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**Official** Australian Domestic Season 2013/14

The Battlers Prince

International Vice-Captain
Difference shows when the peoples champ comes out. Oddly enough with a technique worth talking about today, so far.

Love pigeon McGrath in the comm box with Tubby Taylor
 

TheJediBrah

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Victoria vs NSW would be a good competition if both sides were similar strength, but that's the downside to being favoured by national selectors so much, in that NSW have had most of their good players taken away and now Vic will dominate. Although I guess Victoria are missing a lot of their good players as well, like Pattinson, Siddle, McKay, Finch, Quiney, Rogers etc.
 

Tangles

International Vice-Captain
Just tuned in. What happened to the first 3 wickets. Poor batting?

0 of 8 for Warner. Obviously missing a grade game for a net was totally worth it.
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
So basically Victoria are the best, yeah Jedi?

My bet of the day was Ben Rohrer, NSW highest scorer @ 6.50 - Smitteh so far proving to be his biggest challenge as expected.

EDIT - Tangles, yeah sort of lazy, tentative cricket with angled bats making both openers play on.
 

TheJediBrah

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So basically Victoria are the best, yeah Jedi?
In all seriousness, yes, it seems that way at the moment. I don't know much about the Queensland or WA squads but it's going to take a good performance to knock them over. Maybe NSW with a full strength side could challenge them. I may eat my words but I can't see this NSW side challenging the Victorians.
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Is there a legitimate reason why Kurtis Patterson was overlooked for all of Carters, Henry and Nevill? His 22 last week wasn't particularly good as he found the fielders heaps but it just seems odd that he would be overlooked for this game when Henriques, Haddin and Maddinson are all unavailable.
 

ajdude

International Coach
melbourne renegades' twitter called rohrer the postman. when you put that alongside the mailman, does cricket nsw have a post office fetish? roleplaying involving putting 'letters' in 'mailboxes' a must imo
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
In all seriousness, yes, it seems that way at the moment. I don't know much about the Queensland or WA squads but it's going to take a good performance to knock them over. Maybe NSW with a full strength side could challenge them. I may eat my words but I can't see this NSW side challenging the Victorians.
I bet on Victoria to win the Ryobi so I do agree that they are the favourites but the team hasn't been that brilliant in finals recently (5 runner ups in past 7 years) so that's still a major hurdle for them.
 

TheJediBrah

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I bet on Victoria to win the Ryobi so I do agree that they are the favourites but the team hasn't been that brilliant in finals recently (5 runner ups in past 7 years) so that's still a major hurdle for them.
But that also shows how consistent they have been for almost a decade. IMO it's a result of several International standard players that have been ignored by selectors for most of their careers. Any side with Hodge, D Hussey and White consistently for years is going to do well. Whereas NSW bring through just as much talent, if not more, but they seem to be on international duty more often.
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Yes but you could say they have been consistently bad in Finals. Vic have great depth and are being rewarded with higher honours now (despite Wade+Fawad being dropped for the upcoming India series). Just letting you know, I go for QLD - You might think I'm a passionate NSW supporter or something by my location.

Decent enough partnership at the moment I guess. If NSW can be 3/100 from 30 overs I think they'll be happy with that given the start.
 

TheJediBrah

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Yes but you could say they have been consistently bad in Finals. Vic have great depth and are being rewarded with higher honours now (despite Wade+Fawad being dropped for the upcoming India series). Just letting you know, I go for QLD - You might think I'm a passionate NSW supporter or something by my location.

Decent enough partnership at the moment I guess. If NSW can be 3/100 from 30 overs I think they'll be happy with that given the start.
Absolutely, but with such a small sample size it's difficult to really come to definitive conclusions like "they are bad at playing finals".

David Hussey saying 180 is a par score . . . I think he's being a bit conservative.
 
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Spikey

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Is there a legitimate reason why Kurtis Patterson was overlooked for all of Carters, Henry and Nevill? His 22 last week wasn't particularly good as he found the fielders heaps but it just seems odd that he would be overlooked for this game when Henriques, Haddin and Maddinson are all unavailable.
Injured or something. Was named in the squad instead of Henry
 

TheJediBrah

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I was just thinking Smith was looking really good. But Nevill is a class act, wouldn't be surprised to see an 80 not out from him.

EDIT: Lol run out for a duck

worst. prediction. ever.
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Absolutely, but with such a small sample size it's difficult to really come to definitive conclusions like "they are bad at playing finals".

David Hussey saying 180 is a par score . . . I think he's being a bit conservative.
How many more finals losses do you need before it becomes easier for you to accept they aren't good in finals?

Injured or something. Was named in the squad instead of Henry
Which one is it boi?

Massive wicket for the Vics that. Good for my Rohrer bet..
 

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