long in the tooth, complacent and lacking spark

In truth this Ashes series came way too soon after the last (pretty ridiculous really) and Bogan's spot on when he talks about one-sided results. Credit to the Aussies though - they're the hungrier for success.

It also got me thinking....cricket is probably the sport where 'playing away' is more disadvantageous than any other. Would that be right?

Yup, there have been a raft of home demolitions based on the differing pitches (eg india lost 0-4 on fast, bouncy Aussie decks; but then returned the humiliation with a 4-0 win on the turning tracks at home.)
However, I wouldn't have expected the same with England/Aus since the tracks are pretty similar, so perhaps it's just home support and maybe some jetlag from time differences? But these are professional outfits so they should be able to manage!

I read an interesting comparison of england & australia recently though

"The fractured, divided and self-absorbed Australia/England team (delete according to whether you are discussing this Ashes series or the last one) have proved woefully incapable of showing the guts, fortitude and will power to match the ruthless, united and courageous team spirit of England/Australia. Sadly, England/Australia give the impression of being more interested in money, glory and fame than in putting their bodies on the line for their country. There is a clear lack of leadership from Clarke/Cook, and one senses that old wounds have not properly healed between key senior players. If this is the best XI wearing the three lions/baggy green, then one wonders about the moral collapse and decadence of a once proud old/young nation."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/co ... 99427.html

[BoganGod]

Aussies - young, keen and hungry and just coming of age. Carrying a bit of deadwood and old players. 36yr old wicket keeper for example, though he is playing the best he ever has played.
England - long in the tooth, complacent and lacking spark some truth in this, though I do wonder whether we would be judging them so harshly if we had not built them up so much/expected so much better based on recent form against the aussies.

In truth this Ashes series came way too soon after the last (pretty ridiculous really)couldn't agree more. The ashes now seems more of a commute, day in day out, then a rare well planned special holiday and Bogan's spot on when he talks about one-sided results. Credit to the Aussies though - they're the hungrier for success.

It also got me thinking....cricket is probably the sport where 'playing away' is more disadvantageous than any other. Would that be right? You might be onto something there. Though leehar makes some good points on the topic. I know historically there has been marked disadvantage in visiting India. A number of times the aussies and kiwis have flat out accused the Indians of arranging a nice dose of debilitating food poisoning!

However, I wouldn't have expected the same with England/Aus since the tracks are pretty similar, so perhaps it's just home support and maybe some jetlag from time differences? But these are professional outfits so they should be able to manage!

Professional outfits? Aussie team was less successful but more professional under their last saffa coach. Present coach has benefited enormously from a lot of the structural changes his predecessor put in place. Sometimes the professionalism is not very apparent. Note the cheap way an aussie that does know better, got run out. Chasing a single that was never there. I can't help thinking that professionals wouldn't give up their wickets quite so cheaply.

Took the time to read the article you quoted from. Very interesting, thank you for posting it mate. I enjoyed it.

I'm longing to again see a day when the windies, lanka, and pakistan were all teams to be feared. As a kid mucking around, didn't mind pretending to be playing for the windies or lanka, in particular if I was trying(abject failure) to be a fast bowler. Now suggest to an aussie or kiwi child that they pretend to be pakistani... "Get *#&$#, I'm not going to play as one of those $*#&@(# max fixing, can't bat, can't bowl scum"

[Leehar]

Took the time to read the article you quoted from. Very interesting, thank you for posting it mate. I enjoyed it.

I'm longing to again see a day when the windies, lanka, and pakistan were all teams to be feared. As a kid mucking around, didn't mind pretending to be playing for the windies or lanka, in particular if I was trying(abject failure) to be a fast bowler. Now suggest to an aussie or kiwi child that they pretend to be pakistani... "Get *#&$#, I'm not going to play as one of those $*#&@(# max fixing, can't bat, can't bowl scum"

You reminded me about another interesting article about the battle to be the world's fastest with Shoaib Akhtar and Brett lee.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricinfoat2 ... 61125.html
10years old though!

Anyway, to keep this vaguely on topic. I distinctly remember Bofm driving Tofu all the way to a 21-20 scoreline 2 years ago. By all accounts this is ripe to become a similar humdinger!

[betiko]

what does cricket mean? I thought it was a funny insect.

[BoganGod]

what does cricket mean? I thought it was a funny insect.

Sorry I was going to say something rude, then I remembered that france has banned search engines as being against the spirit of the republic. Driving tractors to paris = good. Using google = a threat to national stability.

Cricket is a game played by mad dogs and english men(the only two types of mammals that will go out into the hot sun for extended periods of time by choice).

A game like rugby, football and darts, that the english invented for other nations to beat them at.

The americans dumbed down cricket, made it less athletic, more stop start and better for advertising. Called it baseball.

[betiko]

what does cricket mean? I thought it was a funny insect.

Sorry I was going to say something rude, then I remembered that france has banned search engines as being against the spirit of the republic. Driving tractors to paris = good. Using google = a threat to national stability.

Cricket is a game played by mad dogs and english men(the only two types of mammals that will go out into the hot sun for extended periods of time by choice).

A game like rugby, football and darts, that the english invented for other nations to beat them at.

The americans dumbed down cricket, made it less athletic, more stop start and better for advertising. Called it baseball.

i googled it and it said insect. it says it can be a plague.

[ChrisPond]

what does cricket mean? I thought it was a funny insect.

Sorry I was going to say something rude, then I remembered that france has banned search engines as being against the spirit of the republic. Driving tractors to paris = good. Using google = a threat to national stability.

Cricket is a game played by mad dogs and english men(the only two types of mammals that will go out into the hot sun for extended periods of time by choice).

A game like rugby, football and darts, that the english invented for other nations to beat them at.

The americans dumbed down cricket, made it less athletic, more stop start and better for advertising. Called it baseball.

i googled it and it said insect. it says it can be a plague.

i must admit being an american i have never seen cricket but i do enjoy watching a "less athletic" baseball game so i may enjoy cricket as well

I have heard cricket games can last quite a while and Americans do not have the patience for that. many get pissed when a baseball game lasts over 3 hours. It makes me think of the sport lacrosse...invented by the Iriquois Indians. My understanding of that game is that it can last days when played the traditional native American way (goals could be placed miles away) but we had to cut it down to 60 minutes of play and use a field the same size as an "american" football field. anything longer and our spectators would have to move or our ADD medications would wear off and then we would be in trouble. Being a runner in my former life, I used to hear complaints from new spectators of cross country running that they had to move around to see the race and could not just watch in one area. you get the idea of a modern day American....

[betiko]

dude, i don't know how you americans can watch a baseball game in the first place... isn't it always over 3h???
While I tell you this I do enjoy watching a good disputed game of tennis, which can last.... a whole week with a 5th set at 69-71 lol

[Armandolas]

dude, i don't know how you americans can watch a baseball game in the first place... isn't it always over 3h???
While I tell you this I do enjoy watching a good disputed game of tennis, which can last.... a whole week with a 5th set at 69-71 lol

Actually it is nice to watch when u start to know smore about it and get to know some players . It is also to good for those days when you are quite tired but dont want to sleep just yet .So you lay down a bit in front of the tv to get asleep in seconds

I didnt decide yet if i prefer to watch golf, curling or cricket

[Electricksabers]

Baseball is only good in person or on the radio. Nothing like sitting in the afternoon sun with a cold beer, a bag of peanuts, and trying to figure out the scoreboard stumper.

I agree baseball on TV is boring.

I have no clue what is going on in cricket

[ChrisPond]

Baseball is only good in person or on the radio. Nothing like sitting in the afternoon sun with a cold beer, a bag of peanuts, and trying to figure out the scoreboard stumper.

I agree baseball on TV can be boring.

I have no clue what is going on in cricket

I agree. while I am a big Detroit Tigers fan, I usually only watch them in person (I also live without cable TV and they are rarely on the local network TV I get with our bunny ears). I actually prefer to go to the minor league games...same experience (with lesser players) but a smaller hometown crowd is a bit more enjoyable for me, and the beer and peanuts are cheaper. I do watch the Tigers during the playoffs when I can, but that is about it.

[Chariot of Fire]

Love tigers.

Hate baseball, though will watch it if there's no women's curling on.

[betiko]

Yeah i heard it s nice to watch a cricket/baseball game. It s not about the game, people just go there to chill out and have a picnic, and eventually ask their neighbour about the score..