***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

[Top_Cat]

haha, hope this bit isn't true;

The eight city-based franchises have been encouraged by Cricket Australia's marketing department to choose "urban grit" American-style names and banned from using state colours.

Concerned for Howardj's welfare.

 

[howardj]

Kids are like anyone - they want quality.

Dressing up the same domestic players in kool kolors and givin' 'em groovy names won't do ****.

The same marketing department that thought split innings cricket would bring the crowds in

aarrrggghhh!!!!!

 

[Top_Cat]

To be honest, this is the first time I'd heard they were banned from using state colours.

Sucks in terms of promotions for the Adelaide team considering our state flower is the Sturt Desert Pea and Adelaide's DCC colours are along the same lines so makes me wonder what colours would be appropriate for Adelaide and useful for marketing.

 

[howardj]

Why would they do that?

It's like the marketing types think that if a young punk rolls up to a Brisbane Heat game and sees them dressed in maroon, they'll think:

"Ah huh! I've seen that maroon colour before; this is really just a Qld team - it's not The Heat. I'm out of here".

 

[howardj]

Boof for the Bulls

He's too left field, and funky for mine.

Cricket is a skills-based game where the basics must be practiced.

 

[Top_Cat]

Send Barsby our way plz.

 

[GotSpin]

Not going to waste brain cells getting angry at those retards

 

[howardj]

Drop In Pitches for Adelaide Oval

The world's gone mad.

Everyone involved in cricket in Australia has a virulent strain of mad cow disease.

 

[Top_Cat]

Necessary evil. Going to be a lot more footy played on AO in the coming years.

Besides, maybe we'll have some sporting decks for a change (doubt it, though).

 

[howardj]

Gabba hosts Lions games and has resisted the drop in

Over Kevin Mitchell's dead body!

 

[Spark]

Meh. Not gonna mourn the death of the Adelaide Highway.

 

[Top_Cat]

Will never happen. We've had the wettest summer in yeeers and still, though all that, had some massive scores this season.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Boof for the Bulls

He's too left field, and funky for mine.

Cricket is a skills-based game where the basics must be practiced.

Nah, disagree. He's about batting and bowling, if your players do the simple things well, it allows your captain to think outside the box. Think he'll be a super choice.

 

[Mister Wright]

Yeah, will be interesting to see what kind of improvements (if any) Lehmann has instore for Queensland.

 

[Nate]

Pretty amped for the Shield Games today.

 

[Top_Cat]

Lehmann's a genius, QLD is pretty likely to improve under him and, from what I've heard, he's particularly good when he has some nascent talent to work with.

 

[Riggins]

What does nascent mean?

Who is this Bills guy bowling for new south?

 

[Riggins]

p.s victoria what the ****?

 

[Prince EWS]

p.s victoria what the ****?

Well Queensland won the toss and bowled so there must be something in the wicket. Barring Rogers all the batsmen out range from somewhat to extremely inexperienced, too. Plus Feldman is a good bowler. I don't think it's that outrageous.

 

[Prince EWS]

What does nascent mean?

Who is this Bills guy bowling for new south?

Nicholas Bills is a young quick from Norths. He's been immense in grade cricket this season; I'm stoked to see him selected ahead of Coyte tbh. I think he's only 19 or 20. I've never seen him bowl tbh so I can't give you any more than that.