***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2018

[Daemon]

Starc with a new rock often knocks leg stick over with some nice shape into the right hander. He's taken stacks of poles like this because batsmen can't get their cues down in time. It's marvelous to watch.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Just be thankful that along with "snicko" you didn't get "spoto" and "tracko".

Worse than any of those is Michael Slater referring to a 'nightwatchy'.

 

[vcs]

Using the word 'rock' for ball is akin to pole for wickets IMO

Or 'pill'.

''Cherry'' makes me cringe also

All of these are dire.

 

[stephen]

Starc with a new rock often knocks leg stick over with some nice shape into the right hander. He's taken stacks of poles like this because batsmen can't get their cues down in time. It's marvelous to watch.

Incorrect use of stick there.

Starc with a new pill often castles right handers with some nicely shaped nuts. He's taken stacks of poles like this because the batsmen can't get their sticks down in time. It's bloody marvelous.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Marvellous

 

[S.Kennedy]

''Tonked'' annoys me also.

 

[vcs]

They also seem to say "pumps him down the ground for six" whenever a spinner gets hit. Doesn't make sense to me at all.

 

[Top_Cat]

So noone from other states use nurry for the new rock?

 

[Top_Cat]

Michelle as the proxy for 5-wicket haul, my God how did that stick. So dumb.

 

[vcs]

Michelle as the proxy for 5-wicket haul, my God how did that stick. So dumb.

Oh yea, Warne likes that one a lot especially. Terrible.

It's weird how much this is bothering me today.

 

[Daemon]

you guys are boring people

 

[S.Kennedy]

Has Warner never ''looking pumped'' at the crease?

 

[mr_mister]

So noone from other states use nurry for the new rock?

We use nut but I haven't heard nurry


Top nut maaate

 

[Gnske]

Michelle as the proxy for 5-wicket haul, my God how did that stick. So dumb.

This is the only one so far I actually despise. I swear that **** Warne started that.

 

[Starfighter]

I also dislike 'decked' and 'deck' for seam movement. 'Moved' or 'seamed' or 'cut' (for that rare time that someone actually bowls a cutter) are all better terms.

I wonder what inspires certain terms? I can understand 'cherry' for new ball, and 'rock' at a stretch, but 'pill'? What kind of pills were they taking? Horse pills? Really big suppositories? LSD?

 

[GRAB]

Nothing bothers me as much as the ridiculous explosion sound effect they add to slow motion replays...

 

[Spark]

Nothing bothers me as much as the ridiculous explosion sound effect they add to slow motion replays...

holy **** that pisses me off

 

[S.Kennedy]

Daddles the Duck.

 

[Starfighter]

Daddles the Duck.

Is this a Newcastle thing?

 

[Burgey]

''Tonked'' annoys me also.

Tonked has been around for decades. At least since the 70s. I recall Roy and HG describing a David Hookes innings back in the 80s with something akin to "Australia was deep in trouble at 3/16 when Hooksey walked in and did what only Hooksey could - go the tonk. And it was a magnificent 18 of 8 balls before he was eventually caught on the deep midwicket fence with the score a far more respectable 5/38".