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

[Burgey]

Daddles the Duck.

Daddles was originally a channel nine invention. Again, early 80s. Can recall Richie using the name when the graphic first appeared.

 

[Prince EWS]

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".

Yeah I think tonked is fine. I don't really know where it comes from but there's not another more obvious single word you could replace it with, so it has a purpose unlike the use of words like "pole" and "stick". It's so easy to find yourself almost accidentally using those latter words when you're around other cricketers using them too; it's like a spreading virus.

 

[Gnske]

Daddles the Duck.

This has to be the most plebeian choice so far.

I used to get as sad as the duck when I saw it twist that cap around and walk off-screen with that depressed demeanour.

 

[Adders]

Yeah I think tonked is fine.

By the end of 06/07 Ashes I was well and truly sick of "Tonk a Pom"........was bloody everywhere. Wankers.

 

[Burgey]

This has to be the most plebeian choice so far.

I used to get as sad as the duck when I saw it twist that cap around and walk off-screen with that depressed demeanour.

Daddles has evolved over time. His early incarnation is seen here.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...92C94C06313CDB3B60F292C94C06313C&&FORM=VRDGAR

 

[Gnske]

By the end of 06/07 Ashes I was well and truly sick of "Tonk a Pom"........was bloody everywhere. Wankers.

Did the journos at the time also whinge like ****ing sooks about that clear call to racial violence, just like the slogan from the latest Ashes #BeatEngland ?

 

[Starfighter]

Daddles has evolved over time. His early incarnation is seen here.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...92C94C06313CDB3B60F292C94C06313C&&FORM=VRDGAR

By far the best version.

 

[S.Kennedy]

The less said about the tonk a (cough) ''Pakistani gentlemen'' (in Lillee's day) the better!

Lovely country Oz.

 

[SteveNZ]

Vernon smoking some serious Cape Town hooch if he thinks Steve Smith initiated contact in the Rabada episode. Good luck with that defence, Vern.

 

[Starfighter]

He said 'he hasn't really seen the footage'. Says it all really.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah Vern's seriously kidding himself there.

Crazy tweet to send out actually. Cricketers shouldn't try to be comedians, unless they're Skull.

 

[shifty_eyes]

Rabada may have caused shoulder injury to Smith with that bump.

 

[Daemon]

Vern is right though. Rabz shoulder clearly moves back in anticipation of the brush in order to minimize contact, meanwhile Smith just barges into him. Smith should get 3 demerits and another 3 just for being a weirdo.

 

[Spikey]

Weird, usually hackers focus on liking pornographic tweets on the accounts of politicians

 

[Gnske]

At least no one hacked Vernon's dessert

 

[Starfighter]

The turning of Rabada's shoulder looks more like he's turning to face Smith to yell at him more (which he does). Nothing to do with avoiding contact. He actually moves more sharply towards Smith's path.

 

[Daemon]

The replays are inconclusive. Need to move on to ball tracking to see who deviated from their path.

 

[CM Punk]

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[Starfighter]

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More insightful a post than many.

 

[Gnske]

Maybe it's just really, really hard not to scream on the cricket field and follow the most basic rules

This post was worth a 5 point infraction apparently.

Apparently disagreeing with a mod is now unseemly here? The same guy who thinks the ICC over-polices